Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directed the BMC to halt wasteful expenditure on new vehicles (Photo credit: X) MUMBAI: After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Rs 1.5 crore proposal to replace Mahindra Scorpio SUVs allotted to key political office-bearers in the civic body with six new Toyota Innovas ran into controversy, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said…
Nagpur: A proposal to increase Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) administrative zones from 10 to 12 is set to trigger political and administrative debate at the July 28 general body meeting, with senior BJP corporator Sudhir (Bandu) Raut seeking the civic administration’s response on whether two additional zones would improve governance in the city’s expanding limits.Raut…
Mysuru: A coalition of environmental, farmers’, Kannada and progressive organisations Thursday warned the Karnataka govt to withdraw its decision to organise a Kambala event during Mysuru Dasara. They set a one-week deadline, failing which they will launch protests and move the court.Addressing a joint news conference, Parisarakagi Naavu general secretary Parashuramegowda said preparations had begun,…
Hyderabad: Reiterating that Kaleshwaram barrages — Medigadda, Sundilla and Annaram — will be made operational only after their rehabilitation and safety checks, irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has said the state govt will revive Thummidihatti as part of Dr BR Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi Project as promised in the Congress manifesto. Impounding water in…
Sector 16 cricket stadium Deepak.Yadav@timesofindia.comChandigarh: The UT sports department has written to the SSP (Law and Order) and SSP (Traffic and Security), asking for their views on the feasibility of organising IPL or international cricket matches in the Sector 16 cricket stadium. The move assumes significance in view of the fact that the lone cricket…
