Officials scramble as civic chief cracks the whip
After receiving a strong-worded circular from municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar, civic officials have decided to act against illegal constructions and mushrooming in their respective wards.
Kumar had issued a circular to all ward offices that said action should be taken against persons involved in illegal construction activities. The circular directed the building proposal department to undertake a survey and make a list of all illegal buildings and floors that have been built without permission.
Following the civic chief's instructions, H-west ward officials demolished illegal extension of 14 hotels at Union Park Road in Bandra (West.) "They had encroached on the open space," said MM Kshirsagar, assistant municipal commissioner. "We had served them notices. When they didn't take any action, we demolished the encroachments."
Around 320 shanties, including 150 residential structures, two commercial structures and three rolling shutters, were razed at Cross AK Vaidya Marg, Malad (East) on Thursday by the P-north ward under the guidance of assistant municipal commissioner Vijay Balamwar.
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Himachal government working to modernise, strengthen police: Jai Ram
The state government is committed towards modernising and strengthening the police force to ensure professional and effective policing, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Wednesday. He was virtually inaugurating and laying stones for 43 projects of the police department worth ₹160 crore from Shimla on Wednesday. He also announced upgradation of Police Post, Sanjauli, to police station. He said last year the state government had provided 394 vehicles to the police department.
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Two held with 151g heroin in Yamunanagar
Two bike-borne men were arrested with 151g heroin in Sector 17 on Wednesday. The accused Tarun of Yamunanagar and Lakhwinder of Ambala were in possession of 101.5g and 50g of the contraband, respectively. Cell in-charge Rakesh said, “The accused had recently returned from abroad and had rented an accommodation in Sector 17. They were on their way to deliver drugs to Mustafabad, when they were arrested, following a tip off.”
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Two farmers die after inhaling toxic gas in Hisar manhole
Two farmers were killed after they inhaled toxic gas inside a manhole in Gangwa village in Hisar on Tuesday night. The victims, Satpal and Madan Singh, were among the five farmers who had entered a manhole to clear a pipeline after the water supply to the farmers' field stopped.
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Arrested while taking ₹4 lakh bribe, services of Karnal woman ASI terminated
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Chandigarh | From July 15, hefty fines await those not segregating waste
The Chandigarh municipal corporation is set to crack the whip on defaulters from July 15. There are four types of solid waste including, dry, wet, hazardous and sanitary waste. As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, all households have to segregate their waste. The MC had started the door-to-door garbage collection from its own vehicles, around 540 in number, last year in January. The vehicles have four bins to collect different types of waste.
