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Chandigarh MC supervisor, inspector sacked over poor sanitation in Faidan village

The terminated employees include Jatinder Singh, a supervisor hired through outsource agency Sai Communication, and Gurpreet Singh, a sanitary inspector hired through outsource agency RR Enterprises

Arriving at Faidan village with other senior municipal officers, Chandigarh municipal corporation commissioner Amit Kumar found filthy conditions in the area managed by the two employees, leading to termination of their services for not performing their duty properly. (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 30, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Diarrhoea deaths: Kapurthala councillors seek action against MC commissioner

Municipal commissioner has rubbished the allegations, saying the grievances of councillors are being redressed.

Nearly 65 cases of diarrhoea were reported from Kapurthala recently. Five patients, including a 2-year-old, lost their lives.

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Published on Aug 05, 2024 09:37 PM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Kapurthala

Chandigarh MC chief asks officers to prepare list of development projects

The directions from the commissioner came on Friday after several city councillors complained that their already approved projects are not being commenced and the development in the city is being hindered

With Chandigarh municipal corporation facing acute fund crunch, its commissioner, Anindita Mitra, asked officials of various departments during the General House meeting to prepare a list of pending projects that should be started on priority. (HT File)

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Updated on Jul 28, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Mutton or dog meat? Food safety department in Bengaluru sends samples for lab

The Hindutva groups alleged that cartons of dog meat were said to be transported from Jaipur via the Jaipur—Mysuru Express to Bengaluru.

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Published on Jul 27, 2024 03:42 PM IST

ByPathi Venkata Thadhagath

IAS officer Rubal Agarwal takes over as MD of Maha Mumbai Metro

A 2008-batch IAS officer, Agarwal was also posted as additional municipal commissioner of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on January 1, 2019, and served for two-and-a-half years. She was given the responsibility of Covid-19 management in Pune, for which she received praise

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Updated on Apr 09, 2024 08:52 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Police commissioner orders action to recover missing Kashi advocate

A delegation of advocates met chief minister Yogi Adityanath in the circuit house here on Thursday and demanded that an advocate who had gone missing under suspicious circumstances on March 27 should be recovered.

Commissioner of police Mohit Agarwal talking to kin of Surendra Kumar Patel at latter’s house in Bhullanpur area of Varanasi (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 05, 2024 07:14 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Varanasi

Lokayukta Police nabs Mangaluru Urban Development Authority chief

According to the police officials, the accused commissioner has been identified as Mansoor Ali and the broker as Mohammad Saleem.

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Published on Mar 24, 2024 09:25 AM IST

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Ludhiana MC chief to submit weekly reports on ‘ghost’ staffers’ probe

MC commissioner Sandeep Rishi has been directed to initiate legal action to recover funds from unauthorised recipients, with a deadline of 15 days to report back to the government

The scam, involving unauthorised payments and arrears amounting to crores of rupees to “ghost” employees, was initially uncovered in January when 44 such employees were identified. (HT File Photo)

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Published on Mar 01, 2024 10:47 PM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

Garbage dumped near railway tracks, admin writes to PMC

Pune railway administration has written to PMC commissioner regarding garbage being dumped near the railway tracks

Pune railway administration has written to PMC commissioner regarding garbage being dumped nearby the railway tracks. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

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Updated on Feb 24, 2024 07:10 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

BMC commissioner Chahal, Pune municipal chief Vikram Kumar likely to be shunted

State chief electoral officer Shrikant Deshpande confirmed the move citing the transfer policy

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Updated on Feb 23, 2024 07:40 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Audit findings: 46 ghost employees in Ludhiana MC, probe ordered

As per the findings in the audit, 45 ghost employees are within the health branch of the civic body, while there is one whose mention is nowhere in the municipal corporation records

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Updated on Dec 27, 2023 06:14 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

Dharam Pal among 7 in race for Chandigarh RTS panel’s top post

Post amended to ‘chief commissioner’, Second Innings Association alleges rules tweaked, writes to Chandigarh administrator

The Union ministry of home affairs had extended the Punjab Right to Service Act, 2011, and the Punjab Right to Service (Amended) Act, 2014, to the Union territory of Chandigarh on August 14, 2017. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 29, 2023 01:56 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

IAS Sandeep Rishi takes over as Ludhiana MC commissioner

IAS officer Sandeep Rishi said efforts would be made to increase greenery and reduce pollution level in the industrial hub of the state

Assuming the charge at MC Zone D office in Sarabha Nagar, Rishi, a 2015-batch officer, conducted a meeting with the officials including joint commissioners, zonal commissioner, superintending engineers among others. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 26, 2023 12:23 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

City gets new MC commissioner

Rishi replaces Dr. Shena Aggarwal, who has been in charge of the civic body since May 2022 and is now special secretary, social security and women & child development

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Updated on Aug 22, 2023 11:19 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Legislator threatens to thrash VVMC chief during I-Day function

Anil Pawar, VVMC chief, has informed the chief minister’s office and general administration department about the incident and the threats, and the government could shift him to another position to avoid any clashes in future, according to sources.

Mumbai, India - June 10, 2022: MLA Hitendra Thakur reaches Vidhan Bhavan for Rajya Sabha elections, in Mumbai, India, on Friday, June 10, 2022. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Aug 17, 2023 12:42 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

PMC chief forms team to probe medical college dean bribery case

Pune Municipal Corporation commissioner appoints committee to probe bribery incident involving dean of medical college. Action to be taken after report submission.

PMC commissioner Vikram Kumar has appointed a three-member committee to probe the incident involving the dean of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Updated on Aug 14, 2023 11:09 PM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

Ludhiana: Kin of slain Nihang seek arrest of three more accused; probe ordered

Father of the victim stated that they have produced CCTV footages to the Daba police in which three accused were captured helping the two key accused, but nothing has been done.

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Updated on Jun 29, 2023 12:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Panchkula court to hear IAS officer Dahiya’s anticipatory bail plea on May 1

In his application, Dahiya said despite no allegations against him, he has been nominated as a suspect in the case

The ACB has already arrested a Delhi resident, Poonam Chopra, in the case. She is accused of acting as a facilitator to get the bills cleared and the ACB had recovered <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2 lakh meant as bribe from her. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on May 01, 2023 01:36 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

TMC Chief sets May 31 deadline for road works

By setting a strict deadline of May 31 for infrastructure works in Thane limits, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) commissioner has also asked the officers, engineers and workers to ensure the quality of work is not compromised

Road work carried out at Ghodbunder Road by Thane Municipal Corporation to be completed by May 31 ,in Thane, in Mumbai, India, on,Monday, April, 24, 2023. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 25, 2023 10:49 PM IST

BySajana Nambiar

Major rejig in Himachal: 12 IAS, 14 HAS officers transferred

The Himachal Pradesh government has transferred 12 IAS officers and 14 HAS officers in the first major administrative reshuffle of the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu government.

This is the first major administrative reshuffle of the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu government.

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Updated on Apr 24, 2023 11:45 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

Bhagwanpuria gang member, two aides arrested in Amritsar

Police arrested gangster Nitin Nahar, a close associate of notorious gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, and his two associates following a tip-off from the Maqboolpura area of Amritsar on Sunday

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Updated on Apr 24, 2023 01:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Haryana set to miss its wheat procurement target this year

As per information, government agencies in Haryana had earlier predicted to procure 85 lakh MT of wheat but later after consultation with states, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) estimated that Haryana’s wheat procurement target for this season is set to be 75 lakh MT.

As per figures, government agencies have so far procured 58.59 lakh MT wheat from 408 mandis and procurement centres of the Haryana till date. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 10:54 PM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

Ludhiana: Property tax defaulters to now get sealing notices

Municipal corporation commissioner on Friday directed zonal commissioners to start issuing sealing notices against the defaulters and commence a sealing drive if they still fail to pay the pending dues

It has been made mandatory for the residents to obtain a unique identification (UID) number of the properties from the civic body and GIS mapping of properties will help the authorities in catching hold of the defaulters. (iStock)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 01:13 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Gokhale Bridge: BMC chief writes to Jindal steel, SAIL for early delivery of materials

Iqbal Singh Chahal, commissioner and administrator, BMC, has written to Naveen Jindal, chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, and Soma Mondal, chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd highlighting the importance of Gokhale Bridge given its location.

July 14, 2020: Iqbal Singh Chahal, takes charge as the New BMC Commissioner on May 8, 2020.

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 12:35 AM IST

ByJeet Mashru

Haryana: Tardy lifting of wheat delays payment to farmers

Total 47.65 lakh MT of wheat has arrived in the mandis, out of which 44.01 lakh MT has been procured while over 20 lakh MT wheat is still lying in the mandis

Millions of tonnes of procured wheat is still lying in the mandis of Haryana due to tardy lifting, which is in turn delaying the disbursement of payments to farmers. (HT File)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2023 01:06 AM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

Haryana transfers: Yash Pal Yadav is director, urban local bodies, Shaleen posted as Ambala DC

Dusmanta Kumar Behera has been posted as mission director, national health mission, replacing Sanjay Joon who has now been posted as secretary, finance. Jind additional deputy commissioner Sahil Gupta has been posted as Manesar municipal commissioner.

Haryana government on Thursday issued the transfer and posting orders of 11 IAS officers. Manesar municipal commissioner Yash Pal Yadav has been posted as director, urban local bodies in place of Dusmanta Kumar Behera. (HT File)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:59 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Goa Information Commission declines release of ex-Guv Satya Pal Malik’s letters

Malik served as Goa Governor between November 2019 to August 2020 soon after his tenure in Jammu and Kashmir

Information commissioner declined the plea in open court via a verbal order stating that the appeals were dismissed. (Representative file image)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2023 08:37 PM IST

ByGerard de Souza

Punjab: 12 IAS officers transferred, Sarvjit Singh is ACS, sports

The Punjab government has transferred 12 IAS officers, one IFS officer, and one PCS officer. Ajoy Sharma, a 1999-batch IAS officer, and Alaknanda Dayal, a 2000-batch IAS officer, are still awaiting posting. The transfers include the appointment of Sarvjit Singh as ACS for sports and youth services, and Raji P Srivastava as ACS for social security, women and child development.

The government has, however, not given any posting to 1999-batch IAS officer Ajoy Sharma.

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Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Petitions against metro lines disposed of by HC

Bombay High Court has dismissed two writ petitions against Metro 4 and Metro 2B filed by Indo Nippon Chemical Company and Shree Yashwant Housing Society respectively. The court ruled in favour of MMRDA and the government, finding no error in the land acquisition proceedings and the implementation of the metro project. The Shree Yashwant Society case delayed the project by 46 months and escalated the cost by INR12m ($161,000). MMRDA also received a green signal for another court case against Metro 2B, where the NOC issued for construction of the metro rail lines near Juhu Airport was challenged.

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Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:46 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik, Mumbai

Gurugram: Meena takes over as GMDA CEO, takes stock of ongoing projects

Projects related to water supply, developing drainage and sewerage network, enhancing road connectivity, improving CCTV surveillance, among others, were briefly presented to Meena, who took stock of the progress and current status of the work.

Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram PC Meena at his office. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:03 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

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The terminated employees include Jatinder Singh, a supervisor hired through outsource agency Sai Communication, and Gurpreet Singh, a sanitary inspector hired through outsource agency RR Enterprises

Municipal commissioner has rubbished the allegations, saying the grievances of councillors are being redressed.

The directions from the commissioner came on Friday after several city councillors complained that their already approved projects are not being commenced and the development in the city is being hindered

The Hindutva groups alleged that cartons of dog meat were said to be transported from Jaipur via the Jaipur—Mysuru Express to Bengaluru.

A 2008-batch IAS officer, Agarwal was also posted as additional municipal commissioner of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on January 1, 2019, and served for two-and-a-half years. She was given the responsibility of Covid-19 management in Pune, for which she received praise

A delegation of advocates met chief minister Yogi Adityanath in the circuit house here on Thursday and demanded that an advocate who had gone missing under suspicious circumstances on March 27 should be recovered.

According to the police officials, the accused commissioner has been identified as Mansoor Ali and the broker as Mohammad Saleem.

MC commissioner Sandeep Rishi has been directed to initiate legal action to recover funds from unauthorised recipients, with a deadline of 15 days to report back to the government

Pune railway administration has written to PMC commissioner regarding garbage being dumped near the railway tracks

State chief electoral officer Shrikant Deshpande confirmed the move citing the transfer policy

As per the findings in the audit, 45 ghost employees are within the health branch of the civic body, while there is one whose mention is nowhere in the municipal corporation records

Post amended to ‘chief commissioner’, Second Innings Association alleges rules tweaked, writes to Chandigarh administrator

IAS officer Sandeep Rishi said efforts would be made to increase greenery and reduce pollution level in the industrial hub of the state

Rishi replaces Dr. Shena Aggarwal, who has been in charge of the civic body since May 2022 and is now special secretary, social security and women & child development

Anil Pawar, VVMC chief, has informed the chief minister’s office and general administration department about the incident and the threats, and the government could shift him to another position to avoid any clashes in future, according to sources.

Pune Municipal Corporation commissioner appoints committee to probe bribery incident involving dean of medical college. Action to be taken after report submission.

Father of the victim stated that they have produced CCTV footages to the Daba police in which three accused were captured helping the two key accused, but nothing has been done.

In his application, Dahiya said despite no allegations against him, he has been nominated as a suspect in the case

By setting a strict deadline of May 31 for infrastructure works in Thane limits, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) commissioner has also asked the officers, engineers and workers to ensure the quality of work is not compromised

The Himachal Pradesh government has transferred 12 IAS officers and 14 HAS officers in the first major administrative reshuffle of the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu government.

Police arrested gangster Nitin Nahar, a close associate of notorious gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, and his two associates following a tip-off from the Maqboolpura area of Amritsar on Sunday

As per information, government agencies in Haryana had earlier predicted to procure 85 lakh MT of wheat but later after consultation with states, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) estimated that Haryana’s wheat procurement target for this season is set to be 75 lakh MT.

Municipal corporation commissioner on Friday directed zonal commissioners to start issuing sealing notices against the defaulters and commence a sealing drive if they still fail to pay the pending dues

Iqbal Singh Chahal, commissioner and administrator, BMC, has written to Naveen Jindal, chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, and Soma Mondal, chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd highlighting the importance of Gokhale Bridge given its location.

Total 47.65 lakh MT of wheat has arrived in the mandis, out of which 44.01 lakh MT has been procured while over 20 lakh MT wheat is still lying in the mandis

Dusmanta Kumar Behera has been posted as mission director, national health mission, replacing Sanjay Joon who has now been posted as secretary, finance. Jind additional deputy commissioner Sahil Gupta has been posted as Manesar municipal commissioner.

Malik served as Goa Governor between November 2019 to August 2020 soon after his tenure in Jammu and Kashmir

Projects related to water supply, developing drainage and sewerage network, enhancing road connectivity, improving CCTV surveillance, among others, were briefly presented to Meena, who took stock of the progress and current status of the work.

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