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urban local body news

BJP sweeps civic polls in Gorakhpur region

The BJP bagged the lone Gorakhpur mayor seat as well as majority of corporator seats in Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation. (HT file photo)
Updated on May 14, 2023 10:50 pm IST

UP urban local boy polls: Counting of votes begins amid tight security

The UP State Election Commission said they have taken all possible steps for peaceful and transparent counting of votes. (Photo by Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 13, 2023 09:02 am IST

Stage set for counting as parties look to dominate urban local bodies in UP

UP urban local body election 2023: Women voters show ink-marked fingers after casting their votes for the Civic Body elections at Makanpur village, in Ghaziabad.
Published on May 13, 2023 06:01 am IST

‘Casteist, communal parties having sleepless nights’: Mayawati on UP civic polls

BSP supremo Mayawati (Twitter/@Mayawati)
Published on Apr 30, 2023 05:47 pm IST

Nagaland to hold urban local body polls after 2 decades with 33% quota for women

The notification for the Nagaland civil polls comes ahead of the Supreme Court’s March 14 deadline. (Representative/ANI)
Updated on Mar 10, 2023 04:53 am IST

Karnataka local body polls: HC gives 12 weeks for delimitation, reservations

The Karnataka High Court has extended the deadline for the state government to hold the impending local body elections in the state to 12 weeks. (PTI Image)
Published on May 25, 2022 10:32 am IST

Karnataka CM welcomes SC order, says 'we're prepared for BBMP elections'

The Bommai government has delayed the local body polls for nearly two years now. 
Published on May 20, 2022 07:06 pm IST

‘Start filling potholes immediately,’ High Court orders BBMP

Karnataka HC orders BBMP to start filling potholes immediately.
Published on Apr 22, 2022 01:05 pm IST

AG report slams Zirakpur MC for failing to spend 58% funds

Damaged roads at Zirakpur in Mohali.
Updated on Jul 31, 2020 11:11 pm IST

Pollution control boards must intensify actions

The space given to public opinion will also serve as an incentive for the PCBs to improve public engagement and respond to complaints.
Updated on Jun 22, 2020 06:26 am IST

No enquiry officer appointed to investigate: Lokayukta to ULB

Lokayukta has expressed its dissatisfaction on the decision of the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) department for reinstating six executive engineers of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) in July 2016, barely two weeks after they were suspended by the state government.
Published on Sept 16, 2019 02:12 am IST

Probe reveals possibility of over 300 ghost employees in Gurugram civic body

At least 300 outsourced workers of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) are suspected to be ghost employees, a 20-month-long investigation by a committee formed by the civic body has found.
Updated on Aug 31, 2019 09:11 pm IST

Two years after MCG discovered property tax fraud, police are yet to submit report

MCG officials on Saturday said that the Gurugram police are yet to complete their probe and, as such, no action has been taken in the matter.
Updated on Aug 18, 2019 03:29 am IST

Gurugram’s Sai Kunj residents yet to get civic amenities as July 31 deadline looms

Sai Kunj residents lack basic amenities such as road, water and sewer connections.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 09:55 pm IST

Gurugram civic body to decide Ecogreen’s fate in July 1 House meet

Ecogreen started door-to-door collection of waste from December 2017. However, within short span, officials and councillors became discontent with its performance.
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 08:13 am IST

Probe panel suspects MCG may have ghost employees

A ghost employee is a term used for a person who draws salary without actually working in an organisation, with the authorities being unknown of his or her existence.
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 02:38 am IST

No coaching centre in city is fire safe: Officials

Coaching centres in Sector 14 have been issued notices for running without an NOC.
Updated on May 31, 2019 08:09 am IST

After NGT order, officials discuss state of landfill site

Inside the Bandhwari landfill site in Gurugram, India.
Published on Apr 27, 2019 01:13 am IST

Gurugram civic body gets financial approval to start work in 5 private colonies

Suncity is the only colony to be transferred to the MCG. However, work in other colonies has started.
Published on Mar 24, 2019 02:18 am IST

Campaigning for local polls picks up pace in Jammu region as dates draw closer

The election will be a close contest between the BJP and the Congress as the National Conference and the PDP, the two main regional parties, have announced their decision to boycott the polls over the Article 35-A issue.
Updated on Sept 26, 2018 05:57 pm IST