BMC warns fake housing beneficiaries of eviction, FIR
The houses were allotted through a transparent lottery conducted in the presence of all beneficiaries.
The houses were allotted through a transparent lottery conducted in the presence of all beneficiaries.
The Mumbai Orange Alert comes after relentless rain inundated several neighbourhoods, affected local train and flight services, and prompted authorities to suspend classes in schools and colleges as heavy showers are forecast to continue.
Two people lost their lives in separate rain-linked incidents as heavy monsoon showers disrupted Mumbai. The IMD has issued an Orange Alert while civic authorities face criticism over infrastructure lapses.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert on Wednesday as heavy rains lashed Mumbai as well as neighbouring Thane and Palghar, even as an orange alert was also issued in surrounding areas for heavy to very heavy showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds.
Heavy rainfall across Mumbai caused severe waterlogging in several areas and forced the closure of the Andheri subway, while civic teams remained deployed to manage traffic and prevent accidents.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has intensified the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 of electoral rolls through a camp-based digitization drive across all wards in the city.
Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Krishna Chakraborty resigned on Thursday, saying she was unable to provide services to the people in the present circumstances.
Amid the blistering heatwave conditions, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a series of citizen-friendly and eco-conscious initiatives across the city to provide relief from extreme summer temperatures.
The Commissioner also directed all departments, including WATCO and TPDCL, not to undertake fresh road digging works in waterlogging-prone areas during the monsoon. Ongoing excavation works have been asked to be completed immediately.
The Mahayuti alliance secured control of 25 out of 29 municipal corporations with the BJP emerging as the single largest party in majority of them.
