Tag: Civic bodies

CM, ‘councillors’ talk roadmap for Siliguri devp

The CM arrived in Siliguri yesterday, hours after the election results showed that the Trinamul Congress had won 37 of the 47 wards in the SMC. Miss Banerjee has said that there should not be more demands than the basic issues like houses, cycles, scooters or a car. "We need to go with the people. The more people give you, the more we need to trust them,"

February 16, 2022

Observers to oversee civic bodies’ work: CM

Mamata asked the chairpersons of the municipalities to look into the various civic amenities of the people and pointed out that it is the duty of municipalities chairpersons to look after drainage, sewerage, roads, hoardings, planting of trees and making the localities a decent place to live in.

November 18, 2021

Howrah, Bally civic bodies delinked

After the passage of the resolution, Chandrima Bhattacharya, minister of state for urban development and municipal affairs told newspersons that the move to delink the Bally Municipality from Howrah Corporation was aimed at catering civic services to the people in a more “organized and orderly” way,

November 13, 2021

In a first, direct election of Mayor in Haryana’s 7 civic bodies

Haryana State Election Commission has announced schedule for general elections in five municipal corporations and two municipal committees.

November 22, 2018

Civic bodies to move SC for stay on sealing drive

The three BJP-ruled municipal corporations in Delhi on Saturday jointly resolved to file an appeal in the Supreme Court seeking a six-month stay on the ongoing sealing drive to give relief to traders, even as chaos over th isssue marred the proceedings of the House. The joint session of the three civic bodies ~ North, …

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January 28, 2018

Dirty water in Delhi: NGT summons heads of civic bodies

The National Green Tribunal has rapped the civic bodies for not submitting data on the quality of water supplied to households in the national capital by the Delhi government despite repeated directions. Irked at the approach of the authorities, a bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice U D Salvi summoned on January 31 the …

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January 25, 2018

DMRC may hand over parking lots to DDA, civic bodies

Parking lots under the Delhi Metro may soon be handed over to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the municipal corporations. Addressing the 23rd Foundation Day of the Delhi Metro, Lt Governor Anil Baijal said the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken an in-principle decision to execute the proposal. However, the Lt Governor did …

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May 3, 2017