NDA announces first list of candidates for Kochi Corporation amid differences with BDJS over seat-sharing

NDA announces first list of candidates for Kochi Corporation amid differences with BDJS over seat-sharing

BJP general secretary S. Suresh announcing the NDA candidates for the Kochi Corporation elections on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Representatives of the Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) stayed away from the announcement of the first list of candidates of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for election to the Kochi Corporation here on Wednesday … Read more

LDF announces candidates for Thiruvananthapuram Corporation polls; Mayor Arya Rajendran not in the fray

LDF announces candidates for Thiruvananthapuram Corporation polls; Mayor Arya Rajendran not in the fray

LDF candidates assemble for a photo after the front’s announcement of its 93 candidates for the local body elections in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has announced its list of candidates for the upcoming local body elections in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. Candidates have been declared for 93 … Read more

Nellore Municipal Corporation intensifies crackdown on unauthorised constructions

Nellore Municipal Corporation intensifies crackdown on unauthorised constructions

The town planning wing officials demolishing a unauthorised building at James Garden in Nellore on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a move to intensify the crackdown on unauthorised constructions, Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) is taking several steps to put a check on road encroachments, illegal buildings and structures in the city. NMC Commissioner … Read more

High Court slams Kochi Corporation for sluggish progress of pre-monsoon works

High Court slams Kochi Corporation for sluggish progress of pre-monsoon works

Coming down heavily on the Kochi Corporation for the sluggish progress of pre-monsoon works, particularly desilting of canals and drains to mitigate waterlogging in the city, the Kerala High Court observed that the desilting of drains remained incomplete in most areas. On perusing a status report filed by the counsel for the civic body, the … Read more

Vellore Corporation to send impounded stray cattle to goshalas to prevent traffic congestion, accidents

Vellore Corporation to send impounded stray cattle to goshalas to prevent traffic congestion, accidents

The Vellore Corporation impounds 10-20 stray cattle every day. | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy The Vellore Corporation has decided to send impounded stray cattle to goshalas in Kancheepuram to prevent traffic congestion and accidents in the town. Corporation officials said that a nominal fee for the upkeep of impounded cattle would be paid by the … Read more

Kochi Corporation Budget moots ₹46 crore convention centre at Edappally, prioritises road development

Kochi Corporation Budget moots ₹46 crore convention centre at Edappally, prioritises road development

Roads, education, an international convention centre, addressing waterlogging, and houses for all took centre stage in the Kochi Corporation Budget for 2025-26, tabled in the council here on Monday. The surplus Budget of ₹262.36 crore, presented by Deputy Mayor and finance committee chairperson K.A. Ansiya, anticipated an additional revenue of ₹50 crore through effective financial … Read more

Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation takes up special drive for removal of shops located on footpaths

Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation takes up special drive for removal of shops located on footpaths

The Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation has taken special drive for the removal of petty shops which were set up on footpaths in almost all localities of the City. Tiffin centers, tea shops, panipuri counters, mobile repair centers and others have come up on well developed footpaths with the funds provided by the Union and central governments … Read more

Udhayanidhi Stalin reviews initiatives of Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women

Udhayanidhi Stalin reviews initiatives of Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday reviewed the various initiatives undertaken by the Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women. During the meeting, he reviewed the status of the Tamil Nadu Rural Incubator and Startup Enabler Women Startup Mission (TN-RISE) in the State. He instructed officials to take steps to market the … Read more

BJP leader Araga Jnanendra demands CM’s resignation over ST corporation scam

BJP leader Araga Jnanendra demands CM’s resignation over ST corporation scam

Former Home Minister and BJP leader Araga Jnanendra has said that the former Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare, B. Nagendra, may land in trouble again for his statements about the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after being released on bail. Answering a question in a press conference in Shivamogga on Thursday, Mr. Jnanendra said that Nagendra’s comments … Read more

Vellore Corporation to have fixed number of workers for desilting during monsoon: Mayor

Vellore Corporation to have fixed number of workers for desilting during monsoon: Mayor

Vellore Mayor Sujatha Anandakumar chairing the general council meeting at the headquarters of Vellore Corporation on Wednesday. The Vellore Corporation will have a fixed number of sanitary workers for desilting storm water drains during monsoon to prevent inundation in the town especially low-lying areas, Mayor Sujatha Anandakumar said at the council meeting, held here on Wednesday. … Read more