The Kochi Corporation is awaiting a green signal for its master plan from the State government before kick-starting its ambitious project of drawing up Keralaâs first Local Area Plan (LAP) centred around the mass transit hub of Vyttila. LAP has emerged as the focal point of a shift in the development paradigm proposed by the … Read more
The Kochi Corporation proposes to become the first civic body in the State to adopt what could be loosely described as a ‘hub and spoke model in waste management’ whereby there will be one major centralised plant and a slew of decentralised plants of varying capacities. The proposed waste-to-bio-CBG (also known as compressed biogas) plant … Read more
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. File The Manipur Cabinet on December 15 approved the establishment of the Manipur State Beverages Corporation Limited (MSBCL), signalling a significant shift in the State’s alcohol policy. The creation of the corporation paves the way for legalising the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol in specific regions of Manipur, marking … Read more
Sanitary workers in Chennai cleared tonnes of debris that had piled up in the city after Cyclone Michaung | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan on Friday told the Madras High Court that gloves, masks and shoes were provided regularly to sanitary workers involved in segregating biodegradable and nonbiodegradable … Read more
People cross the submerged bridge across Pichaikaran Pallam Canal in Erode in Tamil Nadu on November 22, 2023 | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan With heavy rain lashing various parts of Erode district early on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, rain water inundated over 120 houses in the city and residents moved to safer places here. Both Pichaikaran Pallam Canal and Perumpallam Canal carried … Read more
Derailed coaches of the Coromandal express are seen on its accident spot at Bahanaga railway station in Balasore district of Odisha. File photo. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The process for the cremation of 28 unclaimed bodies of people who were killed in thetriple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district four months ago was completed … Read more
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on October 3 posted Chandrababu Naidu’s petition against Andhra Pradesh High Court’s refusal to quash FIR in the A.P. Skill Development Corporation case to October 9. The apex court directed all the parties to submit complete records submitted in … Read more
An earthmover at work inside the deep stepwell, in Gudimalkapur area, that is being restored by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, in Hyderabad, on August 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna A stepwell that lay buried for decades is being cleaned up and restored near the Gudimalkapur area by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: Soon, birth and death certificates issued by the city corporation dating from 1950 can be accessed online. The health wing of the city corporation is nearing the completition of the data entry process of birth and death records in the city for the period from 1950-1970. Of the 78,652 records which could be retrieved … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: Soon, birth and death certificates issued by the city corporation dating from 1950 can be accessed online. The health wing of the city corporation is nearing the completition of the data entry process of birth and death records in the city for the period from 1950-1970. Of the 78,652 records which could be retrieved … Read more