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Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A day after Congress councillors Fauzia Sheikh Alim and Rubina Iqbal refused to sing the national song 'Vande Mataram' at Indore Municipal Corporation, the political-sphere is in chaos. Political leaders from both BJP and Congress are reacting strongly to the incident. BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal called it 'an insult to martyrs,' while Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav said the Congress party should issue notices to the councillors involved. The row continues to spar ...Read More >
Congress councillor Rubina Iqbal refused to sing Vande Mataram ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Two Congress councillors refused to sing Vande Mataram, triggering chaos inside the Indore Civic Body * The councillors insisted on being shown the specific law that mandates the singing of Vande Mataram * BJP leaders have indicated that an FIR will be filed in the matter Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Bhopal: What began as a routine bud ...Read More >
BHOPAL: A stormy session of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Wednesday saw a heated confrontation after Congress councillor Fauziya Sheikh Alim refused to sing the national song "Vande Mataram", triggering protests from BJP members even as the House passed a Rs 8,455 crore budget. Asked by Chairman Munna Lal Yadav to leave the House following the ruckus, Alim walked out. The controversy also exposed divisions within the Congress, with Leader of Opposition Chintu Chokse distancing the p ...Read More >
An interstate shooter has been arrested by the Uttarakhand Special Task Force for the 2020 murder of Councillor Prakash Singh Dhami, shedding light on political rivalries and turf wars. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCIKey PointsRinku Sharma, an interstate shooter, was arrested for the 2020 murder of BJP-backed Councillor Prakash Singh Dhami in Udham Singh Nagar.The murder was allegedly motivated by political rivalry and a turf war for regional dominance, with professional shooters hired for the a ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 9 (ANI): A woman councillor of Congress party has sparked a controversy after she refused to sing 'Vande Mataram' during a discussion on the budget of Indore Municipal Corporation. The incident occurred on Wednesday (April 8) when Congress councillor, Fauzia Sheikh Alim, arrived late to the meeting proceedings. BJP councillors reportedly asked her to sing 'Vande Mataram', which she declined. The refusal of the Congress councillor to sing the 'Vande Matara ...Read More >
Indore, Apr 9 (PTI) A controversy has erupted after a woman councillor of Congress refused to sing Vande Mataram, citing Islamic beliefs, during a discussion on the Indore Municipal Corporation's budget. The refusal by Fauzia Sheikh Alim to sing the national song on Wednesday prompted councillors from the ruling BJP to rush to the chairman's podium and raise slogans. Amid the uproar, Chairman Munnalal Yadav directed Alim to leave the House. The Congress councillor later told reporters that he ...Read More >
The Haridwar Municipal Corporation on Monday passed a resolution to move all raw meat shops from urban areas to Sarai village on the outskirts of the city ahead of the Ardh Kumbh scheduled for early 2027. The decision was passed by a majority vote at the board meeting of the Municipal Corporation, said Mayor Kiran Jaisal. She said that all raw meat shops operating in the municipal limits would be relocated to the Sarai area, where 56 shops have been constructed for the allotment. "We have init ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 7 (PTI) A labourer has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl at a construction site in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Tuesday, adding that the victim is undergoing treatment at the civil hospital. The incident triggered outrage with political parties demanding verification of migrant labourers employed at the construction sites. The 45-year-old accused was nabbed within hours of the crime, which occurred in the Naupada area on Monday evening, an official ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards waste-to-energy initiatives and sustainable urban management, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nexband Renewables to process vegetable and organic waste into Compressed Biogas (CBG or CNG). The agreement focuses on utilising segregated organic waste, particularly vegetable waste from markets and households, along with Napier grass, to produce renewable energy at Nexband Renewables' upcoming ...Read More >
Haridwar: In a major decision ahead of the Ardh Kumbh Mela scheduled for next year, the Haridwar Municipal Corporation has resolved to relocate all meat shops from the city to Sarai village on the outskirts. The proposal, presented during the board meeting at Rishikul Auditorium, was passed by majority vote despite objections from Congress councillors. 56 new shops have already been constructed The resolution aims to remove meat shops operating in the Jwalapur area, which falls under the muni ...Read More >
Haridwar: The Haridwar Municipal Corporation board has approved a proposal to ban the sale of raw meat across its entire municipal limits ahead of the Ardh Kumbh Mela scheduled next year. The move comes days after TOI reported, citing mayor Kiran Jaisal, that "such a decision was in the offing". Under existing bylaws, the sale and consumption of meat, liquor and eggs are already prohibited within a 5-km radius of Har Ki Pauri, the city's main bathing ghat. The latest resolution extends this rest ...Read More >
Nashik: A 48-hour suspension of water supply, implemented by the Nashik Municipal Corporation under the pretext of repairing the main pipeline, had created an artificial water scarcity across the entire city. With the water supply cut off for two consecutive days, Saturday (April 4) and Sunday (April 5), citizens, particularly women and working professionals, were forced to endure immense hardship. On Sunday, many residents had to wander from place to place in search of water. Many expressed the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The ruling Congress and opposition BRS and BJP have stepped up their political manoeuvring, working out strategies to outwit each other in the race for chairperson and vice-chairperson posts in Kyathanpally, Khanapur and Ibrahimpatnam municipalities.The Telangana State Election Commission has scheduled the elections to these key posts on April 4, setting the stage for an intense contest across the three urban local bodies. While the numbers appear to favour the opposition BRS, the rul ...Read More >
Jalgaon: During a press conference today, Shiv Sena (Thackeray Faction) leader and MP Sanjay Raut praised the manner in which the Nashik Police and the SIT are investigating the case against Ashok Kharat, the individual from Nashik accused of practising charlatanism, as well as the firm stance taken by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding this matter. However, he declined to comment further on the subject at this time. When questioned about the Ashok Kharat case, MP Sanjay Raut stated tha ...Read More >
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Palakkad: A teenage girl and her mother suddenly rushed out from the sit-out of their house on the Murikkavu road, hurrying toward an approaching campaign vehicle of UDF, their excitement hard to contain. As the vehicle slowed, the candidate Ramesh Pisharody leaned forward, smiling warmly and extending his hands to greet them. For the two, it was a moment of delight -- sparked as much by his celebrity appeal as by his presence as a candidate. Such scenes are becoming a familiar sight across the ...Read More >
Itanagar: A recent municipal order directing eateries to drop references to specific meats from licences and signboards has triggered a backlash in Arunachal Pradesh, where a vast majority eats non-vegetarian food and many see the move as intrusive and politically driven.Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) has told hotels and restaurants to remove words such as pork, chicken, beef and mutton from trade licence nomenclature and public signage, citing public decency, animal welfare norms and prev ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2: Soon, all 237 corporators in Mumbai will have a sticker of 'nagarsevak' with a QR code on their vehicles. The QR code is for public information, which, after being scanned, will display the corporator's name, the ward she/he is representing, and the vehicle number. The work of pasting the stickers is expected to be completed this month. QR-coded stickers to enhance transparency "Every term, the administration gives ID cards, badges, and vehicle stickers to the corporators. How ...Read More >
PALAKKAD: The incident in which BJP workers blocked UDF candidate Ramesh Pisharody during his campaign has sharply escalated the political temperature in Palakkad constituency, pushing the election battle into a more confrontational phase. Tension prevailed at Vadakkanthara in the town on Wednesday night when a group of BJP activists reportedly prevented Pisharody from proceeding with his voter outreach programme. The episode, which triggered a brief standoff, snowballed into a wider political ...Read More >
HARIDWAR: Haridwar municipal corporation is gearing up to place a proposal in its board meeting this month to ban the sale of raw meat across the entire municipal area and shift all such shops to Sarai village on the city's outskirts ahead of the 2027 Ardh Kumbh. Civic authorities said the move was being planned since they wanted "tighter control over cleanliness and the stray dog menace in the city which was increasing due to the meat shops." The move aims to expand an existing restriction unde ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 1 (ANI): A delegation of students from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, called on Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here today, a release said. The Chief Minister interacted with the students and apprised them of various reforms being undertaken in the education sector to enhance the quality of education in government institutions. Sharing insights from his own journey, the Chief Ministe ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 1 (ANI): A delegation of students from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, called on Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here today, a release said. The Chief Minister interacted with the students and apprised them of various reforms being undertaken in the education sector to enhance the quality of education in government institutions. Also Read | CBSE Rolls Out Curriculum on Computational T ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 1 (PTI) The Chief Electoral Officer's office in West Bengal on Wednesday flagged alleged "anti-social activity" outside its premises and warned that any attempt to disrupt the poll process would invite strict action. In a post on X, the CEO's office alleged that a councillor from Kolkata's Beleghata, accompanied by miscreants, had gathered outside the office late on Tuesday night and raised slogans. "Councillor Beleghata, with some hooligans, gheraoed the CEO's office and shouted ...Read More >
Thrissur rarely follows a script -- and this election is no different. As the campaign enters its final stretch, the cultural capital is once again poised on a knife's edge, with three candidates locked in a contest that refuses to tilt decisively in any direction. After delivering a shock verdict in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, will voters return to familiar political ground, or push forward a new shift? All the three candidates -- Left Democratic Front's (LDF) Alankode Leelakrishnan, United ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday launched an attack on the BJP government, alleging that the national capital today is grappling with a serious security crisis, after Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh's office received a bomb threat via e-mail, triggering a police search operation. Upon receiving information regarding the threat, thorough checks were conducted in the premises, and it was later declared a hoax, Delhi Police had earlier said. According to a senior police offi ...Read More >
Nashik: The Standing Committee of the Nashik Municipal Corporation has presented the Rs 25 crore budget for the Tree Authority to the General Body in its entirety, without making any changes to the draft submitted by the Municipal Commissioner. This budget includes a provision of Rs 12.10 crore specifically for new tree plantation and tree protection. By increasing the Municipal Corporation's original budget by Rs 457 crore, the Standing Committee revised the initial budget of Rs 3,011.85 crore ...Read More >
On 31st March (Tuesday), officials in Hyderabad said that a 19-year-old man named Mohammed Fahaad was apprehended for sexually abusing his 5-year-old cousin, recording the horrific act and posting it online. "The incident came to light after the Child Protection Unit of Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) analysed evidence received through the Child Sexual Exploitative and Abusive Material (CSEAM) tipline," the official statement read. The little girl's parents were reportedly oblivious of t ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a historic development, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is witnessing an unprecedented phase of women-led leadership, marked by the appointment of Ashwini Bhide as its first woman Municipal Commissioner. The newly elected civic body, barely two months into its term, has seen women occupy several key leadership positions. Ritu Tawde, a BJP corporator from Ghatkopar, is serving as Mayor, while Kishori Pednekar represents the opposition as its leader from Shiv Sena (UBT). I ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Ashwini Bhide, who played a key role in the construction of the underground Metro in Mumbai, was Tuesday appointed the city's municipal commissioner, the first woman to head BMC in the history of the over-160-year-old corporation. The 1995 batch IAS officer retires in 2030, and thus could get a full three-year tenure as chief of the country's richest civic body. Known as a task master and said to be close to CM Fadnavis, Bhide, who was an additional chief secretary in the CMO, took charg ...Read More >
The drawing of lots for the retirement of nine members of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) standing committee was delayed on Monday when the meeting was adjourned abruptly after protests from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), demanding that the minutes for the previous few meetings be circulated first. The committee now only has one day left to complete the process which they are mandated to do according to the Delhi Municipal Act, (1957). The standing committee consists of 18 members, of whic ...Read More >
Hyderabad, March 31 (UNI) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Tuesday said the 'Mahalakshmi Scheme' has enabled women to undertake nearly 300 Crore free bus journeys, resulting in savings of Rs 10,000 Cr. and significantly benefiting poor and middle-class families. Speaking at a felicitation programme held at Praja Bhavan to mark the milestone of Rs 10,000 Cr. in savings achieved through 290 crore free bus journeys undertaken by women under the 'Mahalakshmi' scheme of the ...Read More >
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