Ahmedabad, April 11 Candidates rushed to file their papers on the last day for submitting nominations for the April 26 local body elections in Gujarat, where the main contest is expected between the BJP, Congress, and the AAP.According to the schedule announced by the State Election...
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New Delhi, April 11 All new infrastructure projects undertaken by urban local bodies, including the MCD and NDMC, will be required to be equipped for electric vehicle charging, according to the draft EV Policy 2026 released on Saturday.According to the draft policy, departments, autonomous...
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Mumbai, April 11 The Maharashtra government has directed city gas distribution companies to activate 24/7 helplines and increase the number of centers processing applications for piped natural gas connections, amid the impact of the West Asia crisis on global energy supply chains.A Government...
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Mumbai, April 10 The Maharashtra government on Friday directed city gas distribution companies to operationalize 24x7 helplines and increase the number of centers to accept applications for piped natural gas (PNG) connections.A Government Resolution (GR), issued by the food and civil supplies...
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New Delhi, April 10 The Delhi government will involve religious institutions in a campaign to plant over 70 lakh saplings across the city to boost green cover and tackle air pollution, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Friday.The government will encourage plantations at...
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New Delhi, April 9 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Thursday that targets have been set for pre-monsoon drain cleaning, and she directed officials to implement the Minto Road underpass model citywide to prevent waterlogging during the rainy season.Gupta stated that she will extensively...
Gandhinagar, April 7 – The Gujarat BJP’s state election committee (Parliamentary Board) held a nearly six-hour meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence in Gandhinagar on Tuesday to discuss the selection of candidates for the upcoming local self-government elections.The meeting was attended by...
Ahmedabad, April 6 The opposition Congress on Monday released its manifestos for upcoming elections to seven major municipal corporations in Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, focusing on improving civic services, healthcare, education facilities, and tax relief if elected to govern them.Polling...
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Bhubaneswar, April 2 With the 2027 Census self-enumeration starting in Odisha, the state government issued an order on Thursday evening, directing all departments not to transfer officials involved in the exercise until it is completed.The online self-enumeration exercise began on April 1...
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Gandhinagar, Apr 1 Elections to local self-government bodies in Gujarat, including 15 municipal corporations, will be held on April 26 for nearly 10,000 seats, with vote counting scheduled for April 28, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Wednesday.State Election Commissioner S...
Mumbai, March 31 Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide, who played a key role in developing Mumbai's metro rail network, became the first woman commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday. The BMC, established more than 150 years ago, is one of the oldest local...
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New Delhi, March 30 Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the Bhalswa landfill site on Monday to review the progress of ongoing bioremediation efforts, and said that while work has picked up in recent years, more needs to be done.According to a post on X, the LG's official...
New Delhi, March 27 Installation of low-cost air quality sensors, dust screens, wind barriers, spraying of water mist, and covering of construction materials and waste are among the stronger dust mitigation measures laid down by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for construction...
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New Delhi, March 27 The Central Information Commission has criticized the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for its "unethical practices" and "avoiding" approach in handling Right to Information (RTI) applications, highlighting a broader pattern in cases involving information related to contracts...
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Gandhinagar, March 25 – A meeting of the Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Core Committee was held on Wednesday at the official residence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.The meeting was attended by senior party leaders and Ministers, including Rushikesh Patel, Jitu Vaghani...
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Gandhinagar, March 25 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on March 31 to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for a range of urban development projects, as the state celebrates two decades of rapid urbanization and infrastructure expansion.The visit comes as Gujarat marks 20...
Palghar, March 24 The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation has issued notices to those found responsible for storing expired medicines at the civic hospital following an inspection, an official release said on Tuesday.The corporation constituted an inquiry committee after media reports...
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Ahmedabad, March 24 – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its first list of over 460 candidates for the upcoming local body elections in Gujarat on Tuesday. The party's state president, Isudan Gadhvi, described this move as the beginning of a shift towards broader participation in electoral...
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Gandhinagar, March 17: Gujarat has allocated ₹59.14 crore in the 2026-27 state budget for the construction of "pink toilets" for women across urban areas, as part of an expanded push under the 'Nirmal Gujarat 2.0' program to strengthen sanitation infrastructure and public hygiene.The...
Ahmedabad, March 16 – The Gujarat High Court has praised the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for its efforts to curb the use of prohibited plastics in the city, officials said on Monday.The High Court suggested that other major municipal corporations in the state adopt a similar approach...