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‘Civic sense, zero potholes, less honking, functional street lights’: Indian traveller in Bangkok shares simple things that Indian cities lackIndian cities often fall short on basic amenities like roads and waste management. A traveler's observations in Bangkok reveal a stark cont...
How to make poverty disappear: Never mind trickle-down effect, or the rising tide that'll lift all boatsIn a provocative article, the writer proposes an extreme measure to combat poverty: the complete elimination of the poor. While this radica...
'Docs, lawyers, elites parking cars on 'posh' footpaths': Viral video from South Delhi sparks debate over failure of society, govtA viral video exposes the blatant misuse of South Delhi's footpaths, blocked by parked cars and personal belongings of residents. This high...
Stop bulldozing poor peoples' livelihood, says West Bengal LoP Suvendu AdhikariTwo days after the chief minister reprimanded civic authorities and raised questions on the attitude of the authorities in addressing civic...
Streets, footpaths cleared for PM and VVIPs, why not for everyone: Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court emphasised the importance of clearing streets and footpaths daily for all citizens, not just during VVIP visits, asse...
Install statues, fountains to give Dwarka a facelift: Delhi LG to officialsDuring his visit, the LG directed the officials of all the concerned civic bodies to ensure that the area is encroachment-free and that pav...
Places of worship cannot encroach public land, hinder development: HCThe caretakers and bearers of the temple --Sanatan Dharam Mandir / Prachin Shiv Mandir, situated at Jheel ka Piao, Opposite Link House, Mat...
Pune: PMC tells Ganesh mandals to dismantle pandals obstructing trafficOver 1,500 mandals had approached the PMC for permission to put up pandals. Most pandals were erected on the roadside. Even though the Gane...
SC asks NDMC to remove encroachments from pavements in residential areas of DelhiA two-judge bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta passed orders to this effect in the M.C. Mehta case.
Rains to flood Bengaluru roads this year tooBS Prahlad, chief engineer of the storm water drains department, BBMP, said the state of the drains was much better this time and the new p...
Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon clears some encroachmentsMCG commissioner V Uma Shankar said that the vendors on the city's main roads, footpaths and markets were violating rules.
Supreme Court: Do you think we can bring in Ram rajya?A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur gave a long discourse to Dhanesh Ieshdhan, who has filed a PIL seeking to make footpaths encroac...
BMC chief orders officials to make pavements encroachment-freeMumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has ordered the officials to remove encroachments on the footpaths across the city.
Clogged drains and garbage endanger Hoysala Nagar's 'posh' tagIndiranagar is also one of the better maintained wards but it still does have problems like clogged drainage, uncollected garbage and low-h...
1,260km of Delhi roads to be redesignedAccording to PWD minister Satyendar Jain, there are 1,260km of such roads, four of which are being taken up initially under a pilot project.
Delhi LG Najeeb Jung orders drive to clear footpathsThe initiative was taken on priority basis after several incidents of accidents involving pedestrians walking on the road were reported.
BMC’s plan drives Bombay Gym round the bendThe 140-year-old club, which counts the city’s movers and shakers as eminent patrons, has been given up to April 1, 2015, to prepare for th...