Bengal's BJP govt to implement 7th Pay Commission, free travel & Annapurna Bhandar for womenWest Bengal's new BJP government, under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, has approved the 7th Pay Commission for state employees to bridge ...
18 May, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
NDMC has a robotic plan to save Delhi from waterlogging this rainy seasonThe New Delhi Municipal Council has launched a technology-driven Monsoon Action Plan 2026. This initiative aims to significantly reduce wat...
09 May, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
BMC announces 10% water cut in Mumbai from May 15 amid drop in lake levelsMumbai faces a 10% water cut starting May 15. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation made this decision following predictions of a below-no...
28 Apr, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Tree census to begin in Mumbai after 8-year gap: BMCMumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will start a citywide tree census next week. This exercise, the first in eight years, will take...
16 Apr, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Political spotlight turns to Jadavpur as West Bengal polls nearAhead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Jadavpur remains a crucial urban constituency in Kolkata, shaped by its Left legacy, TMC domin...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
From Mumbai's 'Metro woman' to new BMC chief: Ashwini Bhide's best work is still ahead, says Anand Mahindra in inspiring postAshwini Bhide has made history as the first woman commissioner of Mumbai's civic body in over 160 years. A 1995-batch IAS officer, she is r...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
Not all road works in Mumbai will be completed before May 31 monsoon deadline: ShelarMaharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar announced that ongoing road construction in Mumbai is 65% complete, but the May 31 deadline won't be met...
19 May, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
MCD begins survey to identify 'dangerous' buildings for demolition or repairThe Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) underlined that the demolition action should not be "delayed" if a house is found to be in a dange...
11 Apr, 2023, 05.20 PM IST
Mumbai: 5 NDRF units, Army columns, Navy, Coast Guard teams part of BMC plan to tackle monsoonThere would be 22 days during the monsoon when the high tide would be over 4.5 metres, while the city has 487 flooding spots, the BMC said ...
02 Jun, 2022, 11.06 PM IST
Coronavirus delays monsoon civic work, but BBMP’s optimisticSeveral civic body officials ET spoke to said this time around, coordination meetings with various agencies like the BBMP, Bescom, BWSSB, p...
03 Jun, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
Mumbai: Urgent pre-rain building work like water-proofing can resumeThe state government already permitted pre-monsoon work by BMC and other agencies. With the monsoon a month away, the government is focusin...
29 Apr, 2020, 03.04 PM IST
Mumbai saw a death every second day this monsoonSince June, 45 people have died in incidents ranging from tree falls, drowning and electrocution to building collapses, according to the BM...
15 Aug, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam wants Uddhav to be questioned in desilting scamCongress today demanded that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray be brought under the ambit of inquiry in the desilting scam and said the Mayo...
25 Sep, 2015, 08.42 PM IST
BJP was adamant to shield 'tainted' leaders: Sachin PilotSachin Pilot held the NDA government responsible for the washout of the Monsoon session of Parliament, saying the BJP was "adamant" to shie...
14 Aug, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
Congress backs striking doctors, asks Delhi Government to address issuesExtending support to the striking doctors, Congress today asked the Delhi government to address their demands immediately as the possibilit...
22 Jun, 2015, 06.17 PM IST
LG Najeeb Jung asks officials to ready Delhi for monsoonJung instructed the civic agencies to increase and improve the number of telephone lines in the control rooms to tackle calls related to wa...
20 May, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- BMC prepared for 26/7 repeat
Mumbai this time won’t get submerged under rainwater assures the new municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak just ahead of the approaching mon...
11 May, 2007, 12.43 AM IST