Everything you need to know about Municipal Corporation: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Municipal Corporation: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington/Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Indian tech honcho Phaneesh Murthy was Tuesday sacked as chief executive of US-based software services company iGate Corporation "for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate", over a decade after he was forced to quit Indian IT bellwether Infosys on similar charges of sexual misconduct.
Leader of House. Subhash Arya alleged that Delhi Government is creating hurdle in the Developmental Projects of Corporation. He said that we are regularly demanding to DDA for allocating land so to provide better civic amenities to the citizens. But DDA has not taken any step in this direction
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) iGate Corporation sacked its chief executive officer Phaneesh Murthy on the charges of sexual abuse by a woman employee, the US-based IT major said Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Sacked iGate CEO and president Phaneesh Murthy has denied the charges of sexual harassment against him and claimed that it was a case of extortion. In an audio conference, and said that the all the charges against him were "completely false".
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) office here Monday morning, said a fire service official. No one was injured in the incident.
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) It's poll time again in West Bengal - and the judiciary is playing a vital role in making it happen.
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The government is considering a proposal to raise the eligibility criteria of income for people availing minority welfare schemes.
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) State-owned energy major ONGC Friday said it is at present "examining" whether to bid for cash-strapped Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) as the West Bengal government has recently invited expressions of interest for selling its stake in the beleaguered firm.
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Friday said it is considering selling stakes of some deep-water blocks to Shell Exploration Company BV as a part of its strategy to tie up with the global energy major.
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Thousands of traders in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, along with prominent state politicians, courted arrest Thursday demanding scrapping of the new Local Body Tax (LBT), officials said.
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) The public sector oil marketing companies have decided to stop supplies of cooking gas refills to households with multiple connections from June 1 unless they comply with KYC norms, an official said here Thursday.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi Lokayukta Manmohan Sarin Wednesday issued notice to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami for putting up their posters in public places.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi Lokayukta Manmohan Sarin Wednesday issued notice to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami for their posters in public places.
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Renowned Islamic scholar, progressive thinker, author and Dawoodi Bohra reformist leader Asghar Ali Engineer passed away here Tuesday after a prolonged illness, family members said. He was 74.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) A victorious Congress Monday rained goodies in Karnataka within hours after its state's legislative party leader Siddaramaiah took oath as the 28th Chief Minister in front of massive crowds at a public venue here.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) The newly-formed Congress government in Karnataka Monday waived cumulative loans and interest arrears to the tune of Rs.1,225 crore owed by 10.3 lakh beneficiaries of the weaker sections of society.
Pune, May 12 (ANI): The eatery, German Bakery that came into the limelight after a bomb blast that killed 17 patrons and injured over 60 others in 2010, has been formally reopened at the posh Koregaon Park area here with the owners hoping to erase the terrible memory.
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) Just over a month after the Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the Shimla Municipal Corporation to ensure that the streets of this popular hill resort, once the summer capital of British India, are free of stray dogs, animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi has stepped in.
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) The toll due to the H7N9 avian influenza in China has risen to 33, with the death of an 83-year-old woman in Shanghai, officials said Saturday.
Panaji, May 11 (IANS) Encroachments, rapid erosion, garbage and over-exploitation had cast a dark shadow over the future of Baga beach, one of Goa's best known and visited by thousands. With the state government finally sanctioning a multi-crore restoration and revitalisation plan, and promising to implement it in six months, it will go a long way in enhancing local infrastructure for tourism on which the state economy so much depends.
Apiay (Colombia), May 11 (IANS/EFE) Colombian authorities presented the country's first domestically produced flight simulator for training operators of unmanned drones.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Diesel price will increase by 90 paise per litre plus taxes from Friday-Saturday midnight, the country's largest oil marketing firm Indian Oil Corporation said Friday.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Diesel price will increase by 90 paise per litre plus taxes from Friday-Saturday midnight, the country's largest oil marketing firm Indian Oil Corporation said Friday.
Nagpur, May 9 (IANS) In an unexpected fall-out of the ongoing traders' strike, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has reported a steep drop in cash flow by way of Local Body Tax to just around Rs.2 crore since April 1, when it (LBT) was implemented, an official said.
Hanoi, May 9 (IANS) Vietnam has suspended the use of Quinvaxem vaccine until the World Health Organisation (WHO) gives a report, following the death of nine children after receiving the vaccine since November 2012, state media reported.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A total of 13 short films, based on of litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore's poems, were released here Thursday to commemorate his 152nd birth anniversary.
London, May 9 (ANI): Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is being pressed once again by dissident shareholders to step down as chairman of News Corporation.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) A large number of retailers, wholesellers and manufacturers in Mumbai remained on strike for the third day Wednesday and their counterparts in Thane, Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad them as the stalemate over Local Body Tax (LBT) in Maharashtra continued as the state government did not give in to their demand.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) India's largest mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Wednesday said its net profit increased 17.27 percent to Rs.1,555.21 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Destitute women will now get some reprieve with the National Commission for Women and a public sector company coming together to build shelters for them across India, a minister said Tuesday.
Suva, May 7 (IANS) There is a chance that Australia and New Zealand could be a part of future Pacific Games.
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) A standoff is brewing between the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government and the main opposition CPI-M over the administration's refusal to allow the Marxists to hold a public meeting at the very spot in north Kolkata where Banerjee had addressed the people last week.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): To augment the number of covered godowns with Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and also the State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs), the Government is implementing the Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme.
Beijing, May 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Heavy smog that has shrouded Beijing for days is unlikely to disperse soon, environment authorities in the Chinese capital predicted on Monday.
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) A knife-wielding man stabbed two people to death and injured another in Beijing, police said. The assailant also died from injuries suffered while resisting arrest.
Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) A Biju Janata Dal (BJP) MP has written to Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily demanding the early implementation of the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) project in Odisha, his office said Saturday.
Beijing, May 4 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistan has welcomed the appointment of new U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and hoped that the appointment would help joint efforts to establish peace, stability and prosperity in the region, Pakistani Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, held delegation-level talks with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid here on Friday on issues of bilateral importance.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Two years after the killing of former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, the terror network has become so decentralized that its affiliates in Yemen and elsewhere now pose a greater direct threat to the US.
Hyderabad, May 3 (IANS) The child sex ratio in Andhra Pradesh has come down alarmingly to 939 as per 2011 census, from 961 in 2001, indicating the continuing preference for boys.
London, May 3 (ANI): Tablet computer sales have risen since the first quarter of 2013 and witnessed a growth of 142.4 percent in sales as compared to the same time last year, according to an analysis by the International Data Corporation (IDC).
Changsha, May 2 (Xinhua-ANI): A 55-year-old man died Wednesday morning in central China's Hunan Province due to an infection of H7N9 avian flu, local health authorities said.
Mayor of East Delhi, Ram Narayan Dubey today on occasion of foundation day of East Delhi Municipal Corporation released a booklet on its achievements ?Aakalan? at its headquarter Udyag Sadan
Surat , May 1 (ANI): Authorities have evacuated people from a 30-year residential building that had developed massive cracks and is on the verge of a collapse.
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) Even though the government has been sending out positive signals for the wind energy sector, it is time for it to actualise measures like re-introducing generation based incentives (GBI) and a standard bidding document, said a senior industry official.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Petrol prices have been slashed by Rs.3 per litre from midnight, state-owned Indian Oil Corp. announced Tuesday.
Johannesburg, Apr 30 (ANI): The ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have been criticised on the social media after new footage of former president Nelson Mandela was released clearly showing that he is ailing, despite the party's earlier assurances to the contrary.
Washington, Apr. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the S andP 500 closing at a record high and the Nasdaq ending at a high not seen November 2000, boosted by upbeat housing data and climbing tech shares.
Gurgaon, April 29 (IANS) Unidentified employees of Kotak Mahindra Bank here have been booked for forgery and cheating the bank of over Rs.3 crore, police said Monday.
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Sambhunath Kow, murder accused and Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Monday accused party legislator Swarna Kamal Saha of hatching a conspiracy against him. Saha has denied the allegation.
Panaji, April 29 (IANS) Waterfalls, dams, lakes, temples and wildlife sanctuaries are being upgraded in a bid to diversify Goa's tourism bouquet, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, April 27 (IANS) State run-Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Saturday bagged a Rs.4,051 crore power project contract from Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (OPGC), an official said here.
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Around 3,500 resident doctors in all government-run hospitals in Maharshtra have called off their four-day-old strike Friday, an official here said.
London, Apr.26 (ANI): Google has reportedly planned to alter its search results and change the way it operates its search page by distinguishing it from the pages of other rivals in the wake of European Union's (EU) anti-trust probe into Google's search labels.
Shimla, April 26 (IANS) A sweetmeat seller was fined Rs.one lakh, the highest ever penalty in the state, by a designated officer for selling sweets that failed to comply with the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006, an official said Friday.
Dubai, April 24 (IANS/WAM) Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and chairman of Microsoft Corporation, is on a visit to Dubai.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Russia is keen that India buys its MiG-35 fighter aircraft, a top Russian official said.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Russia will train Indian fighter pilots for carrier-based operations, a top Russian official said.
Sydney, April 23 (IANS) International fashion houses are snapping up crocodile farms in Australia to meet demand for accessories made from crocodile skins, media reported Tuesday.
Panaji, April 22 (IANS) For couples who love the Goa monsoon, the tourism authorities here have now offered a "beach-bumming" experience in the rain.
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Honouring planet earth that is battling the impact of climate change, the city celebrated Earth Day with stress on novel ideas and strategies that can could be adopted by its residents for a sustainable future.
Washington, Apr. 22 (ANI): Reese Witherspoon, who reportedly told the police officer arresting her for disorderly conduct, "do you know my name," did not utter those words, a source has said.
London, Apr.19 (ANI): Nokia has seen a sharp decline in its shares despite good sales of its Lumia smartphones.
A delegation of Deliberative Wings of all three Corporations of Delhi met with the Hon?ble Lt. Governor. The delegation includes Mayors of South, East and North Delhi,
Beijng, April 18 (IANS) The number of avian flu affected cases reached 31 in Shanghai, with the confirmation of a new case Wednesday, health authorities said.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A five-year-old kindergarten student was sodomised by his schoolteacher here in the capital, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government Wednesday said micro-financing was an effective tool for reducing poverty.
Ahmedabad, April 16 (IANS) Ahmedabad Tuesday launched the first-of-its-kind heat action plan to create a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events fuelled by climate change.
Commissioner of North Delhi Municipal Corporation, P.K. Gupta today visited Naturopathy Hospital, Community Centre, sector 15, Rohini. He also visited the Raja Vihar unauthorized colony under Ward no. 49. During his visit, commissioner directed the officials to improve the situation in the area.
Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) It may not entirely be in the line of duty, but some officials in Haryana could soon be counting the genital organs of sterilised dogs.
Kogo city (Japan), April 16 (ANI): Japanese firms are looking to market energy efficient products in India.
Augusta (US), April 15 (IANS) With the weight of an entire country on his shoulders, Adam Scott sunk a 12-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole at the US Masters to end an agonising 77-year wait to win Australia's first green jacket.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Former Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner K.S. Mehra Monday lodged a complaint against his ex-wife Vimla Mehra, who is Tihar Prison director general, accusing her of trying to extort money and property from him, police said Monday.
New Delhi, Apr. 15 (ANI): The price of petrol has been cut by one rupee per litre, excluding VAT.
Bangalore, April 15 (IANS) In a world dominated by allopathic multinationals and their smart marketing strategies, a little-known Indian company in this tech hub has made inroads into the global healthcare sector, focusing on research and development (R&D) in herbal medicines.
Gurgaon, April 13 (IANS) Gurgaon Police Commissioner Alok Mittal Saturday said the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Delhi-Gurgaon expressway operator were the big hurdles in ending traffic jams on the stretch.
Gurgaon, April 13 (IANS) Gurgaon Police Commissioner Alok Mittal Saturday said the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Delhi-Gurgaon expressway operator were the big hurdles in ending traffic jams on the stretch.
Gurgaon, April 13 (IANS) Gurgaon Police Commissioner Alok Mittal Saturday said the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Delhi-Gurgaon expressway operator were the big hurdles in ending traffic jams on the stretch.
Gurgaon, April 13 (IANS) Gurgaon Police Commissioner Alok Mittal Saturday said the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Delhi-Gurgaon expressway operator were the big hurdles in ending traffic jams on the stretch.
Vishakapatnam, April 11 (ANI): A gold exhibition in Vishakapatnam lured women with intricate designs as a large number of them visited the venue to try the exquisite jewellery.
Berlin, April 11 (IANS/EFE) The western German city of Cologne will return an Oskar Kokoschka painting taken by the Nazis from Jewish art dealer Alfred Flechtheim to his heirs to settle a long-running dispute over the work, officials said.
Beijing, April 10 (IANS) Construction of a new airport in the Chinese capital will start next year, and the facility is expected to be completed and put to use in 2018, officials said Wednesday.
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Though India has not reported a single case of polio in the past two years, there is no room for complacency as the virus still exists in some neighbouring countries, an official said here Tuesday.
Tokyo/New Delhi, April 9 (ANI): Beijing's air pollution made news recently when fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the city air rose to an 'out-of-index' level of 755 mg/cu m (Milligrams per cubic meter), forcing people to use masks to protect themselves from hazardous dust particles.
Chennai, April 9 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan will participate in a panel discussion as part of a National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, an electronic media show covering filmed entertainment, to discuss the international appeal of Bollywood. The event is being held in Las Vegas.
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd Monday said it will construct integrated multilevel automated car parking facility at a cost of Rs.35.04 crore in the old city of Hyderabad.
The first meeting of South Delhi Muncipal Corporation has been scheduled for April 16, 2013 to elect its Mayor and Deputy Mayor besides three members of the Standing Committee.
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) In a freak accident, one person drowned and eight others were suffocated, including one seriously, when a water main pipeline burst and flooded their home Monday, officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
Thane, April 7 (IANS) All nine men arrested for the collapse of a seven-storey building in Thane that killed 74 people were sent to 14 days police custody Sunday even as 37 of the injured remained in hospitals.
Thane, April 7 (IANS) One more person was arrested Sunday for the collapse of a seven-storey building at Thane that left 74 people dead, and a court here has sent all the nine to 14 days police custody, police said.
Thane, Apr 7 (ANI): Five more persons, including an assistant municipal commissioner and a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) corporator, were today arrested in connection with the building collapse at Shil Phata area in Maharashtra's Thane district, in which 74 people died and over 60 others injured.
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Six people have been arrested in connection with the collapse of a seven-storey building at Thane that left 74 people dead, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil said Sunday.
Shimla, April 7 (IANS) To mark World Health Day, a group of 60 cyclists Sunday set out for an expedition in the 'Queen of Hills', as Shimla was fondly called by the British.
New Delhi, April 7 (ANI): The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) earlier this week underwhich ICAI students will receive training in warehousing practices from CWC staff.
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Swooping down on those responsible for the Thane building collapse which claimed 74 lives, the police have arrested six people who include officials whose acts resulted in the tragedy, Home Minister R.R. Patil said Sunday.
Thane, Apr 7 (ANI): With the death of an injured woman at Sion Hospital in Mumbai, the death toll in the building collapse at Shil Phata area in Maharashtra's Thane district has risen to 74.
Thane, Apr 6 (ANI): In a major breakthrough, police on Saturday finally arrested the absconding builders Jameel Qureshi and Saleem Shaikh, who were on the run for the past couple of days, after 72 people had died and over 60 were injured in what is being termed as Maharashtra's worst building collapse in a decade. One of them was arrested from Siddharthnagar in Uttar Pradesh, the other was arrested in Thane by the Thane Crime Branch.
Thane (Maharashtra), April 6 (IANS) After 42 gruelling hours, 72 dead and 62 injured people were pulled out of the debris of the seven-floor building that collapsed Thursday evening, an official said, signalling the end of rescue operations.
Thane (Maharashtra),April 6 (ANI): The death toll from a building that collapsed in Thane, Maharashtra, has risen to 71. Among the dead are 25 children. Sixty-two people are on the list of injured.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 (IANS) Liquor sales touched an all-time high in Kerala at Rs.8,841 crore for fiscal 2012-13, show figures.
