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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicMunicipal Corporation

Topic: Municipal Corporation

Why legal fraternity finds SC’s remarks on cases dealing with ‘misleading’ arbitration clauses ‘excessive’

Terming them 'criminal wastage' of judicial time, SC tells courts to invoke suo motu powers in cases where legal firms or counsel design arbitration clauses that deliberately misguide.

Why Jaipur’s municipal mess is India’s problem too

In India, let alone having the vision to attract investment, cities don’t seem able to solve even the most basic civic problems. How exactly are we then planning to compete with China?

7 of 10 Haryana municipal corporations go for women mayors as BJP routs Congress

The Congress lost Rohtak, a stronghold of former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and Sirsa, where party MP Kumari Selja wields influence.

How BJP wrested Chandigarh mayor’s post from AAP-Congress with 11th hour defection & 3 cross-votes

AAP-Congress won senior dy mayor & dy mayor posts. This comes a year after SC reprimanded returning officer, an ex-BJP leader, for tampering with ballot papers in BJP's favour.

Informal waste pickers must be brought into the system. They’re critical to circular economy

Integrating waste pickers into circular and inclusive value chains reflects a significant progressive step towards a more socially equitable, thriving world.

Rajkot Mayor is still missing from action. Fire was blamed on officers, 9 suspended

Mayors and MLAs enjoy tremendous power over police, municipal corporation and other functionaries. But they are absolved of any responsibility when things go wrong.

Only 10% of PPP projects in India are in urban areas. Blame poor planning & low tax collections

According to India Infrastructure Report 2023, Gujarat ranks 1st with 33 Public Private Partnership projects in urban areas, followed by Uttar Pradesh & Maharashtra.

30 years of law to empower municipalities: Why agencies remain ‘toothless’ & mayors ‘weak’

The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992, came into force on 1 June 1993 and had a list of 18 critical functions for the state governments to transfer to urban local bodies (ULBs).

Cracks return, so do memories of horror: Kolkata’s underwater Metro project creates panic again

150 residents of Bowbazar’s Durga Pithuri Lane have been moved to hotels after cracks appeared in their houses last week amid work on the East-West Metro project.

Bulldozers go after ‘illegal encroachments’ from MP to Delhi, but the law requires a notice

Rules for demolition of ‘illegal’ structures vary across states, but law requires proper notice in all cases. No law provides for demolishing property of those accused in riots.

On Camera

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?