Tag: Urban

Real action against urban Naxals has been taken by Chhattisgarh govt. in arresting those supplying materials to Naxals, says Chief Minister Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel raises concerns over reduction in Central funding to combat naxalism and questions the NIA’s tardy progress in probing major encounters.What is the ...

Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh etc. had a higher proportion of people in urban areas as unemployed in Q3 Topics Unemployment in India | Indian Economy The unemployment rate in urban areas fell to 7.9% in Q3 of 2019-20, from 8.4% in the previous quarter, ...

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said there is no plan to reduce or scrap the honorarium of the representatives of panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies.“Such rumours are being spread by certain vested interests deliberately misleading elected representatives on the honorarium issue,” Sinha ...

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said there is no plan to reduce or scrap the honorarium of the representatives of panchayati institutions and urban local bodies. “Such rumours are being spread by certain vested interests deliberately misleading elected representatives on the honorarium issue,” Sinha ...

Trains of the metro train service are seen at a terminal station in Lahore, Pakistan, on Dec. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)Pakistan's first-ever mass rapid urban transit train project was completed and delivered to the Pakistani side.ISLAMABAD, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Orange Line Metro Train project in the country's ...

Srinagar: The J&K High Court imposed a fine on the Urban Development department after it failed to place the details on Solid waste Management by-laws before the Bench.On August 17, the court had directed all local bodies including Panchayats/Municipal Corporations/Municipal Councils/Municipal Committees/Development Authorities/local authorities of Jammu & Kashmir and ...

Karachi’s famous dog islands, where hundreds of strays have found sanctuary away from culling, are under threat of being developed into an urban jungle under a new plan announced by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Bundle and Bhuddo islands that lie on one side of the city have ...

In the last week of March, barely a week after the central government enforced a nationwide lockdown to contain Covid-19, Vinita Kale (name changed) was laid off from work.The 44-year-old was an accountant at a mid-sized biomedical company, bringing home Rs 12,000 a month. This was a small but ...

ISLAMABAD - Parts of Pakistan's commercial hub, Karachi, continued to be submerged Monday, days after record-breaking rainfall caused heavy flooding. "Normal rainfall in Karachi in the month of August is 68 millimeters (6.8 centimeters). This year, we have recorded 587.5 millimeters (58.75 centimeters) so far," said Muhammad Riaz, the ...