GHMC expands tax base
The state government has finally given permission to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to collect professional tax within the city limits. This will give a major boost to the revenues of the ci
State wings owe Rs 146 crore to water Board
While the authorities do not hesitate to take action against the common man if he defaults on his monthly water bills, various government departments together owe a whopping Rs 146.38 crore to the Hyd
Delay in cistern repair can hit water supply
Many areas in the city will go without water if the repair works on the cistern at Puttangandi in Nalgonda district is not completed in another 10 days. Currently, the Akkampally Balancing Reservoir h
Bad roads in city slow down
The average speed at which vehicles travel in the city has drastically come down due to the bad roads. The result: delays, traffic jams and inconvenience to lakhs of working people. Nearly 500 km of
Water crisis hits Cantonment
The city has received excess rainfall this monsoon. Yet residents of a large number of colonies in Secunderabad Cantonment limits are facing a severe shortage of water. Residents of Anna Nagar rec
14.2 cm to misery
Nine people, including two women and three children, died on Friday night in two incidents of wall collapse, as the city was lashed by 14.2 cm of rain from Friday evening to Saturday. Nearly 60 coloni
Ramzan here, civic body yet to get its act together
With Ramzan set to start from Saturday, residents from a large number of areas in the old city complained that debris, branches of trees and garbage is not being cleared on a regular basis from lanes
Private player to lift SCB garbage
Following the footsteps of GHMC, the Secunderabad Cantonment Board has decided to purchase dumper-placers or vehicles that have machinery mounted to lift garbage bins. The Cantonment Board meeting on
Business chokes residential spaces
Residential apartments and colonies are being robbed of their peace and tranquillity due to increasing commercial activity on their premises.
A large number of flats located in once purely residenti
Basheerbagh pipeline leak disrupts water supply
Drinking water supply to the Oil Seeds Colony near Liberty and two slums in Sanjay Gandhi Nagar and Chandranagar on Thursday was affected following a major leak in a 200mm pipeline under the Basheerba