Harshraj Singh is a staff reporter in Ludhiana. He covers civic issues and politics.
Articles by Harshraj Singh
Ludhiana: Illegal sewer, water connection holders to face FIR
The municipal corporation (MC) is going to start a drive to disconnect the illegal connections of water supply and sewerage from mid of June. On the directions of the local bodies department, the MC will also lodge an FIR against the violators who have failed to get their connections regularised.
Updated on Jun 05, 2015 09:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Bumpy rides for commuters on Phullanwal-Dugri road
The outer road that connects Pakhowal Road and Dhandran Road is in a pitiable condition where several potholes are a common sight. These result in road mishaps most of the times.
Updated on May 29, 2015 07:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Wrong parking practices leading to traffic snarls in Feroze Gandhi market
Traffic snarls due to wrong parking of vehicles have become a common scene at Feroze Gandhi market. People generally park their vehicles in the tow-away zone or on road's portion that is reserved for fire services, as the MC is not paying proper attention towards these violations.
Updated on May 29, 2015 10:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Inconvenience abounds at suwidha centres
Although the municipal corporation (MC) claims to provide residents a convenient access to various services at its suwidha centres, people complain that they are forced to visit various MC offices repeatedly to get reports required to apply for a TS-1 certificate.
Updated on May 28, 2015 04:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Exam failure drives Ludhiana girl to suicide
Under depression after failing in the Class-12 exams, a 17-year-old girl committed suicide by lying on the railway track before an oncoming train on Wednesday. The train crushed her to death on the Dhuri line.
Updated on May 28, 2015 10:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Two government school students get merit positions
Despite all odds, two government school students made it to the merit list from the district by scoring 96% or above marks in the Class-10 examination conducted by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB).
Updated on May 28, 2015 08:53 AM IST
None | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Street vendors forced to pay bribe to station carts waiting for vending zones
With delay in setting up of vending zones, the street vendors are raising questions over the role of municipal corporation (MC). Some vendors alleged that they are forced to pay “bribe” for stationing their carts to run businesses at various places, and the vending zones can provide them relief from this alleged corruption.
Updated on May 25, 2015 10:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Water woes galore with no MC house meet in sight
As the house meeting of municipal corporation (MC) is not being organised, the common problems being faced by the residents are not being redressed.
Updated on May 23, 2015 06:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Unhygiene at new sabzi mandi concerns visitors
Unhygienic conditions in the new sabzi mandi near Karabara Chowk, Ludhiana, pose threat to the health of the visitors as the mandi authorities seem to have turned a blind towards cleanliness.
Updated on May 22, 2015 10:42 AM IST
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Traders' body seeks monitoring panel to curb overcharging at parking lots
Despite Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) orders, the municipal corporation (MC) has failed to form a monitoring committee to keep a check on fleecing of visitors and encroachments at the paid parking lots in the city.
Updated on May 21, 2015 09:19 AM IST
None | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Missing files regarding projects, properties concerns activists
The missing files of various projects and properties have raised eyebrows over the working of the officials concerned of municipal corporation (MC), Ludhiana. Several important files have gone missing in the past but no action has been taken against the errant officials.
Updated on May 14, 2015 11:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Renovation of MC's multilevel parking lot gets local bodies nod
Finally, the department of local bodies has approved the municipal corporation (MC's) resolution to spend `8 crore on giving its multilevel parking lot near Mata Rani Chowk a facelift.
Updated on May 08, 2015 07:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
MC class four employees sans uniforms for years
Hundreds of class four employees of the municipal corporation (MC) have not been given uniforms for the last five years but now they have been directed to be in uniforms during working hours. This direction has forced them to buy uniforms from their own pocket.
Updated on May 08, 2015 04:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Residents raise question over carpeting of Daba Road
Residents raised question over the carpeting of road from Daba Road to Giaspura. They said the carpeting was being done in an improper way, which may lead to early damage of this road. The residents claimed that the road was being carpeted without cleaning dust from the road, and the tack coat was not being laid in a right way.
Updated on May 07, 2015 08:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Contaminated water being supplied in Chhawni Mohalla
Open drains are leading to the insanitary conditions in Chhawni Mohalla, a part of the old city. The damaged water pipes are also one of the reasons behind contaminated water supply to the area residents, who suffer from health problems.
Updated on Apr 30, 2015 07:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Acting soft towards irregularities, MC fails to recover Rs 30 lakh from scams
Keeping soft approach towards the irregularities, the municipal corporation (MC) has failed to recover an amount of rs 30 lakh from different scams took place between 1994 and 2007.
Updated on Apr 30, 2015 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
No bus service in Chandar Nagar leaves residents peeved
With no option of public transportation in Chandar Nagar of Civil City of Ludhiana, the residents are waiting for the Ludhiana City Bus Services Limited (LCBSL) to make their woes meet an end. The residents are a harried lot as even the autorickshaws do not operate from this area to bus stand or railway station.
Updated on Apr 27, 2015 08:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
MC plans to install advanced traffic lights at 35 points in city
To manage the traffic in a better way, the municipal corporation (MC) has planned to install synchronised and sensor-based traffic lights at 35 points in the city.
Updated on Apr 24, 2015 09:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
7 yrs on, dog bylaws yet to be notified
Around seven years after the municipal corporation (MC) adopted the 'dog bylaws', the municipal corporation (MC) is still waiting for notification of the laws from the local bodies department. With delay in notification of the bylaws, the MC is unable to start registration of pet dogs. Besides, with the civic body starting sterilisation of stray dogs, the staff is facing problems differentiating between pet and stray dogs.
Updated on Apr 24, 2015 09:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana:
Wildlife affected as sewer water enters Tiger Safari
Wildlife and residents got badly affected as the sewer water entered Ludhiana zoo, including Tiger Safari, and nearby areas as the Sewage Treatment Plant at Bhattian stopped functioning on Monday. Due to which the tigers were kept inside cages and were not allowed to wander in the Tiger Safari.
Updated on Apr 22, 2015 01:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Education dept to take over MC schools
The municipal corporation (MC) is going to shift its schools as well as the 28 ETT teachers to the education department as the state government has recently directed the civic body to do so. Seven schools are running under the MC.
Updated on Apr 22, 2015 12:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Regularise your illegal water, sewerage connections at reduced rates till May 31
The local bodies department of Punjab has given a golden chance for regularisation of illegal connections of sewerage and water supply by the municipal corporation (MC) till May 31.
Updated on Apr 19, 2015 07:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Bains brothers' crusade against sand mafia draws huge crowds
Though the Bains brothers - Independent MLAs Simarjit Singh Bains and Balwinder Singh Bains - were arrested, hundreds of members of their 'Team Insaaf' claimed that they would continue the "satyagraha" (agitation) against the sand mafia in the state.
Updated on Apr 18, 2015 09:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Bains brothers arrested for launching ‘satyagraha’ against sand mafia
Independent MLAs Simarjit Singh Bains and Balwinder Singh Bains were arrested on Friday for launching a “satyagraha” (agitation) against the sand mafia in Chuharwal village, 17 km from Ludhiana.
Updated on Apr 17, 2015 09:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Rain clogs city roads
Exposing civic body's tall claims, several parts of the city were swamped again following rain on Thursday. Life was paralysed and residents had to wade through waterlogged roads.
Updated on Apr 17, 2015 09:39 AM IST
None | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Civic body’s sterilisation procedure leaves stray dogs writhing in agony
Once sterilisation is done, it seems that the authorities concerned forget to keep a proper check on the dogs as one, who underwent the sterilisation process recently, died last week near Aarti Chowk after its stitches got broken. The residents say such cases surface may be due to botched surgeries.
Updated on Apr 15, 2015 12:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Pet shops raided following complaint to Union minister Maneka Gandhi
Following the directions of Union minister Maneka Gandhi, a joint team of municipal corporation's (MC) animal husbandry department and People for Animals (PFA) raided three pet shops in Shastri Nagar on Friday.
Updated on Apr 11, 2015 09:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
MC face losses due to delay in auction of parking lots
As the auction for the parking lots is getting delayed, the municipal corporation (MC) is not only facing losses, but also the staff of tehbazari wing remains busy at several parking lots. The auction for the existing parking lots was scheduled to be held in December.
Updated on Apr 10, 2015 09:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Recently pasted illegal billboards pain in the neck for civic body
Despite directions from the Punjab and Haryana high court, the menace of illegal hoardings on highways hasn’t been curbed yet. The billboards can be seen installed on the roads.
Updated on Apr 06, 2015 03:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Illegal billboards pain in the neck for MC
Despite directions from Punjab and Haryana high court, the menace of illegal hoardings on highways hasn't been curbed yet. The billboards can be seen installed on the roads.
Updated on Apr 05, 2015 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana