Harshraj Singh is a staff reporter in Ludhiana. He covers civic issues and politics.
Articles by Harshraj Singh
Another crater on road surfaces near Maharaja Regency
Another crater on a road near Maharaja Regency appeared after rainfall lashed the city on Monday night. The crater is around eight to 10 feet deep which has surfaced due to haphazard installation of wires by telecom companies.
Updated on Mar 31, 2015 05:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Despite direction, iron gates remain closed during daytime, residents suffer
Despite the directions of authorities concerned, the iron gates installed illegally in various areas across the city remain closed during the daytime due to which commuters as well as area residents are subjected to inconvenience. Even both the municipal corporation (MC) and Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) have failed to solve the issue of iron gates in their respective areas.
Updated on Mar 29, 2015 11:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Residents unhappy with MC's budget
As the majority of city roads and parks are in pitiable condition, the residents feel unhappy with proposed budget of MC.
Updated on Mar 28, 2015 08:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Poor sanitation at Focal Point haunts residents for long
The poor sanitation at the Focal Point and adjoining areas has left the residents nettled. Open manholes near the factories are posing threat to the lives of commuters. It seems that the municipal corporation (MC) is waiting for a mishap to take place, the commuters say.
Updated on Mar 22, 2015 10:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
'Illegal' liquor vend irks traders in Feroze Gandhi market
A liquor vend is being run “illegally” from an incomplete building in Feroze Gandhi market, Ludhiana.
Updated on Mar 17, 2015 07:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Residents choose to pay property tax online to avoid long queues at suwidha centres
As long queues are being witnessed at the property tax collection windows of the suwidha centres, the municipal corporation's (MC) online facility is becoming popular now.
Updated on Mar 16, 2015 09:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Traffic jams at Shastri Nagar rly crossing adds to commuters' woes
The railway crossing at Shastri Nagar causes traffic jams several times in a day, leaving the commuters inconvenienced. Even after the passage of several years, the municipal corporation (MC) hasn't been able to construct an overbridge or an underpass here.
Updated on Mar 15, 2015 08:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
High Court's intervention sought in 'irregular' tender allotments
As the local bodies government and municipal corporation (MC) have allegedly failed to take necessary action against the officials concerned for accepting "doubtful" solvency certificates by firms that were allotted tenders for construction of flats for slum dwellers, the complainant has now filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) once again.
Updated on Mar 13, 2015 06:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Open dumps, delay in setup of transfer stations make residents suffer
With delay in setup of transfer stations for temporary deposition of waste, garbage dumps along the city roads is continuously creating nuisance for the residents. Even, the garbage lying on the roads is also not being lifted timely.
Updated on Mar 13, 2015 08:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
MC's flower show held after two years gets a good response
As municipal corporation's (MC) much-awaited flower show held after a gap of two years, the city's Nehru Rose Garden bloomed up once again with different kinds of flowers and plants. Hundreds of visitors enjoyed the company of flowers as the two-day flower show commenced here on Saturday.
Updated on Mar 08, 2015 07:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Faulty speed-breakers putting lives in jeopardy
Faulty speed-breakers are causing mishaps in different areas of the city. At many places speed-breakers have been constructed in an improper manner due to which they are not properly visible.
Updated on Mar 01, 2015 01:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Bricks falling from old bridge raise questions about safety of commuters
Bricks falling from an old bridge over Buddha Nullah on Old GT Road are posing threat to the lives of commuters, but the municipal corporation (MC) has failed to take any step to repair it. Moreover, cracks have also appeared on different portions of this bridge.
Updated on Feb 28, 2015 09:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: 25,000 stray dogs to be sterilised in city
Three years after its conception, the much-awaited stray dog sterilisation project of the municipal corporation (MC) will finally take off on Wednesday. Under this Rs 2-crore project, a total of 25,000 stray dogs would be sterilised in one years.
Updated on Feb 24, 2015 07:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Violators make mockery of MC’s building bylaws
Years of slack enforcement of bylaws by municipal corporation (MC) has lent a freehand to violators to misuse the government land as the civic body has failed to collect Rs 23 crore from violators of the building bylaws since last 15 years.
Updated on Feb 20, 2015 11:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
MC commissioner sets new target for anti-litter drive
The municipal corporation (MC) commissioner on Friday pulled up the health and sanitation branch over its efforts to ensure a litter-free city and issued fresh directions in this regard.
Updated on Feb 20, 2015 08:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
ROB on Pakhowal road to be opened soon
The much awaited 1.6 km long railway overbridge (ROB) being constructed under Southern bypass project, that passes over the Pakhowal road, is likely to be opened by the end of next week. The construction work is in last phase and the walls of the two-way ROB are being painted.
Updated on Feb 20, 2015 07:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
BJP councillors smell a rat in MC’s street-furniture tender
Even as officials of the advertisement wing of the municipal corporation are tight-lipped over the financial tender for the state-of-the-art street furniture project, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors are already opposing the bid that was made by just one private firm.
Updated on Feb 17, 2015 03:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Municipal corporation to complete stray dog sterilisation in a year
Having realised the delay in sterilisation of stray dogs, the municipal corporation has now decided to conduct sterilisation of 25,000 dogs within a year now.
Updated on Feb 16, 2015 07:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
GLADA fails to start work on 1.5-km Dhandran road-railway line stretch
Two months after the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) committed to residents that construction work on the 1.5-km stretch of road from Dhandran Road to Railway Lines (also known as Missing Link 2 project) will be started in 50 days, there has been no movement on the ground on the project. The land for the project had been acquired more than five years ago at a cost of `200 crore.
Updated on Feb 14, 2015 09:23 AM IST
None | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
District Congress chief (urban) gets notice for 'raising illegal structures'
Acting on a complaint of alleged illegal constructions in Ghumar Mandi, the Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) has served notice to district Congress president (urban) Gurpreet Gogi asking him to show documents regarding approval for construction of various buildings in the area.
Updated on Feb 08, 2015 01:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
MC's sports infrastructure to be operated on PPP basis
Finally, people can look forward to some improvement in sports infrastructure under the municipal corporation (MC) as the civic body has decided to handover its swimming pool, skating rink, badminton court, squash court, weightlifting arena and table tennis court on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis for operating and maintenance.
Updated on Feb 06, 2015 08:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Residents find MC offices empty as officials remain busy with survey
The municipal corporation (MC) employees, including clerks and inspectors of various departments of the civic body are busy in conducting Atta-Dal scheme survey, whereas visitors are suffering at the MC offices. Many of the employees remain absent from the offices due to which the visitors are being forced to return homes without getting their works done.
Updated on Feb 05, 2015 04:55 PM IST
None | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Municipal Corporation teams to fine you for traffic rule violations
In a major initiative, the MC will form its own teams to curb the traffic menace and issue challans against wrong parking of vehicles, wrong entry or getting vehicles into the no-entry zone.
Updated on Feb 04, 2015 11:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Slum dwellers not happy with 'irregularities' in flat allotment
As around 100 families from the Jamuna Colony, a slum area near Sidhwan Canal on the Pakhowal Road, are protesting against authorities for not allotting them flats, the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has directed them to vacate its land which is a sight for a hotel.
Updated on Jan 31, 2015 07:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Despite appeal by MC commissioner, slaughtering of animals continues in open
Keeping the norms aside, slaughtering of animals is going on at road side areas and shops in illegally, as the authorities have failed to conduct proper checks.
Updated on Jan 30, 2015 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Old-age pension verification: Elderly get no help at municipal office
The elderly people in the city are a harried lot these days as they are not getting any help regarding their queries about verification of old-age pensions at the municipal corporation (MC) Zone A office.
Updated on Jan 28, 2015 06:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana City bus service to resume Republic Day
Finally after six months, the city bus service is going to resume from Monday. The service will be resumed on a single route with 14 buses in the first phase.
Updated on Jan 26, 2015 12:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
4G towers in various parks give city residents jitters
Installation of 4G towers for Internet service in various parks of the city has the residents of these areas fuming. The residents claimed that they were aware of the effects of radiation from these towers and had complained to the municipal corporation (MC) to take action in this regard.
Updated on Jan 25, 2015 08:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Punjab: Violating building bylaws to attract hefty penalties now
Littering a public place, blocking a road with construction material, constructing that extra room in violation of the approved building plan, urinating in public places and even spitting on the road can cost Punjab urban dwellers dear.
Updated on Jan 23, 2015 04:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: City bus service likely to be resumed by January 26
As locals continue to keep waiting for the city bus service to resume since July 2014, the mayor Harchran Singh Gohalwaria and other municipal corporation (MC) officials claim they are trying their best, and the service is likely to be resumed by January 26.
Updated on Jan 21, 2015 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harshraj Singh, Ludhiana