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BJP's Raja Iqbal Singh elected as the new Delhi mayor

Deck was already clear for a BJP victory as AAP boycotted the elections while Congress did not have the numbers to pose a challenge.

Raja Iqbal Singh is the new Delhi mayor.(Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 25, 2025 05:22 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

New York City proclaims April 14 as Dr B R Ambedkar Day

April 14 will be celebrated as Dr B R Ambedkar Day in New York City, recognising his contributions to democracy and civil rights

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City declared April 14, 2025, to be Dr. B R Ambedkar Day, and the city's 8.5 million citizens will commemorate the day.(Unsplash)

world news

Published on Apr 15, 2025 01:02 PM IST

PTI |

Bilaspur mayor mistakenly vows to uphold 'communalism' in oath | Video

While taking the oath on Friday, Vidhani mistakenly used the word "sampradayikta" (communalism) instead of "samprabhuta"

The incident occurred at the Mungeli Naka ground during the oath-taking ceremony(X)

india news

Published on Feb 28, 2025 11:23 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Ayodhya prepares for Maha Shivratri with enhanced security and crowd control

The Uttar Pradesh government has intensified preparations for the final major bath of Maha Shivratri, scheduled for February 26, at the ongoing Maha Kumbh.

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Published on Feb 24, 2025 07:55 AM IST

ANI |

AAP’s lone councillor in House Mehta elected Bathinda mayor

Within minutes of being sworn in as a first-time councillor, 26-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Padamjeet Singh Mehta was elected mayor of Bathinda on Wednesday afternoon. This marks the first time the AAP has secured the top civic seat in Bathinda, the largest urban local body in South Malwa

cities

Published on Feb 06, 2025 08:48 AM IST

ByVishal Joshi

Chandigarh’s newly elected mayor gets cracking on her first day

Visitors, including councillors, officials, and residents, presented Babla with sweets and flowers in a show of support. Babla’s family also visited the mayor’s office to celebrate her victory.

Mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla visited Dadumajra dumping ground to take stock of the progress made in the city’s waste management efforts and the completion of bio-mining project. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 01, 2025 08:40 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Amritsar mayoral elections on January 27

The announcement came after Jalandhar division commissioner Arun Sekhri sent a letter to the Amritsar municipal commissioner, directing him to administer the oath of office to newly elected councillors and hold elections for the top three posts.

The Congress is the single-largest party in the House, having won 40 out of 85 seats but it is still six votes short of the majority mark of 46. (HT File)

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Updated on Jan 25, 2025 06:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Amritsar

Ludhiana to get its mayor today, officials working in overdrive

The Aam Aadmi Party is strongly poised to elect a mayor as it reached the majority-mark of 48 in the 95-member House after ward number 41 councillor Mamta Rani switched sides from the Congress

MC officials reviewing arrangements at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan in Ludhiana on Sunday (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jan 20, 2025 05:20 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Councillors’ oath ceremony likely on Jan 14

Ludhiana is set to have its first female mayor, who will lead the city’s seventh Municipal Corporation house

Preparations are underway for the oath-taking ceremony and mayor’s election. (HT File)

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Updated on Jan 10, 2025 05:14 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass under fire for response to raging wildfires

Mayor Karen Bass faces criticism for her absence during the Los Angeles wildfire and budget cuts to Fire Department, which some blame for inadequate resources.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn.(AFP Photo)

world news

Published on Jan 09, 2025 04:36 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Delhi: BJP calls for legal action over ‘dual voter registration’ of mayor's wife

Delhi mayor Mahesh Khichi's wife has allegedly been registered twice under two different names, ‘Mamta’ and ‘Nidhi’ under the same address

Delhi mayor Mahesh Khichi's wife has allegedly been registered under two different names in the voter list at the same address(Ishant/ANI)

india news

Published on Jan 03, 2025 09:38 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je charged with bribery and embezzlement in Taiwan

Former Taipei mayor Ko is accused of accepting bribes linked to a real estate project and embezzling political donations, facing up to 28.5 years in prison

Ko Wen-je, the founder of the Taiwan People's Party and a previous presidential contender, was charged with corruption by Taiwanese prosecutors Thursday, allegedly accepting bribes while serving as the island's capital's mayor.(PTI)

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Published on Dec 26, 2024 01:52 PM IST

PTI |

Appointment of presiding officers for MCD polls pending as deadline looms

An official said that 12 different presiding officers need to be appointed by the mayor by 5pm on Tuesday

The Civil Centre, where MCD polls will be held (HT Archive)

cities

Updated on Sep 03, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Georgia mayor faces felony charges after investigators say he stashed alcohol in ditch for prisoners

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Published on Aug 16, 2024 12:46 AM IST

AP |

New mechanical sweeping machines: Mohali mayor fumes as MLA steals his thunder

AAP MLA Kulwant Singh flags off new machines, procured by Mohali municipal corporation from Italy, without inviting the mayor

AAP MLA Kulwant Singh inaugurates mechanical sweeping machines outside the Sector-78 Sports Complex in Mohali on Thursday. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 08:40 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Diarrhoea deaths: Kapurthala councillors seek action against MC commissioner

Municipal commissioner has rubbished the allegations, saying the grievances of councillors are being redressed.

Nearly 65 cases of diarrhoea were reported from Kapurthala recently. Five patients, including a 2-year-old, lost their lives.

cities

Published on Aug 05, 2024 09:37 PM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Kapurthala

Chandigarh mayor adjourns MC House meet amid uproar over remarks on Anil Masih

During the House proceedings, an agenda was being discussed on declaring Chandigarh “7 star garbage-free city”, when Anil Masih, who attended the House for the first time since the mayoral poll controversy, proceeded to share a few suggestions on the city’s cleanliness

INDIA bloc and BJP councillors engaged in a heated argument during the MC House in Chandigarh on Tuesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Updated on Jul 10, 2024 08:14 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

After 3-month delay, Moga MC passes ₹78.33 crore budget

The budget meeting was chaired by Mayor Baljit Singh Channi. It will now be sent to the Punjab department of local bodies for approval. In 2023-24, the MC had approved a budget of ₹76 crore.

This year’s budget of the Moga Municipal Corporation has been increased by nearly <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2 crore.

cities

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 10:38 PM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

No place to pray for Muslim workers in Italian city

world news

Updated on May 06, 2024 11:52 AM IST

AFP |

Pakistani-origin Sadiq Khan elected as London's mayor for third time

Sadiq Khan won 43.7 per cent of the vote, beating Conservative challenger Susan Hall by about 11 percentage points.

Sadiq Khan makes a speech as he is re-elected for a record third time as Mayor of London, following the counting of votes, at City Hall in London(AP)

world news

Published on May 04, 2024 10:56 PM IST

ANI |

Venice introduces access fee to tackle tourist overcrowding in historic centre

Venice introduces a new access fee to manage tourist crowds starting April 25, promising smooth implementation and a lighter touch for visitors.

Venice gears up for a groundbreaking solution to combat overtourism with the introduction of a new access fee. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

lifestyle

Published on Apr 05, 2024 09:23 AM IST

AFP | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri

Delhi civic body set to elect new Mayor

The term of the incumbent mayor, Shelly Oberoi, ended on March 31, the officials said and added that notification for fresh polls would be issued soon

Shelly Oberoi was elected mayor on February 22, 2023. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 02, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Madhya Pradesh: Congress leader Vikram Ahake joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Vikram Ahake, 34, was a tribal who became Chhindwara’s mayor in 2022. He was the state’s youngest mayor.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav with BJP MP president VD Sharma and Chhindwara mayor Vikram Singh Ahake as the latter joins BJP in Bhopal, Monday, April 1 (PTI)

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Published on Apr 01, 2024 10:04 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Tripura: BJP fields Agartala mayor Dipak Majumder for Ramanagar by-polls

Majumder will contest against the opposition INDIA bloc-backed Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) candidate and former legislator Ratan Das

cities

Published on Mar 22, 2024 06:51 PM IST

ByPriyanka Deb Barman

Chandigarh: BJP councillors protest as mayor presents MC budget at F&CC meet

The BJP councillors labelled the budget presentation “invalid” due to lack of prior discussion in the F&CC, as is the norm. Despite BJP’s objections, the mayor defended the decision, terming it “post facto approval”, as the budget had already been approved by the MC House on March 6

The F&CC meeting was held under the chairmanship of the mayor and attended by municipal commissioner Anindita Mitra, along with committee members Jaswinder Kaur, Lakhbir Singh, Maheshinder Singh Sidhu, Ram Chander Yadav and Taruna Mehta. (HT)

cities

Updated on Mar 14, 2024 06:34 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula

BJP’s objections stall Chandigarh mayor’s freebies plan

The BJP councillors have been targeting the mayor for first holding the budget meeting and then scheduling the special House meeting without constitution of the finance and contract committee whose recommendations are required for all budgetary allocations

cities

Published on Mar 09, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Mohali MC passes ₹176-crore budget with no new taxes

The budget for construction and carpeting of roads has been slashed from ₹14 crore in 2023-24 to ₹6.50 crore; instead, the budget for the construction of footpaths has been increased from ₹14 crore to ₹18 crore

Mohali mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu chairing the budget meeting at the MC office in Sector 68 on Friday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

cities

Updated on Mar 02, 2024 09:12 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Mohali

‘A liar’: Athens Mayor heckled by protestors during Laken Riley murder briefing

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Mayor Kelly Girtz (D), faced ire from the public when he was addressing his community following the death of Laken Riley.

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Mayor Kelly Girtz (X@RepMikeCollins)

world news

Published on Feb 28, 2024 11:10 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Chandigarh mayoral polls in limbo as AAP, Congress councillors stay away

Aam Aadmi Party councillor Prem Lata submits written request to MC secretary to postpone senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor elections, stating that mayor Kuldeep Kumar Dhalor is in Ludhiana due to his sister’s ill-health

Chandigarh BJP MP Kirron Kher arriving to attend the municipal corporation House sitting to elect the senior deputy mayor and mayor on Tuesday. She left after waiting for nearly three hours as AAP and Congress councillors stayed away from the proceedings. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Published on Feb 27, 2024 01:12 PM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula

Brazen malpractice: SC on presiding officer’s role in Chandigarh mayor poll case

‘It is evident that the Presiding Officer is guilty of a serious misdemeanour in doing what he did in his role and capacity as Presiding Officer’

‘This is not an ordinary case of alleged malpractice by candidates in an election, but electoral misconduct by the presiding officer himself.’ (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Feb 22, 2024 05:51 PM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

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Deck was already clear for a BJP victory as AAP boycotted the elections while Congress did not have the numbers to pose a challenge.

April 14 will be celebrated as Dr B R Ambedkar Day in New York City, recognising his contributions to democracy and civil rights

While taking the oath on Friday, Vidhani mistakenly used the word "sampradayikta" (communalism) instead of "samprabhuta"

The Uttar Pradesh government has intensified preparations for the final major bath of Maha Shivratri, scheduled for February 26, at the ongoing Maha Kumbh.

Within minutes of being sworn in as a first-time councillor, 26-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Padamjeet Singh Mehta was elected mayor of Bathinda on Wednesday afternoon. This marks the first time the AAP has secured the top civic seat in Bathinda, the largest urban local body in South Malwa

Visitors, including councillors, officials, and residents, presented Babla with sweets and flowers in a show of support. Babla’s family also visited the mayor’s office to celebrate her victory.

The announcement came after Jalandhar division commissioner Arun Sekhri sent a letter to the Amritsar municipal commissioner, directing him to administer the oath of office to newly elected councillors and hold elections for the top three posts.

The Aam Aadmi Party is strongly poised to elect a mayor as it reached the majority-mark of 48 in the 95-member House after ward number 41 councillor Mamta Rani switched sides from the Congress

Ludhiana is set to have its first female mayor, who will lead the city’s seventh Municipal Corporation house

Mayor Karen Bass faces criticism for her absence during the Los Angeles wildfire and budget cuts to Fire Department, which some blame for inadequate resources.

Delhi mayor Mahesh Khichi's wife has allegedly been registered twice under two different names, ‘Mamta’ and ‘Nidhi’ under the same address

Former Taipei mayor Ko is accused of accepting bribes linked to a real estate project and embezzling political donations, facing up to 28.5 years in prison

An official said that 12 different presiding officers need to be appointed by the mayor by 5pm on Tuesday

Georgia mayor faces felony charges after investigators say he stashed alcohol in ditch for prisoners

AAP MLA Kulwant Singh flags off new machines, procured by Mohali municipal corporation from Italy, without inviting the mayor

Municipal commissioner has rubbished the allegations, saying the grievances of councillors are being redressed.

During the House proceedings, an agenda was being discussed on declaring Chandigarh “7 star garbage-free city”, when Anil Masih, who attended the House for the first time since the mayoral poll controversy, proceeded to share a few suggestions on the city’s cleanliness

The budget meeting was chaired by Mayor Baljit Singh Channi. It will now be sent to the Punjab department of local bodies for approval. In 2023-24, the MC had approved a budget of ₹76 crore.

No place to pray for Muslim workers in Italian city

Sadiq Khan won 43.7 per cent of the vote, beating Conservative challenger Susan Hall by about 11 percentage points.

Venice introduces a new access fee to manage tourist crowds starting April 25, promising smooth implementation and a lighter touch for visitors.

The term of the incumbent mayor, Shelly Oberoi, ended on March 31, the officials said and added that notification for fresh polls would be issued soon

Vikram Ahake, 34, was a tribal who became Chhindwara’s mayor in 2022. He was the state’s youngest mayor.

Majumder will contest against the opposition INDIA bloc-backed Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) candidate and former legislator Ratan Das

The BJP councillors labelled the budget presentation “invalid” due to lack of prior discussion in the F&CC, as is the norm. Despite BJP’s objections, the mayor defended the decision, terming it “post facto approval”, as the budget had already been approved by the MC House on March 6

The BJP councillors have been targeting the mayor for first holding the budget meeting and then scheduling the special House meeting without constitution of the finance and contract committee whose recommendations are required for all budgetary allocations

The budget for construction and carpeting of roads has been slashed from ₹14 crore in 2023-24 to ₹6.50 crore; instead, the budget for the construction of footpaths has been increased from ₹14 crore to ₹18 crore

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Mayor Kelly Girtz (D), faced ire from the public when he was addressing his community following the death of Laken Riley.

Aam Aadmi Party councillor Prem Lata submits written request to MC secretary to postpone senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor elections, stating that mayor Kuldeep Kumar Dhalor is in Ludhiana due to his sister’s ill-health

‘It is evident that the Presiding Officer is guilty of a serious misdemeanour in doing what he did in his role and capacity as Presiding Officer’

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