M. ROUSHAN ALI

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Shrines encraoch roads

Whether in the upmarket localities of Jubilee Hills or Banjara Hills or slums in the city, places of worship have been built on government land that is now worth crores of rupees. Many shrines are loc

Trash bins to be shifted to lanes

Garbage bins located on the main roads will be shifted into the interior lanes and bylanes of Hyderabad. A large number of vehicles will be hired, and the number of trips to clear the garbage increase

Trash bins to be shifted to lanes

Garbage bins located on the main roads will be shifted into the interior lanes and bylanes of Hyderabad. A large number of vehicles will be hired, and the number of trips to clear the garbage increas

Civic bodies own Rs 1 lakh crore assets

The worth of the assets and properties owned by 120 of the total 170-odd municipalities and municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh is estimated to be about Rs 1 lakh crore, as per government value.

Potholes, garbage greet commuters

The condition of roads has gone from bad to worse even before the city has received 30 per cent of its total rainfall this monsoon. And, on the admission of the GHMC’s chief engineer, it is too late t

City’s drainage woes ignored

Overflowing drainage water has become a common sight in the city, posing serious health hazards to citizens. Complaints of sewage flowing onto the roads have been increasing from even posh localities,

GHMC put on notice over flyover funding

The state government has issued a show-cause notice to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for not releasing its share of funds for the construction of a crucial transport infrastructure proje

GHMC sitting on over 136 giant hoardings

It took just two days for the police to pull down the huge outdoor unipole advertisement hoardings put up by a private agency in properties owned by the Home department in the city. Though the exercis

City residents cringe as stray dogs thrive

Dogs have been considered as man’s best and most loyal friends from time immemorial. However, residents of Sanjeevaiah Nagar, Railway Colony, Syndicate Bank Colony, Trimulgherry and Bolaram, to name

Road works add to rain pain

Though the monsoon has arrived in the city, digging up main roads and internal roads continues unabated even though this is dangerous for those who use the roads. Citizens are demanding that Greater H

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