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Hyderabad: Telangana reported 189 new Covid infections and two fatalities on Thursday taking the cumulative number of deaths to 3,995 and the total number of positive cases so far to 6,76,376. The number of active cases in Telangana, as on Thursday, was 3,680. The authorities on Thursday conducted 36,883 Covid tests of which results of […]

Hyderabad: A two judge panel of the High court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tukaram on Wednesday, while extending time to the GHMC to respond to a bunch of writ pleas and PILs, made clear that if the counters are not filed on the said day, the Commissioner will have to be […]

Hyderabad: In view of the increased traffic in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has been initiating several public transport safety measures aimed at streamlining the traffic and checking accidents. The civic body is also setting up new traffic signals at various junctions to regulate the traffic congestion in the city. Under these […]

Hyderabad: The General Body Meeting of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will be held on December 18 and the Standing Committee meeting has been slated for December 8. Any infrastructure or development with a budget of more than Rs 2 crore taken up by the civic body has to be approved by the Standing Committee, […]

Hyderabad: With the city growing rapidly and numerous infrastructure projects being take-up simultaneously, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has come up with smart environmental conservation measures clubbed with an initiative to promote fitness. The civic body has created a space within a space by developing parks equipped with walking tracks under the city flyovers. Currently, […]

Hyderabad: The first bridge ever constructed in Hyderabad is all set to regain its lost glory. Built-in the year 1578 over the Musi River, Puranapul is one of the oldest landmarks in the city. And this bridge is being restored to its original glory. The oldest surviving bridge after the Great Musi Flood of 1908 […]

Hyderabad: The abundance availability of land in Hyderabad has not deterred the development of high-rise buildings. The city has been witnessing the growth of skyscrapers in the last few years with many developers competing to build the tallest towers. About a few years ago, the Babukhan Estates at Basheerbagh with 14 floors was considered to […]

Hyderabad: Intensifying the fight against mosquitoes and ensuring efficient fogging in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has adopted the latest and innovative technologies. On a pilot basis, the civic body has installed smart trackers on vehicle-mounted fogging machines (VMFs) and also portable fogging machines (PFMs) to monitor the movement of these machines. […]

Hyderabad: The second phase of works on the crucial Falaknuma Road over Bridge is all set to begin. According to officials, the redesigning works of the old Falaknuma RoB, an important connecting facility for several areas in the far south of the city, were completed and the bridge was also thrown open to the public. […]

Hyderabad: Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi on Saturday announced that every Friday would be observed as Green Day in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits. Plantation of saplings would be taken up every Friday. In addition to GHMC staffers, resident welfare associations (RWAs), NGOs and elected representatives would also participate in the event, the GHMC […]

Hyderabad: Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi on Saturday announced that every Friday would be observed as Green Day in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits. Plantation of saplings would be taken up every Friday as part of this. In addition to GHMC staffers, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), NGOs and elected representatives would also participate in […]

Hyderabad: Even while steaming ahead with infrastructure development on a major scale, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is not forgetting the scores of homeless people who live on the streets of the State capital. With temperatures dipping as winter closes in, the GHMC has initiated a series of measures, which include renovation of existing night […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) identified dark spots in different parts of the city and installed 14,308 streetlights. “Out of the total lights installed, 3,743 are in LB Nagar Zone, 1,358 in Khairatabad Zone, 2,665 in Secunderabad Zone, 3,827 in Charminar Zone, 1,312 in Serilingampally Zone and 1,403 in Kukatpally Zone,” said GHMC […]

Hyderabad: A special campaign pertaining to special summary revision of electoral rolls (revision of voters list) will be held on Saturday and Sunday. On these two days, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials will be available at the polling stations located in 15 Assembly segments in Hyderabad district. They will […]

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao has condemned the vandalising of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) head office by Bharatiya Janata Party corporators on Tuesday. In a tweet on Wednesday, the Minister said ‘some thugs and hooligans of BJP in Hyderabad’ had vandalised the GHMC office. “I strongly condemn this […]

Hyderabad: Even as nations are racking their brains over how to reduce carbon emissions, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is quietly going about reducing the emissions in the city and what more, saving up quite a bit on the cash side as well. The GHMC’s efforts to reduce carbon emission are something that comes […]

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Hyderabad: A special drive to administer the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine among eligible individuals in Hyderabad will be launched on Monday by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in collaboration with State health authorities. The vaccine will be administered in all Basti Dawakhanas, existing vaccination centres and other state-run urban primary health centres. A total […]

Hyderabad: Sports lovers in Khajaguda and the vicinity now have an exclusive facility being built for them. The Khajaguda Sports Complex, spread over two acres, has four badminton courts, a gymnasium and a carrom room. This facility being built by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) with an estimated cost of Rs 3 crore has dormitories […]

Hyderabad: Replacing the conventional street lights in the city with LED bulbs has yielded positive results for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The step towards green energy and eco-friendly power utilities has drastically reduced the emission of carbon dioxide besides saving energy and money spent on electricity bills, GHMC officials said. Under GHMC limits, a […]