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Dividing GHMC into three corporations could improve urban governance, but the proposed civic overhaul risks concentrating power, increasing tax burden and weakening local democracy

BRS Legislature Party deputy leader P Sabitha Indra Reddy has strongly opposed the State government’s decision to trifurcate the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) into three separate corporations.

The Hyderabad Water Board has appointed Directors of Operations for GHMC, Malkajgiri and Cyberabad municipal corporations. It has also divided its jurisdiction into 12 zones and appointed in-charge Chief General Managers to improve administrative efficiency and water supply management.

Elections to seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities will be held on February 11, with counting on February 13. State Election Commission announced a detailed schedule, reservation break-up, security measures and enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct across Telangana

AIMIM concludes its campaign for Maharashtra’s 29 municipal corporation elections. The party is contesting in 24 corporations, focusing on minority and backward-class strongholds. Buoyed by last year’s 81-seat local election victory, AIMIM hopes for a strong showing on January 15.

GHMC may be divided into three units in February 2026 after the current council term ends. Commissioner R V Karnan highlighted 2025 achievements, including sanitation awards, engineering works, property tax collection, stray dog removal, and upcoming AI-powered citizen services.

Congress government’s forced GHMC expansion and hurried ward delimitation reflect a dictatorial imposition bulldozed onto the people of Hyderabad, scuttling their democratic aspirations

Of the 143 Urban Local Bodies in the State, the term of nearly 125 municipalities and corporations will be completed on Sunday

The situation has seen Cabinet Ministers and Congress MLAs orchestrating the operations, with reports of cash ranging from Rs.3 lakh and above being offered to councilors to switch loyalties.

Hyderabad: A penalty was levied on 10 officials working in various municipal corporations and municipalities for not clearing files as per the prescribed time frame mentioned under the Telangana State Building Permission Approval and Self-Certification System (TS-bPASS). The Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MA&UD) department levied a penalty of Rs 10,000 each on three officials […]

GO issued to facilitate the poor in the State to buy plots as small as 60 square yards

Ministers A Indrakaran Reddy and Gangula Kamalakar will be observers for Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC).

SBI dedicated Rs 30 crore to set up 1,000 bed makeshift hospitals, 250 bed ICU facilities and 1,000 bed isolation facilities across some of the worst-hit States

For the first time, electioneering was brought to a halt 72 hours before polls instead of the normal 48 hours on account of the Covid-19 pandemic

The department intensified its efforts following specific instructions from MAUD Minister K T Rama Rao to officials to get the employees and workers vaccinated on priority basis

MAUD Principal Secretary held a teleconference with Additional Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and other officials and reviewed the sanitation measures being taken up in municipalities and Municipal Corporations

The State Election Commission issued notification to this effect on Thursday. Apart from Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation and Khammam Municipal Corporation, elections will be held for Achampet, Siddipet, Nakrekal.

In tune with the increasing urbanisation, the number of municipalities and corporations are also increased to ensure planned growth, TS Governor said

The ruling party bagged eight corporations and was leading in three others and also won 67 out of 70 municipalities.

In the 90-member Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, the biggest among the state corporations, YSRCP won 27 divisions out of 44 results declared till 2 p.m.