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Results of six wards announced; waiting for deputy mayoral elections

Friday, 03 May 2013 06:38 administrator
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The Pioneer                 03.05.2013

Results of six wards announced; waiting for deputy mayoral elections

The result of six wards of Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) was finally declared today thus paving the way for the constitution of RMC board.

The declaration has also paved the way for the election of Deputy Mayor which is scheduled on May 9, the first meeting of the RMC board. The State Election Commission had prevented the counting of votes in six wards on April 11 after a few electronic voting machines (EVM) containing mayoral votes were open inadvertently.

Out of the six wards, voters of two wards have elected their previous councillors again, one is wife of a previous ward councilor, and two have won for the first time.

The winners of the six wards- 5, 13, 28, 42, 50, 52. The victory for some of them is an opportunity to prove their worth while for others it is time to eye the coveted post of Deputy Mayor. Elated with his success winner of ward-28 Ashok Baraik said, “There is nothing like winning and I am relieved, honoured and can feel the responsibility on my shoulders.”  For Baraik wait has made success sweeter than anything. “(Der aaye durust aaye) It’s better late than never”, added Baraik. He is likely to contest for the post of Deputy Mayor.

The winner of ward-13 feels that late result has dampened the mood to some extent. “I would have been happier had the result come on time”, said Sandhya Rani Guha, wife of previous ward councilor, Mrinal Guha, said her doors are open to all and will try to do better than her husband.

 

Civic polls not before July

Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:40 administrator
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The Times of India               30.04.2013

Civic polls not before July

KOLKATA: Elections to 13 municipalities in the state, that were supposed to take place in June, won't happen is not going happen

before July 19. Secretary of municipal affairs B P Gopalika on Monday discussed the matter of delimitation and reservations for the municipal elections with the state election commission (SEC) officials.

State officials said the municipal polls can't take place before the panchayat elections. The state is now entangled in a legal battle with the SEC in the high court on the dates of panchayat polls and use of central forces during the elections. So, municipal department officers are apprehensive that the SEC might want deployment of central force for the civic polls too, considering the deterioration of law and order in the state following the Saradha row. as after the collapse of the Saradha chit fund there had been wide scale riots in different parts of the state.

The officials said they would start the delimitation process for the five municipalities of Dubrajpur, Habra, Dalkhola and Balurghat soon. The delimitation for East Midnapore is likely to start from next week and will end by early July.

According to sources, the state will try its best to defer the municipal polls since several Trinamool leaders' names have been dragged into the Ponzi scam. tnn 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:50
 

CM inaugurates Kochi bridge

Tuesday, 30 April 2013 07:24 administrator
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The Business line            30.04.2013

CM inaugurates Kochi bridge

A landmark: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurates the Kettuvallam bridge and walkway at Marine Drive in Kochi on Sunday. – Thulasi Kakkat
A landmark: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurates the Kettuvallam bridge and walkway at Marine Drive in Kochi on Sunday. – Thulasi Kakkat
 
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has promised all support to boost infrastructural facilities in Kochi.

The Chief Minister was speaking after inaugurating the newly-constructed Kettuvallam Bridge and walkway constructed by the Greater Cochin Development Authority at Marine Drive here.

He highlighted the need for developing infrastructure in commensurate with the city’s growth. The State government has already taken preliminary steps to start Kochi-Kasaragod high-speed corridor and construction of a new flyover at Edappally.

Three more flyovers are also being planned along with the work of Kochi Metro Rail, he said.

Referring to the growing potable water shortage in the city, he said the State government has plans to launch a State-wide programme within a year. The Rs 750-crore Japan Drinking Water Project, specially designed for Kochi, is expected to solve the water crisis to an extent, he said.

Minister for Urban Affairs Manjalamkuzhi Ali said that by 2030, the Kochi agglomeration area is expected to be expanded with the addition of more areas from neighbouring districts, including Thrissur and Alappuzha.  More novel projects should be developed to make the open spaces more attractive, he said.

Excise Minister K. Babu said the State tovernment should take steps to form the Kochi Metropolitan Authority soon, which would help the city attain the status of a metro city.

The 700-metre-long, 12-metre-wide walkway and the ‘Kettuvallam’-shaped bridge is part of Marine Drive beautification project.

 
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