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Continue reading →: Standing or running Committee?
Outgoing BMC House clears business worth 112cr in a day Sukhada Tatke TNN Mumbai: With just a few days to go for the new batch of corporators to enter the BMC House, the incumbents and committee members seem to be in a great hurry to clear pending proposals. The standing…
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Continue reading →: Voter apathy hit citizens’ candidates
‘Voter apathy hit citizens’ candidates’ Sukhada Tatke | TNN adapted from Times of India 20th Feb 2012 The 2007 BMC election gave Mumbai its first citizens’ corporator. Encouraged, citizens’ groups fielded 79 candidates this time, but only one managed to sail through. While D’- Souza himself was…
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Continue reading →: Air pollution can erode cognitive abilities, so vote carefully!
HEALTH FLASH Air pollution can erode cognitive abilities Times of India 16th Feb 2012 Older women might wonder why they are unable to recall names or places or where they keep their things. Chronic exposure to particulate air pollution might be to blame, says a new study. Women, exposed to higher…
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Continue reading →: R north ward in Hindustan Times today
The beauty and peace of R-North ward has been destroyed by illegal slums destroying our precious mangroves. Today’s Hindustan Times 14th Feb 2012 in page 2 carried out in depth the woes faced by citizens in Ward no 1 and R North ward. R-NORTH WARD Illegal shanties have come…
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Continue reading →: Mangroves safe, citizens want to save open spaces
Mangroves safe, citizens eye open spaces Sudeshna.Chatterjee @timesgroup.com A year ago, residents of 70 buildings in Dahisar won a bitter legal battle against a developer, and saved 425 acres of mangroves along the Borivali-Dahisar stretch. The battle had stretched over two years, winding up in the Supreme Court. The case drained the…
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Continue reading →: Illegal slums should not get water connections
New Link Road residents Forum’s stand vindicated: HT 10th Feb 2012: The civic body’s decision to deny water connections to unauthorized constructions has now been endorsed by the Bombay high court. The court, on Thursday, expressed fears that slum dwellers would be reluctant to shift out of unauthorized slums…
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Continue reading →: Sena has the most Rabri Devi’s in fray
Sena has the most Rabri Devi’s in fray Times of India Feb 9th 2012 Linah Baliga TNN Mumbai: They will be known as the quintessential Rabri Devi’s, looking upon their husbands for guidance if they get elected as Corporators in the February 16 civic elections. They are the better halves…
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Continue reading →: Citizens candidate’s campaign in unique ways
Hindustan Times Feb 9th 2012 Not bogged down by the lack of an organised party setup or funds for grandiose rallies, citizen candidates are campaigning at the grass roots-level.Door-to-door canvassing, networking with the help of local non-government organisations (NGOs) and Advanced Locality Managements (ALMs) and getting eminent personalities to…
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Continue reading →: Mangrove warrior Harish Pandey on State Mangrove Panel
Our congratulations to Harish Pandey, Mumbai 227 candidate for Corporator Elections 2012 State mangrove panel gets Dahisar man on board Harish Pandey included as New Link Road Residents’ Forum has worked towards saving green stretches in its area Mumbai 6th February 2012 Sudeshna.Chatterjee @timesgroup.com In a unique initiative, the office…
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Continue reading →: Voter’s helpline launched
Helplines launched for citizens, candidates Linah Baliga | Times News Network 3rd Feb 2012 Agroup of citizens has launched helplines to disseminate information about civic elections, due to limited public awareness on procedures and modalities. The helplines (24377230/24372331, from 9.30am to 6pm) will have a database on voter cards, Aadhar cards, information…
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