Articles for City Authorities

No more monkey mania as Thai city clamps down
1 month ago

No more monkey mania as Thai city clamps down

Al Jazeera  

Marauding monkeys will not face slingshots any more in the historic Thai city of Lopburi, where they have been rounded up and sterilised after turning rampant over the past four years. Before COVID-19 shut Lopburi, some of its 58,000 residents casually fed the 3,000 long-tailed macaques that lived alongside them and even threw an annual fruit banquet for them, drawing …

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India's capital chokes in smog after firework ban flouted
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India's capital chokes in smog after firework ban flouted

Raw Story  

India's capital New Delhi was wreathed in poisonous smog Friday, with air pollution worsening after a fireworks ban was widely flouted for raucous celebrations for the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. But air worsened Friday after a thunderous night of firecrackers lit as part of Diwali celebrations, despite city authorities last month banning their sale and use. India's Supreme Court …

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Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3, authorities say
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3, authorities say

LA Times  

The deadly landslide in Ketchikan, Ala., also damaged homes and infrastructure and prompted a mandatory evacuation of the area. One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaskan city of Ketchikan, authorities said. Three people were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide, which struck around 4 p.m. Sunday …

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Bikers & Pillion Riders In Ahmedabad Must Wear Helmets: Gujarat High Court Directs State To Implement Rule Within 15 Days
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bikers & Pillion Riders In Ahmedabad Must Wear Helmets: Gujarat High Court Directs State To Implement Rule Within 15 Days

Live Law  

Flagging various issues concerning traffic congestion in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities to implement within 15 days the "mandatory requirement" of wearing of helmet by two wheeler riders including the pillion rider. Two wheeler riders to wear helmets Expanding the scope of the PIL, Chief Justice Agarwal orally said to the counsel appearing for the …

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At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa
1 year, 3 months ago

At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown apartment building mainly occupied by homeless people and squatters in Johannesburg early Thursday, leaving at least 74 dead, officials said. “Over 20 years in the service, I’ve never come across something like this,” Johannesburg Emergency Services Management spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said. A witness who lives in a building across the road …

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2 people are fatally shot on a fifth day of protests in the South African city of Cape Town
1 year, 4 months ago

2 people are fatally shot on a fifth day of protests in the South African city of Cape Town

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Two people were fatally shot on a fifth day of violent protests in the South African city of Cape Town on Monday sparked by a dispute last week between minibus taxi drivers and authorities. The unrest on the outskirts of South Africa’s second-largest city followed an announcement last Thursday of a weeklong strike by minubus …

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Indian authorities allow Muslim procession in Kashmir’s main city for the first time in 3 decades
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian authorities allow Muslim procession in Kashmir’s main city for the first time in 3 decades

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Thousands of Shiite Muslims were allowed to hold a religious procession marking the Muslim month of Muharram in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s main city on Thursday for the first time since an anti-India rebellion broke out in the disputed region more than three decades ago. The main Muharram gatherings on the eighth and 10th days that used to pass …

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Case against Smart City authorities for ‘illegal’ construction in Belagavi’s Vaccine Depot
1 year, 6 months ago

Case against Smart City authorities for ‘illegal’ construction in Belagavi’s Vaccine Depot

Hindustan Times  

Belagavi A case has been registered against the authorities of the Smart City project in Karnataka’s Belagavi over illegal constructions at the Vaccine Depot. A case has been registered against the authorities of the Smart City project in Karnataka’s Belagavi after the health department filed a complaint with the police alleging that civil constructions were carried out illegally at the …

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Amsterdam travel: Everything British tourists shouldn’t do on a visit to the Dutch capital
1 year, 8 months ago

Amsterdam travel: Everything British tourists shouldn’t do on a visit to the Dutch capital

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Led by friendly guides, you’ll be shown around several of the city’s finest drinking establishments, and, if you wish, you …

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Kolkata Mayor asks Metro authorities to paint corridors in blue, white
1 year, 10 months ago

Kolkata Mayor asks Metro authorities to paint corridors in blue, white

India Today  

Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has written to the city's Metro rail authorities to paint all the pillars of the rail corridor in blue and white in keeping with the ‘state’s colour theme’. Against the backdrop of the Metro pillars and girders of the city being painted across the city, Firhad Hakim issued a notice to the metro authorities requesting them …

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Death toll from Russian warplane crash into city rises to 15
2 years, 2 months ago

Death toll from Russian warplane crash into city rises to 15

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The death toll from the crash of a Russian warplane into a Russian city rose to 15 on Tuesday, including three people who died when they jumped from a nine-story apartment building to escape a massive blaze, authorities said. A Su-34 bomber came down Monday in the Sea of Azov port city of Yeysk after one of its …

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COVID-19 lockdown, mass testing in China despite minor cases - here’s why
2 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 lockdown, mass testing in China despite minor cases - here’s why

Live Mint  

As authorities stepped up their efforts to suppress COVID-19 ahead of a significant ruling Communist Party gathering, millions of people in the provinces around Beijing were put under lockdown on August 30. As authorities scramble to contain a minor virus flare-up, nearly 40 lakh residents of Hebei province, which encircles China's capital, have been told to stay at home till …

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COVID-19: Most of Shanghai has ended virus spread, 1 million people left in lockdown
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19: Most of Shanghai has ended virus spread, 1 million people left in lockdown

The Hindu  

Most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown, authorities said on May 16, as the city moves toward reopening and economic data showed the gloomy impact of China's “zero-COVID" policy. Vice Mayor Zong Ming said 15 out of Shanghai’s 16 districts had eliminated virus transmission …

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China expands lockdowns as COVID cases climb
2 years, 11 months ago

China expands lockdowns as COVID cases climb

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIJING: Hundreds of thousands more people were ordered to stay home in northern China Tuesday, joining millions under strict lockdown as authorities raced to contain a surge in Covid cases that have reached a 21-month high. China -- where the virus emerged two years ago -- has followed a "zero-Covid" strategy of tight border restrictions, lengthy quarantines and targeted lockdowns …

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5 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ningbo
3 years ago

5 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ningbo

China Daily  

By Ma Zhenhuan in Hangzhou and Yu Yin in Ningbochinadaily.com.cnUpdated: December 7, 2021 A medical worker collects a swab sample from a resident at a nucleic acid testing site in Zhenhai district in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on Dec 6, 2021. Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported by local authorities on Tuesday in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. The cases were detected …

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India court orders ‘work from home’ over pollution in capital
3 years, 1 month ago

India court orders ‘work from home’ over pollution in capital

Al Jazeera  

The order comes after authorities in Delhi shut schools as they struggled to reduce hazardous air pollution in the capital region. India’s Supreme Court has told authorities to shut offices in the capital and nearby cities, allowing millions to work from home as officials seek ways to reduce hazardous air pollution that led to the closure of schools. Avikal Somvanshi, …

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China\'s all three virus clusters keep getting big, report highest surge since April
4 years, 4 months ago

China\'s all three virus clusters keep getting big, report highest surge since April

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China recorded 61 new coronavirus cases on Monday -- the highest daily figure since April -- propelled by clusters in three separate regions that have sparked fears of a fresh wave. The bulk of 57 new domestic cases were found in the far northwestern Xinjiang region, according to the National Health Commission, where a sudden outbreak in the regional …

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