{
  "id": 7798073,
  "title": "Shaikh Ajmal Ahmad Afzal Gola takes charge as Kalaburagi Mayor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/shaikh-ajmal-ahmad-afzal-gola-takes-charge-as-kalaburagi-mayor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:58:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/shaikh-ajmal-ahmad-afzal-gola-takes-charge-as-kalaburagi-mayor/article71468885.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shaikh Ajmal Ahmad Afzal Gola and Farhanaz (Farha Khusroo Jagirdar) assumed their respective roles as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Kalaburagi City Corporation on Tuesday. The couple began their duties at the city corporation office in the afternoon, marking the start of the 24th term for the Kalaburagi City Corporation. Mayor Gola, speaking after taking office, emphasized that immediate action would be taken to tackle critical urban issues such as water scarcity, stray dogs, and waste disposal. He expressed that it was a deeply emotional moment to return to the mayoral position, having served previously in 1991. \"After nearly 35 years, I have the privilege to serve in the same role again,\" he said. Gola outlined several initiatives for the city's development, including rainwater harvesting promotion, a household sapling planting campaign, and the establishment of a Command and Control Centre to improve corporate efficiency. He also pledged to hold regular general body meetings focusing on public concerns. The occasion was attended by Kaneez Fatima, a Chairperson of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation and Kalaburagi North MLA, Jagdev Guttedar, a Legislative Council member, Praveen Patil Harawal, chairman of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM), Mazhar Alam Khan, chairman of Kalaburagi Urban Development Authority, Avinash Shinde, Corporation Commissioner, and Kalaburagi District Congress Committee president Dr. Kiran Deshmukh.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Shaikh Ajmal Ahmad Afzal Gola inaugurated as Kalaburagi Mayor",
    "Farhanaz (Farha Khusroo Jagirdar) appointed as Deputy Mayor",
    "Mayor Gola highlighted urban issues and development plans"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}