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Maharashtra govt directs civic bodies to conduct special drive to remove illegal hoardings, banners
January 28, 2025 10:24 pm
Last month, the HC had pulled up the BMC and police administration for permitting unauthorised hoardings and banners to come up after state assembly elections at several places.
Illegal hoarding collapse: 6 months on, no chargesheet against govt officials
December 03, 2024 9:46 am
Soon after the incident, the state government had suspended additional director general of police Quaiser Khalid, the former GRP commissioner.
Bombay HC seeks vigilance, action against illegal hoardings, banners post poll results, warns political parties of 'serious repercussions'
November 18, 2024 8:31 pm
The court also cautioned political parties who had filed undertakings before the HC of not erecting illegal hoardings to strictly abide by the same, failing which there would be "serious repercussions".
Court rejects anticipatory bail application of accused in hoarding collapse case
August 20, 2024 10:26 pm
The court also rejected the bail application of Janhavi Marathe, a former director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, which constructed the hoarding that collapsed, claiming 17 lives.
Ghatkopar hoarding collapse | Ego Media directors conspired with BMC, GRP officials: Police
August 12, 2024 11:46 pm
Police claimed that the conspiracy involved falsely portraying the land as belonging to Railways to circumvent BMC policies that would have restricted the hoarding's dimensions.
From blacklisting of advertisers to insurance clause of up to 1 crore, BMC tightens norms after hoarding crash in Mumbai
August 10, 2024 10:22 am
Hoardings cannot be displayed on terrace, construction fence, dead walls, glass facade
Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: SIT to approach court seeking a directive to ‘missing’ witness to appear before them
August 05, 2024 11:38 pm
The SIT probing the case in which 17 people had died had summoned Khan to record his statement, but he did not turn up.
Proper procedure being followed: BMC on Aaditya Thackeray's objection to hoardings on Coastal Road
August 05, 2024 10:29 pm
The BMC rejected the allegations, stating that all procedures and guidelines were followed in awarding the contract.
BMC, Railways meet as per SC order: Railways slap notices to 23 agencies to pull down oversized hoardings on railway premises
July 23, 2024 10:10 am
The notice had been pressed to the railways, following the hoarding collapse on May 13, which came crashing down on a petrol pump, killing 17 people and injuring 75 others.
Ghatkopar hoarding collapse | Complaints against hoarding not shown to me: Railway commissioner in chargesheet
July 16, 2024 12:49 pm
The company did not prepare the design of the structure, which was supposed to protect human lives, and the huge hoarding collapsed within 15 seconds of gusty winds, the official said.
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