Arita Sarkar

Collectorate officials said while all other gymkhanas have prior lease agreements and have been paying a certain amount as rent every year, the Police Gymkhana was the only one which has not paid any rent to the collector since its inception.

Senior civic officials said removal of illegal hawkers was a continuous process and the problem could only be resolved once hawkers were given designated areas.

Based on an analysis of the August 29 floods in the city, officials at the Storm Water Drains (SWD) Department had sent a list of 29 proposals to the Railways pertaining to culverts that needed to be either widened or cleaned.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will also purchase 20 fire bikes that can navigate narrow lanes, especially in congested areas, and reach the site before a fire engine can arrive.

Byculla zoo may get three more penguins after clearances from govt agencies

Other developers like Sai Estates have come up with a variety of offers for their projects in Kandivali and Chembur. For instance, if buyers purchase three flats (of any size) in their project in Kandivali, one flat would be given free of cost

“The Central government has given its approval and the Deonar project is the only one to be selected from across the country. The project now has the endorsement of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan," said Additional Municipal Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee

Two kinds of pothole filling material - Smart Fill from Israel and Midas Touch from Austria — were imported at a cost of Rs 70 lakh

Civic body has renewed efforts to acquire land for Mahul and Mogra stormwater pumping stations

Civic officials from the Development Plan department said that around three months ago, the administration decided to set up an institute in the city for staff members of other urban local bodies where classes will be held on various aspects of a municipal corporation.

Poor condition of the city roads came under the scanner after findings of the Rs 2,000 crore roads scam probe pointed at anomalies that had led to blacklisting of several contractors and a departmental inquiry against engineers from the Roads Department.

The food festival will also have other events, including music shows, dance performances and a fashion show for senior citizens. The event, organised by Wexpress Media, has a good intention behind it.

Few measures include planting hedges on railings, from NCPA to Tambe Chowk, removal of a defunct pipeline near the Princess Street Flyover and leveling of the road.

While the BMC had earlier threatened discontinue collection of solid waste from these premises, ward officials will now conduct visits to each of them and inquire about the reason for non-compliance.

“In our complaint to the RERA, we have demanded that the builders give us compensation because of the delay and draft registration agreements with all of us. We are also planning to approach the Bombay High Court for the same,” a buyer said.

In a handful of other localities, slum dwellers who were evicted from near the pipeline have rebuilt shanties at the site

Officials from the department pointed out that while the minimum number of marshals per ward would remain 30, in wards with a higher slum population, agencies would have to provide more staff.

The initiative of conducting a heritage walk was taken up last year and 3,000 people from different age groups, including tourists, students and corporate groups participated.

Questioning the need for the bullet train project, senior Sena leader and Industries Minister Subhash Desai said: “Instead of a bullet train, important railway works should be taken up on priority."

Two employees of the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Board, Shraddha Kishor Warpe (24) and Meena Walhekar (34), were walking towards the office together. Their bodies were found after the crowd cleared.

Elphinstone Road station stampede: "I and a few others dragged some bodies out. A lot of people were banging on the tin sheets so we borrowed a hammer from the building residents and tore open the sheet. When we removed the sheet, we found people’s heads were stuck under the railing and others were stepping on them."

Elphinstone stampede: Commuters who witnessed the incident said the staircase of the FOB saw a sudden rush of commuters, leaving no space for movement and bringing pedestrian movement to a standstill.

“This is one of the biggest interceptions of gold in India in the recent past. We usually do not see this quantity of gold coming in at one time. The matter is under investigation now,” said a senior customs official.

Civic body proposes King’s Circle and Sion Hospital flyovers be connected with elevated road for heavy vehicles