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To boost realty, BMC to hold talks with MCHI on reducing premiums on permitsSubscriber Only
April 23, 2017 03:14 IST
IN A bid to address the prolonged slowdown in real estate sector, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to hold a series of discussions with the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) over the next few weeks. The meetings will focus on ways to reduce the financial burden developers face in obtaining building permissions. […]
Sun, Apr 23, 2017
Roads Scam: BMC stops payments to six of 13 implicated contractorsSubscriber Only
April 20, 2017 03:15 IST
Amount to be recovered from them for shoddy work too high, say officials
Thu, Apr 20, 2017
Maharashtra Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar eyes two bungalows in Malabar HillSubscriber Only
April 19, 2017 02:49 IST
Senior civic officials said neither of the two bungalows, which are under the Hydraulic Engineering department, can be converted into the Mayor’s residence, for various reasons
Wed, Apr 19, 2017
BMC’s 2015 affidavit had estimated waste generation to go up to 15,000 mt by 2019: Dumping grounds see drop in quantity of wasteSubscriber Only
April 17, 2017 00:57 IST
Authorities give credit to changing mindset of residential societies, hotels & malls, emphasis on segregation of wet and dry waste, setting up of compost pits
Mon, Apr 17, 2017
South Mumbai residents propose reduced monthly parking ratesSubscriber Only
April 15, 2017 04:29 IST
Terming the suggestions ‘reservations’ with the policy, the proposal states that the policy ‘lacks inputs from the traffic police or the Mumbai police and lacks coordination between all the stakeholders’.
Sat, Apr 15, 2017BMC lodges complaint against conservancy worker for protesting delayed wagesSubscriber Only
April 14, 2017 06:25 IST
Alleging mistreatment, Milind Ranade, the general secretary of the Kachra Vahtuk Shramik Sangh (KVSS), said the BMC was misusing its powers.
Fri, Apr 14, 2017
IIT Bombay study: Active faultline in Panvel, eastern suburbs most vulnerable to quakeSubscriber Only
April 13, 2017 02:54 IST
Study aims to improve response of disaster management teams.
Thu, Apr 13, 2017South Mumbai residents propose solutions to ‘gaps’ in parking policySubscriber Only
April 12, 2017 03:18 IST
List of demands include the constitution of a committee at the ward level
Wed, Apr 12, 2017
Mumbai: Coastal road project to start by OctoberSubscriber Only
April 11, 2017 03:02 IST
The work will start with the reclamation of Priyadarshini Park; total cost of project will be close to Rs 15,000 crores.
Tue, Apr 11, 2017
Mumbai: Hazarimal Somani road-widening tender hits land hurdleSubscriber Only
April 10, 2017 00:25 IST
The additional municipal commissioner, Sanjay Deshmukh, in October last year, had written to the collector to handover the land required for the project.
Mon, Apr 10, 2017
Mumbai: BMC clean-up marshals to keep an eye on drains close to slumsSubscriber Only
April 08, 2017 03:41 IST
There are currently 720 clean up marshals deployed at crowded locations in the city
Sat, Apr 08, 2017
Thackeray Memorial: Change plot reservation on DP, says BMC to Maharashtra govtSubscriber Only
April 07, 2017 04:18 IST
Mayor Mahadeshwar said that once the sanctions for the work on the Balasaheb Thackeray Memorial are procured, he would move out of the Shivaji Park bungalow
Fri, Apr 07, 2017Mumbai: MLA, A ward locals meet BMC official over parking policySubscriber Only
April 06, 2017 03:52 IST
Apart from the steep fee the residents will have to shell out, they have raised objections to other aspects of the policy, including the absence of a grievance redressal system
Thu, Apr 06, 2017
Byculla Zoo: Ready to mate, penguin couples long for privacySubscriber Only
April 05, 2017 01:57 IST
‘Penguins only mate during the day; they are too shy to mate when people are staring at them’
Wed, Apr 05, 2017
BMC to raze 12 illegal floors of 17-storey building in Santa CruzSubscriber Only
March 26, 2017 01:26 IST
Civic body claims it had approved only five floors
Sun, Mar 26, 2017Mumbai civic budget: Mayor writes to commissioner asking for ‘realistic’ budgetSubscriber Only
March 24, 2017 01:48 IST
In his letter, Mahadeshwar has highlighted his concern over the lack of adequate expenditure, asking the administration to make allocations for projects which can be started in this financial year.
Fri, Mar 24, 2017Ending Garbage dumping at Deonar: BMC wants June 30 deadline extended, to approach HCSubscriber Only
March 23, 2017 01:57 IST
Bombay High Court had pulled up the BMC and ordered that dumping of garbage be discontinued at these two landfill sites, after a massive fire broke out at the Deonar dumping ground.
Thu, Mar 23, 2017Roads scam: To finish pending roads, BMC will pay ‘tainted’ contractorsSubscriber Only
March 22, 2017 01:30 IST
Civic body says it will recover misappropriated amount from their payments
Wed, Mar 22, 2017BMC gives out majority of road works under new categorySubscriber Only
March 21, 2017 02:17 IST
Currently, maintenance of concrete roads are given out for a period of 10 years, mastic roads for a period of five years and asphalt roads for a period of three years.
Tue, Mar 21, 2017
Mumbai traffic congestion: Repairs taken up on 558 roadsSubscriber Only
March 18, 2017 03:15 IST
Apart from the minor roads, some of the roads in the long list are arterial roads which see heavy traffic.
Sat, Mar 18, 2017BMC: Nods and licences for 111 services to go online from AprilSubscriber Only
March 16, 2017 01:36 IST
Services include payment of taxes and applications for birth, marriage and death certificates.
Thu, Mar 16, 2017BMC sets up composting pits for green wasteSubscriber Only
March 15, 2017 01:12 IST
The pits have been constructed in gardens, compounds of various ward offices as well as in civic hospitals, including Cooper, Nair and Sion.
Wed, Mar 15, 2017Mumbai waste management plan: BMC runs into hurdles over acquisition of Taloja, Airoli plotsSubscriber Only
March 11, 2017 01:38 IST
For the Taloja plot, officials from the SWM department said only 39 hectares of government land was handed over in December.
Sat, Mar 11, 2017
Shiv Sena leader’s pocket picked during celebrationsSubscriber Only
March 10, 2017 02:22 IST
Party members said Jadhav was accompanying new Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar and Deputy Mayor Hemangi Worlikar as they paid floral tribute to the statue of Pherozeshah Mehta in front of the BMC building.
Fri, Mar 10, 2017
With BJP’s help, Sena nominee elected mayor of MumbaiSubscriber Only
March 09, 2017 03:33 IST
Mahadeshwar defeated Congress’s Vithal Lokare as he secured votes of 83 BJP and 88 Sena corporators.
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