
September 02, 2017 02:01 IST
A one-man inquiry committee of Additional Commissioner (eastern suburbs) Vijay Singhal will probe the incident. The inquiry report is expected to be submitted within 15 days.
Sat, Sep 02, 2017
September 01, 2017 02:33 IST
Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta said, “Many manhole covers were opened illegally by anxious people. Whenever the BMC opens a cover, signs are put up to show there’s danger.”
Fri, Sep 01, 2017
August 31, 2017 01:47 IST
Deputy Municipal Commissioner and in-charge of the BMC’s disaster control room, Sudhir Naik, said the Mithi and Dahisar rivers overflowed once on Tuesday afternoon.
Thu, Aug 31, 2017
August 30, 2017 02:23 IST
On Monday, following heavy downpour, water was seen seeping in from the roof to the walls and dripping on to electric boards forcing the library administration to temporarily shut down electricity in few of their rooms to prevent short-circuit. Water also got collected on the wooden floors of the library.
Wed, Aug 30, 2017
August 29, 2017 01:30 IST
Rain water was seen seeping through the roof onto the walls and dripping on electrical boards, forcing the library administration to disconnect power in some of the rooms to prevent short-circuit. Water collected on the wooden floor of the library.
Tue, Aug 29, 2017
August 24, 2017 01:37 IST
According to residents, the monk in nearly all his sermons urged the community to use the polls to build pressure on their representatives to help shut slaughter houses on certain days of the year. He also asked Jains to vote for a “meat-free society”.
Thu, Aug 24, 2017
August 23, 2017 04:55 IST
Khan even carried samples of mid-day meal served at one of the BMC schools at Kurla to the meeting. The samples have been sent for testing at a laboratory.
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
August 22, 2017 03:38 IST
The matter came to light on Friday after BJP councillor from ward 16 (Gorai) Anjali Khedekar reported that the previous corporator of the ward, Shiv Sena’s Sandhya Doshi, had stocked up dustbins at Kranti Maidan since last year.
Tue, Aug 22, 2017
August 21, 2017 01:01 IST
Due to the lack of a baby care room in the civic headquarters, Kini (26), a first-time corporator from Manori ward No. 32, has been compelled to feed her son Sanchez in the security guard’s cabin and even on the staircase of the building at times
Mon, Aug 21, 2017
August 20, 2017 01:40 IST
For the 10-day festival that will begin on August 25, the BMC had received 1,312 applications for setting up Ganesh pandals. While 1,153 applications are still pending with the civic body, 74 have been rejected.
Sun, Aug 20, 2017
August 15, 2017 03:09 IST
Local BJP MLA Ram Kadam, however, said there are no flats available in Ghatkopar, and the survivors would have to accept homes in suburbs further north.
Tue, Aug 15, 2017
August 13, 2017 02:26 IST
SP leader Raees Shaikh said the verses of Vande Mataram are “in direct conflict” with the beliefs of Islam. “I respect the national song, but making it mandatory is unconstitutional and unfair,”
Sun, Aug 13, 2017
August 12, 2017 02:46 IST
According to Deputy Municipal Commissioner (encroachment) Ranjeet Dhakane, who led the operation, the team seized 1,150 handcarts, 841 cylinders, 62 table-stalls and 13 sugarcane juice extracting machines.
Sat, Aug 12, 2017
August 11, 2017 04:18 IST
After the proposal was tabled before the civic general body, corporators of the SP and the Congress sought a discussion in the matter. However, the proposal was passed without a discussion and debate.
Fri, Aug 11, 2017
August 11, 2017 03:45 IST
The BMC recently increased the zoo’s entry fee from Rs 5 for adults and Rs 2 for children to Rs 50 for adults and Rs 100 for a family of two adults and two children. Regular visitors could earlier get a monthly pass at Rs 30.
Fri, Aug 11, 2017August 10, 2017 03:45 IST
Muslim groups too extended their support to Maratha Kranti Morcha in Mumbai on Wednesday. Different Muslim groups put up benches at Byculla, Nagpada and CSMT where they provided food and water to the participants of the Morcha.
Thu, Aug 10, 2017
August 07, 2017 01:50 IST
In a first, the BMC is widening the entrance of the historical Azad Maidan by 30 feet. Authorities fear the venue might not be able to accommodate many protesters, and hence, the BMC will use the adjoining Bombay Gymkhana ground too for the rally.
Mon, Aug 07, 2017
August 05, 2017 01:52 IST
Sunil Shitap had installed CCTV cameras in his nursing home
Sat, Aug 05, 2017
August 02, 2017 02:21 IST
The revelations come days after the arrest of Anil Mandal, the site contractor Shitap had hired. Shitap, who owned the ground floor, ran a nursing and maternity home there until a month ago. Police said Shitap planned to operate the new maternity home on his own.
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
August 02, 2017 02:13 IST
As the draft of revised DP 2034 was approved by the general body past Monday midnight, the carshed issue became a bone of contention among political parties. The approval for the draft plan had to be held back because of a lack of consensus in the House over the issue.
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
August 01, 2017 03:27 IST
The BMC has demolished four structures owned by Shitap on LBS Marg and Andheri-Kurla Link Road, hardly 1-1.5 km away from the site of the collapsed building. The four structures demolished included a warehouse, a garage, a two-storey structure in a chawl and two catering units.
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
August 01, 2017 03:21 IST
Voting by show of hand on the Metro carshed issued in Aarey colony was still on till last reports came in. The ruling Shiv Sena is not in favour of the state government’s decision to build the carshed on Aarey land.
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
July 31, 2017 05:14 IST
‘Happy song became so popular, but wish spin-offs had given me credit’
Mon, Jul 31, 2017
July 30, 2017 03:56 IST
The concept of the campaign was conceived and promoted by Parzor foundation, Bombay Parsi Punchayet, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and the federation of Zoroastrian Anjumans of India.
Sun, Jul 30, 2017
July 30, 2017 01:58 IST
Started in 2014, the government-supported campaign is an initiative conceived and promoted by Parzor Foundation, Bombay Parsi Punchayet, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and The Federation of Zoroastrian Anjumans of India.
Sun, Jul 30, 2017


