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Nayonika Bose
She is a trainee correspondent with The Indian Express’ Mumbai bureau. She reports on civic and community issues. Tweets @nayonikakb
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Changing City: Decongesting Thane with Rs 1847-crore Anand Nagar-Saket elevated corridor
November 21, 2025 14:07 IST
The elevated corridor will comprise six lanes and cater to two-way traffic, with three lanes on each carriageway.
Fri, Nov 21, 2025
Rebuilding Mumbai’s footpaths: BMC takes up 14 high footfall locations to set up 16.5 km ‘model’ pedestrian paths under UFP
November 20, 2025 19:14 IST
Key features: Tactile paths for persons with special needs to access, extra benches
Thu, Nov 20, 2025
Mumbai weather today: At 16.2 degree Celsius, Mumbai wakes up to its coldest morning in a decade
November 19, 2025 10:38 IST
IMD has predicted that the minimum temperatures in Mumbai are likely to increase in the coming days.
Wed, Nov 19, 2025
BMC evacuates C1 buildings in Vikhroli for its first redevelopment project
November 19, 2025 00:09 IST
According to civic officials, nearly 28 high-risk buildings which have been categorised as C-1 dilapidated in Vikhroli have been earmarked for the project.
Wed, Nov 19, 2025
Toll in Powai case up to 2: Why manual cleaning of tanks continue in Mumbai
November 13, 2025 20:55 IST
To eliminate manual cleaning work, unions have demanded that the process of procuring the BMC’s machinery ought to be simplified and made available for free.
Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Worker dies while cleaning STP in Powai, another critically injured
November 13, 2025 04:27 IST
Local activists, who aided the victims after the incident, told The Indian Express that the two labourers were related to one another.
Thu, Nov 13, 2025
How reshuffling of ward reservation turns Mumbai’s political map upside down
November 12, 2025 21:06 IST
Sachin Padwal, a former corporator from Sena UBT, said that it is a system often rendering capable corporators into forced retirement.
Wed, Nov 12, 2025
For BMC election: Sena UBT, BJP lose 30% of seats; Shinde Sena emerges lucky in lottery for ward reservation
November 12, 2025 00:34 IST
The lottery was held for all the 227 seats in Mumbai, out of which, 61 were reserved for Other Backward Class (OBC), 15 were reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and two were reserved for the Scheduled Tribe (ST).
Wed, Nov 12, 2025
BMC polls: From 2 former mayors to leader of Opposition, a look at those who lost seats to reserved category
November 11, 2025 14:25 IST
BMC lottery sees former Mumbai mayors Milind Vaidya and Vishwanath Mahadeshwar and ex-Congress corporator Ravi Raja lose their seats.
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
As parties gear up for BMC polls, lottery for ward reservation to be held today
November 11, 2025 08:34 IST
Key factor for parties to decide candidates
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
‘How can we rush back like this’: Mumbai to Kochi, workers from Bengal worry over SIR
November 10, 2025 05:00 IST
Migrant workers face a difficult choice: head back home and risk losing wages, or stay behind and risk being left out of the voter list.
Mon, Nov 17, 2025
‘The biggest challenge for waste management is behavioural patterns among its public’: BMC’s Kiran Dighavkar on Mumbai figuring among the dirtiest cities in India
November 09, 2025 18:58 IST
In Mumbai, nearly 50 per cent of the population resides in informal settlements where garbage is generated round the clock, says Kiran Dighavkar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner of the solid waste management department at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
Temperature dips below 20 degrees in Mumbai for the first time this season
November 09, 2025 17:04 IST
Earlier this month, as unseasonal showers swept Mumbai, daytime temperatures dropped to 27 degrees Celsius, making it the city’s coldest November day in at least one decade.
Sun, Nov 09, 2025
Changing City: Eastern Freeway extension work begins; to cut travel time between South Mumbai, Thane to 30 minutes
November 07, 2025 17:16 IST
Spanning a total length of 13.90 km, the elevated corridor will pass through Ghatkopar over Ramabai Nagar, Vikhroli, Kanjurmarg, JVLR, Airoli, Mulund, and will end at Anand Nagar in Thane.
Fri, Nov 07, 2025
Wettest November in six years in Mumbai: What led to the unseasonal showersSubscriber Only
November 03, 2025 15:06 IST
The wet start to the month is indicative of more showers on the cards for the region. While no warnings have been sounded, the IMD — in its forecast bulletin — has indicated that light to moderate showers will continue in Mumbai as well as Thane, Palghar and Raigad until at least November 6
Mon, Nov 03, 2025
To mitigate flooding in Hindmata, Gandhi Market, Andheri Subway, Malad Subway, BMC plans to install Lidar-based waterlogging measurement and reporting system
November 03, 2025 10:12 IST
The IoT-based Lidar rain waterlogging stem will aid the BMC in receiving data about the level of flooding at a certain location, without manual intervention.
Mon, Nov 03, 2025
At 27 degrees, Mumbai experiences coldest November day in over a decade
November 03, 2025 08:46 IST
Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Sunday, the Santacruz station received 24 mm and the Colaba station received 26 mm rainfall.
Mon, Nov 03, 2025
As Rohit Arya conducted ‘dry run’, parents thought it was for an audition
November 01, 2025 00:47 IST
After making the hostage video in the ‘Ra studio’ at Powai on Thursday, Arya sent his casting director with the video to the Powai police station, informed them about the kidnapping of 20 people
Sat, Nov 01, 2025
British-era hospital for Leprosy patients to get facelift under BMC’s Rs 3.25-cr restoration plan
October 30, 2025 21:27 IST
After 135 years, the complex continues to serve as a hospital as well as an abode for recovery to Leprosy patients.
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
BMC plans Rs 805-cr cable-stayed flyover linking Byculla’s Y-Bridge to JJ flyover
October 26, 2025 11:24 IST
The 850-metre-long structure will help decongest the Eastern Express Highway by improving connectivity between the eastern suburbs and the island city.
Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Changing City: At Rs 418 crore, new cable-stayed bridge to link Goregaon and Andheri; BMC to commence construction in NovemberSubscriber Only
October 24, 2025 15:58 IST
Come November, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to commence works on the construction of a new cable-stayed bridge in the western suburbs linking Goregaon to Oshiwara across the Goregaon creek (Oshiwara). The project is estimated at a cost of Rs 418 crore and is expected to be completed by October 2028. About the […]
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Heavy rain sweeps off MMR a day after Diwali, more in store, predicts IMDSubscriber Only
October 22, 2025 09:36 IST
The rain activity came a day after Diwali festivities, which had led to a deterioration of the air quality with the Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 212 on Tuesday morning.
Thu, Oct 23, 2025
With BKC at 375 and Colaba at 346, air quality plummets in Mumbai day after DiwaliSubscriber Only
October 21, 2025 10:35 IST
Since the withdrawal of monsoon, Mumbai's air quality has been worsening, but on Tuesday it breached the 200-mark. The worst AQI was recorded in Bandra Kurla Complex at 375.
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
When a fire raged through Amar Chitra Katha warehouse, destroying hand-drawn sketches from iconic Krishna editionSubscriber Only
October 19, 2025 03:51 IST
It took firefighters four days to douse the fire. By then, lakhs of positives —hand-drawn, line art on transparent film — of ACK comics, including Krishna, Rama, The Pandava Princes, Savitri, Prithviraj Chauhan and Shivaji Maharaj, were lost.
Sun, Oct 19, 2025
Skill development centre to abattoir for poultry: How BMC plans to revamp country’s largest slaughterhouse in DeonarSubscriber Only
October 14, 2025 20:31 IST
Plan to upgrade capacity to cater to over 2.60 lakh animals and birds daily
Tue, Oct 14, 2025Journalism of Courage
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