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Mumbai: Road dept wants stainless steel, iron railings; others say ‘not in consonance’ with heritageSubscriber Only
April 01, 2019 04:18 IST
While the road department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) wants to install iron railings along the footpath in the Fort area, the heritage department does not want stainless steel and iron railings at all.
Mon, Apr 01, 2019
Mumbai: Residents submit green manifesto to partiesSubscriber Only
March 31, 2019 02:25 IST
The human chain was organised by the collective ‘United for Change’, which includes various city-based environment groups and NGOs.
Sun, Mar 31, 2019
Forest dept survey: 47 leopards in Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park, nearby areasSubscriber Only
March 28, 2019 02:54 IST
Six more sightings since last year; in all, 22 of 47 sightings are fresh
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Temperature rises to 40.3 degrees C, scorches MumbaiSubscriber Only
March 26, 2019 07:37 IST
The Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 40.3 degrees Celsius, which is seven degrees above normal, the highest temperature for the month so far.
Tue, Mar 26, 2019
Mumbai foot overbridge collapse: A look at seven deemed fit only for demolitionSubscriber Only
March 24, 2019 05:00 IST
The March 14 foot overbridge collapse, killing 6, was the latest tragedy involving Mumbai’s stressed 296 bridges. As a report on their audit comes under a cloud, a look at seven deemed fit only for demolition.
Sun, Mar 24, 2019Mumbai: Model code in effect, BMC removes over 7,600 poll postersSubscriber Only
March 23, 2019 06:58 IST
The BMC's licence department manual also states that it does not give permissions for “political banners, birthday greetings, anniversary greetings, etc on municipal roads and footpaths” as per a 2013 High Court order.
Sat, Mar 23, 2019With most engineers on poll duty, re-auditing bridges in a month ‘impossible task’Subscriber Only
March 20, 2019 03:14 IST
BMC officials say repairs or reconstruction of 223 bridges cannot begin until re-audit reports are submitted
Wed, Mar 20, 2019
Mumbai: Three years after ‘killing wife, lover’, merchant navy sailor gets bailSubscriber Only
March 18, 2019 03:48 IST
Dhruvkant Thakur (29) allegedly murdered his wife, 25-year old Sushmita, and her alleged lover Ajay Kumar, on December 9, 2015, in his wife’s rented apartment in Kamothe, Navi Mumbai.
Mon, Mar 18, 2019
Mumbai: 1 dead, 4 injured while cleaning water chamberSubscriber Only
March 18, 2019 03:36 IST
The incident occurred while the labourers had climbed down into the chamber to clean it and check for leaks. The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Rakesh Nizab, a resident of Mahim who is survived by two daughters.
Mon, Mar 18, 2019
Mumbai: ‘Painting, double tiling without repair of FOB could have led to the collapse’Subscriber Only
March 16, 2019 08:24 IST
In 2016, under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the BMC had carried out tiling and painting work for the beautification on the FOB, without any repair works.
Sat, Mar 16, 2019
Mumbai foot overbridge collapse: Company that audited bridge booked, two civic officials suspendedSubscriber Only
March 16, 2019 04:48 IST
The civic body also de-empanelled the company from its structural auditors list and issued a showcause notice for blacklisting it and further preventing it from undertaking structural audit work.
Sat, Mar 16, 2019
Mumbai bridge collapse: Among dead, three nurses, two in hospital they workedSubscriber Only
March 15, 2019 04:45 IST
Mumbai foot overbridge collapse at CST: Hospital staff said that while they were prepared for casualties, they were stunned when they saw the first few patients wheeled in: Apurva Prabhu (35) and Ranjana Tambe (40), both nurses at the hospital.
Fri, Mar 15, 2019
Mumbai foot overbridge collapse: Victims office-goers, shoppersSubscriber Only
March 15, 2019 01:54 IST
Gaurav, Kayangudi’s son, said that his father had suffered fractures but was conscious when he was taken to hospital. “He had breathing problems when he was being taken for an X-ray,” Gaurav said.
Fri, Mar 15, 2019
Mumbai: Minor fire breaks out at Deonar landfillSubscriber Only
March 08, 2019 02:49 IST
. A major fire broke out in February 2015, which was put out by firemen after a 10-day battle. Since then, every year, between January and March, several fires have been reported at the landfill site.
Fri, Mar 08, 2019
Swachh Survekshan 2019: Mumbai slips to 49th rank, BMC blames 3-star rating controversySubscriber Only
March 07, 2019 03:32 IST
Navi Mumbai makes it to top 10; Maharashtra 3rd best performing state.
Thu, Mar 07, 2019
‘Not even 1% of mangroves notified as reserved forests have been encroached’Subscriber Only
March 04, 2019 01:39 IST
With mangroves under threat from infrastructure work and encroachments across the city, N Vasudevan, chief conservator of forests and joint president of the state mangrove committee, elaborates on the conservation efforts, community involvement and ushering a ‘blue-green revolution’ in the coastal belt of Maharashtra, in an interview with Sanjana Bhalerao.
Mon, Mar 04, 2019
India’s first bullet train is taking 3 acres from a flamingo sanctuarySubscriber Only
March 03, 2019 06:30 IST
As the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet-train project gets clearance to run through the Thane creek, environmentalists and birders aren’t too happy.
Sun, Mar 03, 2019
BMC notice for six dilapidated buildings along Metro lineSubscriber Only
March 02, 2019 00:55 IST
Following the MMRC survey, the civic body in December had served notices to these buildings under section 353B of the MMC Act and sought their structural audit report.
Sat, Mar 02, 2019
Kamala Mills fire: 3 more BMC officials guiltySubscriber Only
March 01, 2019 02:50 IST
The probe was conducted by Additional Municipal Commissioner Vijay Singhal. The first part of the report, submitted in November, had found nine officials guilty.
Fri, Mar 01, 2019Mumbai: BMC to back start-up ideas to solve civic problemsSubscriber Only
February 27, 2019 01:24 IST
Billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala; Uday Salunkhe, director of Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research; Kaushik Sen, CEO and co-founder of start-up Healthspring, will be part of a five-member committee which will evaluate the start-up ideas.
Wed, Feb 27, 2019National Cleanliness Survey: BMC ineligible for 3-star rating if it doesn’t charge user feeSubscriber Only
February 26, 2019 05:06 IST
The BMC is yet to decide if it will withdraw from the competition or compete for the ‘two-star rating’, which doesn’t require the charging of a user fee.
Tue, Feb 26, 2019Mumbai: BMC may offer over 600 VLT plots on ‘lease or leave’ policySubscriber Only
February 26, 2019 03:56 IST
The proposal, likely to be tabled before an improvement committee meeting on Wednesday, says occupants will have to leave in case they were unwilling to take the plots on lease. Such plots will then be leased to interested parties for 30 years.
Tue, Feb 26, 2019
Mumbai: BMC sets up panel for waste collectorsSubscriber Only
February 25, 2019 02:31 IST
The move comes after the civic body received complaints from bulk generators that the private companies charged exorbitant amounts to collect and process waste.
Mon, Feb 25, 2019Mumbai: Central Zoo Authority approves 16 new animals for Byculla zooSubscriber Only
February 23, 2019 08:51 IST
At present, it is home to monkeys, crocodiles, elephants, deer, hippopotamus, penguins and a surplus of exotic birds. The phase III includes expansion of the existing zoo by 12 acres at a cost of Rs 200 crore.
Sat, Feb 23, 2019BMC plans to convert five octroi nakas into transport hubsSubscriber Only
February 22, 2019 01:08 IST
According to the proposal, the parking authority will convert the five checkpoints into either an inter-state bus terminal or a goods’ terminal where heavy vehicles, like trucks, can unload goods into smaller delivery vehicles, which will be allowed to enter the city.
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