July 14, 2010 00:23 IST
After the last BMC elections,15 corporators had been disqualified for having produced fake caste certificates.
Wed, Jul 14, 2010July 13, 2010 00:10 IST
For over two years,around 10 per cent of the permanent posts have been vacant in the Mumbai Fire Brigade...
Tue, Jul 13, 2010July 12, 2010 01:56 IST
Four years and many protests after the 7/11 blasts,all that injured advocate Chandrakant Dalvi has got is Rs 30,000,though the railways,he says,had promised Rs 4 lakh to each of the injured.
Mon, Jul 12, 2010July 10, 2010 02:13 IST
A day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said it can revoke permission granted to the Seven Hills Hospital in Marol and take back the land given to it unless the agreement terms are met...
Sat, Jul 10, 2010July 09, 2010 01:09 IST
The Mumbai Fire Brigade is turning to Dutch and German technology to improve the way it responds to disasters.
Fri, Jul 09, 2010July 08, 2010 00:13 IST
Despite steadily rising levels in the lakes following an early monsoon,the citys water worries are far from over.
Thu, Jul 08, 2010July 07, 2010 00:31 IST
While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is yet to receive property tax dues amounting to crores of rupees from various defaulters...
Wed, Jul 07, 2010July 07, 2010 00:13 IST
Firemen and their families are set to get better monetary security in case of injury or death on duty.
Wed, Jul 07, 2010July 07, 2010 00:10 IST
The recovery of economy,coupled with increase in the price of crude oil,has spelt good news for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporations coffers.
Wed, Jul 07, 2010
July 06, 2010 00:25 IST
While Mondays bandh proved to be an extended weekend for many office-goers and students,many others had to work overtime. While a few doctors and medical and para-medical staff at civic hospitals had to do double shifts...
Tue, Jul 06, 2010June 30, 2010 00:00 IST
Spurred by its failure to prevent drowning incidents off the citys beaches,the last being on June 13 when two teenagers lost their lives off the Juhu beach...
Wed, Jun 30, 2010June 29, 2010 00:28 IST
After having shown initial promise,a week of poor rains in catchment areas has made the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation uncertain about reducing water cuts in the city.
Tue, Jun 29, 2010June 29, 2010 00:18 IST
More than a year after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation came up with a project to protect the water mains and the adjoining municipal land from encroachments,barely 7 per cent of the total work has been completed.
Tue, Jun 29, 2010June 28, 2010 03:26 IST
With storm water drainage (SWD) projects delayed over years,the BMC will adopt a new system of accountability for staff of the SWD department,redrawing their areas of responsibility.
Mon, Jun 28, 2010June 27, 2010 02:30 IST
If the rains are making you yearn for a one-day getaway to a quiet hilltop with tall trees and flowering plants,you dont need to have second thoughts.
Sun, Jun 27, 2010June 18, 2010 04:38 IST
If you can hold a cigarette between your toes and smoke,you can definitely hold a pen and learn to write.
Fri, Jun 18, 2010June 18, 2010 04:33 IST
If you can hold a cigarette between your toes and smoke,you can definitely hold a pen and learn to write. These were the words that changed the life of 17-year-old Rajesh Pilley...
Fri, Jun 18, 2010June 18, 2010 02:00 IST
If you can hold a cigarette between your toes and smoke,you can definitely hold a pen and learn to write. These were the words that changed the life of 17-year-old Rajesh Pilley who lost both his arms as a child and was rescued from the street outside CST station by an NGO...
Fri, Jun 18, 2010June 14, 2010 03:48 IST
To fill the 700-odd vacancies in its security department at the earliest,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is planning to rope in private security agencies.
Mon, Jun 14, 2010June 10, 2010 00:02 IST
Days ahead of the expected arrival of monsoon,the BMC has identified landslide-prone areas and served eviction notices,but most residents remain where they are for want of options.
Thu, Jun 10, 2010June 07, 2010 01:31 IST
The severe water supply shortage over the past one year has served as a wake-up call: the number of buildings with rainwater harvesting facilities has shot up as never before.
Mon, Jun 07, 2010
June 04, 2010 00:32 IST
After the civic body claimed that 95 per cent of desilting work in city nullahs was complete,many residents of areas surrounding the nullahs are not entirely happy.
Fri, Jun 04, 2010June 03, 2010 23:07 IST
As Shreya Sen,21,remains under heavy sedation at Kolkatas AMRI hospital,her close friends in Mumbai have formed a support group and started to raise funds for a prosthetic for the arm she lost when the Jnaneshwari Express derailed near Midnapore.
Thu, Jun 03, 2010June 02, 2010 23:42 IST
More than three months after a portion of the cement-concrete road at Kalachowkie caved in,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is finally inching towards the completion of the repairs of the road...
Wed, Jun 02, 2010
May 26, 2010 23:08 IST
With a score of 98.5 per cent,Sudarshan Somnath Lamture,18,who plays table tennis at state level,is certain he is among the top scorers in HSC science.
Wed, May 26, 2010



