March 15, 2010 04:19 IST
City roads will soon instruct traffic with signs like STOP,GO SLOW painted on them.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010March 07, 2010 00:17 IST
While most of the 1.27 lakh employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation celebrated Shiv Jayanti last month to revere the great 17th century Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji...
Sun, Mar 07, 2010March 03, 2010 02:30 IST
The Goyal Shopping Centre in Borivali that was gutted in a fire recently had not obtained a no objection certificate from the fire department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
Wed, Mar 03, 2010February 26, 2010 01:20 IST
The BMCs Fire Department plans heavy penalties on builders found flouting fire safety norms. It is also contemplating criminal proceedings against repeat offenders.
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
February 21, 2010 02:54 IST
Assistant Fire Officer Pradip Zagde (44),who lost his life fighting the fire at Goyal Shopping Centre in Borivali on Friday,was scheduled to work in the second shift.
Sun, Feb 21, 2010February 18, 2010 23:59 IST
As the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation grapples with the closure of its Marathi medium schools,it has decided to partially aid additional 33 private schools,17 of which are Marathi medium schools.
Thu, Feb 18, 2010February 16, 2010 00:00 IST
After a series of terror response drills,the city will now see a drill to check preparedness for an urban flood.
Tue, Feb 16, 2010February 08, 2010 00:36 IST
In yet another effort to get out of its financial crisis,the BMC is looking at reviving the settlement advisory board to solve property tax disputes out of court.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010February 07, 2010 06:20 IST
Did you know that the citys first formal educational institute was established by the British at the Saint Thomas Church (now known as Cathedral Church) in Fort in 1718?
Sun, Feb 07, 2010
February 04, 2010 04:23 IST
BMC ruled by Shiv Sena is struggling to run Marathi-medium schools in the financial capital and ended up closing 27 such schools last year.
Thu, Feb 04, 2010February 02, 2010 00:10 IST
Property tax defaulters,who leave two-thirds of the total outstanding unpaid every year,will be penalised monthly rather than yearly.
Tue, Feb 02, 2010January 31, 2010 23:46 IST
Revival of the economy and the pursuant increase in import of crude have brought some cheer to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). With rise in import of crude...
Sun, Jan 31, 2010January 21, 2010 00:52 IST
In the wake of recent suicides that has claimed 29 lives,mostly children,in less than a month; the Maharashtra Higher Secondary Board of education has sent circulars to schools and junior colleges asking them to counsel parents of students who will appear for the board exams from February 23.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
January 20, 2010 23:52 IST
The motive when students kill themselves is invariably academic pressure - this accounts for 99 per cent suicides in the age group 12-18 - but psychiatrists sought to assess why the trend has risen...
Wed, Jan 20, 2010January 18, 2010 05:52 IST
Four days after a governor-appointed committee shortlisted five candidates for the post of vice-chancellor of Mumbai University,a city-based NGO has challenged the nominations. The NGO has sent a legal notice to Governor SC Jamir...
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
January 15, 2010 00:34 IST
Payment issues between the Mumbai Marathon organisers and the civic body notwithstanding,Mumbaikars are expected to turn up in large numbers for the seventh edition of the marathon on Sunday.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010January 11, 2010 03:26 IST
The pilot project of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to instal electronic water meters for accurate reading appears to have fallen short of expectation.
Mon, Jan 11, 2010January 10, 2010 03:35 IST
Even as fire brigade personnel cleared debris of the collapsed Ray Chambers,its evacuated residents searched frantically for their belongings amongst the mounds of concrete,cement and dust.
Sun, Jan 10, 2010January 04, 2010 05:38 IST
Preservation of open spaces,improved public amenities,assistance to cluster-wise development to promote affordable housing...
Mon, Jan 04, 2010January 04, 2010 04:50 IST
Preservation of open spaces,improved public amenities,assistance to cluster-wise development to promote affordable housing...
Mon, Jan 04, 2010January 01, 2010 02:09 IST
As Celebrations for the completion of 140 years of St. Xaviers College draw to a close with the end of 2009,the esteemed college is looking at a new beginning in 2010 in the form of academic autonomy.
Fri, Jan 01, 2010December 31, 2009 05:13 IST
The parents of the two victims of the BARC fire had to wait for several hours to get the bodies even as the police and forensic experts are yet to complete the medical identification process.
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
December 30, 2009 05:53 IST
To make the citys third Development Plan more transparent and inclusive,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will invite suggestions and objections from citizens during the two-year long process of the formation of the plan to be implemented between 2014 and 2034.
Wed, Dec 30, 2009December 29, 2009 03:31 IST
As people dressed in black and hitting their chests with their hands walked in long queues outside the Moghal Mosque in Imamwada...
Tue, Dec 29, 2009December 27, 2009 04:22 IST
Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is looking at ways and means to arrest leakages in its main water pipelines...
Sun, Dec 27, 2009




