Tanushree Venkatraman
Articles By Tanushree Venkatraman
Mumbai: Water cuts to continue till 2016 due to poor monsoon
According to civic officials, the city requires supply for 304 days in the beginning of October to continue with normal supply until the end of July 2016.
Lalbaug mandal slapped Rs 3.36-lakh fine for ‘creating’ 168 potholes
According to the letter, BMC had imposed a fine of Rs 23.56 lakh on the mandal in 2012.
Civic body may seek extension of deadline to shut dump yards
Mooted in 2012, the BMC’s plans for setting up a waste-to-energy plant has been facing constant bureaucratic delays.
Sex education in Mumbai civic schools from next academic year
The module will help create awareness among adolescents about HIV, AIDS and other sexually contracted diseases.
Mumbai: 62% not aware of e-waste, reveals survey by students
E-waste refers to discarded electronic devices. The students conducted the research as a part of their special course module in semester-III.
Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations- Message of this Ganesh mandal: do not drink
The Yuvak Utkarsh Mandal has created a nine-minute skit using miniature figures asking people to avoid liquor. The pandal is set up near gate number six in Malvani, Malad.
Keshavji Naik Chawl in Girgaum: Mumbai’s oldest Ganpati pandal sticks to tradition of quiet celebration
Shree Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Sanstha uses no loudspeakers, no dhol-tasha, has been ordering idol from the same sculptor family for last 4 generations.
Desilting scam: 11 engineers among 14 suspended by BMC
Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta had ordered an inquiry following massive floods on June 18-19 earlier this year.
Civic body banks on Ganesh mandals to spread ‘save water’ message
To help citizens register water complaints, the civic body has also shared helpline numbers for the island city, eastern and western suburbs.
Mumbai: Grant Road sculptor uses old newspapers to create eco-friendly idols
For the last 12 years, Patkar has been making Ganesh idols using old newspapers. He creates about 90 idols every year, with sizes varying from 1 foot to 14 feet.
No water cut on first and last days of Ganesh Chaturthi: BMC
The orders were issued after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) leaders demanded that the water cut be revoked for the two days.
Kalbadevicha Raja to root for organ donation this year
Amare also said that since the time of the mandal’s inception in 2010, it has been taking up social causes to create awareness among people.
Rains over the weekend add over 200 potholes to Mumbai roads
According to data, till September 9, the website had recorded 4,587 complaints, of which 4,358 were cases were attended to.
BMC wakes up to groundwater ‘crisis’
On the back of a poor monsoon this year, the BMC is set to conduct a pilot study on the “effect of excess groundwater withdrawal.
Day after Sena calls ban religious fanaticism, BMC lifts its two-day meat ban in Mumbai
During hearing of the petition, the Bombay high court today criticised the civic body and government's decision and said such restrictions cannot be imposed in a city like Mumbai.
Meat Ban: Emperor Akbar had done it too
How city’s Paryushan meat ban came to be.
Why Mumbai will be denied mutton, chicken for 4 days
The temporary meat ban, which has been in place since 1964 as a mark of respect to a Jain festival, has now pitted Marathi parties against the ruling BJP.
Mumbai: Civic body cracks whip on unauthorised water connections
The civic body has imposed a 20 per cent water cut for residential properties and a 50 per cent water cut for commercial properties owing to poor rainfall this monsoon.
Santhara: Glorified suicide or essential practice?
Glorified suicide or essential practice? Family pressure or personal choice? Cruel end or dignified ending? With the Jain practice of santhara caught in legal row, Manasi Phadke & Tanushree Venatraman try to find out.
‘Irregularities’ in desilting drive: 30 civic officials, 32 contractors under BMC scanner
The municipal commissioner has appointed additional municipal commissioner Sanjay Deshmukh to fix responsibility within a week.