37,599 Ganesh idols immersed by 3 am on Friday: BMC
As the 10-day-long Ganeshotsav drew to a close on Thursday, thousands of idols of the elephant-headed god were immersed in water bodies, including artificial ponds, in Mumbai in the presence of a sea of devotees. Mumbai's famous Lalbaugcha Raja idol, whose...
Flash point: Shiv Sena to hold ‘Dussehra Melava’ as usual, declares Aditya Thackeray
Nagpur: Aditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena MLA and former Minister declared that let people say whatever they want to, Shiv Sena will hold ‘Dussehra Melava’ as usual. “We are seeking permission from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation which we haven’t received yet. But...
Heads up Mumbai: Boil water for the next few days
Mumbai: The BMC has appealed to Mumbaikars to drink boiled water for the next seven days starting today as the water may be turbid. Water supply from the newly-built Ghatkopar reservoir tank begins today and in the initial few days,...
BMC, railways begin checks so that you don’t have to walk the tracks like this
Mumbai: Senior railway officials today said that pre-monsoon works, to ensure heavy rains don't stall train traffic in the metropolis and adjoining regions, had begun and a review was carried out by the civic body chief and general managers of...
Find out why BMC has blacklisted Salman Khan’s ‘Being Human’
In a first, Salman Khan's non-profit organization 'Being Human' has come under the scanner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for breaching a contract. The NGO, having already been served a show-cause notice, has now been blacklisted by BMC. However, Being Human officials...
Kamala Mills Fire: BMC to submit report by Jan 19
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner will submit the inquiry report in the Mumbai's Kamala Mills Fire tragedy to the state government by January 19. During the hearing of a PIL, filed by former police officer Julio Ribeiro, BMC's lawyer...
BMC razes illegal extensions at Shatrughan Sinha’s residence
Mumbai: The Mumbai's civic body has razed illegal extensions and constructions in an eight-storey residential building owned by BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha in Juhu area. The BMC had received several complaints of illegal extensions in Sinha's residence 'Ramayan' in the last...
FIR lodged against Mojo and 1 Above owners today by BMC under MRTP
Nagpur/Mumbai: The Mumbai civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, today (Saturday) filed police complaints against Kamala Mills,'1 Above' pub and Mojo's Bistro for illegal construction, a day after 14 people were killed in a fire in a building at the compound....
Mumbai fire: First inquiry report with India Today reveals BMC’s negligence
Mumbai: India Today has accessed the Primary Inquiry report on the deadly fire that broke out early on Friday morning at Kamala Mills. BMC Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has submitted a report to the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. A highly placed source...
BMC’s first fall guys: 5 civic staff suspended over Kamala Mills fire
Mumbai: BMC finds its first fall guys. Commissioner Ajoy Mehta suspends five BMC officials for negligence in connection with the fire at Kamala Mills. The fire that started at a rooftop pub hosting a birthday party spread rapidly through the...
कमला मील अग्नितांडवाची आयुक्तांमार्फत चौकशी अमान्य, मुंबई महापालिकेतील भ्रष्टाचाराची सीबीआय चौकशी करा!: विखे पाटील
मुंबई: मुंबईच्या कमला मील कंपाऊंडमधील हॉटेल्सला आग लागून झालेला १४ जणांचा मृत्यू हे मुंबई महापालिकेतील भ्रष्टाचाराचे बळी आहेत. मुंबई शहर भ्रष्टाचाराच्या ज्वालामुखीच्या तोंडावर असून, आणखी किती मुंबईकरांना आपले प्राण देऊन या अव्यवस्थेची किंमत मोजावी लागेल, अशी संतप्त विचारणा विधानसभेतील विरोधी...
Shelar, others flay demand for dividing BMC in three parts
Nagpur: Cong MLA Nasim Khan demanded in the house that Bombay Municipal Corporation be divided in three parts for proper governance and management. BJP MLA Ashish Shelar and other MLAs got angry over this. They demanded that the issue be condemned in...
Mumbai to get mobility soon: BMC says torrential rain improbable
Mumbai: A day after heavy rains and severe flooding in Mumbai after parts of the city received as much as 300 mm of rainfall, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ajoy Mehta on Wednesday said that such 'unprecedented situation' was much mitigated...
Shiv Sena says BMC should be complimented for Mumbai’s preparedness
Mumbai: Even as the country's financial capital reeled under the impact of heavy rains, the Shiv Sena, which rules the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, on Wednesday complimented the civic body for ensuring that the situation did not "go out of hand"....
Jagruti Hogale, member of bikers’ club “The Bikerni”,dies after run over by truck while avoiding Pothole
Mumbai: A 34-year-old biker was killed on Sunday after she hit a pothole on the highway near Mumbai and was crushed under a truck. Jagruti Viraj Hogale, the mother of an eight-year-old boy, was a member of the women-only bikers'...
RJ Malishka gets notice for breeding mosquitoes after she criticises BMC
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has slapped a notice under section 381 B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act to RJ Malishka Mendonsa for mosquito-breeding at her house in Bandra. A news web portal reports that mosquitoes were found breeding at...
GST effect: Octroi posts, the main source of income for civic bodies, shut down
Nagpur/Mumbai: Within hours of launch of Good and Service Tax (GST) at the stroke of June 30 midnight, the effects could be sensed. The Octroi Duty, the main source of income for Municipal Corporations in the State, became the first...
BMC Razes Slums Under Mumbai’s Vakola Flyover to Make Way for PM, President’s Convoys
Mumbai: Sitting on a broken cot carelessly placed on a footpath under the Kalina-Vakola flyover in suburban Mumbai, 65-year-old Narmada Kakade pointed to the extreme left on the opposite side of the street. Moving her finger from one end of...
Shiv Sena man is Mumbai mayor as BJP cedes control of BMC, richest civic body
Mumbai: Vishwanath Mahadeshwar was elected Mumbai's new mayor on Wednesday morning by a show of hands in which the BJP supported the Shiv Sena corporator, handing over control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Asia's richest civic body, to its...
BJP pulls out of Mumbai Mayor, Deputy Mayor’s race
Mumbai/Nagpur: After a lot of speculations and drama in Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed on Saturday that Bharatiya Janata Party won’t put up a candidate for the post of Mayor or Deputy Mayor. The decision came after both Shiv...
मुंबई में होगा शिवसेना का मेयर, भाजपा ने कहा करेंगे समर्थन
मुंबई: मुंबई में भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने तय किया है कि हम मेयर पद का चुनाव नहीं लड़ेंगे। यह बात महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फड़नवीस ने एक प्रेस वार्ता के दौरान कही। बता दें कि शनिवार को शाम 6 बजे...
