The Bombay High Court on Thursday questioned the Maharashtra government and BMC's campaign urging students of civic schools to drink more water, and asked if these schools indeed provide clean drinking water.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has introduced a formula-based penalty for unauthorised parking which will be equivalent to about 40 times the existing parking charges, said officials.
A thali of staple food will include two chapatis, rice, dal, and two vegetables. Maharashtra government will bear ₹ 40 of the total cost of ₹ 50, which is the actual price of a plate of meal.
Days after the Shiv Sena snapped ties with the BJP, the latter on Sunday decided to contest the 2022 Mumbai civic body elections on its own. The Sena has been controlling the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country's richest civic body, since the last 30 years.
This comes in the wake of the police's recent surprise raids conducted at several bars in the western suburbs of the city, where they found that most of such establishments had illegally created wall cavities and secret rooms to hide the girls, who are illegally employed to serve liquor and perform dance there
The Income Tax Department has detected alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs 735 crore after it conducted searches on civil contractors who work for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the CBDT said on Thursday.
A division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre was hearing a petition filed by an environmental activist, Zoru Bathena, challenging the Tree Authority's approval given on August 29 for felling of the trees for the Metro car shed.
Flight operations at the GVK group-operated Mumbai airport were crippled partially on Wednesday due to the incessant rains that have been lashing the city since Tuesday with around 20 flights cancelled and another 280 delayed, as per a live flight tracking website. However, much to the surprise for Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), the private aerodrome operator, the operations were "normal". The Mumbai Airport, with crossing runways, handles around 1,000 arrivals and departures per day.
The Rajya Sabha member urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Mumbai Metro and civic authorities to find alternate solutions for the metro car shed and preserve Aarey Colony in suburban Goregaon, which is known as a major green lung of the metropolis.
The Shiv Sena, an ally of the BJP, controls the BMC, known to be the country's richest civic body. Gadkari made the remarks after performing `bhumi pujan' (ground breaking) for a mangroves park in Gorai area.
Confusion prevailed over the ownership of the 'Kausarbaug' building, believed to be 100 years old, which crumbled Tuesday morning in Dongri area of south Mumbai, killing 12 persons and trapping several others.
A CCTV captured, how Divyansh slipped into the open manhole after which the BMC was informed regarding the issue.
Illegal Parking in Mumbai will now cost more than driving. The BMC has raised the fine on illegal parking. The new fines will be in ranging from Rs 5000 to Rs 23000 depending on the type of vehicle.
Leptospirosis, a bacterial infection transmitted through urine or excreta of rats and cattle, can be fatal if not treated in time. There was widespread water logging all over Mumbai due to Mumbai rains
Mumbai Rains: Mumbaikars woke up with heavy rainfalls on Tuesday following which over 20 people have been killed in rain-related wall collapse incident. According to reports, the road in Sangharsh Nagar caved on Tuesday due to heavy downpour in Chandiwali area. As a safety precaution, nearby buildings have been evacuated on Tuesday.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' 'Varsha' bungalow as a defaulter.
He was responding to a question raised by NCP member Rahul Narvekar through a Calling Attention notice in the state Legislative Council
Each year, the authorities assure Mumbaikars that the city is prepared for heavy rains. This time such updates about Monsoon preparedness will be given via an app that the BMC is planning to launch.
The BMC decided to re-audit every bridge after the bridge collapse incident near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in March. While the audit in eastern and western suburbs has been complete, the audit of the bridges in island city is pending.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused the BMC's plea to vacate a stay imposed on the working of Mumbai civic body's Tree Authority that has the power to approve cutting of trees for development projects or repair and upgradation work.
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