Thousands of Thane residents have vowed to boycott every election – from the municipal corporation to the Lok Sabha – until roads are repaired in their localities. The protest came in the wake of a lengthy campaign run by this newspaper highlighting the condition of roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region,[Read More…]
Tag: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
‘Over half of Mumbai varsity buildings without civic body clearance’
As many as 36 out of the 61 buildings of the University of Mumbai at its Kalina Campus are in regular use without the mandatory “Occupation Certificate” (OC) issued by the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, rendering them technically illegal, an RTI reply has revealed. The Kalina Campus at Santacruz east, close[Read More…]
Salman Khan promises to donate toilets to Mumbai residents
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) campaign against open defecation. He visited Aarey Colony in Mumbai on Friday to inspect toilets along with BMC chief Ajoy Mehta. He had made a visit to the site earlier also after he[Read More…]
Tree causes trouble for Rishi Kapoor, FIR lodged against the actor
An FIR was registered against actor Rishi Kapoor by the Khar police in Mumbai, for cutting a tree more than what was permitted and chopping off its branches. The complaint was filed by a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The actor was first handed an NC, and later an FIR was[Read More…]
Declare Ambedkar’s anniversaries as dry days: Shiv Sena
The senior leaders in Shiv Sena demanded that April 14 and December 6 be declared dry days in Maharashtra, months after resuming power in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The demand was made to mark respect to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. April 14 is Ambedkar’s birth anniversary while December 6 is[Read More…]
Monsoon mayhem: Rains bring Mumbai to a standstill, traffic halted
Heavy rainfall in Mumbai has disrupted normal life in the last 48 hours with the weatherman predicting rainfall at regular intervals in the next 24 hours. From Wednesday 8 am to 8 am this morning, the city recorded 84.7 mm rainfall, western suburbs recorded 95.89 mm, while eastern suburbs registered[Read More…]