Mumbai: The BMC has launched a centralised system to streamline resolution of all types of citizen complaints. The new platform, called the Management and Redressal of Grievances (MARG) system, was inaugurated by the city’s mayor Ritu Tawde with the aim of boosting citizen participation and ensuring faster, more effective delivery of civic services.The MARG system…
Mumbai: More than eight months after the Mumbai Coastal Road (South) project was opened round-the-clock to motorists, landscaping of the open spaces along the stretch is yet to begin. Civic officials said the BMC has been asked by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)—which has been assigned the landscaping work—to first carry out soil filling up to…
Mumbai: A day after two contractors were appointed for desilting Mithi River in three phases, BMC’s standing committee on Wednesday approved the contract of around Rs 30 crore.Following concerns raised by the opposition members over the ongoing works across the city, standing committee chairperson Prabhakar Shinde directed the BMC administration to provide weekly reports on…
Mumbai: The Sessions court which on March 27 had acquitted all seven accused in the alleged ‘fake encounter’ case in 2016 of Haryana-based gangster Sandeep Gadoli, on Wednesday in its reasoned 542-page judgment said five of the accused, all police officers from Haryana, had acted in self or “private defence.” The five had exercised “their…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday issued an eviction notice to the residents of Haji Noorani Chawl in Prabhadevi, the last structure obstructing the alignment of the 4.5km double-decker Sewri-Worli Elevated Corridor project near the Elphinstone bridge area, directing them to vacate their premises by Friday. The notice further stated that…
Mumbai: A petty argument in a slum pocket at Shivaji Nagar led to a murder in the early hours of Wednesday. Mohammed Arif was killed when five to six persons attacked him with sharp weapons. According to police, the complaint was filed by the deceased’s neighbour, Siraj Shabbir Jamadar, an AC technician. Arif was rushed…
Mumbai: Eight in 10 students in Mumbai’s civic schools are aware of artificial intelligence tools, but their use is increasingly centred around homework, translation and problem-solving rather than conceptual learning, a joint study by Salaam Bombay Foundation and NMIMS School of Business Management has found. The study, which surveyed 1,050 Class IX students across 20…
Mumbai: A day after the video of a woman’s outburst against BJP water resources minister Girish Mahajan for blocking a road during a party rally went viral, the politician admitted that the public had been inconvenienced by the rally but criticised her for using strong language and for allegedly throwing a bottle at the protesters.As…
Palghar: A woman succumbed to burn injuries on Tuesday night after an illegally operating firecracker unit in Wada taluka exploded, that had also killed a labourer on the spot. The second victim has been identified as Monica Padole (22), who was working close to the spot where the blast took place on Tuesday afternoon. Padole…
Mumbai: Police investigating the death of two MBA students following consumption of ecstasy pills at a music concert in Goregaon (East) arrested the 11th accused in the case on Wednesday evening.Police said Jiya Jacob (33) was picked up from her Ulhasnagar residence following the money trail. Jacob will be produced before the Borivli court on…
