Navi Mumbai: Despite multiple plantation projects over the past decade, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) had no consolidated data on how many native and fruit-bearing trees survived, according to a 43-page RTI response. The information, sought by NatConnect Foundation in Navi Mumbai, asked for ward-wise plantation data, survival status and future plans. The civic…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) proposed to induct 200 CNG and electric buses into its public transport network under the Green Fleet initiative this year in Navi Mumbai. With 150 CNG and electric buses already in its possession while doing away with the diesel-run buses, NMMT planned to procure 100 more CNG…
Navi Mumbai: Badminton in Maharashtra is set to enter a new phase with the launch of the Phoenix Badminton Super League-2026 (BSL), a franchise-based league that organisers said is the first of its kind in the state. The Owners Meet and Greet, held recently, brought together franchise holders and key stakeholders ahead of the tournament,…
Navi Mumbai: After a week-long probe in the murder case of a labourer whose body was found under the flyover near NMMC headquarters on April 17, CBD-Belapur police have arrested one accused, while his aide is being traced. The victim’s body was discovered on April 17 morning. A police officer said that the murder victim…
Mumbai: Several animal lovers from Mazgaon have submitted a signed memorandum to the BMC and other state authorities regarding a friendly stray dog, Coco, who is being targeted by certain dog haters.“False complaints have been filed by a certain hater alleging that Coco has bitten people. Surprisingly, in one complaint, the dog bite happened far…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court rapped BMC for terminating the lease of a trust that runs a gymnasium on St Martin Road, Bandra (W), over unauthorised construction, observing that it was done in a “very high-handed” manner.Justices Makarand Karnik and Shriram Modak on Thursday asked BMC to state if it would withdraw the Jan 21, 2021,…
Mumbai: Following weeks of legal and political limbo, the elections to Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) were conducted on Sunday. This could well have been the last such polls in the state as govt has proposed allowing the appointment of members only through a nomination process instead of elections. There were 60 candidates in the fray…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday slammed BMC’s move to privatise its open school plots for a 30-year period, saying most of the private players would be builders. He said the civic body should, instead, take back schools and plots “that have been captured by private institutes”. BJP corporator Rohan Rathod had…
Nagpur: Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, head of Bageshwar Dham, on Sunday tendered a public apology for his remark on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which had sparked protests across the state, claiming that his “sentiments” were misinterpreted.He told reporters at the venue of a religious discourse programme in Nagpur that his comments on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Samartha…
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed a significant relaxation in parking norms for star-category hotels located within a 2-kilometre radius of the airport, tabling the plan before its civic improvements committee. The proposal seeks to reduce existing parking requirements prescribed under the Development Control and Promotion Regulations 2034 (DCPR 2034) by 50%, though…
