Viral image of ‘unstable’ Metro 4 parapet wall at Thane’s Ghodbunder highway raises concern | Mumbai News

Thane: An image of an apparently unstable part of a concrete parapet wall of the under-construction Metro 4 line at Anand Nagar, Ghodbunder highway went viral Wednesday evening sparking concern among residents and motorists who feared a possible repeat of the LBS Marg Mulund tragedy in February.The Thane regional disaster management cell that was alerted…

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Mumbai civic chief directs administration to implement innovative ideas to keep city clean | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Municipal commissoner Ashwini Bhide, who carried out a surprise early morning inspection of the city and the eastern suburbs for sanitation work on Wednesday, directed the administration to implement innovative ideas of citizens associations, service-oriented organisations and housing societies, besides seeking guidance from institutions like Tata Institute of Social Sciences for keeping the city…

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MMRC gets govt nod for consultancy work in India & abroad | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The state urban development department (UDD) on Wednesday authorised Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) to undertake heavy engineering, infrastructure, consultancy and turnkey works within India and abroad. Such work cannot have any monetary or scope limitation.In a govt resolution (GR), UDD said it considers it expedient to leverage MMRC’s technical expertise, institutional capability and…

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Bombay high court dismisses plea of man acquitted in 26/11 terror case for police clearance to ply autorickshaw | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Faheem Ansari, who was acquitted in the 26/11 terror attacks case, seeking a police clearance certificate to drive an autorickshaw for his livelihood.A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale, while dismissing the plea, said the certificate was rightly refused by…

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