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Kalyan: In a major administrative crackdown, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) Commissioner Abhinav Goel has suspended Ward Officer and Assistant Municipal Commissioner Jaywant Chaudhary with immediate effect for dereliction of duty and allegedly shielding rampant illegal constructions within his jurisdiction.The disciplinary action follows intense political heat after Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) Pravin Darekar raised…

HC was told the BMC chief didn’t know what had transpired in court Mumbai: Rebuking BMC for its general body clearing the proposal to change the reservation of Bandra’s Neville D’souza Football Ground to an exhibition centre despite its oral assurance earlier that it would not take such steps, Bombay HC on Thursday said it…

Opposition corporators questioned why MMRC was the implementing agency Mumbai: Amid opposition, BMC’s standing committee on Thursday passed a proposal to provide Rs 702 crore in funds to MMRC for construction of an underground pedestrian vestibule connecting Science Centre Metro 3 station to the Worli promenade via Mahalaxmi Racecourse.The proposed 1.3km link is to be…

BMC officials said the issue is still being deliberated and a mechanism for calculating and collecting the fee has not yet been finalised Mumbai: BMC is exploring ways to make its Solid Waste Management (SWM) operations generate significantly more revenue, including by introducing user fees for bulk waste generators, as the civic body’s earnings from…

Mumbai: The entire works of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule will be translated into seven languages, state culture minister Ashish Shelar announced on the occasion of Phule’s bicentennial celebrations. These include Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Telugu, Bengali and Gor Banjara.The cultural affairs department of the Maharashtra govt operates Sahitya Akademis for Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Telugu, Bengali…

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority approved the fare revision on Thursday Mumbai: The proposed increase in autorickshaw and taxi fares across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region has drawn criticism from commuter groups and passenger rights activists, who argue that another fare hike will further strain household budgets already under pressure from inflation.Activists said the increase…

Ulhasnagar: After nearly 11 years, the Bombay High Court has cleared a major hurdle in the widening of the Kalyan-Ambernath road, paving the way for completion of stretches that remained incomplete due to a dispute involving 15 affected shopkeepers in Ulhasnagar.The 100-foot road widening at a project cost of Rs 68 crore was undertaken in…

Mumbai: In a sudden U-turn, the medical education department on Thursday withdrew its freeze on homeopathic registrations with the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC). The department had paused the registrations on August 18, pending the final court order, taking into account the medical community’s concerns of danger to public health.These registrations allow homeopaths to start prescribing…

Vasai: A residential building in Gokhivere, Vasai East, sank into the ground during piling work at an adjoining construction site on Wednesday evening, prompting Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) to evacuate 23 families and demolish the structure on Thursday.Shalom Apartment in the Lagipada area is a ground-plus-three-storey building comprising 23 flats. Constructed in 2012,…

The passengers said they received no prior information from the airline Mumbai: SpiceJet’s operational troubles spilt over into passenger chaos at Mumbai airport, with more than 40 passengers stranded overnight after connecting flights to Darbhanga and Gorakhpur were cancelled. The passengers, who had arrived from Dubai early Thursday, said they received no intimation and were…