MUMBAI: At its general body meeting on Friday, the BMC House formally sanctioned a Rs 250-crore mayor’s development fund — the highest ever allocation in the history of the civic body. It would earlier be in the range of Rs 100 crore to Rs 200 crore.The fund will be distributed to corporators based on the…
MUMBAI: The recurring power outages are turning routine summer discomfort into a serious civic grievance, with residents across the island city and suburbs facing long hours without electricity in sweltering and humid conditions.On Thursday night, Antop Hill residents were left sleepless due to prolonged power cuts for the second time in a week, while parts…
MUMBAI: Weeks after municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide began her weekly early morning inspections to review Mumbai’s solid waste management and cleanliness situation, the BMC has identified 162 garbage hotspots and garbage vulnerable points (GVPs) across the city where open dumping is being repeatedly reported.Civic officials said these locations were identified over the past few weeks…
Mumbai: Internal tensions have surfaced within the ruling Mahayuti alliance in BMC, after deputy mayor and Shiv Sena corporator Sanjay Ghadi accused BJP leaders, including mayor Ritu Tawde, of sidelining Sena members during the ongoing monsoon-preparedness inspections across the city. Tawde, however, denied any conflict and said that each elected representative should visit different areas…
MUMBAI: The monitoring committee overseeing the Kanjurmarg municipal solid waste processing facility has directed the BMC to prepare a comprehensive green belt development plan within 15 days and strengthen environmental monitoring systems at the site, according to the minutes of its third meeting held on April 29. The meeting comes in the wake of recent…
Children are orchestrating unique Mother’s Day surprises, with creative workshops like pottery and punch needling gaining popularity. From hands-on creative workshops to curated outings, children across age groups are planning special surprises for their mothers.Workshops have emerged as a popular choice. Across the city, experiences such as punch needling, flower-making, pottery, tile mosaic art and…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Thursday upheld the 2018 acquittal of 21 police officers from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh and a civilian in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Shaikh ‘fake encounter’ case.Appeals had been filed in April 2019 by Shaikh’s brothers Rubabbudin Shaikh and Nayabuddin Shaikh against the trial court’s acquittal verdict. “Appeals dismissed,” HC chief…
Four members of the Dokadia family in Mumbai died after consuming watermelon laced with zinc phosphide, a potent rat poison. (File photo) MUMBAI: The mysterious deaths of four members of the Dokadia family in Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar have put the spotlight on zinc phosphide — a toxic rat poison that forensic experts say releases a…
Mumbai: The CBI has registered a case against an alleged middleman for demanding a Rs 4 lakh bribe from a fine art collector-businessman who had purchased Raja Ravi Varma prints, oleography and lithostones through an auction conducted by the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT-II) in Mumbai.The CBI said the accused, identified as Vijay Kumar, allegedly sought…
Mumbai: A sessions court on Thursday granted bail to a welder accused in the fatal Metro Line 4 parapet collapse in Mulund, citing the principle of parity and the fact that custodial interrogation is no longer required. Ramashish Yadav is the last accused to get bail in the case.Additional sessions judge M B Oza observed…
