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Jarange-Patil gives tips to Dhangars on intensifying quota hunger strike

MUMBAI, March 25 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Tuesday urged members of the Dhangar community to intensify their agitation for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, suggesting that a large-s... Read More


BMC struggles to find buyers for treated sewage water; proposes to slash price

India, March 24 -- With few takers for treated sewage water, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is currently discharging 3-4 million litres of treated water into the sea daily and has now pr... Read More


BMC cancels rRs.r150 crore tenders for thermoplastic paint road markings

India, March 22 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has cancelled a Rs.150 crore contract for thermoplastic road markings after the Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief, Ameet Satam, ... Read More


BMC moots change of Malabar Hill plot from green zone to residential

India, March 22 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to reclassify a portion of a Malabar Hill plot from a designated green belt to a residential zone, with the matter schedule... Read More


Rs.150-cr road marking deal scrapped over graft charge

Mumbai, March 22 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has cancelled a Rs.150 crore contract for thermoplastic road markings after the Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief, Ameet Satam,... Read More


BMC moots change of Malabar Hill plot from green zone to residential

Mumbai, March 22 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to reclassify a portion of a Malabar Hill plot from a designated green belt to a residential zone, with the matter schedul... Read More


8-year-old falls to death in unguarded SRA pit in Malad; family alleges builder's negligence

India, March 21 -- An eight-year-old boy's attempt to retrieve a ball ended in fatality after he fell into an unguarded 20-foot-deep water-filled pit at an SRA construction site in Malad's Kurar Villa... Read More


SGNP to deploy guards to tackle forest fires, encroachments

India, March 20 -- The Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) is stepping up security and fire prevention measures after a recent spate of forest fires and ongoing concerns over encroachments. The SGNP h... Read More


SGNP gets more guards to tackle encroachments, fires

Mumbai, March 20 -- The Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) is stepping up security and fire prevention measures after a recent spate of forest fires and ongoing concerns over encroachments. The SGNP h... Read More


No bidders for Mithi desilting; BMC extends tender deadline

India, March 19 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has again extended the deadline for tenders for desilting the Mithi river to March 24 after receiving no bids. The original deadline of ... Read More