Exclusive

Publication

Byline

BMC replaces high-rise committee nod with SOP for bldgs up to 180m

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- The BMC has issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for approving high-rise buildings between 120 and 180 metres on plots of 2,000 square metres or more. The SOP, issued... Read More


Analogue paneer now banned in state; jail term for offenders

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- Citing public health risks, the Maharashtra government has announced a total ban on artificial or analogue paneer - a non-dairy product made from vegetable oils, starches, emulsifier... Read More


Contractor stabbed outside BMC ward office

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- A civil contractor was attacked outside the F-North office of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) by four persons, after allegedly being threatened over a civic contract. Th... Read More


22 BEST depots to be revamped to fund Rs.28,000-crore revival

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Committee on Tuesday approved an ambitious plan to revive the cash-strapped undertaking by redeveloping 22 of its 27 bus depots ... Read More


Glass in mid-day meal: FDA cancels supplier's licence

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- Days after small glass shards were found in the mid-day meal served to students at a municipal school in Ghatkopar, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the licence o... Read More


BEST to procure 1,500 electric buses to revive 100-125 routes

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The BEST Committee on Tuesday also approved the procurement of 1,500 new electric buses under the central government's PM E-Drive scheme, which will allow it to revive at least 100-1... Read More


MTNL cable theft racket busted; 7 held

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- The police arrested seven persons and busted an alleged MTNL cable theft racket in the early hours of Tuesday after catching the accused digging up a road in south Mumbai while posin... Read More


Tempo runs over 61-yr-old man

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- A 61-year-old man was killed after being run over by a tempo near the Sandhuwadi bus stop on Sion-Trombay Road in Chembur on Monday while on his way to work. The deceased, Namdev Cha... Read More


Congress's 'goongi gudiya' jibe at Sunetra sparks political row

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- Emotions ran high among NCP leaders and the Mahayuti partners after the opposition Congress addressed deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar as "goongi gudiya" (mute doll), ironically l... Read More


Educationist, former governor dies at 90

PUNE, Aug. 5 -- Dr D Y Patil, founder of the D Y Patil Group that pioneered private professional education in Maharashtra, former governor of Bihar, Tripura and West Bengal, and a Padma Shri awardee p... Read More