Mumbai: With more than one lakh structures being numbered in Dharavi, residents are demanding that all of them be rehabilitated in Dharavi itself. Residents demanded that Annexure II, the list of eligible and ineligible slum dwellers, be published so that people know the exact number of households that will be rehabilitated in Dharavi. Industry owners…
Mumbai: Amid complaints by locals of traffic congestion, BMC’s hydraulic engineering department is considering allowing a pay-and-park facility on a portion of a cycle track on Flank Road in Sion opposite Shanmukhanand Hall.The proposal is yet to get the approval of the civic administration, including those of the deputy municipal commissioner (special engineering) and the…
Mumbai: After successful completion of the 100-day action plan, CM Devendra Fadnavis has now drafted a 150-day plan for providing result-oriented administration. The highlight of the new plan is to effectively link tehsils with Mantralaya and coordination among all departments, both vertically and horizontally.As per a govt resolution issued a few days ago, it is…
MUMBAI: Of the 37 Covid deaths recorded by the Centre Tuesday, Maharashtra has the maximum, followed by Kerala (9), Delhi (4), Karnataka (4), Tamil Nadu (3) and Uttar Pradesh (2). The union health ministry said Gujarat, MP, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal had reported a death each.In the state, one of the deaths had Parkinson’s…
MUMBAI: After a closure for one year, the Haj Committee of India reopened its free residential coaching centre for UPSC aspirants at the Haj House here. The residential coaching centre was closed in December 2023.Recently, the Haj Panel issued a notice inviting applications for admission to the free residential coaching centre for Civil Services exams,…
MUMBAI: In a bid to enhance international postal logistics and strengthen ties with exporters, the Maharashtra postal dept hosted the ‘India Post: Expo Symposium’ at a hotel in Andheri on Tuesday.The objective of the symposium was to understand the requirements of major exporters and e-commerce leaders. There was a demonstration of international mail solutions, covering…
VASAI: A vvcmc contractor who successfully bid a 470 crore rupees contract has been booked by the Achole police station (Vasai) on May 27 for electricity theft of rupees 3,560. This power theft was noticed by an activist in the first week of May while he was on his way for his work at Sanyukt…
As work on the Rs 190 crore Gateway of India-Radio Club marina project has begun and the state govt has already announced plans for water taxis, the transport scenario on the city’s eastern waterfront is slated to offer citizens game-changing commute to the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport.E-water taxi project Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) will operate…
MUMBAI: Four fatalities were added Tuesday to the list of Covid-19 patients who have died in the state since cases began emerging in May, taking the toll to 14.In Maharashtra, two deaths occurred in Nagpur, one in Chandrapur, and one in Miraj. Elsewhere, a death each was recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.All…
Mumbai: Around 85,000 slum households ineligible for free housing will be rehabilitated in rental housing outside Dharavi. On Tuesday, the state cabinet formally approved the transfer of 21.25 acres of Kurla dairy land to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. In a press release, the govt said 8.5 lakh people are to be rehabilitated under the project,…
