Mumbai: This monsoon, the BMC will spend nearly Rs 154 crore on pothole repairs. BMC officials said this sum is allocated for roads which are yet to be concretised and are under asphalt or paver blocks. Large-scale road concretisation works have been going on in the city for the past two years to make roads…
Mumbai: Mhada will provide a monthly rent of Rs 20,000 to tenants and residents of 96 dangerous buildings who independently arrange for their own alternative accommodation. The housing board will also arrange to lease 400 tenements for them.Mhada had declared these 96 cessed buildings as “extremely dangerous” during its annual pre-monsoon survey.The board has decided…
Mumbai: In a move that may change equations for FYJC aspirants, the state has added provisions on the govt-run admissions portal for introducing SC/ST/OBC quotas in minority institutions. The state says it had notified the decision through a GR last month, reports Yogita Rao.With 50% of seats already reserved for religious and linguistic minorities, the…
Mumbai: After operating with just five food safety officers (FSOs) for nearly a year, the city’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to appoint at least 40 new FSOs by June 7, in a bid to address a severe staffing shortfall. The drug department under the FDA is similarly stretched thin with only five…
Navi Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has instructed the Urban Development Department (UDD) to investigate complaints by environmental groups regarding damage due to dumping of debris at Navi Mumbai wetland, Lotus Lake. The construction debris from the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport project was dumped at the 7.2-acre Lotus Lake, which is protected by a high…
Navi Mumbai:An angadia was robbed of Rs 32 lakh cash by a six-member gang when he went to deposit the cash at an ATM in Juinagar on May 31. One of the robbers, posing as a cop, claimed that the cash was unaccounted for and told him to accompany them to the police station for…
Mumbai: A fortnight after the daughter-in-law of a now expelled Pune NCP leader died by suicide allegedly after being tortured for dowry, a delegation of women MVA functionaries called on governor C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday to seek the removal of state women’s commission head Rupali Chakankar, who is also president of the women’s wing…
Mumbai: Konkan Railway on Tuesday said its monsoon timetable will be in effect from June 15 to Oct 20 this year, shortening the duration by 15 days compared to previous years.During a press conference, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd managing director Santosh Kumar Jha said they have urged CM Devendra Fadnavis to ensure an uninterrupted power…
Mumbai: The BMC received 2,774 responses during its large-scale public consultation on its Draft Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws 2025, held from April 1 to May 31. The consultation, supported by the Civis Foundation, aimed to capture citizens’ lived experiences and actionable suggestions.Key concerns raised by citizens included a lack of infrastructure for waste segregation, irregular…
Mumbai: Cuffe Parade police arrested an oil company’s senior employee for allegedly embezzling Rs 1.2 crore in two years by conniving with tour operators, forging travel bills, misusing corporate credit cards, and generating fake invoices and duplicate bills. They are looking for six others, including staffers and two tour operators.The arrested employee, Pranali Prashant Jadhav…
