Navi Mumbai: The proposed development of residential and commercial buildings in the pockets of Nerul sector 60 has evoked strong opposition from environmentalists. A part of the 27,000 sqm plot falls under the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) for which clearance has been sought from Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA). Activists have raised concerns regarding…
Navi Mumbai: Environmental groups — Save Belapur Hills Forum and NatConnect Foundation have demanded the immediate enforcement of no-development norms on the landslide-prone Belapur Hills.Activists will hold a ‘Human Chain’ awareness campaign at Mahakali Chowk near CBD-Belapur bus depot on Feb 22. The activists said their concern followed billboards across Belapur announcing a foundation day…
MUMBAI: A community-funded effort to restore a 475-year-old Cathedral in Vasai has reaped a rich reward. The conservation project of Our Lady of Grace Cathedral in Papdy village received the prestigious Award of Merit at the 2025 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation announced in Bangkok Friday. China and Japan won top honours.The stone…
Image Used For Representative Purpose Only MUMBAI: Gokul Dairy has increased the price of full cream milk (buffalo milk) by Rs 2 per litre, from Rs 74 to Rs 76 from today Feb 21.Cow milk and other variants remain unchanged at present, though a subsequent hike is not ruled out.Gokul Dairy’s managing director Yogesh Godbole…
MUMBAI: Scores of football players and their coaches from Colaba-Cuffe Parade on Friday protested against the conversion of a mud layered recreational ground (RG) into artificial turf “against the wishes of the local public”.“Friday morning, the Colaba Back Garden (Sabina Chandrashekhar ground) Bachao Samiti arrived at this maidan which is located beside Cooperage,” said fishermen’s…
MUMBAI: The BJP has for the first time secured chairmanship of the powerful civic standing committee in the BMC, with its Mulund corporator Prabhakar Shinde elected unopposed at a special meeting held on Friday. The opposition did not field any candidate for the post.The standing committee is the BMC’s most influential statutory body, responsible for…
Mumbai’s 16th Pride March at August Kranti Maidan showcased a vibrant display of solidarity and a continued call for systemic change. Thousands gathered, demanding comprehensive anti-discrimination laws, horizontal reservation for transgender persons, and legal recognition of unions, emphasizing that full citizenship and belonging are still being claimed. August Kranti Maidan transformed into a sea of…
MUMBAI: Two days after Borivli MLA Sanjay Upadhyay convened a meeting with the BMC commissioner and residents of Charkop over tremors reported during test piling for the Mumbai Coastal Road (North) project, civic officials on Friday conducted on-site monitoring of the affected buildings.The inspection team included civic engineers and Abhay Bhambole, a professor from Veermata…
MUMBAI: A day after Mumbai Architects Collective wrote to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani against the proposed redevelopment of Mahalaxmi Racecourse, former cabinet minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray took to social media to support them.However, Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora said he was disappointed to see…
MUMBAI: The Pydhonie police arrested a 19-year-old unemployed youth for allegedly killing his 39-year-old acquaintance after an argument over speaking loudly on the phone. The deceased, Vipul Karamkar, a daily wage labourer, and the accused Ibrahim alias Kalu Shaikh resided in the same locality in Masjid Bundar area. On Monday Karamkar was talking to a…
