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West Bengal: Salt Lake homes may be allowed extra floor

KOLKATA: House-owners in Salt Lake may soon be allowed to construct an additional floor - a proposal that was mooted several years ago. The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started working on a draft plan for this even as civic officials said the proposal has been discussed and accepted in…

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Maharashtra: For coast lined with sewage, treatment units finally on way

MUMBAI: Rama Bhagat, a fisherman from Versova, navigates 40 kms into the sea on his trawler every other week and stays put with an assistant for five nights. The trip fetches him fish worth barely a lakh of rupees.

The Times of India

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation may allow ads in subways only if agencies maintain space, security

MUMBAI: The BMC plans to give out four of its pedestrian subways at prime locations in the city for advertisements. In lieu of that, the agency given the advertisement rights would be expected to maintain the subway space and provide adequate security to ensure there are no anti-social elements creating…

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BJP: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ‘dumped’ probe that had exposed over Rs 73 crore loss

MUMBAI: BJP has alleged that BMC is brushing under the carpet a probe against officials working on the scientific closure of the Gorai dumping ground, which caused a revenue loss of around Rs 73 crore. BJP has alleged that BMC was delaying the probe against officials and contractors from its…

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Maharashtra: Going for delimitation anew may delay local body polls

MUMBAI: Urban and rural body polls, including the BMC election, may be delayed beyond October with governor B S Koshyari issuing ordinances scrapping the existing delimitation being carried out in municipal corporations, zilla parishads and panchayat samitis in the state. “The process of delimitation and the draw for reservations and…

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West Bengal: Salt Lake markets to get a facelift with Rs 2.5 crore Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation funds

KOLKATA: Community market complexes across Salt Lake will soon get a facelift. The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allocated Rs 2.5 crore funds this year to repair and renovate several markets, which have been in a bad shape.

The Times of India

Mumbai: Hope for former corporators who lost seats to quota

MUMBAI: With corporator seats for the upcoming BMC polls being rolled back to 227 from 236 and a likely fresh lottery for reservations, many former corporators who would not have been able to contest as their seats had got reserved are hopeful yet again. They are hoping there is no…

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July H1N1 cases rise five-fold in Mumbai this year; leptospirosis, dengue too see surge

MUMBAI: The city witnessed five times the number of H1N1 cases last month compared to July 2021, according to the BMC’s latest weekly epidemiological report. Only 21 cases of H1N1 were recorded last July, while the BMC has reports of 105 cases of the viral fever this July. Other monsoon…

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Water cut in parts of Mumbai tomorrow

MUMBAI: The BMC on Tuesday announced a 15% water cut in parts of Mumbai from 10am on August 4 to midnight. Some areas will not get any water supply and will face a 100% cut during different times of the day between 4PM and midnight. BMC said that cuts were…

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Rs 5,800 crore Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation plan for concrete roads

MUMBAI: Following a diktat from chief minister Eknath Shinde last month that all roads should be cement concretised by 2024 to eradicate the pothole problem, the BMC on Tuesday invited bids from five companies for Rs 5,800 crore works for 400km of roads- more than twice the Rs 2,000 crore…

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SP will win more seats than last time in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections: MLA Abu Asim Azmi

MUMBAI: While inducting student leader and anti-CAA activist Fahad Ahmad in his party, Samajwadi Party (SP) state president and MLA Abu Asim Azmi claimed on Sunday that his party would win more seats in the forthcoming BMC polls than it won in 1997 (23). “Young and educated leaders like Fahad…

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation water department staffer abused, assaulted, 1 held

MUMBAI: An employee with the BMC water supply department was manhandled by a pedestrian who was later arrested.Police said the pedestrian also hurled abuses at the driver of a BMC vehicle for blocking the road and inconveniencing people.

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation opens rebuilt Hancock bridge after HC order, but works pending

MUMBAI: After several hiccups and delays since it was demolished over six years ago, the BMC opened the reconstructed Hancock bridge that connects Mazgaon to Dongri on Monday following a Bombay high court order.

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Chitrakoot fire incident: FWICE to demand inquiry into other studios; 'What if the mishap occurred with 1000 workers on set?' questions Ashok Dubey- Exclusive

One death has been reported in a massive fire incident on the sets of actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor's upcoming untitled film on Friday. Reacting to the same, FWICE General Secretary Ashok Dubey tells ETimes that such structures should not be allowed to operate without a proper fire audit…

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List steps to raze 48 obstacles in flight path: Bombay HC to collector

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday directed the collector (suburbs) to list steps for demolition of 48 obstacles in the aircraft approach path to the runway at the airport in Santacruz in less than a month.

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Mumbai: OBC wards for BMC polls drawn, opposition cries foul

MUMBAI: BMC schoolkids on Friday drew a lottery for OBC ward reservations for the civic polls scheduled to be held in September/October.

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MPEDA targets Rs.1 lakh crore seafood exports by 2025

Efforts are on to double production in A.P., says its Chairman

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation urges all to keep Ganpati 2 feet

MUMBAI: Following CM Eknath Shinde’s diktat of doing away with height restrictions on Ganesh Idols, BMC on Saturday released a circular reiterating the same. It said, there would be no height restriction on either sarvajanik or household Ganesh Idols. However it appealed to citizens to consider capping the Ganesh idol…

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As Covid cases dip, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to fold up jumbo centres

MUMBAI: The civic administration will begin full-scale dismantling of jumbo field hospitals as Covid-19 cases are low in the city after last month's surge. With the exception of the jumbo facility on Somaiya hospital grounds in Sion, that wasn't operationalised, BMC has either begun or is in the process of…

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CM Eknath Shinde assures no potholes on Mumbai roads in 2 years

MUMBAI: CM Eknath Shinde on Saturday evening held a meeting with civic road department officials about making Mumbai roads pothole-free in the next two years. He said all roads will be concretised in the next two years. This comes on a day after BMC experimented with various pothole-filling solutions to…

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Mumbai: ‘Low tide’ at Andheri sports complex pool irks swimmers

MUMBAI: Three months after Andheri sports complex, one of the biggest BMC-run sporting facilities, was opened for public use after the pandemic, swimmers have complained about low water levels in the pool. One of the two pools is restricted for public use.

The Times of India

Extension of last date for signboards in Marathi

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday disposed of a petition by the Indian Hotels and Restaurants Association (AHAR) after the BMC informed it that it had extended the time till September 30 for shops and establishments to put up signboards in Marathi.

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Mumbai: Ward lottery for OBC category in BMC on July 29

MUMBAI: In view of the Supreme Court order allowing an OBC quota of up to 27% in local body polls, the State Election Commission (SEC) has announced the lottery programme in 14 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, to accommodate the OBC quota in open category electoral wards.

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Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk dies aged 89

Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk, famous for winning the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, has died aged 89.

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Mumbai: ‘Urgent need to protect Powai Lake after civic census reveals 18 crocodiles’

MUMBAI: Environmental activists have called for renewed efforts to preserve Powai Lake in the wake of the BMC’s first-ever crocodile census showing the presence of 18 of the reptiles in the shrinking waterbody.

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