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BMC razes 12 structures around Banganga Tank for revamp project

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- As part of its revamp project, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday demolished as many as twelve shanties around the Banganga Tank premises. The Banganga Tank, ... Read More


Mahanand Dairy to be turned over to Anand-based NDDB

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- Mahanand Dairy, the federation of the state's milk producers in districts and tehsils, will be handed over to the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), a central government body ... Read More


Man caught boarding fight with fake ticket

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- A Goregaon resident was booked on Tuesday after he was caught trying to board a Goa-bound flight with a fake ticket at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).... Read More


Sion ROB to be shut from February 29

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- The 112-year-old road over bridge (ROB) at Sion will be shut permanently on February 29 to make way for a new bridge. The British-era bridge that connects Bandra Kurla Complex, Dhar... Read More


No grand farewell to cops on routine transfers, says DGP

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- Director general of police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla has decided to do away with the practice of throwing farewell parties in routine transfers when an officer wears a colourful turban an... Read More


Plaints about mosquito menace touch 4k in 2 mths

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) received 4,241 complaints of mosquito menace in December 2023 and January this year. While officials claimed to have attended citizens' ... Read More


HC orders Netflix to first screen Indrani documentary series for CBI

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- The Bombay high court on Thursday ordered Netflix to organise a pre-release screening of the documentary series "The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth" for the Central Bureau of ... Read More


Gokhale bridge work delayed by 6 months, contractor liable for Rs.5-cr fine, reveals RTI

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) prepares to partially open the Gokhale bridge in Andheri by the end of this month, work on the bridge has been delayed by six mo... Read More


Pedestrians forced to walk next to vehicles on Delisle bridge

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- With temporary barricades kept on one side of the recently opened Delisle bridge by the BMC, pedestrians are forced to walk in traffic to get to their destination. This is particula... Read More


Deported Afghan man, who was living under fake identity, arrested

MUMBAI, Feb. 23 -- The crime branch officials on Thursday arrested a 38-year-old Afghan national for allegedly staying illegally in the city for over a decade. The officers said the accused Habibullha... Read More