The fellows would provide support to senior officials while gaining first-hand experience of how the country’s largest municipal corporation functions Mumbai: Taking a cue from the Maharashtra government’s Chief Minister Fellowship programme, which brings young professionals into the government to gain hands-on experience in governance and policy-making, the BMC is now set to introduce its…
Mumbai: With nearly 1,500 people inside Aaykar Bhavan on Monday afternoon when a fire broke out in its basement, the presence of floor marshals, staff awareness of emergency exits and a coordinated evacuation helped prevent panic and a possible stampede, ensuring that no injuries were reported, said Mumbai fire brigade officials who were involved in…
Over 8,000 use Bandra’s Neville D’Souza Football Ground, says the fraternity Mumbai: BMC’s general body led by BJP-Shiv Sena on Tuesday approved a proposal to change the reservation of the Neville D’Souza Football Ground at Bandra Reclamation from a playground to a convention and exhibition centre even though it told Bombay HC last week that…
Sindhudurg, with its pristine coastline, beaches, forts, forests, waterways, rich culture and proximity to Goa, has immense potential to emerge as one of India’s leading leisure tourism destinations, says minister Nitesh Rane Mumbai: In a major boost for tourism in the Konkan, a tripartite agreement for setting up a Taj hotel at Shiroda–Velaghar in Sindhudurg…
The opposition alleged that private entities were running clubs and restaurants on BMC properties Mumbai: Former mayor Kishori Pednekar from Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday accused the BMC administration of “privatising” civic properties under the guise of public-private partnerships (PPP), alleging that open plots, schools, gardens, playgrounds and municipal markets were being handed over to…
The policy was put on hold in 2016 by CM Devendra Fadnavis following an uproar over allowing private players to adopt open spaces Mumbai: Another day, another open space staring at disappearance. In recent weeks, BMC has steamrolled through objections from resident groups, citizen forums, activists and even MLAs from governing parties to either change…
A civic official, based on cursory calculations, illustrated how the property tax on a 1,000-sq-ft flat purchased in 2026 in Balkum, Majiwada-Manpada, would rise from Rs 25,039 to Rs 28,305 Thane: The 12% hike in property tax for residential properties, 20% for non-residential properties and revised valuation for transfer fees, approved by the Thane general…
Pant Nagar police are investigating the complaint filed by Rajendra Vallal (63), a tailor from Nalasopara, alleging that his daughter, Sapna Ganji (35), was subjected to mental and physical harassment by her husband Pramod, father-in-law Bhikshapati, mother-in-law Dhanalakshmi and other family members since a few years after her marriage in May 2013 Mumbai: The police…
Kalyan: In a major breakthrough in the long-pending widening of the Kalyan-Shilphata Road, one of the busiest traffic corridors in Thane district, compensation letters were handed over to affected landowners on Tuesday. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has approved Rs 138.45 crore as compensation for landowners whose properties are affected by the project,…
Mumbai: A little over 1.5 years after a tussle broke out over the guardian ministership of Nashik and Raigad, it was resolved on Monday as the state govt appointed BJP’s Girish Mahajan as guardian minister for Nashik and Shiv Sena’s Bharat Gogawale for Raigad. Political observers said the appointments are a setback for NCP as…
