Convert Mumbai's Mahalaxmi Race Course into theme park, says Uddhav Thackeray
Written by Miloni Bhatt (with inputs from Prasad Kathe) | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Mumbai's iconic Mahalaxmi Race Course, the city's vital green lung, should be converted into a theme park, named after Bal Thackeray, his son and Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray said today. The suggestion came even as uncertainty looms large ove...
Mumbai hospital places beds on terrace, uses it as an Out Patient Department
Mid-Day.com | Monday May 13, 2013
In a recent document submitted by the P/north ward office to the Building Proposal department for the western suburbs, ward officials have stated the need to check on irregularities in a private hospital at Malad (West).
BMC to go private in $6.9 billion deal led by Bain, Golden Gate
Tuesday May 7, 2013
Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion.
The writing on the wall is a property ad
Monday April 1, 2013
Advertisers in Mumbai are using every space available to promote their products. The onslaught of advertisements has in fact reached our doorsteps. If newspapers filled with property classifieds, radio stations playing property ads on the loop, and g...
Removed over 5,000 illegal hoardings, Mumbai civic body informs court
Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Friday March 15, 2013
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC today informed the Bombay High Court that it has removed more than 5,000 illegal hoardings from the city in a day-long drive yesterday. Over 10,000 hoardings were removed from the rest of Maharashtra.
Mumbai, Pune remove politicians on billboards
Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Imtiaz Jaleel and Sanjay Tiwari; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday March 14, 2013
After a day long drive to remove illegal hoardings from the streets of Mumbai, finally Mumbaikars will not have beaming politicians smiling at them from each and every corner of the city's streets, at least for a few days. The Brihanmumbai Municipal ...
Harbhajan Singh meets officials in connection with academy in Mumbai
Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2013
The local civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it would take a call on giving permission to start the academy after it receives a proposal from Harbhajan.
Amitabh Bachchan launches BMC's virtual classroom
Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 23, 2013
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today launched the latest stage of the 'virtual classroom' project of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation here.
In alleged Shiv Sena attack, suggestions of a fight for Thackeray memorial
Reported by Rashmi Rajput; edited by Samira Shaikh | Tuesday December 11, 2012
A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ward office in Worli in South Mumbai has been vandalised allegedly by Shiv Sena workers after it refused to give them permission to build a memorial for late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray at Shivaji Park.
Doctor claims he was asked to lie about dengue deaths
Mid-Day.com | Monday December 10, 2012
Last week, a report in MiD DAY spoke of the ongoing dissension between the municipal corporation and some NGOs over the number of reported dengue cases in the city, with the latter pointing out that figures released by the BMC fall far short of accur...
JSW Ispat accident: Police await BMC report to file FIR
Monday December 3, 2012
City police today said they are awaiting reports from the municipal authorities and the Fire Brigade to ascertain the cause of the accident at JSW Ispat office here this morning, in which two employees were killed and six others were injured, in or...
1,800 mobile towers in Mumbai illegal says civic corporation
Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 13, 2012
With nearly 1,800 mobile phone towers in the metropolis being illegal, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is contemplating action against their operators, BMC Commissioner Sitaram Kunte has said.
'Before pubs, install CCTVs at government offices'
Mid-Day.com | Monday November 5, 2012
In a tit-for-tat move against the Mumbai police, anti-Dhoble protesters and partygoers now want CCTV cameras to be installed in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters and Vidhan Bhavan. The protesters have started a signature campaign ...
Yash Chopra's death spurs municipal body to fumigate film studios
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 23, 2012
Under fire from various quarters after legendary film-maker Yash Chopra died from dengue, the BMC will approach all private studios for entry to fumigate the premises against mosquitoes.
Arun Gawli gets life imprisonment in Shiv Sena leader's murder case
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Friday August 31, 2012
Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the murder of Shiv Sena politician Kamlakar Jamsandekar four years ago.
