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Mumbai Civic Body Officer Arrested For Accepting Rs 1.5 Lakh As Bribe

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 21, 2020

A sanitary inspector of Mumbai's civic body was arrested on Monday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh for issuing a food license, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said.

Mumbai Malls, Restaurants, Multiplexes To Remain Open 24x7 From January 27

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 18, 2020

After nearly three decades, Mumbai will regain its freedom to remain awake and busy with commercial establishments allowed to function 24x7 from midnight of January 26-27, officials said.

McAfee Hires New CEO Peter Leav to Replace Chris Young

Reuters | Friday January 17, 2020

McAfee told Reuters on Thursday it has hired Peter Leav, the former CEO of BMC Software, as its new CEO, replacing Chris Young, who created the cyber security company in its current form by carving it out of Intel four years ago.

BMC Revises Parking Fines; Unveils New Formula-Based Penalty For Unauthorised Parking

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 9, 2020

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has introduced a formula-based penalty for unauthorised parking which will be equivalent to about 40 times the existing parking charges, said officials.

4 Mumbai Civic Body Officials Jailed After Bridge Collapse Granted Bail

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 18, 2019

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to structural auditor Neeraj Desai and three former officials of the Mumbai civic body, arrested in connection with the collapse of a foot-over bridge at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in March this year.

Auditor, 3 Others Get Bail In Mumbai's Himalaya Bridge Collapse Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 19, 2019

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to structural auditor Neeraj Desai and three former officials of the Mumbai civic body, arrested in the case of collapse of a foot-over bridge at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in March this year.

In Bhubaneswar, Exchange Plastic Waste For A Meal

Offbeat | Wednesday December 18, 2019

In a bid to promote plastic waste management, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has rolled out an initiative under which it will serve a meal in exchange for a half kilogram plastic waste.

Bhubaneswar Civic Body Officials Asked To Cycle To Work To Prevent Pollution

Bhubaneshwar News | ANI | Saturday December 14, 2019

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation commissioner had sent letters to all three agencies' staff like BMC, BDA and Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) to take a ride of bicycles or to walking to come office once in a week.

BJP To Contest 2022 Mumbai Civic Body Polls Without Shiv Sena

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 8, 2019

Days after the Shiv Sena snapped ties with the BJP, the latter on Sunday decided to contest the 2022 Mumbai civic body elections on its own.

Study Claims That Fortifying Foods With Microparticles Could Help Fight Malnutrition

Neha Grover | Tuesday November 26, 2019

The scientists have come out with a new strategy to fortify staple foods with vital nutrients like iron and vitamin A, by encapsulating them in a biocompatible polymer BMC, which can prevent the loss of nutrients during storage or cooking, and also facilitate their absorption when the food is consumed.

Sena's Kishori Pednekar Elected Unopposed As Mayor Of Mumbai Civic Body

Mumbai News | ANI | Friday November 22, 2019

Shiv Sena corporator Kishori Pednekar on Friday officially elected as Mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Another Shiv Sena corporator Suhas Waadkarand was elected as Deputy Mayor.

2-Month-Old Boy, Who Suffered Burn Injuries In Mumbai Hospital Fire, Dies

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 22, 2019

A two-month-old boy, who suffered severe injuries in a fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of civic-run KEM Hospital, died of cardiac arrest in the early hours of Friday, a civic official said.

Shiv Sena Likely To Retain Post Of Mumbai Mayor As BJP Quits Race

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 18, 2019

The BJP has decided to opt out of the race for the post of Mumbai Mayor on Monday hoping to mollify its former ally Shiv Sena.

BJP-Sena Break-Up Could Impact Mumbai Mayor Polls On November 22

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 16, 2019

The break up of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra may have an impact on Mumbai''s mayoral polls scheduled for November 22.

Amid BJP-Sena Row, Tax Raids On Mumbai Civic Body Contractors

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday November 14, 2019

A series of Income Tax raids were conducted in Mumbai on contractors who were working with the city's civic body, sources in the IT department told NDTV. There were reports that certain contractors had taken entries in the form of loans etc. from entry providers and also inflated expenses in the account books to suppress income, an official said.