Mira-bhayander Municipal Corporation

The BJP on Wednesday retained its hold over the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation near Mumbai by winning the posts of mayor and deputy mayor.

The BJP on Monday swept the polls to the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation in the Mumbai metropolitan region after it won 61 of the 95 seats, almost double the number the party had won in the 2012 polls which was 31.

An all-party meet organised in the Mumbai suburb of Mira-Bhayander by a Shiv Sena lawmaker to discuss the meat ban saw members of the BJP protest outside the venue, alleging that the sole aim of the meet was to target their party.

Meat shops were open on the first of a controversial four-day ban that the ruling BJP is insisting on enforcing, putting it in another direct confrontation with ally Shiv Sena, which has vowed to scuttle the ban. Mutton traders in the city have gone to court against the order.

Close on the heels of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) suspending the sale of meat in its markets for four days, now the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, controlled by the NCP, has announced a similar measure till September 17, as these dates fall within the eight-day Jain fasting period of 'Paryushan'.

After a widely criticized beef ban in Maharashtra, residents in a part of the state will not get any meat for eight days. The slaughter and sale of meat has been temporarily banned in those areas because of a Jain festival starting later this week.

Tata Power has also been granted licence to supply electricity in areas of Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation, Chene and Versova which were earlier not a part of its licence area.

In a major decision, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has granted a 25-year distribution licence to Tata Power for supplying power in city and suburban areas.

The BJP on Wednesday retained its hold over the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation near Mumbai by winning the posts of mayor and deputy mayor.

The BJP on Monday swept the polls to the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation in the Mumbai metropolitan region after it won 61 of the 95 seats, almost double the number the party had won in the 2012 polls which was 31.

An all-party meet organised in the Mumbai suburb of Mira-Bhayander by a Shiv Sena lawmaker to discuss the meat ban saw members of the BJP protest outside the venue, alleging that the sole aim of the meet was to target their party.

Meat shops were open on the first of a controversial four-day ban that the ruling BJP is insisting on enforcing, putting it in another direct confrontation with ally Shiv Sena, which has vowed to scuttle the ban. Mutton traders in the city have gone to court against the order.

Close on the heels of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) suspending the sale of meat in its markets for four days, now the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, controlled by the NCP, has announced a similar measure till September 17, as these dates fall within the eight-day Jain fasting period of 'Paryushan'.

After a widely criticized beef ban in Maharashtra, residents in a part of the state will not get any meat for eight days. The slaughter and sale of meat has been temporarily banned in those areas because of a Jain festival starting later this week.

Tata Power has also been granted licence to supply electricity in areas of Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation, Chene and Versova which were earlier not a part of its licence area.

In a major decision, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has granted a 25-year distribution licence to Tata Power for supplying power in city and suburban areas.