Mumbai Mantralaya

Fire Breaks Out At Fourth Floor Of Maharashtra Secretariat, No Casualties

Mumbai News | PressTrust of India | Tuesday March 31, 2020

A minor fire erupted on the fourth floor of Mantralaya, the Maharashtra government secretariat in South Mumbai, on Monday night, but no casualty was reported, Fire Brigade officials said.

Woman Tries To Set Herself On Fire Outside Maharashtra Secretariat

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 6, 2018

A 27-year-old woman was prevented by police from setting herself on fire outside the Mantralaya building Thursday, an official said.

Woman Tries To Set Herself On Fire At Maharashtra Secretariat, Detained

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 1, 2018

A 45-year-old woman allegedly tried to set herself on fire in front of the state secretariat in Mumbai today, the latest such incident at the building in last several months, a police official said.

Murder Convict, Out On Parole, Falls To Death From Mantralaya Building In Mumbai

Mumbai News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Friday February 9, 2018

A 45-year-old man died after falling from the fifth floor of the high-security Mantralaya building in Mumbai on Thursday. The police have found a note in his pocket, but haven't revealed the details. A life convict, Harshal Raote was out on parole since January 10 and was due to return to jail. The day he died was reportedly the last day of his fur...

Farmer Climbs 6th Floor Of Government HQ In Mumbai, Threatens To Jump

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday November 10, 2017

A man today climbed the parapet of the sixth floor of the Mantralaya building in Mumbai and threatened to jump if he was not allowed to meet the agriculture minister of Maharashtra.

Mumbai Mantralaya fire: men who saved Tricolour left in the lurch

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Tuesday July 9, 2013

Seven bravehearts who risked their lives to save the nation's pride -- the tricolour -- during the Mantralaya fire on June 21 2012, have been running from pillar to post for the reward promised to them soon after the incident.

Renovated Mumbai Mantralaya floors to be ready in three months

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2013

Exactly a year after the top four floors of the imposing Maharashtra secretariat building in Mumbai were gutted in a major fire, the state government said on Friday it would take another three months for the four floors to be ready for occupation.

Fire at Mumbai Mantralaya brought under control

Mumbai News | Edited by Samira Shaikh | Saturday March 9, 2013

The fire at the Mumbai Mantralaya has been brought under control.

Mantralaya fire: Only ten per cent files reconstructed so far

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 4, 2013

Only ten per cent of the files which were destroyed in the fire that gutted the top floors of the Mantralaya on June 21, 2012, have been reconstructed so far.

Mumbai Mantralaya makeover to cost Rs 138 cr

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Friday November 23, 2012

State successfully renegotiates with lowest bidder to reduce cost from Rs 162.8 crore to carry out repairs and renovations of the three floors gutted in the June 21 fire.

Mock drill at Mantralaya exposes glaring lapses

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 3, 2012

In the wake of last month's devastating fire which killed five people at Mantralaya in Mumbai, a mock fire drill was conducted in the State Secretariat on Monday to gauge the administration's preparedness to evacuate people from the seven-storied building.

Rs 100 cr will be used to repair Mantralaya

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Sunday July 1, 2012

The PWD has submitted architect Raja Aederi's refurbishment plans for the secretariat building which includes costly fire-proof building materials and new equipment; cash for this will be taken from state exchequer

Mantralaya fire: Amid blame game, back to work tomorrow

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Sunday June 24, 2012

Public Works Department head Chhagan Bhujbal has stirred a hornet's nest. Livid with reports that his department was at fault for the poor upkeep and failure to maintain fire-fighting equipment, which exacerbated the fire at Mantralaya on Thursday, he has asked some uncomfortable questions of the general administration department (GAD), headed by C...

Mantralaya fire: What went wrong

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Friday June 22, 2012

A disaster control room, armed with the latest equipment to facilitate disaster management in the state's secretariat building now lies in a heap of ashes - so do crucial documents and papers which record some of the most important affairs of the state. The fire that broke out at Mantralaya at 2.40 pm on Thursday spread like wildfire within minutes...

Mantralaya fire: Five dead, fire extinguishers weren't working

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Friday June 22, 2012

A day after a massive fire broke out in the Mumbai Mantralaya, sources say that an audit report has found that safety norms were violated in the building. The audit report, dated 2008, shows that fire extinguishers and alarms were not working at the Mantralaya or the state Secretariat, according to sources.