Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

World Autism Day: BMC won't 'light it up blue'

World Autism Day: BMC won't 'light it up blue' Mumbai: It's World Autism Awareness Day on Monday, and over 300 iconic landmarks around the world will be bathed in blue light, to show support for 'Light It Up Blue', a worldwide initiative to help raise awareness about autism. While Rashtrapati Bhavan in the Capital city will change colour to show its true blue support for the campaign, the city's civic body has plunged the hopes of many in darkness,...
11:19 AM, Apr 02, 2012

Maharashtra CM 'shocked' by BMC poll results

Maharashtra CM 'shocked' by BMC poll results New Delhi: In what came as a major setback for the Congress and the NCP, the first big electoral battle of 2012 has gone in favour of the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine that managed to retain power in the prestigious Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country's richest civic body. An honest Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said that the defeat in the BMC polls has come as a...
07:31 AM, Feb 18, 2012
India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Catch the day's top stories on India at 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai. ...
11:48 PM, Feb 17, 2012
Is Bal Thackeray still the boss of Mumbai?

Is Bal Thackeray still the boss of Mumbai?

The Shiv Sena-BJP combine retain Thane and Nagpur as well; NCP emerges as the single largest party in Pune. ...
11:31 PM, Feb 17, 2012

Mumbai has faith in us, says an overwhelmed Uddhav

Mumbai has faith in us, says an overwhelmed Uddhav Mumbai: Expressing satisfaction over the results of civic polls in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray told reporters outside Matoshri residence in suburban Bandra this afternoon that he was "overwhelmed". "I thank people for reposing faith in me and my party. Today is a good day. Let me celebrate it. I am overwhelmed," he said. Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI alliance has emerged as the biggest group in...
06:14 PM, Feb 17, 2012

BMC goes to Shiv Sena-BJP, NCP leads in Pune

BMC goes to Shiv Sena-BJP, NCP leads in Pune Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena combine retains their dominance in the Mumbai civic polls, moving ahead of the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance. In what comes as a major setback for the Congress and the NCP, the BJP-Sena alliance is set to take control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the richest civic body of the country, with the help of independents. The ruling alliance is also set to retain...
04:52 PM, Feb 17, 2012

We will review shortcomings: Raj Thackeray

We will review shortcomings: Raj Thackeray Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray day kept on Friday mum on whether he would extend support to Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI alliance in its bid to retain power in the civic body of India's financial capital. "We have not come to that stage...who to help. Let all figures (results) come," Raj told reporters at his residence in Dadar area this afternoon. Asked if MNS was ready to sit on opposition benches, Raj...
04:47 PM, Feb 17, 2012

BMC results a slap on Cong-NCP's face: Shiv Sena

BMC results a slap on Cong-NCP's face: Shiv Sena Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Friday said the verdict in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls was a slap on the face of the Congress-NCP alliance. "Mumbaikars have slapped Congress-NCP on the face," Shiv Sena MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut said. The Sena-BJP-RPI alliance appears set to emerge as the largest block in the BMC. Raut said that citizens of the megapolis would never tolerate the insult of Shiv Sena...
03:43 PM, Feb 17, 2012

Mumbai polls: Sena-BJP set to retain power

Mumbai polls: Sena-BJP set to retain power Mumbai: Counting of votes for the richest civic body in India, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) indicated that the leads were in favour of the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance. However, it looks unlikely for the combine to be able to hold a majority. The trends indicate a hung civic body in Mumbai, which could bring Raj Thackeray's MNS and independent candidates into the limelight. The Sena-BJP alliance looks set to retain power...
10:05 AM, Feb 17, 2012

Update: Mumbai civic polls: Shiv Sena takes early lead

Update: Mumbai civic polls: Shiv Sena  takes early lead New Delhi: Poll result for the country's richest municipal body, the Maharashtra Civic Polls, will be out on Friday. The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance took the initial lead in the richest civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The counting has also begun for Thane and Pune Municipal Corporation. In Thane, NCP candidates Amit Sariya (Ward 13B) and Radhabhai Jadhav (Ward 14B) were on lead till 8 am. The NCP and the...
07:14 AM, Feb 17, 2012

Mumbai fails ballot test with just 46 pc turnout

Mumbai fails ballot test with just 46 pc turnout Mumbai: Mumbai on Thursday failed the ballot box test with only 46 per cent of Mumbaikars turning out to elect the people to run the maximum city. Mumbai's movers and shakers refused to budge on election day. At last count, a dismal 28 per cent of people from SoBo, as south Mumbai is fashionably called, turned out to vote. It's been billed as the mini assembly election in Maharashtra. Elections...
09:22 PM, Feb 16, 2012

HC rejects MNS permission to hold Shivaji Park rally

HC rejects MNS permission to hold Shivaji Park rally Mumbai: In a blow to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's apparent attempt to score brownie points over its arch rival Shiv Sena, the Bombay High Court on Friday refused to grant permission to the Raj Thackeray-led party to hold a public meeting at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai. MNS had approached the High Court through its President of Dadar division, Sandip Deshpande, seeking permission to use loud speakers at the rally to...
03:38 PM, Feb 03, 2012

BMC Polls: MNS announces 1st list of candidates

BMC Polls: MNS announces 1st list of candidates Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray announced on Sunday the first list of his party's candidates for the Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nashik municipal corporation elections in Mumbai. Addressing a press conference, Raj said the lists for Nagpur, Solapur, Amravati, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Ulhasnagar and Akola would be declared at the local level soon. He released the list of 208 candidates out of the 227 wards in Mumbai, 138 out of...
05:39 PM, Jan 29, 2012

Cong takes to networking sites ahead of BMC polls

Cong takes to networking sites ahead of BMC polls Mumbai: Ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee has resorted to social networking sites - like twitter and Facebook to invite suggestions from people for drafting the party manifesto. "We are welcoming suggestions from people through the social networking sites about what kind of development they want in their area. Based on their suggestions, we would draft our manifesto for the civic elections," party...
03:18 PM, Dec 25, 2011
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