Mumbai: There seems to be partial relief for the residents of the Campa Cola Compound in Mumbai. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has now postponed the demolition to May 2.
The BMC has granted the residents of Worli's Campa Cola compound a 3-day extension. The BMC had issued eviction notices to around 200 families after a Supreme Court judgement stated that around 35 floors in the compound were unauthorised and illegal.
The residents have filed a review petition with the Supreme Court. The residents were served a 48-hour notice to evict the buildings on Friday.
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10:54 AM, Apr 29, 2013
It's tough to imagine Holi with no water, but that is exactly what Mumbai is aspiring to do this year. An extreme water crisis in the state has prompted various institutions in the city to try and do their bit during this festival. As Maharashtra faces one of its worst droughts in four decades, the city promises to do its bit. ...
08:25 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Maharashtra is facing one of its worst droughts in the last four decades. But the Congress remains unfazed, as it pulled out all the stops for a red-carpet welcome to party Vice President Rahul Gandhi during his day-long trip to Mumbai. ...
07:40 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Amitabh Bachchan launched The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation's virtual classroom facility and cleanliness drive. After inaugurating the expansion of the virtual classroom facility aimed at providing education to over 400 civic schools in Mumbai and distributing iron tablets as a part of an anti-malnutrition campaign, Amitabh Bachchan pledged his support to the cause of a clean Mumbai through BMC's latest clean up drive. ...
10:42 AM, Jan 24, 2013
The queen's necklace and Mumbai's pride, the famous Marine Drive, is all set for a makeover. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has now decided to covert the landmark into a concrete stretch. ...
09:53 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Mumbai: After tinsel town lost its king of romance Yash Raj Chopra to dengue, pressure is mounting on civic bodies from celebrities. Waking up to the problem, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has now introduced a slew of measures to curb further spread of the disease. The BMC claims that it had found that mosquitoes were breeding at the Yashraj studious. "Our officer had been to the Yash Raj Studio for...
10:12 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Mumbai: In Mumbai, out of the Rs 400 crore spent by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), almost half of the sum has been spent on pothole repairs. Yet, there is no respite for the commuters with almost 30,000 potholes reported on Mumbai roads this year alone. Everytime the potholes are repaired in Mumbai, the people in the city either find that the repairs have been poorly done or that they...
12:36 PM, Oct 21, 2012
It is the last day of Ganesh Utsav on Saturday and people across India, especially Mumbai, are all set for the immersion of Ganesh idols. Several street processions will be taken out in Mumbai on Saturday, with the police saying that over 90,000 idols will be immersed at 84 different spots. Security has been tightened and 25,000 policemen have been deployed across Mumbai. The BSF and SRPF have also stepped ...
02:16 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Mumbai: The air, noise and water pollution is at an all time high in Mumbai, according to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report. The major culprits for the worsening condition are the construction activities and vehicular traffic in the city. The civic body's annual environmental report indicates that the air Mumbaikars breathe, the water they consume and the noise they are subjected to are all higher than prescribed limits. Highlights...
11:42 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Mumbai: Former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Jairaj Phatak is expected to appear before the judicial commission probing the Adarsh Housing Society scam on Monday. Phatak is among the 14 people named by the CBI in its chargesheet in the scam. Phatak was the Urban Development Secretary when Adarsh flats were allotted. He's been accused of using his post to grant permits against norms. ...
09:36 AM, Aug 27, 2012
Mumbai: Mumbai was lashed by heavy rains on Saturday night that left many low-lying areas like Hindmata in Dadar waterlogged. Rail and road traffic were affected. The political class, meanwhile, indulged in the ritualistic blame game. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has often been accused of negligence in dealing with the monsoon. Many have accused it of inaction despite worsening situation. ...
01:45 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Mumbai: Heavy rains lashed the city on Thursday disrupting rail and road traffic and causing inconvenience to commuters, officials said. According to the weather office, more rain is in store for the next 24 hours till Friday morning. According to weather officials, Colaba (south Mumbai) recorded 21 mm rain, while Santacruz (north Mumbai) recorded rainfall of 75 mm till 9 am on Thursday. Rail and road traffic was hit as...
12:35 PM, Jun 28, 2012
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
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
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11:48 PM, Feb 17, 2012
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: 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
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
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
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
