Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday conducted a high‑level review meeting to assess monsoon preparedness in Mumbai and its metropolitan region (MMR) and stressed the safety of citizens. He directed all administrative and emergency agencies to work in close coordination with a strict target of “zero casualties” this rainy season.He noted that since the monsoon has been delayed this year, authorities have gained additional time to fine‑tune their arrangemen…
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Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre, a day after the Chairman and Secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) were transferred. Thackeray claimed the transfers of the officials to the Agriculture Ministry is a “reward” and they should have instead been taken to a “criminal court”.Former CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh and ex-Secretary Himanshu Gupta were transferred to the Depa…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner, Ashwini Bhinde, on Wednesday said that Mumbai never comes to a complete standstill, nor does it sink after incidents of waterlogging during the monsoon season.She claimed that an illusion of the entire city drowning is created by repeatedly showing on social media a few selective low-lying areas.While speaking to a Marathi news channel, the BMC chief remarked, “Mumbai appears flooded only to those who wish to see it tha…
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Mumbai’s residential real estate market continued its strong momentum in May 2026, recording 12,315 property registrations within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits, marking the highest number of registrations for the month in the last 14 years, a report said on Sunday.The latest figures represent a 7 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in property registrations, underscoring sustained demand from homebuyers despite evolving market conditions, according …
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proactively put Mumbai’s healthcare system on high alert following the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration of an Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa (specifically the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda) as a public health emergency. While health officials emphasise that there is currently no Ebola outbreak or community transmission in India, the BMC has initiated strict precautionary and surveillance measures t…
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed all departments to effectively discharge their responsibilities with a strong focus on disaster mitigation. He also instructed officials to initiate the development of an AI-based integrated Command and Control System to strengthen disaster management and emergency response across Maharashtra. He was speaking at the review meeting regarding the ‘Pre-Monsoon Preparedness and Disaster Management’.“Every monsoon…
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Mumbai Suburban Guardian Minister and Maharashtra Minister for Electronics, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence Ashish Shelar on Wednesday directed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology be used to make the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) tendering process free from human intervention, thereby ensuring greater transparency.He said AI-driven systems would help monitor “variations” in tenders and significantly improve efficiency and accoun…
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor, Jishnu Dev Varma, on Tuesday said that the Constitution is not just a legal document but a powerful instrument for social transformation. He further stated that Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar’s thoughts provided self-respect, equal opportunity, and a path to justice for the deprived and vulnerable.He was speaking on the occasion of the 135th Birth Anniversary Dr Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi, Dadar to pay floral tributes to the Architect of the Indian Consti…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The ISI-backed espionage module, which the Ghaziabad Police first busted, had surveyed sensitive locations such as naval facilities and airport zones in Mumbai. They were in the process of installing solar-powered CCTV cameras at these locations and were planning to send the live feed to their handlers in Pakistan. An investigating official said that the module was not just limited to conducting a reconnaissance in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. They h…
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) After taking over as the first woman Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday, Ashwini Bhide, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1995 batch, said her immediate focus would be the completion and integration of ongoing mega-projects. In her maiden press conference after assuming charge from Bhushan Gagrani, who retired today, Bhide, known as Metro Woman, pledged to expedite the final phases of the Mumbai Coastal Road and variou…