Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday urged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to impose an immediate week-long halt on private construction activities, citing worsening air quality and what he described as Mumbai being “engulfed in terrible smog”.In a strongly worded letter addressed to Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, Thackeray raised concerns over deteriorating environmental conditions and ongoing urban development projects, calling for urgent…
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Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has condemned the repeated and alarming safety violations reported on the shooting set of the upcoming film ‘Dhurandhar 2’. The film, helmed by Aditya Dhar, stars Ranveer Singh in the lead. It has come under scanner of the authorities for regular violation of safety protocols during the filming. In fact, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has also sought blacklisting Aditya Dhar’s production house B62 Studios.I…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Aditya Dhar’s production house B62 Studios could be blacklisted by the A-Ward office of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over repeated violations of safety norms and civic regulations during the shooting of ‘Dhurandhar 2’ starring Ranveer Singh. A source form the BMC said that rules were violated multiple times during the shooting of the film Dhurandar 2.Gas cylinders were reportedly used on the set for cooking, which is against the prescribed re…
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Saturday imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on contractor Rajv Milan Infra and Rs 1 crore on the general consultant — a consortium of DB Engineering & Consulting, Hill International Inc, and Louis Berger Consulting Private Limited — after one person died and three others were injured following the collapse of a pillar segment of the under-construction Metro Line 4 corridor (Wadala–Kasarvadavali) in Mulund …
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) BJP corporator Ritu Tawde and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) corporator Sanjay Ghadi were on Wednesday elected unopposed as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), respectively.The Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and other opposition parties did not field their candidates, paving the way for unanimous election. The development brings to an end nearly four years of administrator rule in the civic body and signals a significant shift in Mumbai’s po…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) The BJP’s nomination of Ritu Tawde for the mayoral post of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is not just a routine civic decision — it is a carefully calibrated political move aimed at reshaping Mumbai’s power structure.Coming after decades of Shiv Sena dominance over the BMC, Tawde’s candidature signals the BJP’s intent to assert itself as the principal force in the city’s civic and cultural politics. Her profile — Marathi, a two-time corporator, and a woma…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) The election to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will take place on February 11. The BMC secretary, in a notice published in newspapers, has released the primary agenda for the general meeting on February 11.According to the notice, the agenda includes the presentation of the Municipal Commissioner’s statement providing the list of newly elected members to the BMC and the formal election process for the prestigious positi…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Adani Foundation, supported by Adani Electricity, recently observed National Girl Child Day with students from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools in Mumbai.The day was observed on January 24 as part of the flagship CSR initiative Project Utthan.”In a collaborative effort to promote early empowerment and equality, Project Utthan by Adani Foundation, supported by Adani Electricity, in collaboration with the BMC, observed National Girl Child Day across BMC sch…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) framework, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, has disbursed Rs 17 lakh to the Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), an official said on Thursday.The disbursement stems from the successful commercial utilisation of soil micro-organisms belonging to the Bacillus genus, said an official statement of the Environm…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) At least seven people suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out due to a gas cylinder blast in the Malad area of Mumbai on Tuesday morning, officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) disaster management cell said. The incident occurred at a chawl located at Malvani Gate No. 8, near A.C. Masjid and beside Bharat Mata School in Malad West. According to officials, the incident was reported at around 9.25 a.m. The BMC’s Mumbai Fire Brigade first received …