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Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam demands suspension of BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta over privatisation of land in city
• 7 years agoCity Congress president Sanjay Nirupam urged Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday to suspend BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta for his alleged involvement in losing Rs 500 crore-worth prime piece of land in suburban Jogeshwari.
BMC will take call on declaring school holiday on rainy days, says Vinod Tawde amid criticism
• 7 years agoThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will take a call on declaring holiday for schools and colleges in the city in the event of heavy rain, Maharashtra education minister Vinod Tawde announced on Wednesday.
Mumbai Development Plan 2034: Key takeaways from blueprint for city's land use over next 16 years
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe major takeaways of the revised development plan are affordable housing, and infusion of new land that can be developed.
31% of all patients at Mumbai's civic hospitals suffer from psychological disorders, says BMC report
• 7 years agoPeople with psychological disorders accounted for the majority of patients admitted to municipal healthcare centres in Mumbai, said a BMC report.
After widespread criticism over Mumbai river anthem music video, Devendra Fadnavis skips Dahisar River March
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAmid a controversy over a music video released to save the rivers in Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis and Sudhir Mungantiwar skipped the Dahisar River March
Devendra Fadnavis' musical video: Maharashtra CM says nothing wrong in appearing in video for public cause
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAfter coming under attack for appearing in a music video, Devendra Fadnavis defended himself by saying that 'there was nothing wrong in appearing in the video'.
Devendra Fadnavis, wife Amruta appear in music video to save Mumbai's rivers; Opposition parties slam 'shocking' song
Fp Staff • 7 years agoMaharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has appeared in a music video with wife Amruta, as the couple urges Mumbai's citizens to do more to save the city's water bodies
BMC follows through on Ajoy Mehta's plan of clamping down on errant officers, chargesheets five in Kamala Mills fire case
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe BMC has submitted its chargesheet following its investigation into the fire at Lower Parel's Kamala Mills compound on 29 December, in which 14 persons lost their lives, and has named five officials
Mumbai's new real estate makeover plan may help India ascend World Bank's ease of doing business ranks
Fp Staff • 7 years agoIf India intends to climb 'Ease of Doing Business' index, it will depend on its two biggest cities, Mumbai & Delhi – where data for rankings is collected.
BMC presents Rs 27,258 cr budget for 2018-19; coastal road, Goregaon-Mulund Link Road to get impetus
• 7 years agoThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented a budget of Rs 27,258 crore for 2018-19, an increase of 8.4 percent from the current fiscal's figure of Rs 25,151 crore, with no new tax or hikes added to the existing tax regime.