Mumbra Building Collapse

Mumbra building collapse: Another civic official arrested

With the arrest of a Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Thane Municipal Corporation on Wednesday night, the number of arrests in connection with the building collapse in Mumbra area has gone up to 22.

Thane shuts down, bandh supporters damage buses, taxis

The NCP and Shiv Sena has called a bandh in Thane to protest the civic administration's drive to demolish illegally constructed buildings.

How politicians have hijacked the Thane building collapse to their benefit

Maharashtra's political class seems to have successfully harnessed the public rage over the recent Mumbra building for their own benefit.

Maharashtra to appoint officials in every ward to check illegal construction

This is in the wake of the death of seventy-four persons, including 18 children, in Thane district when an unauthorised under-construction building at Mumbra came crashing down.

From Mumbra to Nehru Nagar: Why the answer lies in honest officials

There, unfortunately, is only one solution to solving problems like the Mumbra building collapse and Nehru Nagar bribery scandal that has come to light.

Thane building collapse: Bribes paid? Tell us something we don't know

The Thane police commissioner's assertion that bribes were paid by the builders involved in the horrific Mumbra building collapse doesn't really leave us shocked.

Thane building collapse opens a Pandora's box of systemic flaws

More than looking at the past, while it would be helpful to punish those who played mischief and rendered most cities into unplanned urban spaces, it is also the opportunity to look to ending this malaise.