Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation: News
23 Jan 2023
Uddhav ThackerayBMC polls: Thackeray announces alliance with Ambedkar's grandson's party VBA
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday announced an alliance between his faction of the Shiv Sena and Prakash Ambedkar's party Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA).
17 Nov 2022
MeaslesAnother Measles outbreak reported in Mumbai, 20th this year
Amid the latest measles outbreak in Mumbai, a one-year-old boy succumbed to the disease on Monday following complications.
23 Sep 2022
Shiv SenaHC nod to Thackeray's Sena faction for Dussehra rally
Amid a tug of war between the two factions of the Shiv Sena over conducting the Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on Friday gave its order in favor of Uddhav Thackeray's camp of Shiv Sena.
01 Sep 2022
MumbaiGanesh Chaturthi: How is Mumbai gearing up for 10-day-long festivities?
Control rooms, watch towers, and strict parking guidelines are just some measures taken by the Mumbai administration as Ganesh Chaturthi festivities kicked off this year.
21 Jul 2022
Mumbai#NewsBytesExplainer: How less tetrapods causing tremors along Mumbai's Marine Drive
Some residents living along the famed Marine Drive road have complained of "strange vibrations" in their houses at high tide.
28 Jun 2022
Mumbai3 killed, 11 injured in Mumbai residential building collapse
Three people were killed and 11 others were injured when a wing of a four-story residential building collapsed in Mumbai's Kurla suburb around midnight, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Disaster Control said on Tuesday.
08 Feb 2022
MumbaiCOVID-19 restrictions in Mumbai to be lifted by month-end: Mayor
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday that COVID-19 restrictions in the city will be lifted by the end of February.
25 Aug 2021
Shiv SenaIs Sonu Sood running for Mumbai Mayor? 'Dabangg' actor responds
Will we get to see actor Sonu Sood become Mumbai Mayor in real life?
19 Aug 2021
Uddhav ThackerayBJP will win Mumbai civic polls: Narayan Rane
Union MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) Minister Narayan Rane paid homage to Shiv Sena supremo late Balasaheb Thackeray at his memorial in Mumbai on Thursday and later claimed the BJP will win the forthcoming polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, currently ruled by Sena.
12 Jul 2021
MumbaiMumbai: This is why BMC has sealed Suniel Shetty's building
Actor Suniel Shetty's building in Mumbai has been sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on account of the rising COVID-19 cases in the housing complex.
04 Jul 2021
BollywoodBMC to demolish part of Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow 'Pratiksha': Report
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is gearing up to demolish part of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Pratiksha for its road-widening project soon.
16 May 2021
MumbaiAs Cyclone Tauktae intensifies, 580 COVID-19 patients in Mumbai shifted
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai on Saturday shifted 580 COVID-19 patients from its jumbo units as Cyclone Tauktae is expected to pass by the city later on Sunday.
02 Apr 2021
MumbaiMaharashtra: Plea seeks door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for people over 75
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the Centre, Maharashtra government, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to provide door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for people over 75 and those who are physically challenged or bed-ridden.
30 Mar 2021
MumbaiMumbai: COVID-19 hospital bed allotment through 'war rooms,' not hospitals
As Mumbai sees a surge in coronavirus infections, the city's civic body has decided to impose a slew of measures for effective management of the outbreak.
24 Mar 2021
MumbaiDelhi, Mumbai ban Holi celebrations in public amid coronavirus surge
As the coronavirus cases are surging countrywide, Delhi and Mumbai passed orders prohibiting residents from celebrating Holi in public.
20 Mar 2021
MumbaiMumbai: Woman stopped over not wearing mask thrashes BMC worker
In a shocking incident, a female Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) worker in Mumbai was attacked by a woman who was stopped for not wearing a protective face mask in a public space and breaking the COVID-19 guidelines in place.
16 Feb 2021
MumbaiMumbai: 10-12% rise in COVID-19 cases; BMC warns strict measures
Mumbai's civic body - Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) - has decided to keep its jumbo COVID-19 care centers open till March 31 and has also warned of stricter measures to keep the virus' cases in check.
05 Feb 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC grants relief to Sonu Sood against BMC's notice
The Supreme Court on Friday granted relief to actor Sonu Sood who had moved the top court against an order by the Bombay High Court, dismissing his case against the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) notice.
13 Jan 2021
Bombay High CourtSonu Sood is a "habitual offender," BMC tells High Court
Mumbai's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) called actor Sonu Sood a "habitual offender" in its affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.
11 Jan 2021
Bombay High CourtSonu Sood moves court against BMC's illegal construction notice
Actor Sonu Sood has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) notice over alleged illegal construction against him.
07 Jan 2021
Bombay High CourtBMC files a police complaint against actor Sonu Sood
Actor Sonu Sood, who has been in the limelight because of his philanthropic work for migrant workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has landed in legal trouble.
04 Jan 2021
Shiv SenaAfter Kangana's attack, Urmila Matondkar hits back at her
Actor-politician Urmila Matondkar has hit back at actor Kangana Ranaut for commenting on the purchase of her new office space.
02 Jan 2021
Mumbai'Grave violation,' says court on Kangana Ranaut merging her flats
A civil court in Mumbai has observed that Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has illegally merged three of her flats in the city's Khar area.
26 Dec 2020
World Health OrganizationDharavi logs zero coronavirus cases for first time since April
Labeled as a coronavirus hotspot once, Dharavi, believed to be the largest slum in Asia, reported no new coronavirus cases on Friday since April 1 when the first infection came to light.
03 Dec 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaKangana Ranaut moves Supreme Court in office demolition case
After receiving a big relief last week against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the office demolition row, actor Kangana Ranaut has now filed a petition in the Supreme Court.
01 Dec 2020
MumbaiBMC to use AI-based voice analysis to detect COVID-19 risk
Mumbai's civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), will start a pilot project of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based voice analysis test to determine the risk of COVID-19.
27 Nov 2020
Bombay High CourtBombay HC quashes BMC's demolition order for Kangana Ranaut's office
The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed an order issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) directing the demolition of alleged alterations made to actor Kangana Ranaut's office in Mumbai.
24 Nov 2020
MaharashtraKangana's office demolition case: Bombay HC's judgment on November 27
The Bombay High Court will give its verdict on Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut's office demolition case against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on November 27, according to reports.
17 Nov 2020
MumbaiCoronavirus: Maharashtra registers lowest single-day tally in over five months
On Monday, Maharashtra reported 2,535 fresh coronavirus cases, its lowest single-day figure since early-June. The number of cases in the state now stands at 17,49,777 and fatalities at 46,034 after 60 more people lost their lives yesterday.
06 Nov 2020
MumbaiMumbai sees the lowest active COVID-19 cases in 5 months
Mumbai has reported the lowest number of active COVID-19 cases in the last five months as the number dropped to 16,000 on Thursday thanks to a rise in the recovery rate of the affected patients.
23 Oct 2020
IndiaMajor fire at Mumbai mall; 3,500 evacuated from adjacent building
A major fire broke out at a mall in Mumbai last night prompting officials to evacuate nearly 3,500 people from the adjacent building, reports said on Friday.
17 Oct 2020
TwitterMumbai court orders FIR against Kangana Ranaut, sister Rangoli
A Bandra metropolitan court has ordered the registration of a police complaint or FIR against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel based on a complaint filed before it.
14 Sep 2020
Shiv Sena"PoK analogy was bang on": Kangana Ranaut leaves Mumbai
Reiterating her controversial stance that Mumbai to her now feels like the militancy-infused Pakistan-occupied Kashmir area, actor Kangana Ranaut on Monday left the city for her hometown in Himachal Pradesh.
09 Sep 2020
MumbaiBombay HC stays BMC's demolition of Kangana's Mumbai office
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed the demolition of actor Kangana Ranaut's Mumbai office by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
30 Aug 2020
MumbaiLata Mangeshkar's building in Mumbai sealed due to COVID-19
Veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar's residential building in Mumbai, Prabhukunj, was sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday as a precautionary measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 Aug 2020
MumbaiMumbai makes institutional isolation mandatory for COVID-19 patients above 50
The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has modified its guidelines for COVID-19 patients in Mumbai and has urged that all the virus-affected people (who are above 50) should opt for mandatory institutional isolation even if they are asymptomatic.
21 Aug 2020
MumbaiAhead of Ganesh Chaturthi, BMC issues advisory, urges caution
Mumbai's civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has urged people to exercise caution while using 13 bridges that are in dilapidated conditions, during the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations.