Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation: News
27 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai Police bust 'One Coin', an online scam
Mumbai Police has arrested 18 people in connection with 'One Coin', an online scam which promised people lakhs in return for an investment of Rs. 11,900. The arrest led the cops to 4 bank accounts from which Rs. 18.97crore was revived by them.
26 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai realty market makes space for 1BHKs
Due to a deficit in customers for premium, large-sized flats, real-estate developers in Mumbai are going back to building affordable 1-BHK homes worth Rs. 50-60 lakh.
25 Apr 2017
MumbaiCannot deny flats based on food habits: BMC
The BMC's Municipal Commissioner, Ajoy Mehta has clarified that developers cannot withhold occupancy certificates to home buyers based on their dietary habits.
24 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 1 arrested for attempting to derail local train
A 19-year-old named Deva Sukhlal Kaul was arrested for attempting to wreck a local train and has been sent to police custody till 27th April.
22 Apr 2017
DelhiMCD polls: Will 2017 help the cash-strapped body?
AAP, BJP and Congress have launched full-fledged campaigns for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls scheduled on April 23. All have promised a cleaner capital.
21 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: College students hack biometric attendance system
Approximately 200 students from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) in Matunga, hacked the institute's biometric attendance system.
20 Apr 2017
MumbaiMNS to ZARA: Stop selling clothes made in Pakistan
Workers from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) forcefully entered the ZARA store located at Palladium Mall, Lower Parel.
19 Apr 2017
MumbaiMarathi schools left with vacant seats, parents opt-for English institutes
After organizing four rounds of admissions, schools in Mumbai have managed to fill only 2,663 out of 7,449 seats reserved for students coming through Right to Education.
18 Apr 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra: Congress seeks contributions from its MLAs
The Congress in Maharashtra is facing one of its worst financial crisis and is seeking a contribution from its MLAs for the same.
17 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: BEST to shut-down services on 170 non-AC bus routes
After the closing down of air-conditioned (AC) BEST buses today, services on 170 non-air-conditioned bus routes will also shut down soon.
13 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaMumbai: 2 Vasai societies fighting for water-connection since a decade
The Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation has failed to provide 2 housing societies in Vasai's Evershine City with a water connection since they were formed in 2007.
12 Apr 2017
MaharashtraMumbai: Peddlers lure college students by distributing free cocaine
In order to attract youngsters, drug peddlers are distributing 'love sips' or 'love drops' (slang for cocaine sachets) for free amongst college-going students of South Mumbai.
11 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Youth who harassed girl on social media, stripped, thrashed
A youth from Bhayander was stripped and hit by four youngsters for allegedly harassing a 14-year-old girl on Instagram.
10 Apr 2017
Shiv SenaMumbai hospitals get medicine-dispensing robots
Students from Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE), Bandra, invented a robotic vending machine which hands out medicines in hospitals.
05 Apr 2017
Vinod KhannaLudhiana Police fail to arrest Rakhi Sawant in Valmiki case
Ludhiana police were dispatched to Mumbai on Monday following a court order to arrest actor Rakhi Sawant, but failed to locate her.
04 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaMumbai: Youth jumps to death after discussing suicide-live on Facebook
A 24-year-old hailing from Bengaluru committed suicide by jumping from the 19th floor of Taj Lands End hotel in Bandra.
31 Mar 2017
Mumbai1.2K guards to be deployed at Maharashtra's 14 medical colleges
A government resolution released on Thursday said 1,231 guards will be deployed at 14 medical colleges of the state in order to provide better security to the doctors.
30 Mar 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Two college-going youths detained for trafficking LSD from USA
Mumbai Police's anti-narcotics cell arrested five people, including two students from two well-known colleges in the western suburbs.
29 Mar 2017
Mumbai CentralMumbai: Western Railways fix plastic recycling machines at railway stations
Owing to the success of the 'Swachh Bharat Recycle Machine' at Churchgate station, the Western Railways (WR) has broadened its initiative and plans to install 20 more plastic bottle-crushing machines at 10 suburban stations.
23 Mar 2017
MaharashtraShiv Sena MP attacked Air India employee with slippers
Ravindra Gaikwad, a Shiv Sena MP attacked one of the members of the Air India staff with slippers on Thursday.
22 Mar 2017
MaharashtraMumbai: Residents can use free, unlimited WiFi for another month
The Maharashtra government has postponed its plan to start charging residents for WiFi till April.
17 Mar 2017
PuneMumbai metro intervenes in Kalanagar's decongestion plans
The Metro 2B corridor (DN Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd) is interfering with the construction of one of the 3 flyovers meant to decongest the traffic at BKC junction.
15 Mar 2017
MumbaiRename railway station names with colonial imprints: Shiv Sena
On Tuesday, the Shiv Sena sought the renaming of 5 of Mumbai's railway stations, suggesting that they all have colonial imprints.
10 Mar 2017
MumbaiIndia's first rail ambulance makes debut in Mumbai
Mumbai's Central Railway displayed India's first air-conditioned rail ambulance, which aims to aid injured passengers during the crucial first-hour after the accident.
09 Mar 2017
MumbaiMumbai student in race for Spell Bee finals
Three months ago, Classmate and Radio Mirchi launched Classmate Spell Bee, Season 9.
02 Mar 2017
Navi MumbaiPassengers can soon lodge complaints against rude taxi drivers
Soon, passengers will be able to lodge complaints from their cellphones if they are at the receiving end of misbehavior from the cab/autorickshaw drivers.
24 Feb 2017
Lok SabhaRs. 19L raised for expenses of Eman, world's heaviest woman
The family of Eman Ahmed, the world's heaviest woman currently in Mumbai for surgery, has managed to raise Rs. 19L from 169 well-wishers to cover her expenses.
23 Feb 2017
MumbaiPlagiarism case against Rangoon
Production-house Wadia Movietone Pvt. Ltd has taken the 'Rangoon' makers to court, alleging the character played by Kangana Ranaut is copyright violation of 'Fearless Nadia', a famous Australian stunt actor.
22 Feb 2017
MumbaiBMC polls: Many celebs, citizens go missing from voters' list
Many celebrities, including Varun Dhawan, Sanjeev Kapoor, and Paresh Rawal, went missing from the voters' list in the BMC elections.
21 Feb 2017
Mumbai300 "prying" CCTV cameras in IIT-B classrooms, hostel common rooms
300 security cameras across the IIT-Bombay campus have baffled faculty, many of whom perceive it as "prying".
20 Feb 2017
Mumbai PoliceChaos at Andheri station as car runs up platform
Chaos ensued at Andheri station when under-19 cricketer Harpeet Singh drove his car onto Platform 1 amid the morning rush.
18 Feb 2017
ThaneMumbai boys selected for NBA India's 21-member team
Parth Sharma and Suraj Pathak of Mumbai and Preshit Pawar of Thane are among 21 players selected from across India for the National Basketball Association Academy, India, that will train them in Delhi.
17 Feb 2017
Zakir NaikMumbai's iconic red BEST buses may turn yellow
If a new proposed design is approved, Mumbai's red BEST buses may soon turn white with yellow stripes. The design, as well as a new logo being considered, came from JJ Institute of Applied Art.
13 Feb 2017
MumbaiElection Commission goes hi-tech to increase voter turnout
The State Election Commission has tied up with Facebook, which will send messages to voters across the state on polling-day.
10 Feb 2017
FacebookWorld's heaviest woman to come to Mumbai for surgery
The world's heaviest woman weighing 500 kilos, Eman Ahmed from Egypt, will come to Mumbai on February 11 for a surgery at Saifee.
09 Feb 2017
Shiv SenaThird 'sabotage' incident on railway tracks in 15 days
In the third such incident in 15 days, a seven-foot-long metal piece of an overhead equipment mast was found on the tracks of the Panvel-JNPT line in Panvel.
04 Feb 2017
MumbaiMassive fire in Kurla, no casualty reported
A major fire broke out in Kurla's Kapadia Nagar, just a few days after cylinder explosions caused a blaze in the same locality. No casualties have been reported.
03 Feb 2017
PuneMumbai boy repeatedly stabs molester before escaping
A Class IV student of Deedee's Madrassa in Sewri repeatedly stabbed a teacher with a pen, who was trying to sodomize him, before escaping.
31 Jan 2017
Uddhav ThackerayOne dies after falling off crowded Mumbai local
Two men fell off an overcrowded Virar-Borivali local near Vasai. Irfan Shaikh died while Vikas Prajapati was grievously injured.