Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation: News
05 Mar 2018
MumbaiBumpy ride ahead for Mumbai's iconic BEST buses
The iconic BEST buses in Mumbai are facing huge losses that have forced the civic administration to come out with a slew of reform measures to put them back on track.
03 Mar 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Massive blaze engulfs garment, chemical manufacturing units in Andheri
Several garment and chemical manufacturing units were gutted in a fire in Mumbai's suburban Andheri late last night.
01 Mar 2018
MumbaiMaharashtra: Killer TB! Over 20,000 died in past 3 years
Mumbai's rising pollution is surely putting a toll on its public health.
25 Feb 2018
BhopalFire at NTC's textile unit in Bhopal, none injured
A fire broke out at a textile mill run by the National Textile Corporation (NTC) in Bhopal on Sunday morning, but no injury or casualty has been reported, an official said.
15 Feb 2018
CelebrityFind out why BMC has blacklisted Salman Khan's 'Being Human'
In a first, Salman Khan's non-profit organization 'Being Human' has come under the scanner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for breaching a contract.
07 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Major fire breaks out in Goregaon cloth mill
A massive fire broke out at a cloth mill in Goregaon's Italian Industrial Estate near the Oberoi Mall, around 7 am today.
03 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai local catches fire at Dadar station, no casualties reported
Thousands of Mumbai local train commuters had to face inconvenience as rail traffic was affected due to a major fire that broke out in one of the coaches of a local train at Dadar Railway Station on Friday.
23 Jan 2018
Narendra ModiShiv Sena won't ally with BJP for upcoming polls
Shiv Sena has finally decided to go solo for the upcoming Assembly election poll and the 2019 Lok Sabha (LS) elections.
22 Jan 2018
MumbaiSouth Mumbai locals want BMC to permit 24/7 parking facility
After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation started the new paid parking policy in various residential areas of South Mumbai, local residents requested the civic body to allow for 24 hours parking facility on the road.
19 Jan 2018
MumbaiKamala Mills tragedy: BMC blames restaurants, MCGM, but not itself
A report by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on the Kamala Mills tragedy has more or less corroborated earlier findings.
19 Jan 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Activists express shock over rooftop restaurant policy approval
A day after the general body of elected representatives in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) approved the much-awaited rooftop restaurant policy on Thursday, activists from Mumbai expressed dismay over the decision.
06 Jan 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Massive fire at Cinevista Studio; fire-tenders rushed to spot
A massive fire has broken out at Cinevista Studio in Mumbai's Kanjurmarg at 8:07pm today. The five-acre studio has over 30 shooting locations.
04 Jan 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Four of a family killed in Marol fire
A week after the Kamala Mills tragedy, a blaze in Mumbai's Marol killed four people of a family. Five are seriously injured.
30 Dec 2017
MumbaiKamala Mills fire: Probe launched to ascertain its cause
Fire brigade officials today announced that it was probing into the cause of the devastating fire at a central Mumbai pub that claimed 14 lives.
29 Dec 2017
MumbaiKamala Mills fire: Security guards' quick thinking saved 150 people
Last night, a massive fire in a pub in Mumbai's Kamala Mills killed 14 people and injured about 21.
07 Dec 2017
Kapil SharmaKapil Sharma's neighbor Mika Singh gets legal notice from BMC
After actors Kapil Sharma and Irrfan Khan, it is now Mika Singh's turn to get a legal notice from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) alleging illegal alterations in the flat.
16 Nov 2017
MumbaiMumbai: BMC to spend Rs. 376cr on multi-storey toilet blocks
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to construct two-three storey public toilets to overcome space constraint in the metropolis.
11 Nov 2017
MumbaiBEST introduces electric buses in Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) introduced six much-awaited electric buses to its fleet on Friday. These buses intend to reduce pollution, aim to ease congestion and provide better connectivity.
06 Nov 2017
JaipurGuwahati civic body mandates daily singing of national anthem
Less than a week after the Jaipur municipal corporation mandated daily singing of the national anthem by staff, the Guwahati civic body has now followed suit.
26 Oct 2017
MumbaiMassive fire near Mumbai's Bandra station
A massive blaze broke out this afternoon in Mumbai's Behrampada slums, near Bandra station. Earlier today, the BMC conducted a demolition drive there.
17 Oct 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra: Transport employees on strike indefinitely from midnight
Demanding salary hikes, employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will be on strike indefinitely from the midnight of October 16th.
16 Oct 2017
MumbaiRaj: MNS corporators were paid Rs. 5cr to join Sena
Attacking Shiv Sena, MNS' Raj Thackeray made a sensational claim that six MNS corporators who had defected to the Sena last week were paid Rs. 5cr each.
14 Oct 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Work finally starts on Rs. 3,800cr Goregaon-Mulund Link Road
Mumbaikars have at least some development to look forward to: the BMC has finally started work on the 14-km Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR), which was first recommended as far back as 1963.
06 Oct 2017
MumbaiMumbai braces for more thunderstorms as skies turn dark
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai again after the city was submerged two weeks ago. In a rare occurrence, residents reported skies turning dark as early as 4:30pm.
06 Oct 2017
MumbaiSRK's Red Chillies Mumbai office loses 'illegal' canteen
The BMC has razed a 'canteen' attached to the Goregaon (West) office of Shah Rukh Khan's production house, Red Chillies Entertainment, for illegal alteration.
29 Sep 2017
Mumbai22 killed, 30 injured in stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone Road
At least 22 people were killed and 30 injured in a stampede at the foot-over bridge at Mumbai's Elphinstone Road suburban railway station.
21 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Beware of fake messages, rumors doing rounds on WhatsApp
Following the incessant rains in Mumbai, fake messages, traffic-alerts, and rumors of cyclone have been doing the rounds on WhatsApp, spreading panic among people.
20 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai Rains: Flight operations, local train services badly hit
Torrential rains continued to batter Mumbai for the second day, severely affecting the flight operations, delaying the suburban rail services, and disrupting the road traffic.
19 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai rains mess: BMC blames IMD, railways, traffic department
In a report on the aftermath of heavy rains in Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given itself a clean chit, blaming other agencies for the mess created.
18 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Heavy rainfall predicted for five days; warning issued
Mumbai is likely to receive heavy showers over the next five days as the meteorological department has predicted heavy rainfall in several parts of Maharashtra due to an active monsoon spell.
07 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Residents oppose "World Heritage Site" proposal for Marine Drive
Mumbai's Marine Drive "Heritage" precinct has been nominated by the government to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
05 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: IIT-B to study properties' elevation levels on Malabar Hill
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to appoint the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay at a Rs. 1.91cr cost for studying the elevation-levels of buildings on south Mumbai's Malabar Hill.
03 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai to soon have India's longest cycling, jogging track
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has approved Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's plan to build a 39km-long cycling and jogging track along Mumbai's Tansa pipeline at a cost of Rs. 300cr.
03 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Family bought room for Rs. 74L, wiped-out in collapse
Syed Jafar Husain's family, who died in Husaini Building collapse in Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar, bought a room for Rs. 74L in it from Sakina Arsiwala only in 2013.
01 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Boyfriend sells off minor girlfriend to human traffickers
In a shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl from Mumbai's Behrampada was sold to a Nashik-based human trafficking group by her 19-year-old boyfriend, Karan Pawar.
24 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Emergency Helpline for cattle transporters ahead of Bakri Eid
With barely ten days to go for Bakri Eid, the Maharashtra Police started a 24x7 emergency helpline for protecting cattle transporters from cow vigilantes ahead of the festival.
14 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai locals: Special police squads deployed to nab miscreants
In light of rising incidents of molestation on Mumbai local trains, government railway police (GRP) has pressed special teams into service to nab miscreants on the spot.
08 Aug 2017
MumbaiBombay HC refuses to regularize height limit for Dahi Handi
Bombay HC overruled SC's order and removed 20-feet height cap for human pyramids as well as reduced age limit of participants from 18 to 14 years for Dahi Handi celebrations.
07 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Cyber-crime rises, experts blame it on lack of expertise
According to Maharashtra police, on one hand, cybercrime related cases are rising in Mumbai and on the other, there is a sharp decline in detection rate.
07 Aug 2017
Maharashtra36,000 BEST bus workers go on strike, 30L people affected
BEST bus workers called for a strike last evening over non-payment of their dues since the past three months.