The Bombay high court on Wednesday gave the BMC time till August-end to place protective covers on more than 800 manholes in critical areas of the city. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/install-grilles-on-over-800-manholes-by-august-end-bombay-hc/articleshow/65046923.cms
The wait for motorists travelling towards south Mumbai and eastern suburbs and further on has got longer as construction work on two crucial flyovers connecting the busy Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) with Eastern Express Highway (EEH) and Bandra-worli sea-link (BWSL) has …
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Two weeks after the pedestrian portion of Gokhale bridge collapsed, killing a 35-year-old woman and injuring four others, the report of the commissioner of railway safety (CRS) has revealed how the railways and BMC played with the safety of citizens …
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“Don’t give us ‘jugaad’ air-conditioned (AC) locals,” Western Railways authorities have told their higher-ups in New Delhi, with an official letter to that effect to be written soon. The ire comes after the railway body discovered many glitches in the …
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In order to ensure that customers visiting cinema halls are not fleeced, the Legal Metrology Organisation (LMO) recently wrote to the state Revenue Department to direct cinema halls to stop unfair practices. The LMO had taken action against cinema halls …
Tags: Consumers, Food, legal metrology, LMO, Maharahstra, Movie theatres, mumbai
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has got the ministry of food and civil supplies’ nod, to allow all inedible ice to be coloured blue, so it can be identified. Every year, during the summer, a large number of gastroenteritis …
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After a spate of accidents, iron railings to be installed on the divider along the 3.6-km promenade. People will no longer be able to hop across from one side of Marine Drive to the other as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation …
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Earlier in 2015, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority had doubled the fine amount from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000 for rogue drivers. The state transport department is going to undertake a week-long special drive against rogue taxi and auto rickshaw …
Tags: auto, Be a Smart Consumer, consumer rights, mumbai, refusal, RTO, taxi, transport
The high number of state and central government offices in Colaba-Churchgate are posing difficulties for A-ward office of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to perform better in waste segregation and processing, as the offices take time for required clearances. The …
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday launched 25 hybrid buses that run on diesel and electricty and aim to control carbon emissions. The fully AC hybrid buses purchased by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will be operated by …
Tags: Bandra Kurla Complex, BEST bus, electric bus, environment, mumbai, public transport
While the state cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to ban plastic carry bags and other items, one society has already taken the lead and done it. Kandivli’s 21-storey Whispering Palms XXclusive Co-operative Housing Ltd banned bin liners last year. …
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Consumers purchasing bottled water and milk polypacks will have to pay an extra charge as a deposit to the retailer, which will be refunded when the empty bottles and poly packs are returned to them. The move comes after the …
Tags: environment, Maharashtra, mumbai, Pplastic ban, surcharge
Despite space crunch, Sandhurst Road and Mohammed Ali Road, which fall in ward B of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), have got a waste processing unit with two composting machines to process wet waste at source. http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mohammed-ali-road-to-treat-its-waste-right-at-home-2594612
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Hybrid buses, that run on both diesel and electricity, will finally roll out on Mumbai’s streets and 25 of them will begin operating from March 16. UPS Madan, Metropolitan Commissioner, said, “We are going to hand over all the 25 …
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Observing that parking in a city like Mumbai should be treated as social interest rather than commercial, the Bombay High Court on Thursday, suggested the Mumbai Traffic Police to convince parents to send their wards to school by school buses …
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95 lakh records have already been digitized. By March 2019, RTO offices to be completely paperless!
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Municipal employees are protesting against a new biometric attendance system as they can no longer come to work late and leave early, senior BMC officials said. Civic unions have criticised the system after many employees complained their salaries were docked as they failed to …
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It was a close shave for 15 students from Ryan International School, Goregaon (east), after the brakes of their school bus failed on their way home on Wednesday afternoon. The bus driver averted a mishap by directing the vehicle towards the footpath near Oberoi Mall and coming to …
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The Duty Free Shop (DFS) at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) has been warned by the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) not to give inflated bills to customers on purchases on the pretext of rounding off to the nearest hundred …
Tags: airport, Amitabh Gupta, Benaifer Kohli, Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain, DGCA, duty free, Duty Free Shop, Indrani Malkani, legal metrology, MRP, mumbai, packaged goods, retail price, VCAN