October 24, 2025: A massive fire broke out on Thursday in a 13-storey commercial building in Jogeshwari, exposing grave safety lapses and violations. The blaze gutted several offices at the JSM Business Center in Behrambaug, a structure that reportedly lacked an Occupation Certificate (OC) and had multiple illegal alterations. It
October 24, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the Rs 980 crore Deonar abattoir modernisation project, which aims to create a state-of-the-art, species-specific slaughter facility under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Of the total project cost, around Rs 250 crore has been earmarked
October 24, 2025: India’s office infrastructure market has emerged as a standout performer in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, maintaining positive rental growth in Q3 2025 despite a regional slowdown, according to Knight Frank’s latest Office Highlights report. The study found that while prime office rents across the APAC region fell
October 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court has constituted a high-powered committee (HPC) to expedite the construction of a boundary wall around the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) to prevent further encroachments and safeguard what it described as the “crown jewel” of Mumbai and Thane. The panel, led by Justice
October 23, 2025: The Maharashtra government has issued a major directive mandating that all slum rehabilitation projects in the state must now allocate at least 35% of their total area as open space. The decision follows a Bombay High Court order dated June 19, 2025, emphasising strict implementation of the
October 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court has granted a 21-month extension to SMS Envoclean Private Limited to set up a new bio-medical waste treatment facility outside Mumbai, allowing the existing plant in Govandi to continue operations in the interim, PTI reported. A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar
October 23, 2025: Two elderly residents were injured on Wednesday morning after a section of a residential building collapsed in South Mumbai’s Chira Bazaar area, officials said. The incident occurred around 6:23 am at the Aatmaram Building on JSS Road, a Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA)-owned structure. According
October 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court has taken strong exception to a decade-long delay in obtaining mandatory fire and occupancy clearances for a 16-storey residential building in Kandivli (W), stating that the builder had “played with the lives of the residents.” A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and
October 23, 2025: The Mahayuti government has intensified its focus on developing the “third” and “fourth” Mumbai as part of its larger Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) growth strategy. Following the inauguration of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced plans to develop a “fourth Mumbai” in Palghar
October 23, 2025: Nearly three weeks after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced its first property tax auction in over four decades, the civic body has yet to receive a single bid. The auction, valued at Rs 8.55 crore, was expected to attract strong participation given the prime locations of
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