September 9, 2025: The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has sanctioned Rs 3,750 crore for the construction of a new Bombay High Court complex in Bandra East. Spread across 30.16 acres of government-owned land, the development has been classified as a major infrastructure initiative for the
September 9, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that it is fully prepared to handle both natural and man-made disasters, as part of its ongoing disaster management efforts. Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani underlined the corporation’s commitment to adopting global best practices and advanced risk mitigation strategies
September 8, 2025: Bharat Nagar, a 44-acre settlement in Bandra East near the Bandra Kurla Complex, has become the center of a heated redevelopment dispute. Divided into 22 societies, the area’s redevelopment journey began in 1996 with Shyamkaran Enterprises, later taken over by HDIL in 2006, and is now being
September 8, 2025: The Versova-Bandra Sea Link (VBSL), officially named the Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Sea Link, is nearing completion and is expected to be a major connector for suburban Mumbai. The project, undertaken by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), will create a 9.8 km, 4+4 lane motorway running
September 8, 2025: After more than four decades, New Yorker, the much-loved vegetarian Tex-Mex-Italian-Indian restaurant at Chowpatty Seaface, will shut its doors on September 11. Ranbir Batra, son of founder Tony Brar, announced the closure on Instagram, citing “unforeseen circumstances. A landmark since 1979, New Yorker has been a cherished
September 8, 2025: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the Dharavi redevelopment project, paving the way for India’s largest slum renewal scheme to proceed. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notices to the Maharashtra government and Adani Properties Pvt Ltd, which was
September 8, 2025: With its Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) land bank fully sold out, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is preparing to auction plots in Wadala, the city’s planned third central business district (CBD). According to MMRDA commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee, the auctioning process is expected to begin within the
September 8, 2025: The Maharashtra government has cleared Mumbai Metro Line 11, a 17.5 km corridor connecting Wadala to South Mumbai near the Gateway of India. Estimated at Rs 24,000 crore, the project is expected to decongest key roads, improve commuting between central and south Mumbai, and integrate with the
September 8, 2025: The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has floated a tender for the procurement and long-term maintenance of 2,856 Vande Metro air-conditioned local train coaches to boost capacity on the suburban rail network. The move is part of Indian Railways’ wider plan to modernize Mumbai’s local services with
September 6, 2025: Maharashtra’s Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday declared that no ‘halal township’ would be permitted in Karjat. “No township or scheme will be allowed in the name of halal. Even boards promoting such schemes will be removed,” he stated. The controversy began after an advertisement for a
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