August 30, 2025: The Bombay High Court has issued a strong warning to civic authorities, stating that if drastic measures are not taken to curb illegal constructions, rapidly growing towns could face “a colossal failure” in achieving the goals of lawful and sustainable town planning. The court cautioned that unchecked
August 30, 2025: Residents of Indiranagar Ganpati Pada have expressed grave concern over the deteriorating condition of drains near the Ganpati Mandir, warning that waterlogging and broken drain covers are posing a serious threat to public safety. In a written complaint addressed to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), Siddharam
August 29, 2025: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has approached the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of its pleas challenging a Bombay High Court order which directed the formation of a high-level committee to examine the issuance of 935 notices under Section 79-A of the MHAD
August 29, 2025: After months of resistance, residents of the top 18 floors of the 34-storey Willingdon View CHS in Tardeo finally vacated their homes on Thursday, a day after the Bombay High Court’s deadline of August 27. Twenty-nine families have now moved out, either to lodges or to their
August 29, 2025: Mumbai’s growth story has long been inseparable from India’s wider economic trajectory. Home to more than 22 million people and over 3,000 multinational companies, the city continues to expand at remarkable speed. Projections from global research firms suggest that India’s urban GDP share will increase significantly by
August 29, 2025: India’s first bullet train is set to begin operations on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in 2027, with the Ministry of Railways releasing fresh images of a station currently under construction in Gujarat. Once completed, the service will be the fastest train in the country, travelling the
August 28, 2025: The Bombay High Court has called on the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to fast-track pending slum rehabilitation projects, cautioning that prolonged delays undermine the very purpose of the scheme, which is to provide secure housing to slum residents. A Division Bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and
August 28, 2025: At least 17 people have lost their lives after part of a four-storey residential building collapsed in Virar, located in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. The rear section of the Ramabai Apartment gave way in the early hours of Wednesday, crashing onto a chawl below around 12:05 am on
August 28, 2025: Mumbai is set to launch its long-awaited roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ferry service to the Konkan coast, offering travellers a faster and more sustainable alternative to road journeys. Beginning 1 September, the new service will cover the Mumbai-to-Jaigad route in just three to four hours, a sharp reduction from
August 28, 2025: In a bid to preserve the cultural identity of residents affected by the Bandra Government Colony redevelopment, the Public Works Department (PWD) has approved the allocation of dedicated space for a community hub. The move follows the consistent efforts of Cabinet Minister Shivendraraje Bhosale, who has championed
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