August 23, 2025: Citizens performing dashvidhi (last rites) rituals at Belapur village jetty are reportedly facing significant hardships due to a lack of basic facilities, BJP MLA Manda Mhatre said following an inspection of the site. Residents from Belapur and surrounding areas frequently visit the jetty to conduct post-cremation rituals.
August 23, 2025: Facing a shortage of space to accommodate its growing number of stock brokers and officials, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has received approval to convert five service floors in its Fort-based Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Tower and Rotunda building into office spaces. Both buildings fall within the Coastal Regulation
August 23, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been advised to implement a professional safety licence for Licensed Safety Officers (LSOs) on every high-rise building project in the city. The recommendation forms part of special safety control guidelines issued to the BMC on August 20, following approval by the
August 23, 2025: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has stepped in to address Mumbai’s perennial pothole crisis, instructing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to accelerate road repairs and ensure smoother travel for citizens ahead of Ganeshotsav. Senior government officials confirmed that Fadnavis spoke with BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, seeking a
August 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court has strongly criticised the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) for delaying a slum redevelopment project in Vile Parle and has directed that a commencement certificate (CC) be issued without further obstruction to Sateri Builders & Developers LLP. The case concerns a plot on Dayaldas
August 23, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is preparing to rehabilitate six villages affected by the Gargai Dam project, with 400 hectares of land identified near Devli village in Wada for resettlement. As part of the next phase, the civic body has begun the process of land demarcation and
August 23, 2025: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a 2018 Bombay High Court ruling that struck down the Maharashtra government’s acquisition of land in Kurla for a slum rehabilitation project. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. K. Singh ruled that landowners have a preferential right to redevelop
August 22, 2025: (IANS) Work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project (508 km) is in full swing with foundation work already completed across 406 km, and track laying starting on 127 km of viaduct, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Parliament on Wednesday. The other major items
August 22, 2025: The Bombay High Court has emphasised the urgent need for stringent safety measures at high-rise construction sites, following a petition by the Lokhandwala Residency Towers Cooperative Housing Society. The case was triggered by a tragic accident on February 14, 2023, when a large cement block fell from
August 22, 2025: A day after a Shiv Sena (UBT)–Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) panel was defeated in the BEST employees’ credit cooperative society elections, MNS chief Raj Thackeray met deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence on Thursday. The meeting fuelled speculation of a possible political rapprochement between
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