June 23, 2025: With less than 20 days remaining before the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) 8 July deadline, only 48 out of 356 bakeries in Mumbai using coal or wood have transitioned to cleaner fuels such as PNG, CNG, or electric alternatives. Civic officials have expressed concern over the slow
June 23, 2025: Commuters in South Mumbai are raising alarm over prolonged closures of key pedestrian subway entry points at the busy Five Road Junction near Metro Cinema. With Entry/Exit points 3 and 9 sealed for weeks, pedestrians—including students and persons with disabilities—are forced to brave heavy traffic to cross
June 21, 2025: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s residence, Mannat, is once again in the news—this time over allegations of unauthorised construction. The iconic sea-facing bungalow, currently undergoing renovation, was visited by a joint team from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the forest department after a complaint was filed
June 21, 2025: One of Mumbai’s flagship slum redevelopment schemes — encompassing Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar and Kamraj Nagar in Ghatkopar — is attracting scrutiny, though not for its scale or ambition. The project marks the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) first foray into slum rehabilitation. However, the authority
June 21, 2025: In a welcome move for aspiring homeowners, the Konkan Housing and Area Development Board, under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), has announced a substantial reduction in the sale prices of 6,248 residential units in Shirgaon and Khoni housing projects in Thane district. These homes
June 21, 2025: On Friday morning, the cumulative water stock in the seven lakes that supply Mumbai’s drinking water rose to 3.64 lakh million litres (ML) — approximately 25% of their total capacity. The city received a significant boost in the past 24 hours alone, with 1.73 lakh ML added
June 21, 2025: In a major infrastructure initiative, the Ministry of Railways has allocated Rs 81,000 crore to Maharashtra for the current financial year, with Rs 16,000 crore earmarked specifically for ongoing projects in Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the number
June 20, 2025: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed all departments to fast-track land acquisition for key infrastructure projects, warning that no delay would be tolerated. Chairing a high-level review meeting at his official residence ‘Varsha’, CM Fadnavis emphasized that land-related bottlenecks should not hold back the state’s road,
June 20, 2025: Mumbai’s mega road concretisation initiative, launched in July 2022 under then-Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has completed just 49.07% of its targeted work as of 31 May 2024. The project, aimed at creating a pothole-free city, involves converting 698.44 km of road across 2,121 works under two phases.
June 20, 2025: Maharashtra’s Minister for Fisheries and Ports, Nitesh Rane, has instructed officials to finalise a development plan for the proposed Mumbai Water Metro within three months. The project, envisioned as a vital alternative transport network for the city, is expected to significantly ease urban mobility by utilising the
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