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The SP leader said the BMC's heath department has taken cognisance of his complaint over the issue and framed a policy to prevent doctors from resorting to the practice. (Representational Image)

Let Muslim patients shave off beard before surgery only if needed: Mumbai Corporator

Doctors at civic-run hospitals in Mumbai ask Muslim patients to shave off beard before they perform surgery on them, SP leader alleged.

05 Jan 2019 12:11 PM

Cops inspect the gutted flat on the 11th floor of the Sargam Housing Society on Friday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Tilak Nagar fire: Police files case of negligence against 3

The police are also scanning the list of documents of the housing complex to ascertain if all the other permissions were in place.

29 Dec 2018 6:46 AM

The 16-storey building is located in suburban Tilak Nagar, where search and rescue operation by the Mumbai Fire Brigade is underway, said the official from the Disaster Management Unit of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). (Photo: ANI)

5 killed as major fire breaks out in Mumbai high-rise building

The fire has been brought under control, but its cause will be known only after an inquiry, he added.

28 Dec 2018 8:51 AM

Let BMC develop eastern coast: Uddhav Thackeray

The bhoomipujan of Mumbai coastal road project was carried out at the hands of Sena chief at Amarsons Garden, Cumballa Hill, on Sunday.

17 Dec 2018 1:44 AM

BMC told to develop mobile app to check hotels’ permits

The fire at Mojo’s Bistro and 1Above Pub on the night of December 29, 2017 killed 14 people and injured several others.

23 Nov 2018 12:38 AM

HC had directed the government to consider the option of rehabilitating slum dwellers at other places.

Residents form human chain for alternate accommodation

To protest against state’s stand, Mahul residents have started a ‘Save Lives’ agitation from October 28.

12 Nov 2018 12:47 AM

The woman, identified as Surekha Tiwari, delivered a baby in a compartment of a suburban train ahead of the Dadar railway station. (Representational Image)

Turned away by 2 civic hospitals, Mumbai woman delivers in local train

BMC decided to set up enquiry into 'unprofessional and unethical' conduct of staffers of the hospitals concerned.

29 Oct 2018 6:51 PM

On the basis of the outcome, schools will be accredited with grades.(Representational Image)

BMC schools’ performance being evaluated

It is self-evaluation, where the schools evaluates themselves and submits report to the BMC education department.

14 Oct 2018 5:44 AM

Contractor is expected to remove 45 metric tonnes of garbage during monsoon.

BMC picks pvt contractors for beach cleaning

Fishermen, living along the coast, also use the beach for their business.

05 Oct 2018 3:08 AM

The cost of the project has increased from the initial estimate of Rs 5,000 crores to Rs 12,000 crores.

BMC clears Rs 12 cr coastal road project

The work on the Rs 12,000 crore ambitious project is expected to start next year and finished within four years.

26 Sep 2018 1:56 AM

The revenue department inspected 863 pandals.

BMC in trouble for not razing illegal pandals

The court however was not convinced with the BMC’s contention and said that it was in violation of its earlier orders.

20 Sep 2018 5:21 AM

The BMC has also collected a fine of Rs16 lakh from these societies.

BMC to prosecute 963 societies

They failed to carry out waste segregation on premises.

18 Sep 2018 1:20 AM

Trees in the city are currently caged in by paver blocks.

City trees to be free from concrete, paver blocks from October

Experts have attributed the rising incidents of tree fall to weakening of the tree base by laying concrete and paver blocks around it.

12 Sep 2018 1:36 AM

l The BMC will spend Rs 11.50 crore for next three years on penguins at Byculla zoo.

Tainted firm gets Rs11.5crore penguin upkeep contract

It will be spent on maintenance, air-conditioning of exhibition and quarantine enclosures.

11 Sep 2018 5:20 AM

As per civic data, 290 mandals were denied permissions.

BMC stops pandal work, Mumbai mayor to intervene

The pandal works of nearly 10 mandals in Dahisar have been stopped, said mandal officials.

10 Sep 2018 5:19 AM

The Dahi-Handi ritual is part of the Janmashtami festival in the state in which youngsters (called Govindas), dressed in colourful costumes, make a human pyramid to reach the earthen pot having buttermilk, suspended in mid-air, and break it. (Photo: ANI)

1 dead, 36 'govindas' injured in Mumbai's Dahi Handi celebrations

Mumbai Police had tweeted to alert people and advised govindas to take precautionary measures by wearing safety gears to avoid any injuries.

03 Sep 2018 8:25 PM

Lade launched the campaign on July 17 and has claimed to have collected 27,366 photos and videos of potholes across the metropolis till now with support from his team members and local residents. (Representational Image)

Mumbai man says metropolis has 27,366 potholes and counting

However, the BMC, tasked with maintaining roads, has dismissed Lade's campaign as a 'publicity stunt'.

31 Aug 2018 9:23 PM

People pose with their goats on the eve of Eid-al-Adha in Nagpur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Ward wise team will ensure execution of sacrifice law

The BMC on Tuesday told the Bombay high court that the civic body had revised its online mechanism and made it more stringent.

22 Aug 2018 6:32 AM

BMC to suspend 4 staffers in Jogeshwari plot case

The report has also recommended filing of a review petition in the Jogeshwari plot case, which the BMC had lost in the apex court.

21 Aug 2018 2:20 AM

File image of the Tansa pipeline in the city.

Old Tansa pipelines to be replaced at a cost of Rs 386cr

The BMC will spend a total of Rs 386 crore on both these works, which are likely to take 36 months to complete.

19 Aug 2018 6:36 AM

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