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Despite problem of space, mall constructed in place of prime parking plot in Mumbai
Parking problem in Mumbai is an open secret. However, despite the paucity of space, the civic body continues to approve plans to reconstruct buildings on plots reserved for parking. The latest casualty is a 2,612 square metre-prime plot meant for public parking in the heart of the city.A three-storey mall has come up on a plot reserved for parking ...
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Road work results in two pipeline bursts in 24 hour
With monsoon now finally over, all the agencies have started digging up roads for work on their projects. But while work on excavating the roads has been going on, underground pipelines have faced the brunt of mishaps happening during work. In the last 24 hours, two pipelines were broken -- one in Parel and the other at Arthur Road -- at the hands ...
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Corporator writes to Chief Minister on shifting Arthur Road jail
Citizens residing at and around Arthur Road want the Central Jail there to be moved out of city limits, as restrictions imposed on the public during important trials have caused them inconvenience.Roads near the jail remain barricaded and entry for the common man is restricted whenever an important trial takes place. Local businessmen, too, lose bu...
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Mumbai: Corporation website will tell you if your favourite restaurant is legal
Now, it is easy to find out if the hotel where you had gone for lunch or dinner is authorised or not. Not just that; you can even find out if the hotel has the right permissions, courtesy: the BMC's new software that it has installed in its website.The BMC has put all the information about the licenses issued to the various establishments under the...
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Mumbai hospital transfers guard for asking woman in burqa to reveal identity
The poor standard of security in BMC hospitals has been in the news after the recent theft of a baby from VN Desai Hospital in Santa Cruz. After that, the civic body has been reiterating that steps are being taken to enhance the security in its hospitals. But the way the BMC is treating its staff suggests that it is hardly serious about the safety ...
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Burqa-clad women will be checked at civic hospitals
On a day the Shiv Sena called for a ban on burqa, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said women visiting civic hospitals in veils will be checked. The move comes after a burqa-clad woman kidnapped a two-month-old boy from the civic-run VN Desai hospital in Santa Cruz on Friday.The BMC cited a Supreme Court (SC) order issued in January, wh...
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Mumbai: Municipal Corporation eyes NGOs as tenants for vacant properties
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with a novel plan to generate revenue. It wants to give the many buildings it owns to private parties for their activities, and also for maintenance and management.The BMC has about 950 buildings housing community centres, dispensaries, libraries and gymnasiums. Some are in use. The ones that...
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Despite problem of space, mall constructed in place of prime parking plot in Mumbai
Parking problem in Mumbai is an open secret. However, despite the paucity of space, the civic body continues to approve plans to reconstruct buildings on plots reserved for parking. The latest casualty is a 2,612 square metre-prime plot meant for public parking in the heart of the city.A three-storey mall has come up on a plot reserved for parking ...
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Road work results in two pipeline bursts in 24 hour
With monsoon now finally over, all the agencies have started digging up roads for work on their projects. But while work on excavating the roads has been going on, underground pipelines have faced the brunt of mishaps happening during work. In the last 24 hours, two pipelines were broken -- one in Parel and the other at Arthur Road -- at the hands ...
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Corporator writes to Chief Minister on shifting Arthur Road jail
Citizens residing at and around Arthur Road want the Central Jail there to be moved out of city limits, as restrictions imposed on the public during important trials have caused them inconvenience.Roads near the jail remain barricaded and entry for the common man is restricted whenever an important trial takes place. Local businessmen, too, lose bu...
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Mumbai: Corporation website will tell you if your favourite restaurant is legal
Now, it is easy to find out if the hotel where you had gone for lunch or dinner is authorised or not. Not just that; you can even find out if the hotel has the right permissions, courtesy: the BMC's new software that it has installed in its website.The BMC has put all the information about the licenses issued to the various establishments under the...
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Mumbai hospital transfers guard for asking woman in burqa to reveal identity
The poor standard of security in BMC hospitals has been in the news after the recent theft of a baby from VN Desai Hospital in Santa Cruz. After that, the civic body has been reiterating that steps are being taken to enhance the security in its hospitals. But the way the BMC is treating its staff suggests that it is hardly serious about the safety ...
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Burqa-clad women will be checked at civic hospitals
On a day the Shiv Sena called for a ban on burqa, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said women visiting civic hospitals in veils will be checked. The move comes after a burqa-clad woman kidnapped a two-month-old boy from the civic-run VN Desai hospital in Santa Cruz on Friday.The BMC cited a Supreme Court (SC) order issued in January, wh...
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Mumbai: Municipal Corporation eyes NGOs as tenants for vacant properties
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with a novel plan to generate revenue. It wants to give the many buildings it owns to private parties for their activities, and also for maintenance and management.The BMC has about 950 buildings housing community centres, dispensaries, libraries and gymnasiums. Some are in use. The ones that...
