Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde kicked off the Diwali-style deep clean of Mumbai in December and has now extended it to the rest of the state. But critics are calling it a washout.
On Monday, Mumbai's civic body threw open the partially completed bridge in Andheri to the public. But it had a huge flaw — a 6-ft gap between it and connecting Barfiwala flyover.
Focus on Green Budget, Mumbai beautification among key takeaways. Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Aadtiya Thackeray suspects civic body will impose toll or taxes after polls to sustain infra works.
Terms of 24 corporations in the state have expired over past 3 yrs but no polls have been planned. NGOs allege state-appointed administrators lack accountability, not invested enough.
Mumbai (suburbs) Guardian Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha is 1st minister in 75 yrs to have an office at BMC building. Ex-BJP corporators allowed to use space for public outreach.
The management of the historic hospital has sought its demolition after civic body declared it ‘dilapidated’ in August, but protesting staff allege other motives behind the move.
Maha ARC was set up to restructure distressed institutions linked to state government, but officials said the company would have been most useful for reconstructing and selling off sick cooperatives.
At defence conclave, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh says conflict needs all kinds of weapons, not just the long-range ones, as a paracetamol cannot cure all ailments.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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