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Sunday, October 12, 2025
TopicBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Topic: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Mumbai’s deep clean drive has left some dusty corners. Girgaon is one story, Govandi another

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.

Alignment mismatch of ‘engineering marvel’ Gokhale Bridge leads to BMC-Railways blame game

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.

BMC tables highest ever annual budget of Rs 59,954-cr for Mumbai, special focus on infra & clean air

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.

Shinde govt under fire as 11 of 25 BMC wards without commissioners for 2 yrs — ‘anti-Mumbai attitude’

Maharashtra Public Service Commission appoints assistant commissioners for BMC wards. Posts in 11 wards temporarily held by executive engineers.

Baby crocodile found swimming in central Mumbai pool, civic body to probe how it got there

A lifeguard caught the reptile, but was bitten in the process, according to municipality officials.

No corporator to turn to, lack of funds — people pay price of delayed civic polls in Maharashtra

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.

‘Bid to capture BMC’ — Why BJP minister’s office at civic body HQ has Oppn up in arms

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.

A first in Mumbai: 3D hologram comes up at viewing deck in Girgaum Chowpatty

This is a part of a larger Rs 1,700-crore city beautification project that CM Shinde announced in September last year ahead of civic polls in 2023.

‘We gave our blood’: Why staff won’t budge from Mumbai’s ‘closed’ Prince Aly Khan Hospital

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.

After BMC ‘no’, Team Thackeray gets Bombay High Court nod for Dussehra rally in Shivaji Park

Both warring factions of the Shiv Sena had staked claim on the Shivaji Park function, an annual affair since the party’s inception in 1966.

On Camera

Zubeen Garg saga is resembling Sushant Singh Rajput. Did we not learn our lesson?

Oceans sit between the Assamese singer and the Bollywood actor. But what their deaths reveal is a study in human behaviour as performed in the public sphere.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.