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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Topic: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Mumbai’s elite ‘SoBo’ sees Covid spike as cases move from slums to apartment towers

Over the last month, the high-end Malabar Hill & neighbouring localities in South Mumbai now have the highest number of sealed buildings, 285 in all, across Mumbai’s island city areas.

How many Covid cases in Maharashtra? State govt and civic bodies can’t make up their minds

Stark differences stalk the Covid case tallies issued by state govt and civic agencies of Mumbai & six satellite towns. In Kalyan-Dombivli, the difference was 4,744 on 2 July. 

Mumbai civic body introduces ‘war rooms’ in every administrative ward to manage Covid beds

BMC Commissioner Iqbal Chahal says instead of managing hospital beds in a centralised manner, allotting them at the ward-level will ensure speed and efficiency.

Why Praveen Pardeshi, Mumbai’s ‘top corona warrior’, no longer leads fight against the virus

Praveen Pardeshi was transferred from his post as BMC commissioner Friday days after he reversed an order issued by the chief secretary.

Off The Cuff with Praveen Pardeshi

More tests helped identify more cases - BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, in conversation with ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, explains how Mumbai is tackling the...

155 more test positive for coronavirus in Mumbai, total tally 3,090

The BMC said 84 more patients have recovered from the disease and discharged from hospitals, taking the number of cured cases to 394.

53 mediapersons test positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) spokesperson Vijay Khabale said that most of those who tested positive are asymptomatic at present.

Collapse of Shiv Sena’s alliance with BJP threatens its control over cash-rich BMC

Shiv Sena has 94 corporators in the 227-member BMC to the BJP’s 82, and if it doesn’t get support from Congress & NCP, it could fall short of numbers.

Why Mumbai says Aarey Colony protests aren’t only about felling trees for Metro car depot

Mumbai’s Metro authority wants to cut 2,646 trees and say Metro will bring environmental benefits to city that will far outweigh damage done by felling trees.

Congress has good chance to win Mumbai in 2019 but there’s one reason party may squander it

Political observers say strained BJP-Shiv Sena ties and traders’ disenchantment with note ban and GST give Congress a good shot at reclaiming Mumbai.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.