Since 2016-17, as many as 1,300 chimneys have been demolished in the area. (Representational image) Toxic fumes in Mumbai: As many as 40 chimneys have been demolished by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) since last month in south Mumbai. These chimneys, located in Kalbadevi, Zaveri Bazar and Bhuleshwar areas, were letting out toxic fumes due to … Read more
BMC made wearing masks must since April 8 as Covid-19 cases started increasing in the metro. Wearing masks inside private vehicles is no longer mandatory in Mumbai. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took back its earlier directives and ordered clean-up marshals to stop fining people who are not wearing masks inside their private vehicles. The … Read more
Mumbail issues new guidelines for travellers from UK, South Africa, Middle East countries. (Reuters Image) Mumbai authorities have decided to amend the mandatory institutional quarantine rules for passengers arriving at the Mumbai International Airport from the UK, South Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Under the new guidelines issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater … Read more
Experts are of belief that Mumbai has a lot of biodiversity that remains unnoticed and undocumented. In order to perverse biodiversity in the city, Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given a go-ahead for setting up the first Biodiversity Management Committee. As the proposal was cleared, a 23-member committee will be formed which will be … Read more
The Maharashtra government new notice says, passengers either have to furnish a negative RT-PCR report or have to take the test at the airport before entering the city. (Representtaive image. IE) The Maharashtra government, considering the rising number of Covid -19 cases announced a new rule that domestic passengers travelling from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa and … Read more
New Delhi: Even as Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government of Maharashtra is set to complete a year in office next month, Mumbai Congress’ top leaders have urged the AICC to make an early decision on permitting the city unit’s collective desire to contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on its own by delinking … Read more
BMC has been sealing a building that has more than 10 COVID-19 positive cases or if there are cases on more than two floors in a building. Entry of vendors, househelp restricted in Mumbai’s sealed buildings and strict safety protocols to be set in place! The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been sealing buildings, housing … Read more
Actor Kangana Ranaut on Monday left Mumbai for her home state Himachal Pradesh, saying she has been terrorised with “constant attacks and abuses” and declaring that her analogy comparing the city with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was “bang on”. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur welcomed her return and accused Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena-Congress government of having … Read more
Mumbai: In a major relaxation in the lockdown norms, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday said all shops in the city are allowed to remain open all days from August 5 irrespective of the odd-even rule. In a circular issued under the Mission Begin Again, the civic body also allowed the counter sale of … Read more
Mumbai: The tally of coronavirus cases in Mumbai rose to 88,795 on Thursday with 1,282 new patients being reported, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. As the virus claimed 68 more lives in the metropolis, fatality count due to the pandemic rose to 5,129, it said. The number of recovered patients in the city increased … Read more