Curious about the potential of taming Mumbai’s most capricious river, urbanist Sahil Kanekar and environmental engineer Kartiki Naik of WRI India fashion five opportunities that can alter the course of its future
19 March,2023 01:23 PM IST | Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Mumbai on Friday, 10th February 2023. The traffic police in a tweet today said that the traffic around South Bombay from 2 pm to 4 pm on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to flag off two Vande Bharat trains at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on February 10 at 2.45 p.m. He will also dedicate two road projects to the nation - the Santacruz Chembur Link Road and Kurar underpass project. Thereafter, at around 4:30 PM, he will inaugurate the new campus of an Aljamea-tus-saifiyah being run by the Dawoodi Bohra community in Mumbai.
09 February,2023 08:35 PM IST | Mumbai
The Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its alliance with Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the upcoming BMC Elections. Sharing the stage with Prakash Ambedkar, Uddhav Thackeray said we have joined hands with (VBA) to keep the democracy alive. We have come together with the idea of 'country first' and in a bid to keep democracy alive. Uddhav Thackeray criticized Modi’s visit to Mumbai. He said the BJP remembers the poor at the time of elections, later forget about their existence. Prakash Ambedkar and I are here today to form an alliance. My grandfather and Prakash Ambedkar's grandfather were colleagues and they fought against the social issues at that time. Thackeray and Ambedkar have a history. Now their future generations are here to fight on the current issues of the country. Babasaheb Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar said the alliance marks the "beginning of new politics" in the country. Shiv Shakti and Bhim Shakti are coming together for a better future. None of us is leaving our religion behind but carrying forward the history our families share
24 January,2023 03:18 PM IST | Mumbai
Coastal Road Project
The demands of Mumbai’s fishermen community have finally been heard. Worli’s fishermen & BMC have reached a common ground. Fishermen from Worli were protesting against the width of the proposed navigation span which was part of the coastal road project. Members of the fishing community had demanded that the width of the span should be increased to 200m, after rounds of protests & BMC’s refusal to accept their demands Shinde-Fadnavis government setup a new technical. Senior officials associated with the Coastal Road project stated that after multiple assessments and technical visits, the decision to increase the gap was taken. There’s joy & celebration across Mumbai’s fishing community, the Kolis in Worli & Mumbai are in celebration mood.
15 December,2022 07:29 PM IST
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will construct roads in Mumbai that will remain free of potholes for the next 30 years. At the ‘Bhumi Poojan’ event of the development works by the BMC, the deputy CM said that the life cycle of these roads will be monitored through satellite to ensure quality works.
10 December,2022 11:23 PM IST | Mumbai
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray Sunday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks V D Savarkar. Rahul Gandhi speaks like RD Burman, who can’t be deciphered. The MNS chief questioned Rahul's “stature to talk ill about Savarkar”. He said that there are important issues facing the country which should be addressed to.
01 December,2022 04:22 PM IST | Mumbai
Mumbaikars share their experiences of traveling on BEST buses and what they expect from the BMC ahead of the BMC elections in Mumbai
26 November,2022 11:05 PM IST | Mumbai
Shiv Sena (UBT) Leader & 4 time Rajya Sabha Member Sanjay Raut speaks with Mid-day. Talking about his jail term & how he feels politics in a democracy is about fighting ideologies & not personal vengeance. Raut slams the BJP govt for supporting the governor even after his remarks on Shivaji.
26 November,2022 07:13 PM IST | Mumbai
Gokhale Bridge, which connects Andheri East to the West is closed from today onwards for at least two years. BMC declared it unsafe after a structural audit was carried out in September. The audit found the structure of the bridge to be weak because of the steel corrosion.
07 November,2022 10:05 PM IST | Mumbai
Balasaheb Thackeray chose Uddhav as his successor when he was alive. They accepted him for all these years. What happened suddenly?' @supriyasule to Mid-Day on the split in #Shivsena. Senior NCP Leader, and 3-time Lok Sabha MP, Supriya Sule in an interview with Mid-Day talks about how politics has changed & has become personal & bitter. From the collapse of the MVA to reports about Smriti Irani contesting from Sule's home turf Baramati, Supriya answers all questions without mincing her words.
16 October,2022 10:56 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
