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BMC collects rRs.r68k from pigeon feeders, 32% of this from Dadar Kabootarkhana

India, Aug. 5 -- Even as the tussle between obdurate pigeon feeders and the BMC continued at the Dadar Kabootarkhana, the civic body was more successful at other kabootarkhanas in the city, collecting... Read More


BMC collects Rs.68k fine at kabutarkhanas even as tiffs continue with pigeon feeders

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- Even as the tussle between obdurate pigeon feeders and the BMC continued at the Dadar kabutarkhana, the civic body was more successful at other kabutarkhanas in the city, collecting ... Read More


BMC covers Dadar kabutarkhana with plastic, after 1st attempt foiled

MUMBAI, Aug. 3 -- Police on Saturday held back restless crowds as civic workers pulled large plastic sheets across the Dadar kabutarkhana, to comply with a court order following a ban on feeding pigeo... Read More


SC stays HC verdict restoring protected status to Kanjurmarg landfill

India, Aug. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Bombay High Court verdict that had restored the status of the Kanjurmarg dumping ground to a 'protected forest'. The stay order has paved the wa... Read More


SC stays HC verdict; dumping ground to remain at Kanjur

MUMBAI, Aug. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Bombay High Court verdict that had restored the status of the Kanjurmarg dumping ground to a protected forest. The stay order has paved the way... Read More


SoBo braces for traffic surge as Coastal Road promenade awaits opening

India, Aug. 1 -- With the Coastal Road promenade ready - a date is yet to be set for its inauguration - residents along the coastal edge of South Mumbai anticipate a wave of traffic and parking issues... Read More


Residents fear traffic surge with opening of Coastal Rd promenade

MUMBAI, Aug. 1 -- With the Coastal Road promenade ready - a date is yet to be set for its inauguration - residents along the coastal edge of South Mumbai anticipate a wave of traffic and parking issue... Read More


Five Gardens fails disability audit

India, July 30 -- Jasmina Khanna notes the countless times she has had to be lifted in her wheelchair to find a comfortable spot on a beach or in a garden. "It's a matter of my dignity," said Khanna, ... Read More


Five Gardens fails disability audit, residents say proposed changes must be heritage-sensitive

MUMBAI, July 30 -- Jasmina Khanna notes the countless times she has had to be lifted in her wheelchair to find a comfortable spot on a beach or in a garden. "It's a matter of my dignity," said Khanna,... Read More


Cratered Vakola flyover triggers traffic logjam

India, July 29 -- "Traffic movement is slow at Vakola Bridge northbound due to pothole," tweeted the Mumbai Traffic Police on Monday. The problem isn't the typo in the tweet, but the refusal of the Ma... Read More