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'Development' in focus for BMC polls

MUMBAI, Dec. 16 -- With the State Election Commission on Monday announcing January 15 as the date of the BMC polls, political activity in the city has intensified, with all major parties holding high-... Read More


Residents rue unkept 2017 poll promises

Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- As Mumbai gears up for long-delayed civic elections after an eight-year gap, activists and resident associations have said that key promises made ahead of the 2017 polls, such as po... Read More


Aaditya slams Mahayuti's push for Pagdi-free city

MUMBAI, Dec. 16 -- Addressing a press conference on Monday, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray accused the Mahayuti government of misleading Mumbaiites through its proposed regulatory framework ... Read More


Duplicate voter complaints can be filed till 48 hrs before polls

Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- State election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare on Monday assured that duplicate entries in the electoral rolls have been identified, and that complaints can be raised up to 48 hours be... Read More


BJP and NCP 'friendly fight' in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad

Pune, Dec. 16 -- The BJP and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP will contest the upcoming civic elections in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad separately, but in what chief minister Devendra Fadnavis described as a "frie... Read More


BJP and NCP to engage in 'friendly fight'

India, Dec. 16 -- Pune: The BJP and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will contest the upcoming civic elections in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad separately, but in what chief minister De... Read More


Slain Abhishek Ghosalkar's wife joins BJP ahead of polls

MUMBAI, Dec. 16 -- Former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, delivering a ... Read More


Rs.1.82-cr liquor consignment seized in thane, one arrested

THANE, Dec. 16 -- The Thane unit of the State Excise Department on Monday seized a large consignment of illegally transported liquor worth Rs.1.82 crore and arrested one person in connection with the ... Read More


HC on city's toxic air: We can't live like this

MUMBAI, Dec. 16 -- Expressing concern over Mumbai's deteriorating air quality, the Bombay high court on Monday observed that urgent solutions were needed, remarking, "We have to find a solution. We ca... Read More


City to get 'biggest central park in India's history', says Shinde

MUMBAI, Dec. 16 -- The city's Mahalaxmi Racecourse will be rebranded as "Central Park" as part of a mega-makeover that will transform this colonial-era institution into a 295-acre open space that will... Read More