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'SAMPURN' prog to ensure holistic school education

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has unveiled 'Vision 2027' for the all-round development of students in schools run by the civic body. In his budget speech on Tuesday, ... Read More


No new projects in 'infra-driven' BMC budget

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) presented its biggest-ever budget on Tuesday, pegged at Rs.74,427.41 crore for FY 2025-26. It exceeded FY 2024-25's budget at Rs.59,954.7... Read More


Rs.100 cr for disabled friendly footpaths

Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- Among the optimistic promises in the BMC budget is the implementation of the Universal Footpath Policy to make Mumbai more pedestrian-friendly and disabled-friendly. With a provision... Read More


Accountant siphons Rs.4.4 crore from college

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- The Dadar police have arrested an accountant at Rachana Sansad Academy in Prabhadevi for allegedly siphoning Rs.4.39 crore from its bank accounts. The accused purportedly confessed t... Read More


State board to use drones to scan sensitive exam centres

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- In a first, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) will deploy drone surveillance to monitor sensitive examination centres during the upcom... Read More


Khichdi scam: Bail for Suraj Chavan

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday granted bail to Suraj Chavan, a Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary arrested in January 2024 in connection with a money laundering case pertaining to alleged... Read More


Bldg height limit could be increased from 120m to 180m

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- The Maharashtra government has proposed increasing the height limit of high-rise buildings from 120 metres to 180 metres. Approximately 40 floors can be accommodated in a 120-metre-... Read More


HC raps CIDCO for withholding society's OC

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra) to pay a fine of Rs.50,000 to a Kharghar-based co-operative housing socie... Read More


Take action to curb accidents, SP tells NHAI

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- Alarmed by the high rate of accidents on the Palghar stretch of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, the district superintendent of police Balasaheb Patil wrote to the National Highway Auth... Read More


Corporates launch fund for queer groups

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- Three home-grown philanthropists on Tuesday announced the launch of a corporate philanthropic fund aimed to support queer-led not-for-profit organisations working with Lesbian, Gay, ... Read More