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BEST now plans to monetise its Walkeshwar plot

MUMBAI, Jan. 9 -- After Altamount Road, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) plans to monetise another prime land parcel, this one at Walkeshwar. As one of the initial ste... Read More


In city's many gaothans, sons of the soil vote for progress, protection

MUMBAI, Jan. 9 -- Walk through Mumbai's gaothans and there's a palpable sense of community, tightly knit, lived-in and deeply rooted. There's also a quiet anger born of decades of neglect. These are a... Read More


HC stays poll in NMMC ward

MUMBAI, Jan. 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday stayed the election for the seat of councillor from 17A ward of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), after the Returning Officer rejected t... Read More


'This is a battle for survival, it is about Maharashtra Dharma'

India, Jan. 9 -- The election to the 227-seat Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India's richest civic body, on January 15 is a do-or-die battle for Shiv Sena (UBT). "It's a battle for survival.not j... Read More


Somaiya alleges 'false affidavit' by ex-mayor

MUMBAI, Jan. 9 -- Senior BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Thursday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from ward 199 and former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar has filed a "false affidavit", by concealing... Read More


Fact-finding report sent to SEC over unopposed Shiv Sena wins

THANE, Jan. 9 -- The Thane Municipal Corporation has sent a fact-finding report to the State Election Commission (SEC) following complaints that returning officers allegedly colluded with Shiv Sena le... Read More


After breaking alliance, BJP inducts 12 cong councillors

Mumbai, Jan. 9 -- A day after CM Devendra Fadnavis termed any alliance with the Congress "unacceptable" and a breach of party discipline, the BJP on Thursday inducted 12 Congress councillors who had b... Read More


Religion, language, 'Marathi asmita' direct poll battle lines

MUMBAI, Jan. 9 -- The Marathi versus non-Marathi narrative, which has dominated the state's politics since the split of Shiv Sena in 2022 and the Mahayuti 1.0 assuming the reins with the Eknath Shinde... Read More


As mega infra projects pile up, Versova, Andheri-W residents ask: where is the liveability?

MUMBAI, Jan. 9 -- Residents of Versova and Andheri West, among Mumbai's most sought-after neighbourhoods, are grappling with mounting anxiety as large infrastructure projects, traffic congestion and s... Read More


10 RMC plants shut to curb air pollution

Mumbai, Jan. 9 -- The city saw a cooler morning on Thursday, as air quality stayed in the "moderate" range, with regulators stepping up action against construction-linked pollution sources across the ... Read More