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Notice to BMC over allotting ITI land to Urdu Bhavan

Mumbai: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued a notice to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corportation for cancelling land allotted for an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and instead giving it to Urdu Bhavan in Agripada, Central Mumbai

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Updated on Jan 01, 2023 12:00 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Construction restrictions near defence establishments relaxed

Mumbai: In a major development, the ministry of defence has lifted the restrictions on constructions located within 500 metres of defence establishments and clarified that only constructions within 50 metres of highly sensitive establishments will require an NOC from the local military commander

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Published on Dec 31, 2022 11:53 PM IST

ByYogesh Naik and Satish Nandgaonkar

Pipeline burst causes huge damage at Asalpha village

The burst happened near Panchavati Niwas on Pipeline Road, which runs adjacent to the north side of the Andheri-Kurla Road, located between the Jagruti Nagar and Asalpha metro stations. The area houses several chawls, many of which were badly affected.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in its press statement said that the burst was reported to the disaster management war room around 3.25 am, following which teams from the hydraulic engineering department were dispatched to Powai to shut the valve so that the teams could reach the site. (Vijay Bate/HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 31, 2022 08:13 PM IST

ByJeet Mashru & Yogesh Naik

Adani floats tender to buy 1,500 MW electricity

Currently, Adani Electricity supplies power to suburbs (except Bhandup and Mulund) and also the satellite township of Mira Bhayander.

The tender to procure 1,500 MW of power has been floated on Thursday to increase the share of renewable power in total supply to 60%. The city’s power demand has grown at an average of 4% over the last few years due to the rise in gadget usage and redevelopment projects. (REUTERS)

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Published on Dec 31, 2022 06:27 PM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Metro Line 3 first phase to roll out in 2023

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) is all set to roll out the first phase—Aarey to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) – of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 Corridor in 2023, Ashwini Bhide, MMRC managing director, said

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Published on Dec 31, 2022 12:11 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Uddhavji to take final call on legal route: Vishakha Raut

On Thursday, former leader of the house and Shiv Sena (UBT) deputy leader Vishkakha Raut led a protest at the BMC headquarters demanding back their space inside the civic body premises. Raut spoke to Hindustan Times on the issue, excerpts from the interview

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Updated on Dec 30, 2022 01:08 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

BMC gives new year gift to swimming enthusiasts

The objective is to make the BMC pools available for the maximum number of people, said deputy municipal commissioner Kishor Gandhi. It will also help office-goers, who like to swim after their work hours, he added

Mumbai, India - November 05, 2020: Workers are seen cleaning up the swimming pool to make it ready to reopen after government has given permission to reopen the swimming pool after being shut for nearly 6-7 months due to Covid-19 pandemic at A.K. Vaidya Swimming Pool, Chembur in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, November 5, 2020. (Photo by Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times) (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Dec 30, 2022 12:54 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Now, BMC allows offices in residential buildings

Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has issued an order amending a provision of the Development Control Promotion Regulation (DCPR) allowing offices in residential buildings

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Published on Dec 28, 2022 01:15 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Maha tussle: Charges, counters turn into slugfest

After the chief minister Eknath Shinde-led government announced a probe by a special investigating team (SIT) into the death of celebrity manager Disha Salian and made alluding remarks against Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray, Sena (UBT) leader and chief spokesperson, Sanjay Raut, demanded a probe into the suicide of Thane builder Suraj Parmar

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Updated on Dec 26, 2022 12:49 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Versova beach set to get ₹17-crore makeover

In 2017, the makeover of Versova Beach was halted by the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA).

Environmentalist Harish Pandey rued that instead of developing roads, bridges and flyovers, the government was wasting energy on trivia. “The ‘makeover’ will be a violation of CRZ rules and is against Nature,’’ he said. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 26, 2022 12:47 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

90L in city yet to get booster shot, but BMC has only 6K Covaxin doses

BMC’s executive health officer Dr Mangala Gomare said only 16% of the eligible population have received the booster dose and around 90 lakh people are yet to take it. “Currently, we have around 6,000-7,000 doses of Covaxin, but no Covishield or Corbevax. We are awaiting instructions from the state government to increase screening and boost immunisation.”

Relatives of passengers waiting at the city airport on Friday. (Vijay Bate/HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2022 12:53 AM IST

ByPayal Gwalani and Yogesh Naik, Mumbai

BMC plans garden on 40-acre Dahisar plot

Shoulder: Largest open space in the suburbs Strap: Civic body will pay AAI ₹472

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Published on Dec 24, 2022 12:13 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Mumbai International airport achieves highest rating in carbon sustainability

The certification lauds CSMIA’s efforts in building a climate change strategy which provides a comprehensive framework for managing its carbon footprint, as per a statement by the airport.

CSMIA has prepared a roadmap to achieve Green House Gas reduction (Carbon Management) CSMIA has prepared a roadmap to achieve operations Net Zero Carbon Emission by 2029. (PTI)

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Published on Dec 23, 2022 12:57 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

HC relief for CM Shinde as he cancels Nagpur land allotment

The department also told the court that its officials had not informed Shinde about the ongoing petition in court, and that it was an unintentional mistake.

The opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has been attacking Shinde on his allotment of 4.5 acres of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) land to private individuals in April 2021. Shinde, as urban development minister, had allotted the land reserved for slum dwellers to 16 private individuals despite the matter being sub-judice. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Dec 23, 2022 12:53 AM IST

ByPradip Kumar Maitra and Yogesh Naik

Aviation secy reviews congestion at airport

MUMBAI: After repeated complaints of congestion at airports, Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal on Wednesday reviewed the issues during peak hours with airport operators of Mumbai and Bengaluru in a meeting attended by safety and security regulators like Director Generals of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and other senior officials in New Delhi

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Published on Dec 21, 2022 10:47 PM IST

BySatish Nandgaonkar and Yogesh Naik

BMC plans to take over SevenHills Hospital

The hospital in Marol was the go-to centre for Covid-hit patients, since April 2020, after BMC took over the non-functional facility two-and-a-half years ago under the Disaster Management Act. At the time, Reliance Foundation Hospital (RFH) came forward to manage 107 beds (of a total of 1850)

Mumbai, India - Feb. 4, 2016 : Seven Hills Hospital at Andheri in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, February 4, 2016. (Photo by Pratham Gokhale/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Published on Dec 21, 2022 12:03 AM IST

BySomita Pal, Surendra Gangan and Yogesh Naik

India to soon emerge as a global player in shipbuilding: Rajnath

The event marked the formal induction of the second of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation Warship Design Bureau and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai.

INS Mormugao is 163 metres in length and 17m in breadth with a displacement of 7,400 tonnes, INS Mormugao is packed with sophisticated state-of-the-art weapons and sensors such as Surface-to-Surface Missile and Surface-to-Air Missiles. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 19, 2022 01:20 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

India to soon emerge as a global player in shipbuilding: Rajnath

Indian Naval Ship Mormugao, the second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was pressed into service in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh at Mumbai naval dockyard on Sunday

Defence minister Rajnath Singh being presented with a memento on Sunday. (ANI)

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Published on Dec 18, 2022 11:44 PM IST

ByYogesh Naik, Mumbai

Hyderabad-Dubai Air India flight lands in city after snag

The airport declared full emergency for the arrival of the flight and kept its emergency teams, including the fire brigade personnel, ready.

An Air India spokesperson said, “Hyderabad-Dubai Ai 951 has diverted to Mumbai due to technical issue. Air India accords top priority to safety and that’s why the aircraft landed for engineering checks. The flight landed safely at Mumbai with 143 passengers on board. Alternate aircraft is being arranged, and the passengers will continue their journey.” (AP)

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Updated on Dec 18, 2022 12:27 AM IST

BySatish Nandgaonkar and Yogesh Naik

Cops, locals, hospital staff are first responders in the Ghatkopar fire

Mumbai: The Level 1 fire that broke out at the commercial building ‘Vishwas’ in Ghatkopar could have been brought under control faster had there been a fire station in Ghatkopar

With the fire breaking out in the meter room on the ground floor, residents were asked to climb the stairs and reach the terrace, which was connected to the terrace of Parekh Hospital in the next building. People from Vishwas building moved to the other terrace and climbed down. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Dec 18, 2022 12:25 AM IST

ByJeet Mashru and Yogesh Naik

1 dead, 12 injured in fire at Mumbai hospital building

Four policemen who tried dousing the fire were among the 12 injured. Korshi Dedhia, 46, an accountant who was a Dombivli resident, died in the fire

Police personnel carry a patient in an ambulance after a fire broke out in Ghatkopar area, in Mumbai on Saturday. (ANI)

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Updated on Dec 17, 2022 10:47 PM IST

ByYogesh Naik & Jeet Mashru

Booted after Covid, Praveen Pardeshi set to return as chief of state’s policy think-tank

Pardeshi, 62, is a retired IAS officer of the 1985 batch and has worked in key positions with successive governments in Maharashtra.

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Updated on Dec 17, 2022 01:00 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Govt may rule out aquarium on Worli dairy plot

The Eknath Shinde-led government has decided to overturn a decision taken by the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi regime to build an aquarium and develop an urban forest on the Worli dairy plot

Mumbai, India - August 2, 2018: Worli Milk Dairy at Worli Sea face in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, August 2, 2018. (Photo by Kunal Patil/Hindustan Times) (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 16, 2022 12:59 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik, Mumbai

Air India flags off flight from Mumbai to San Francisco

This will be the third Indian city after Delhi and Bengaluru to have a direct flight to San Francisco.

The first flight AI 179 from Mumbai to San Francisco left the city at 2:30 pm to reach San Francisco at 5 pm (local time) on the same day. The return flight AI 180 will depart from San Francisco at 9 pm (local time) to arrive in Mumbai at 3:40 am +1 day. (PTI)

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Published on Dec 16, 2022 12:40 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

MLA from Thackeray group grilled by Anti-Corruption Bureau

Mumbai: Rajan Salvi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA from Rajapur, appeared before the Alibag office of the state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday

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Published on Dec 15, 2022 12:07 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Forest dept seeks details of ex-officials linked to encroachment

Mumbai: The state forest headquarters, Nagpur, has written a letter to the chief conservator of forests, Thane, director of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, conservator of social forestry, Thane and additional principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), Nagpur seeking details of 10 forest officers, who worked in Kalyan-Dombivali area from 1987 to 2007 for their alleged involvement in encroachment

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Published on Dec 14, 2022 11:59 PM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Shake-up in police top brass in Maharashtra

The Eknath Shinde–Devendra Fadnavis government is planning to create a post of special commissioner of Mumbai police and appoint IPS officer, Deven Bharati, for the position, although no decision to that effect has been taken yet

The major shake-up in senior offices comes as the state prepares for the civic and local self-government polls. Though the state home department has cleared the transfers, it has not promoted IPS officers from additional DG to DG level, although three positions in the rank have been vacant since June. (ANI)

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Published on Dec 14, 2022 12:51 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Permission denied for MVA march on December 17

MVA leaders, however, said they would go ahead with their plan for a march to Azad Maidan from Byculla.

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Published on Dec 13, 2022 12:58 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Passenger surge, integrated security check-in causing delays at airport

Nationally, the footfalls of domestic passengers are rising and crossing the pre-Covid average. December 10 had 4,14,114 domestic passengers travelling on 2,798 flights and on December 11, 427,517 domestic passengers flew on 2827 flights

On Saturday, the domestic passengers saw a 26.28% increase from 88,243 passengers on the same day last year to 1,11,441. International passenger footfalls witnessed a 140% increase from 16,456 to 39,547 passengers. (HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 13, 2022 12:57 AM IST

BySatish Nandgaonkar and Yogesh Naik

Shivaji remarks row: Maharashtra governor seeks Amit Shah’s advice

The Opposition parties have been protesting against Maharashtra governor BS Koshyari after his remarks on Maratha king Shivaji courted a controversy.

Maharashtra governor BS Koshyari (File Photo)

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Updated on Dec 12, 2022 03:43 PM IST

ByYogesh Naik

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Mumbai: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued a notice to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corportation for cancelling land allotted for an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and instead giving it to Urdu Bhavan in Agripada, Central Mumbai

Mumbai: In a major development, the ministry of defence has lifted the restrictions on constructions located within 500 metres of defence establishments and clarified that only constructions within 50 metres of highly sensitive establishments will require an NOC from the local military commander

The burst happened near Panchavati Niwas on Pipeline Road, which runs adjacent to the north side of the Andheri-Kurla Road, located between the Jagruti Nagar and Asalpha metro stations. The area houses several chawls, many of which were badly affected.

Currently, Adani Electricity supplies power to suburbs (except Bhandup and Mulund) and also the satellite township of Mira Bhayander.

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) is all set to roll out the first phase—Aarey to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) – of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 Corridor in 2023, Ashwini Bhide, MMRC managing director, said

On Thursday, former leader of the house and Shiv Sena (UBT) deputy leader Vishkakha Raut led a protest at the BMC headquarters demanding back their space inside the civic body premises. Raut spoke to Hindustan Times on the issue, excerpts from the interview

The objective is to make the BMC pools available for the maximum number of people, said deputy municipal commissioner Kishor Gandhi. It will also help office-goers, who like to swim after their work hours, he added

Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has issued an order amending a provision of the Development Control Promotion Regulation (DCPR) allowing offices in residential buildings

In 2017, the makeover of Versova Beach was halted by the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA).

Shoulder: Largest open space in the suburbs Strap: Civic body will pay AAI ₹472

The certification lauds CSMIA’s efforts in building a climate change strategy which provides a comprehensive framework for managing its carbon footprint, as per a statement by the airport.

The department also told the court that its officials had not informed Shinde about the ongoing petition in court, and that it was an unintentional mistake.

The hospital in Marol was the go-to centre for Covid-hit patients, since April 2020, after BMC took over the non-functional facility two-and-a-half years ago under the Disaster Management Act. At the time, Reliance Foundation Hospital (RFH) came forward to manage 107 beds (of a total of 1850)

The event marked the formal induction of the second of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation Warship Design Bureau and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai.

Indian Naval Ship Mormugao, the second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was pressed into service in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh at Mumbai naval dockyard on Sunday

The airport declared full emergency for the arrival of the flight and kept its emergency teams, including the fire brigade personnel, ready.

Mumbai: The Level 1 fire that broke out at the commercial building ‘Vishwas’ in Ghatkopar could have been brought under control faster had there been a fire station in Ghatkopar

Four policemen who tried dousing the fire were among the 12 injured. Korshi Dedhia, 46, an accountant who was a Dombivli resident, died in the fire

Pardeshi, 62, is a retired IAS officer of the 1985 batch and has worked in key positions with successive governments in Maharashtra.

The Eknath Shinde-led government has decided to overturn a decision taken by the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi regime to build an aquarium and develop an urban forest on the Worli dairy plot

This will be the third Indian city after Delhi and Bengaluru to have a direct flight to San Francisco.

Mumbai: Rajan Salvi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA from Rajapur, appeared before the Alibag office of the state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday

The Eknath Shinde–Devendra Fadnavis government is planning to create a post of special commissioner of Mumbai police and appoint IPS officer, Deven Bharati, for the position, although no decision to that effect has been taken yet

MVA leaders, however, said they would go ahead with their plan for a march to Azad Maidan from Byculla.

Nationally, the footfalls of domestic passengers are rising and crossing the pre-Covid average. December 10 had 4,14,114 domestic passengers travelling on 2,798 flights and on December 11, 427,517 domestic passengers flew on 2827 flights

The Opposition parties have been protesting against Maharashtra governor BS Koshyari after his remarks on Maratha king Shivaji courted a controversy.

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