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Multi-speciality hospitals shelve revamp plans after new rules
May 21, 2013 at 03:52 | Source: DNA India
The amendment to the Fire Safety Act by the state government has forced more than 15 super-speciality hospitals, including the state-run Sir JJ Group of Hospitals and Asian Heart Hospital, to shelve their revamp plans. The amendment, which was intro...
Mumbai's civic body wants to protect women by hiding mannequins in lingerie
May 20, 2013 at 16:03 | Source: FirstPost
Many steps have been taken in an attempt to curb crimes against women in India, but Mumbai's civic body wants mannequins clad in lingerie to be hidden from view in order to prevent sexual crimes against women.According to a Mumbai Mirror report, the ...
Illegal Sara-Sahara shopping complex back in business
May 20, 2013 at 11:57 | Source: DNA India
The controversial Sara-Sahara shopping centre, which was gutted in a major fire in 2012, is back in business. The illegal structure ground plus two has no permission from the authorities Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Central Public Wo...
BMC to cover up its dirt for beauty sake
May 20, 2013 at 11:57 | Source: DNA India
Soon, you will not be subjected to the sight of dirty, filthy overflowing small drains in the city. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to cover the small drains and beautify the city.Following the directions from civic chief Si...
Right-to-pee activists to follow China model, Occupy Men's Toilet
May 18, 2013 at 09:37 | Source: DNA India
The Occupy Men s Toilet agitation launched in China by the women there is now set to come to Mumbai and Maharashtra. Fed up with the state s apathy towards building more urinals for women, 32 NGOs that have been championing the cause of right to pee...
Vested interests jockey for control of iconic racecourse
May 18, 2013 at 05:37 | Source: Financial Express
The Derby, the 1000 Guineas, the 2000 Guineas, the Oaks � all these A-list horse races may soon be relegated to Mumbai�s history books. As the row over the renewal of the land lease held by Mahalaxmi Racecourse grows, Mumbaikars have been left w...
Cops cane traders in Mumbai as anti-LBT protest continues
May 18, 2013 at 00:17 | Source: DomainB
The protest by traders in Maharashtra against the state government's new local bodies tax (LBT) took a nasty turn in Mumbai today with the police resorting to lathi-charge to disperse thousands of protestors gathered at Azad Maidan, a popular protes...
Former top cop's encounter with nature
May 17, 2013 at 11:02 | Source: DNA India
The stars had once conspired to change the course of the former ATS chief s life. It is hard to believe that retired top cop Aftab Ahmed Khan, widely remembered for leading the most dramatic shootout in the history of Mumbai, at the Lokhandwala comp...
Some residents act as patrons for Hill Road hawkers
May 17, 2013 at 11:02 | Source: DNA India
Residents of Hill Road have alleged that hawkers, who are slowly and steadily coming back mainly on the lanes leading to housing societies on Hill Road, are receiving support from a few residents of nearby societies. We see several hawkers on the ic...
Aadhaar enrolment centre in your housing society soon
May 17, 2013 at 09:42 | Source: DNA India
Soon, instead of standing in serpentine queues to enroll yourself for an Aadhaar card, you may be able to do it from the comfort of your housing society or workplace. Because of diminishing footfall, the state government is planning to allow the set...
LBT protesters caned at Azad Maidan
May 17, 2013 at 09:42 | Source: DNA India
The traders protest against the Local Body Tax (LBT) nearly took an ugly turn when policemen at Azad Maidan used force against thousands of traders who had gathered near Azad Maidan on Thursday. The Federation of Associations of Maharashtra intensif...
BMC open to talks, tells traders to call off strike
May 17, 2013 at 09:42 | Source: DNA India
Even as the traders stir opposing local body tax (LBT) entered the 26th day, the municipal corporation on Thursday appealed to the dealers to call off the strike. Saying that it was causing inconvenience to the citizens, the Brihanmumbai Municipal C...
Contractors lobby for their clean-up marshals to get money-minting wards
May 16, 2013 at 08:36 | Source: DNA India
It s just been a week since the proposal of appointing clean- up marshals was cleared by the civic standing committee. Contractors, however, are already lobbying at the BMC headquarters to get those wards for their marshals from where they can colle...
Mahalaxmi Racecourse may gallop into history
May 16, 2013 at 07:17 | Source: DNA India
The iconic race course at Mahalaxmi may soon be replaced by a theme garden. The Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided not to renew the 99-year lease to the Royal Western Indian Turf Club, which runs the race course. Of...
Amazon gets help to lure big business to the cloud
May 16, 2013 at 04:31 | Source: Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO: As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, it's discovering that it needs help. The online retailer, which since 2006 has moved aggressively into the business...
Mumbai gets its own logo, citizens react
May 15, 2013 at 18:02 | Source: DNA India
The iconic I Love New York logo which was designed in the 1970s to promote America s financial capital has inspired Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to undertake a similar branding campaign for Mumbai. The official theme, Majhi Mumbai (My Mu...
Luring big business: How Amazon won the cloud computing game
May 15, 2013 at 17:16 | Source: FirstPost
San Francisco: As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, it's discovering that it needs help.The online retailer, which since 2006 has moved aggressively into the business o...
Inspired by NY, Mumbai now gets its own logo
May 15, 2013 at 14:43 | Source: FirstPost
Inspired by cities such asNew York and Melbourne, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has now come up with a logo forMumbai.Designed by city-based Umbrella Design, the logo, made with a combination of black, orange and blue colours, has an oval mo...
Civic body to set up town planning dept in June
May 15, 2013 at 10:02 | Source: DNA India
In a historic decision, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is in the process of setting up a town planning department on the lines of London and New York. This will ensure better planning of the city. The department, to be formed in the fi...
Scholar and thinker Asghar Ali Engineer dead
May 14, 2013 at 23:30 | Source: FirstPost
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Renowned Islamic scholar, progressive thinker, author and Dawoodi Bohra reformist leader Asghar Ali Engineer passed away here Tuesday after a prolonged illness, family members said. He was 74.Engineer, a widower, is survived his...
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