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NCC wins 1,300 crore tender for SoBo road concretisation

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Updated on May 24, 2024 08:08 am IST

Traffic cops identify 13 bottlenecks in the city

Apart from infra projects, some of the bottlenecks are perennial – the Lucky Junction on SV Road, Bandra West, is one. (Vijay Bate/HT Photo))
Published on Sept 21, 2023 01:03 am IST

Mahim Causeway to be widened from 6 lanes to 10 lanes

Mahim Causeway to be widened from 6 lanes to 10 lanes
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:45 am IST

Life and times in the ‘Republic’ of Andheri

Traffic snarls are a constant on S V Road, due to hawkers’ menace outside Andheri west station. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 12:59 am IST

Consumer activists oppose increase in power tariff

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Updated on Apr 02, 2023 05:47 pm IST

Bhakts to miss Bappa this year

Mumbai’s famous Lalbaugcha Raja
Updated on Jul 02, 2020 11:56 pm IST

‘62% of eastern waterfront to be open for Mumbaiites’

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Updated on Feb 29, 2020 12:49 am IST

Maharashtra polls: Booth preps on; facilities for elderly and sensitive spots

Taking note of the problems caused to senior citizens along with the differently abled during voting for the Lok Sabha polls, 1,506 of the 1,973 polling booths in the western and eastern suburbs have been shifted to the ground floor.
Updated on Sept 28, 2019 03:22 am IST

Oh Bombay! Give Rusty a break

Author Ruskin Bond at Horniman Circle in Mumbai
Updated on Sept 24, 2019 06:30 pm IST

Mumbaiwale: Family A-Fair

Our Lady on the Mount, whose eight-day birthday celebrations form the heart of the fair, has attracted crowds since 1570.
Updated on Sept 14, 2019 06:49 am IST

BMC’s 177 Cr concrete solution to city’s potholes and bad roads

The roads, mostly in Grant Road, Worli, Byculla and Sion, have been picked as they have potholes and bad patches in excess.
Updated on Sept 12, 2019 01:07 am IST

BMC shut Reay Road bridge for 4 days

The Byculla police have booked the truck driver, Prithviraj Jadhav, 30, for rash driving.
Updated on Sept 12, 2019 01:03 am IST

My Mumbai, My Muse

Updated on Aug 26, 2019 04:51 pm IST

Travel: Hungry in Hong Kong

Tim Ho Wan is one of the cheapest restaurants to get a Michelin star
Updated on Aug 24, 2019 11:30 pm IST

Rs113-cr plan to install bollards on Mumbai’s footpaths

According to the tender, three separate contracts of 37.75 crore have been invited for the island city, western suburbs and eastern suburbs to provide and install the glass railings.
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 05:52 am IST

The challenge of rebuilding this crumbling city

The building collapse in Dongri killed 13 people.
Published on Jul 23, 2019 01:12 am IST

Black-and-yellow taxis far behind in the race against app-based cabs in south Mumbai

Decades ago, the city had 63,000 black-and-yellow taxis.
Published on Jul 01, 2019 12:44 am IST

Mumbai’s first 250-m test track functional at Tardeo RTO

The test track at Tardeo is already being used for brake tests.
Updated on Jun 17, 2019 12:05 am IST

MHADA declares 14,207 South Mumbai buildings dilapidated, but tenants unwilling to shift

MHADA’s list figures buildings which are in dilapidated condition and hence pose danger to the residents.
Updated on Jun 06, 2019 08:25 am IST

South Mumbai has 23 ‘extremely dangerous’ buildings

The residents, however, are wary of vacating the buildings out of fear that they may not be able to move back to south Mumbai, and also that the transit camps are located in Gorai.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 08:27 am IST

‘Completed 87% desilting in major nullahs’: BMC

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday claimed it is ready to handle this year’s monsoon as it has desilted nearly 87% of the city’s major nullahs and 82% of the city’s minor nullahs as part of its pre-monsoon work.
Published on May 29, 2019 01:42 am IST

Current affairs: With rise in heat, comes greater demand for power

In May 2018, the demand by the end of the month was around 910MW
Published on May 18, 2019 05:46 am IST

Spatial 26: 2 years on, civic body is yet to take over all open spaces in Mumbai

Apart from this, Amarsons Garden and Priyadarshani Park in the island city have also not been reclaimed.
Published on May 15, 2019 05:55 am IST

CelebsPick: 5 indie films to watch this summer!

A list of independent films compiled by some of our favourite filmmakers !
Updated on May 11, 2019 07:03 pm IST

Mass leave of Mumbai civic engineers slows down repairs on 250 bridges

A BMC engineers’ union meeting in Parel on Thursday.
Updated on May 10, 2019 08:10 am IST

Need 4,200 vehicles for regional transport: Collectors

The suburban district collector has asked for 2,985 vehicles, including 1,466 taxis, 1,434 buses, and 85 trucks.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 06:21 am IST

In one year, Mumbai sees 3 lakh new vehicles added to its roads

Experts said the rapid vehicle growth in the city reflected the lacunae in public transport systems and focus on car-centric infrastructure.
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 08:13 am IST