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Clear the Borivali plot or lose your pay: Supreme Court freezes Mumbai civic chief's salary
The Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide for not clearing encroachments from land meant for a BEST bus stand in Borivali, despite two earlier deadlines. Her salary has been frozen and the corporation fined Rs 5 lakh. The BMC began a demolition drive the next day.
Put Dia Mirza's video back up, says Bombay HC; Fadnavis calls the row 'not at my level'
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the BMC to re-upload actor Dia Mirza's firecracker-free Deepavali video, which the civic body had removed after objections from Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam and Mayor Ritu Tawde. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis played the row down, calling it a very small issue.
Festival greetings, political banners: Mumbai's western suburbs choke on posters
Political banners have swamped Mumbai's western suburbs from Bandra to Dahisar under the cover of festival greetings. Public space, the city's look and road safety are back in question, and the demand for a banner-free suburb is growing.
Tear down 'aspirational' toilet near Colaba's Lion Gate, says BJP's Narwekar
BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar has demanded the demolition of the allegedly illegal 'aspirational' toilet opposite Lion Gate in Colaba, saying the incomplete structure blocks pedestrians and violates the BMC's 'Pedestrian First' policy.
BJP names BJYM national office-bearers; Sayali Kulkarni is secretary
The BJP has named its Yuva Morcha national office-bearers: seven vice-presidents and three general secretaries. Mumbai municipal corporator Sayali Raghunath Kulkarni is among the seven national secretaries.
BMC's 'Bal Drishti' drive to screen 3 lakh students for eye defects
Vision problems in children are often mistaken for laziness or inattention in class. The BMC and Vision Foundation of India have launched 'Bal Drishti' to screen about 3 lakh students over three years.