Arita Sarkar

A survey, which was conducted by the civic body in October, indicated there were 50,988 hutments on BMC land and 39,692 hutments on non-MCGM land which exceed the permissible height of 14 ft.

A final decision on a pre-poll alliance with the BJP will be taken by party chief Uddhav Thackeray, but Shiv Sena’s leader in the BMC Trushna Vishwasrao says the party cadre is up to the challenge of contesting alone too. Excerpts from an interview to The Indian Express.

The hydraulic engineering department issued the orders to the Maharashtra State Angling Association (MSAA) Thursday.

According to figures provided by the ward office, more than 57 per cent of its population resides in slums.

Mumbai’s sole AIMIM legislator Waris Pathan is on a mission to ensure the party opens its account in the BMC.

Commerce in Asia's largest slum sprawl has taken a deep hit from the BJP govt's demonetisation move, but the non-starter Dharavi Redevelopment Project makes voters suspicious of other parties too

In an interview to Arita Sarkar, the politician explains why Rais Shaikh believes the Sena-BJP will retain the municipality.

Proposed coastal road will add to the fishermen’s woes by reducing catch; some gaothans prepare to field local residents in polls

Byculla zoo awaits delivery of acrylic glass panels, chillers.

Biggest issues in the Muslim-dominated pockets here will be dilapidated buildings, infrastructure.

Environmentalist Rishi Aggarwal said that, as the planning authority of the city, the BMC should focus on short, medium and long-term measures to convince people to use toilets.