No 'zombie drug', man seen in Thane video overdosed on pain medicine: PoliceThane police have clarified a viral video showing a disoriented man. The man was not under the influence of a 'zombie drug'. He had taken a...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
He was left alone at railway station, spend nights on footpath and survived on biscuits. Bihar man now earns money as a living statue artist in Mumbai. But his only dream has a Shah Rukh Khan connectionLeft alone at a station at eight, Taukir Alam survived on the streets of Mumbai, living on biscuits and hope. After years of struggle, he f...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Mumbai's Elphinstone bridge becomes history; new east-west connector to riseMumbai's historic Elphinstone Road Overbridge is now history. Workers dismantled the 113-year-old British-era structure on Sunday. This mar...
05 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
Footpaths first, tech later: What broken pavements say about India’s development modelThe article criticizes the dire state of Indian city footpaths, highlighting their absence or poor condition, which forces pedestrians onto...
21 Feb, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
No more parking battles! Mumbaikars may pre-book spots soonBMC presented its Budget, announcing a Parking App to address Mumbai's congestion by allowing advance vehicle slot bookings and online paym...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.04 PM IST
Big bucks for Mumbai! BMC's Rs 74,366 cr Budget bets big on infra & traffic fixesIndia's richest civic body, the BMC, announced a Rs 74,427 crore budget for FY26, with key allocations for public transport, infrastructure...
04 Feb, 2025, 01.53 PM IST
Unauthorised hawkers can't take over footpaths, public roads: HC; suggests pop-up marketsBombay High Court suggests a mobile vending concept to regulate street vending, ensuring pedestrian safety in Mumbai. The court emphasizes ...
25 Apr, 2024, 02.40 PM IST
CIDCO’s NAINA project set to gain pace as tenders for development works floatedThe Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) project of Maharashtra government’s city planning body, the City and Industrial Dev...
24 Apr, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
MNS workers dig up footpath in Mumbai to protest against potholesThis comes a day after some MNS members attacked a government office in Navi Mumbai, to vent their ire over pothole-related deaths in the s...
17 Jul, 2018, 01.41 PM IST
In the fast lane, pedestrian footpaths make a comebackDue to two decades of largely uninterrupted breakneck growth, the government has clearly prioritized motorized transport in all forms.
26 Aug, 2017, 12.15 PM IST
Pick up the Rs 4 crore tab, BMC tells Taj Mahal palace hotelThe BMC had sent a final payment notice to The Taj Mahal palace hotel in South Mumbai for its utilisation of a public footpath.
23 Oct, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
BMC chief orders officials to make pavements encroachment-freeMumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has ordered the officials to remove encroachments on the footpaths across the city.
30 Sep, 2015, 12.44 PM IST
Taj Mahal Hotel given ultimatum to pay nearly Rs 7 crore to MCGMMaharashtra govt has given a 15-day ultimatum to Taj Mahal Hotel in South Mumbai to pay the outstanding amount of nearly Rs 7 crore to the ...
21 Jul, 2015, 07.32 PM IST
Salman Khan verdict: Celebrities react stongly on TwitterAnd the once popular singer claimed that it was the homeless’ fault to have slept on the footpath in the first place.
07 May, 2015, 08.31 AM IST
Congress MLA calls Shiv 'Vada Pav' scheme an 'extortion racket'He said there was no harm if north Indians also run the stalls, but Sena should stop playing politics of identity.
29 Apr, 2015, 04.26 PM IST
BMC’s plan drives Bombay Gym round the bendThe 140-year-old club, which counts the city’s movers and shakers as eminent patrons, has been given up to April 1, 2015, to prepare for th...
29 Oct, 2014, 08.47 AM IST
Armed with broom, Sachin Tendulkar joins operation clean-upTendulkar has taken the broomsticks, spade and mattock to collect garbage, litter strewn along the way in a filthy locality.
09 Oct, 2014, 04.21 PM IST