Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Kangana claims civic body may demolish her Mumbai office

6:38 pm September 7, 2020

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut on Monday took to Twitter to share videos of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials at her office premises here, adding they may demolish the property. Kangana’s recent remark comparing Mumbai to Pakistan- occupied Kashmir (PoK) has drawn ire of the ruling Shiv Sena whose leaders are targeting the BJP for […]

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Coronavirus caseload in Mumbai crosses 1.5 lakh

9:59 pm September 3, 2020

Mumbai: The coronavirus case tally in Mumbai reached 1,50,095 on Thursday with 1,526 new patients being recorded, said an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The death toll in the financial capital of the country reached 7,761 with 37 new fatalities, he said. Of 37 deaths, 23 deaths were caused by various comorbidities, the […]

1,090 new coronavirus cases in Mumbai, 52 deaths

11:32 pm July 25, 2020

Mumbai: The death toll due to coronavirus in Mumbai crossed the 6,000-mark on Saturday, officials said. Fifty-two coronavirus patients died during the day, which took the death toll in the country’s financial capital to 6,033, said an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Forty of these patients were also suffering from co- morbidities (existing […]

Death toll in south Mumbai building collapse rises to 6

2:14 pm July 17, 2020

Mumbai: The death toll in the building collapse in the Fort area of Mumbai has gone up to six with four more persons succumbing to injuries, while a search operation was still underway at the site, civic authorities said on Friday morning. Two persons were killed after a corner portion of six-storey ‘Bhanushali’ building collapsed […]

Mumbai case surge: Dharavi to get 2 COVID care centres

With proactive strategy, Dharavi tamed virus, won WHO’s praise

8:52 pm July 11, 2020

Mumbai: The Dharavi area in Mumbai has become a global role model in the containment of coronavirus, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday after the civic body’s efforts won praise from the WHO. Instead of waiting for patients to come to hospitals, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) screened people in Dharavi pro-actively which helped, a senior official said. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]