Articles by Sabah Virani
Cash-strapped and short-staffed Asiatic Society struggle to survive
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai faces potential disbandment due to staffing shortages and funding issues, prompting staff to call for urgent changes.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 08:28 AM IST
550 tonnes of waste picked by BMC, volunteers from beaches after Ganesh visarjan
On Anant Chaturdashi, 2,000 volunteers cleaned 40 metric tonnes of waste from Girgaon Chowpatty post-Ganeshotsav, highlighting environmental concerns
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 09:25 AM IST
BMC plans two new flyovers at a cost of over ₹918 crore
BMC plans to build two elevated flyovers to connect the Sion-Panvel highway with the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road flyover at a cost of over ₹918 crore
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 09:22 AM IST
‘Mazgaon on the cusp of getting recycled for the third time’
For the third time in three centuries, Mazgaon is on the cusp of transformation: from two-storey buildings and British-era bungalows to high-end apartments
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 07:12 AM IST
BMC plans parking and office space worth ₹500 crore in Worli
BMC plans a 29-storey office and parking building in Worli for ₹519 crores, with 548 parking spots and labs, set for 36 months of construction.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 10:15 AM IST
Not In My Backyard: Breach Candy residents want alternative Coastal Road route
Although traffic has been in a lull this week, the residents recounted scenes from earlier when long queues of vehicles jammed their neighbourhood
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 09:21 AM IST
Velankanni celebration, highlight of Mumbai's calendar, reaches Canada
The novena leading up to the celebration of the birthday of Mother Mary in Mumbai and in the town of Velankanni in Tamil Nadu has been going on since August 30
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 09:25 AM IST
Mumbai birders go wild after Arctic Tern spotted in India after 96 years
The Arctic Tern has been reported over 90 times in the last week on eBird. Another fellow rare bird, the White-Cheeked Tern has been lodged 33 times
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 09:34 AM IST
A traveller’s account and a Lithuanian Parsi connection in Mumbai
A Lithuanian student, Antanas Poska, honored Parsi priest Jivanji Modi after his death in 1933, celebrating their cultural ties and Poska's journey in India
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 09:40 AM IST
High Street Phoenix chimney to come down, neighbourhood residents protest
The Phoenix Mills Limited company first floated its plan to develop Block 5 of the mall in 2021, seeking a preliminary approval from the civic body. It was asked to acquire an NOC from the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee, as the chimney was proposed to be demolished
Updated on Sep 01, 2024 05:56 AM IST
Hook, line and sinking: How big infra is impacting Mumbai's fisherfolk
PM Modi laid the foundation for India's largest sea port at Vadhavan, amid fisherfolk opposition due to significant drops in fish catch from coastal projects
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 09:12 AM IST
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Will our work be null and void, ask Mumbai's interim vending committee members
Mumbai will hold elections for hawker representatives in town vending committees tomorrow, crucial for implementing the Street Vendors Act
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 09:11 AM IST
2 labourers die, 1 injured in wall collapse beside Kalbadevi construction site
The collapse of a wall adjoining an under-construction building in Chira Bazaar, Kalbadevi, at around 2.15 pm on Monday left two workers on the site dead
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 09:23 AM IST
Juhu Koliwada residents fend off SRA project
On Sunday, SRA officials assured HT that no redevelopment projects were planned in koliwadas and gaothans in the city, including in Juhu
Updated on Aug 26, 2024 06:07 PM IST
At 33.7°C, Mumbai records hottest day in August since 1969
Mumbai recorded its hottest August day since 1969 at 33.7°C. Santacruz hit 33.7°C, Colaba 32.6°C. Expect rain till Monday with a yellow alert for heavy rainfall
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 08:47 AM IST
BMC ignoring its own pollution norms in Bandra East, residents livid
Unable to bear the noise and dust pollution, residents shot off a complaint letter to the H East ward office earlier this week, but have yet to receive a reply
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 08:54 AM IST
Wood-fuelled bakeries third-largest cause of city’s pollution: study
Mumbai bakeries rank as the third-largest air pollutant source, mainly due to scrap wood use. Cleaner, cost-effective electricity could reduce harmful emissions.
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 08:02 AM IST
Cobblers struggle for right to sell plastic chappals
Despite the ongoing struggle to get the provision back, it is set to become obsolete in about two months with the rollout of the Street Vendors Act, 2014
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 08:38 AM IST
Mount Mary steps may go without stalls in this year’s Bandra fair
The tussle over the stall rates started with applications for the 150 stalls on the steps. Due to objections, the base rate was brought down to ₹900
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 08:48 AM IST
BMC's water department severely understaffed, says union
According to Praja, a research organisation, 39% of scheduled posts in the water department are lying vacant
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 09:13 AM IST
BMC fast-tracks zero-prescription policy, rollout by mid-October
The zero-prescription policy for Mumbai's civic hospitals, delayed since April, now aims for a September 15 LOI to the winning bidder, with implementation by mid-October.
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Plans for parking lot under Patwardhan Park shelved
The gardens department also confirmed that they are considering beautifying the part of Raosaheb Patwardhan Park under which the parking lot was to be built
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 08:49 AM IST
Kolkata rape and murder: On I-Day Eve, Mumbai's women reclaim the night
Citizens marked the 78th Independence Day with protests against the rape and murder of a doctor, with major gatherings in Mumbai despite police obstacles
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 09:13 AM IST
Coastal Road creates massive traffic jams on Bandra-Worli Sea Link: Commuters
Memon explained that commuters have been dealing with traffic ever since work on the coastal road began due to the barricades which extended up to the BWSL
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 08:53 AM IST
39 applications from hawkers received for apex committee
Members of some unions decided not to send applications, sceptical about the number of hawkers eligible to vote
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 07:46 AM IST
BMC holds meet with former corporators, guardian minister
BMC held a meeting with former corporators and officials after four months to discuss civic issues like public toilets, hospital policies, potholes, and playgrounds.
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 06:02 AM IST
Marbled Haji Ali dargah will be unveiled in 2028
Work on the renovation of the mazaar is underway; the cost of the project is ₹50 crore. The plan is to transform the dargah from its present state into a marbled vision, which is slowly coming to life – the renovation of the minara and masjid are complete, while the work on the dargah sharif is going on
Updated on Aug 11, 2024 07:06 AM IST
Police deny permission for annual Indigenous march in Aarey
Adivasi group in Mumbai claims police denied permission for annual march in Aarey on World Indigenous Peoples Day. They plan to proceed without written permission.
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Hawkers’ protests gain impetus ahead of crucial elections in BMC
Hawkers in Mumbai demand all vendors be allowed to vote in BMC elections, questioning eligibility criteria. Writ petition filed in Bombay HC.
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 09:02 AM IST
Shiv Sena (UBT), BJP leaders spar over Coastal Road hoardings at BMC
Aaditya Thackeray made a vehement argument about the danger of putting up four to five hoardings planned on the open spaces along the Coastal Road
Published on Aug 06, 2024 11:00 AM IST