1. BMC Will Ensure Gymkhana Gives Up Land
The Bombay Gymkhana, which has been dodging pressure from the BMC for over a year to part with a portion of its acres for developing amenity for the public, will now have no option but to bend.
Municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta and his officers have put a reservation in the new Development Plan (DP) to take over a part of the tony club's land for widening a footpath for pedestrians. Mumbai Mirror was the first to report about the BMC's plan to seize Bombay Gymkhana's land for developing a canopied pedestrian plaza from CST subway to Fashion Street. In a series of reports since last year, this paper highlighted the tussle between the civic body and the club, which doesn't want to part with its space.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
2. Lilavati Trustee Alleges Management Siphoned Off Crores, Hospital Denies Allegations
A Lilavati Hospital trustee has alleged that his relatives on the hospital management siphoned off crores of rupees, and also met the Mumbai Police commissioner to take action against them. The hospital, however, refuted the allegation and issued a clarification on the same.
Managing & Permanent Trustee Niket Mehta alleged that the Supreme Court had ordered that a Special Investigation Team be set up to look into irregularities, and even the I-T department had raided the premises, but no report was filed.
Source: Mid-day
3. Mumbai's First Multi-Bridge Network Will Ease East-West Connectivity
If all goes as per plan, Mumbai will soon be able to boast of a seamless, no-signal traffic corridor made up of a complex network of two flyovers and a metro line. After countless meetings between the MMRDA and the BMC, authorities have finally reached a consensus about building the proposed metro line VI (between Swami Samarth Nagar, Lokhandwala to Vikhroli) around 35 to 40 metres above a proposed BMC flyover, which will connect the Western Urban Road to Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR).
Source: Mid-day
4. Dadar, Thane, Kalyan Get New Station Heads
Commuters taking long-distance trains can now hope for hassle-free commute with the railways appointing three more station directors on important junctions. While initially, there were two stations directors appointed for CST and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, as per a notification by the Railway Board on A-1category stations issued on November 3, three additional director posts have been added at Dadar, Thane and Kalyan.
It will be the duty of these directors to ensure that the passenger amenities on these stations are in good shape from booking windows to the punctuality and general hygiene of the trains. The directors will also be in-charge of passenger grievances and ensure their prompt redressal.
Soirce: Mumbai Mirror
5. Juhu Family’s Vacation Goes Horribly Wrong As Georgia Refuses Entry
When a city-based businessman and his family decided to go on a vacation to Turkey, Italy and Georgia last month, they planned for several contingencies. Deportation, though, was not one of them.
Juhu residents Moiz Rajkotwala, his wife Nafisa and daughters, Sakina and Zahabia, were supposed to head to Italy after a brief stopover in Georgia where they were to attend a family reunion on October 12. But, instead, they were deported from Georgia after a 36-hour ordeal despite having valid e-visas.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
6. Garbage-Mopping Machine Could Help Clean Juhu Beach
A group of Juhu citizens has found an innovative solution to the problem of untreated garbage being swept ashore on Juhu Beach every monsoon.
During the monsoon, after each heavy downpour, more than 120 tonnes of trash is washed ashore on to Juhu Beach, from where at least 80 truckloads of waste, mainly plastic, has to be carted away daily.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
7. Students Allege Glitches In ATKT Web Link
The din caused by the Mumbai University's online assessment mess had only just subsided, and now it seems the varsity is faced with another mix-up involving its web system. Several law students looking to give their ATKT (Allowed to Keep Term) exams in December have complained that the website link given to them to fill-in their examination forms wasn't working.
The last date for the submission of forms as per the varsity's website was November 1. The process had begun on October 17 and was to continue till October 24. Form submission after October 24 attracted a late fee of Rs 500.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
8. New Scam Targeting Mumbai Cops? Policemen's Salary Accounts Hacked
Several cops complained about withdrawals from their salary accounts; not clear yet whether only police personnel are being targeted in this fraud
Mumbai's cops have turned victims, as several of their salary accounts were reportedly hacked to withdraw their money. Sources said that on Wednesday, several cops reported that after their salary was credited to their account on November 1, they received SMS alerts about withdrawals from Axis Bank, which provides banking facilities to Mumbai Police. The cops were shocked, as their debit card was in their possession and they had not withdrawn any cash.
Source: Mid-day
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