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Nashik's civic body has published a steep new penalty schedule for littering, debris and plastic. Its own six-month record shows a much smaller fine.

PMC Care 2.0 has 14,644 complaints pending across 15 ward offices. Kondhwa alone accounts for 2,010. What Pune residents can do to keep a ticket alive.

Mumbai's draft electoral roll has about 36 lakh fewer names than before the SIR. Absence is not deletion, but the window to file a claim shuts September 30.

Nagpur has counted 1,282 potholes with Ganeshotsav starting September 14, but its hot mix department is running on half its tippers and two of five rollers.

Auto and taxi fares across Thane and the MMR rose on September 1, but meters run unrecalibrated until November 30. What commuters should check before paying.

The Bombay High Court has ordered war-footing action on Mumbai's garbage. BMC's own numbers show 5,256 fines in five months across a city of a crore.

Maharashtra has paused its ban on loose edible oil for a year after an FDA crackdown hit small traders. What changes for kirana shops and buyers now.

NMC's 40-day recovery drive ends on September 30. Of the Rs 1,279 crore it is chasing across 3.24 lakh properties, Rs 587 crore is penalty, not tax.

CSMC bulldozed nearly 1,400 plot markings at Harsul over two days. A 2020 Gunthewari cutoff means buyers of these plots have no legal route back.

MHADA is offering 4,462 homes across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. Applications and deposits close September 15; the computerised draw follows on October 13.

Thane's civic body will waive all penalties and interest on overdue domestic water bills until December 31. Unpaid taps face disconnection from January 1.

Nashik's civic body has floated a Rs 9.82-crore tender to blast rock inside Gangapur Dam and reach 600 MCFt of water the city cannot currently lift.

Mumbai's seven reservoirs hold nearly 96% of their capacity, but the BMC's 10% water cut, in place since May, stays until stock is assured through 2027.

The Bombay High Court forced Maharashtra's FDA to withdraw its cancellation of Cipla's Pune drug licence, calling the process a breach of natural justice.

NMC has launched a single online portal for Ganesh mandal permits after nearly 18% of applications were rejected last year. Here's what mandals need to know.

MPSC scrapped its Drug Inspector recruitment exam after a leak probe led Mumbai Crime Branch to arrest six people, including three commission officials.

Thane Municipal Corporation has approved its first property tax hike in eight years, raising residential rates 12% and commercial rates 20% from FY 2026-27.

A pothole-linked crash on Nashik's Ambad Link Road killed a 54-year-old resident this week, as NMC races to fill 3,000 potholes and officials face resignation calls.

Mumbai Metro will run later and more frequently through Ganeshotsav, while Central Railway has dropped mega blocks until Anant Chaturdashi to ease the festival rush.

The BMC has cleared a draft Advanced Smart Turf Policy bringing Mumbai's 1,500+ private turfs under one booking app, cashless pay and new safety rules.