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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.

Thousands of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar residents won homes under PMAY, but banks are rejecting their loan applications over age, CIBIL scores and income proof.

Pune's civic body will halt water supply for 24 hours from Wednesday midnight for urgent repairs, hitting dozens of neighbourhoods from Kothrud to Kharadi.

MSRTC will add 5,220 buses from Mumbai, Thane and Palghar to Konkan for Ganeshotsav, September 7-25, with fare concessions for women and senior citizens.

Aurangabad cantonment's merger with Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's civic body is accelerating, with 31 staff transfers and a fresh review meeting on the table.

As Nagpur's Smart City company winds down, its cameras, command centre and traffic systems pass to the municipal corporation, along with the bill to run them.

Despite full dams, parts of Thane go days without water. The mayor has ordered a contractor audit and threatened blacklisting; here's what residents can expect.

A crane collapsed onto homes in Mumbai's Kurla, injuring 10 including two children. MMRDA cites soft ground; police probe whether safety norms were followed.

Maharashtra's draft electoral roll drops August 24 with over 2 crore names potentially missing. Here's the one-month window to check and correct yours.

Maharashtra has approved a Rs 10,502-crore eastern expansion of Pune Ring Road, due by June 2029. Here's what the long-delayed bypass means for the city.

MMRDA fined Metro Line 9's contractor and consultant Rs 12.5 crore after granite stones fell near Mira Road. Here's what the safety lapse means for commuters.

Maharashtra's new Rules of Business let CM Fadnavis override any minister's decision in the public interest. Here's what changed and why it matters.

Pune's traffic advisory panel has ordered 35 outpost-level committees and a push for thousands more buses. Here's what changes for commuters and when.

BEST workers in Mumbai began an indefinite hunger strike over unpaid dues, unresolved wage pacts, and a long-sought merger of BEST's budget with the BMC's.

Nagpur's garbage collection fell over 6,400 tonnes since April, prompting an NMC probe into whether the city produces less waste or was overbilled.

Nashik district has logged 64 tremors since July, including a 4.3-magnitude quake. Seismologists explain the newly mapped fault line and what residents should watch for.

A leak in the 3,000-mm Mumbai-III pipeline at Thane's Teen Haath Naka has BMC repair crews working into a third day, with eastern suburbs facing pressure drops.

Maharashtra has launched e-Pramaan, letting residents get certified property and marriage documents on WhatsApp instead of visiting a Sub-Registrar's office in person.

Maharashtra waives stamp duty on renewable energy land deals and revises interest on delayed land acquisition payouts, among eight cabinet decisions.

Pune civic body PMC plans its first major loan since 2017: Rs 1,167 crore for water, flood and sewage works in villages merged into the city.