News for 'Mumbai Metropolitan Region'

Govt plans to mop up Rs 6K cr from land auctions

Govt plans to mop up Rs 6K cr from land auctions

Rediff.com27 May 2010

Following the success of the Rs 4,050-crore Wadala land deal in central Mumbai, at least three government agencies are planning to sell plots worth at least Rs 60 billion (Rs 6,000 crore) in the next two months.

HC to Team Anna: No discount for fast, no Azad maidan

HC to Team Anna: No discount for fast, no Azad maidan

Rediff.com23 Dec 2011

Coming down heavily on Team Anna's agitation, the Bombay high court on Friday said it can't allow "parallel canvassing" when Parliament is seized with debate on Lokpal Bill and questioned its decision to seek exemption from charges to use MMRDA grounds for Anna Hazare's proposed fast.

After 32 years, Gautam Singhania separates from wife Nawaz

After 32 years, Gautam Singhania separates from wife Nawaz

Rediff.com13 Nov 2023

Billionaire Gautam Singhania on Monday announced separation from wife Nawaz, saying the two have decided to pursue different paths. Singhania, 58, had married Nawaz Modi, daughter of solicitor Nadar Modi, in 1999. "This Diwali is not going to be the same as many in the past," Singhania, chairman and managing director of textiles-to-real estate conglomerate Raymond Ltd, said in social media posts.

Maharashtra's Covid tally crosses 1 lakh-mark; 55,451 cases in Mumbai

Maharashtra's Covid tally crosses 1 lakh-mark; 55,451 cases in Mumbai

Rediff.com13 Jun 2020

The death toll rose to 3,717 with 127 new deaths being recorded on Friday.

Rs 4,053 crore bid for MMRDA's Iconic Tower

Rs 4,053 crore bid for MMRDA's Iconic Tower

Rediff.com25 May 2010

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Tuesday received huge response for its Iconic Tower in Wadala (a Mumbai suburb) with Lodha Crown Buildmart Pvt Ltd quoting more than double the reserve price of Rs 40,000 per sq mt.

Anna REFUSES to end fast, says he is ok

Anna REFUSES to end fast, says he is ok

Rediff.com27 Dec 2011

Anna Hazare, who is suffering from fever, on Tuesday refused to give up his fast despite requests from close aides.

Piramal Sunteck seeks staggered payment option

Piramal Sunteck seeks staggered payment option

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

Starlight Systems, a unit of Piramal Sunteck Realty, has sought a four-year staggered payment option to pay Rs 496 crore (Rs 4.96 billion) for two plots it won in the financial district of Mumbai in the last financial year.

Will Reliance change the name of Mumbai Metro project?

Will Reliance change the name of Mumbai Metro project?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

Pressure is mounting on Reliance Infrastructure to change the name of metro rail project, with a senior minister in the Congress-NCP led Maharashtra government joining the chorus of Opposition leaders making similar demand.

Paa, 3 Idiots win big time

Paa, 3 Idiots win big time

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

Check out the winners and the entertainers of two star-studded nights.

Average housing prices rise 13-33% in past 3 yrs

Average housing prices rise 13-33% in past 3 yrs

Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

Average housing prices have increased in the range of 13-33 per cent in the last three years across seven major cities on high demand, according to real estate consultant Anarock. Hyderabad's Gachibowli recorded the highest 33 per cent increase in average residential prices in the past three years. In Gachibowli, the average residential prices as of October 2023-end stood at Rs 6,355 per square feet as against Rs 4,790 per square feet in October 2020.

Maha clears 2 Mumbai metro routes worth Rs 12,618 crore

Maha clears 2 Mumbai metro routes worth Rs 12,618 crore

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

The government will provide necessary land at a nominal rate.

Heavy rains lash Mumbai; schools, colleges to be shut today

Heavy rains lash Mumbai; schools, colleges to be shut today

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

Flight operations at the Mumbai airport were suspended for nearly half an hour as visibility dropped well below the required 550 meter-mark

RIL close to selling BKC land to Wadhwa Group

RIL close to selling BKC land to Wadhwa Group

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

The deal is expected to be around Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) in size and will take a month to conclude, a person involved with the talks between the two groups said. The plot is a part of the 18.5-acre land RIL had bought in 2006 from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority for Rs 1,104 crore (Rs 11.04 billion) in an auction.

Mumbai Metro project commissioning further delayed

Mumbai Metro project commissioning further delayed

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

The commissioning of the 3-km Versova to Azad Nagar stretch of Mumbai Metro-I project will not be operational from September, as the Central Railway Safety Commissioner's approval is still awaited.

Amid scorching heat, parts of Mumbai, suburbs face power outage

Amid scorching heat, parts of Mumbai, suburbs face power outage

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

The power failure comes at a time when the state is reeling under power deficit.

Urban Realtors Ride Redevelopment Bandwagon

Urban Realtors Ride Redevelopment Bandwagon

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

15 to 25 per cent of property registrations in Mumbai come from redevelopment, with over 3,500 projects approved by May 2024.

Why Is Maharashtra An Underperformer?

Why Is Maharashtra An Underperformer?

Rediff.com23 Nov 2024

'Why has Maharashtra slipped up over the past couple of decades?' 'Not only is this question critical for residents of the state, but given that it accounts for 14% of India's GDP, a faster-growing Maharashtra implies a faster-growing India as well, point out Shishir Gupta and Rishita Sachdeva.

MMRDA to sell 5 more properties at BKC

MMRDA to sell 5 more properties at BKC

Rediff.com12 Feb 2008

MMRDA is set to sell 5 more properties in BKC after receiving record bids for plot earlier. Out of the 5 plots, 2 are meant for residential structures while 2 are for commercial places and one for a gymnasium.

Another tourist hotspot on cards

Another tourist hotspot on cards

Rediff.com23 Jun 2005

Future bleak for Mumbai TransHarbour Link

Future bleak for Mumbai TransHarbour Link

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

On July 31, one of the five shortlisted companies, IRB Infrastructure, had said it would not bid for MTHL.

Five questions for five beauties

Five questions for five beauties

Rediff.com24 Feb 2006

Housing sales to fall 47% in 2020 across 7 top cities

Housing sales to fall 47% in 2020 across 7 top cities

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

Housing sales across seven major cities are estimated to fall 47 per cent year-on-year to 1.38 lakh units this year on lower demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to property consultant Anarock. New housing supply, too, is likely to fall 46 per cent to 1.28 lakh units in 2020 in seven cities -- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata.

Don't incur the wrath of Mumbaikars: Sena's warning to BJP on CEO row

Don't incur the wrath of Mumbaikars: Sena's warning to BJP on CEO row

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

Amid the continuing stand-off with the Bharatiya Janata Party over the proposal to appoint a Chief Executive Officer for Mumbai, the Shiv Sena on Monday warned its former ally to consult it before taking any such decision for the megapolis.

Housing sales up 36% in Q2 in top 7 cities

Housing sales up 36% in Q2 in top 7 cities

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Housing sales rose 36 per cent year-on-year to a record 120,280 units across seven major cities during the July-September period on robust demand amid stable mortgage rate, according to Anarock. Housing sales stood at 88,230 units in the year-ago period across the seven major cities. Releasing the data, real estate consultant Anarock said average housing prices across the seven cities grew 11 per cent annually in the July-September period this year.

Mumbai realty: Where have all the buyers gone?

Mumbai realty: Where have all the buyers gone?

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Suburbs from Vile Parle to Goregaon have 205 unsold units.

Housing inventory overhang lowest in 5 years on the back of robust sales

Housing inventory overhang lowest in 5 years on the back of robust sales

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

The housing inventory overhang in the top seven cities in India stood at a five-year low of 20 months at the end of the January-March quarter, data from real estate consultancy Anarock showed on Monday. It was the highest at 55 months in the quarter ending December 2020. The inventory overhang is the amount of time it would take to sell the current housing listings in an area. A lower overhang denotes higher demand in a particular area.

Light showers in Mumbai; Goa prepares for heavy rainfall

Light showers in Mumbai; Goa prepares for heavy rainfall

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

The cyclone is likely to bring heavy rainfall in its wake in parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa. The light showers/drizzle in parts of Mumbai city, its suburbs and neighbouring districts of Thane and Palghar on Monday morning brought some respite to people from the sweltering heat and humidity.

Hotels to reopen, inter-district trains to resume in Maha

Hotels to reopen, inter-district trains to resume in Maha

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

A separate standard operating procedure will be issued by the tourism department for precautions to be taken while operating these establishments, an official release said.

CR's 63-hr mega block: Mumbaikars face woes after train cancellations

CR's 63-hr mega block: Mumbaikars face woes after train cancellations

Rediff.com1 Jun 2024

The mega block, which started at Thursday midnight, has affected the suburban services on CR's main corridor, causing inconvenience to lakhs of office-goers.

In Very Short Supply: Affordable Housing!

In Very Short Supply: Affordable Housing!

Rediff.com5 Oct 2024

'Developers are into profit-making. And there's not too much money in the affordable segment.' 'So, they don't do affordable housing.'

First two cases of Omicron reported from Mumbai ; Maha tally at 10

First two cases of Omicron reported from Mumbai ; Maha tally at 10

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

Highlighting that mutation in a virus is a natural phenomenon, the civic body said citizens should do not panic and appealed to them to follow COVID-19-appropriate behaviour.

COVID-19: How Mumbai has been done in by poor planning

COVID-19: How Mumbai has been done in by poor planning

Rediff.com21 May 2020

Urban planners and real estate experts say bad town planning in Mumbai and rising deaths during the ongoing pandemic are a "sad reality". Dev Chatterjee and Raghavendra Kamath report.

World Bank keen to fund Mumbai's mega Metro projects

World Bank keen to fund Mumbai's mega Metro projects

Rediff.com14 Sep 2014

With the Japanese government taking a lead in funding the megapolis' many signature infrastructure projects, the World Bank has evinced interest in funding the proposed Charkop-Dahisar and Wadala-Teen Hath Naka Metro projects.

Housing sales up 8% in Q1 across eight cities

Housing sales up 8% in Q1 across eight cities

Rediff.com28 Jun 2023

Housing sales rose 8 per cent annually during the April-June period to 80,250 units across eight major cities, mainly on increased demand in Mumbai and Pune, according to PropTiger. Sales stood at 74,320 units in the year-ago period across primary (fresh sales) residential markets of the top eight cities. The housing brokerage firm on Wednesday released its Real Insight Residential - April-June 2023 report, stating that housing sales rose in three cities Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad but declined in other five major cities -- Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata.

Watch out Mumbai! Autos and taxis on strike from August 29

Watch out Mumbai! Autos and taxis on strike from August 29

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Taxi and autorickshaw drivers under Jai Bhagwan Taxi Rickshaw Sanghatana have announced they would go on indefinite strike from August 29 in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.

Ask fare committee to decide Mumbai Metro fares: HC to Centre

Ask fare committee to decide Mumbai Metro fares: HC to Centre

Rediff.com24 Jun 2014

At present, Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) is offering a promotional fare of Rs 10 for all the destinations till July 9.

Will Sky Force Be R-Day Weekend Bonanza?

Will Sky Force Be R-Day Weekend Bonanza?

Rediff.com25 Jan 2025

'Republic Day week has consistently been a lucrative period for the film industry.'

Rain intensity reduces in Mumbai, transport services resume

Rain intensity reduces in Mumbai, transport services resume

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

However, some areas in south Mumbai, which witnessed a record rain on Wednesday, were still water-logged, they said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs and intense showers in some parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in next 24 hours.

210 new COVID-19 cases take Maha tally to 1,574; 13 deaths reported

210 new COVID-19 cases take Maha tally to 1,574; 13 deaths reported

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

In Mumbai city alone 1,008 patients have been detected as per the state health department, of which 64 died.