One person was killed after a four-storey building collapsed at Malad, as heavy rains lashed city on Wednesday.

The growing number of drowning deaths on the city’s beaches has prompted the BMC to seek help from the Goa government to ensure beach safety.

In a move that will benefit around 4.93 lakh women in the city, the civic body has decided to increase the annual income limit of women, who want to benefit from its welfare schemes, from Rs 60,000 to Rs 1 lakh.

Of the 30 major private hospitals in the city that were found to be violating fire safety norms in January this year, 21 hospitals are yet to take all the necessary precautions, a recent study reveale

Thursday’s fire at Mantralaya has brought to the fore several deficiencies in the fire fighting system of government offices across the city.

The BMC’s attempts to rope in the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team for rescue operations during the monsoons have again failed this year.

The BMC’s drive against illegal demolitions in the city may run into rough weather, as the police force is livid over timings of such drives.

With 16 flood-prone spo-ts, 13 landslide-prone areas, 13 seafront settlements and 94 dilapidated buildings, Kur-la (L ward) has emerged as the most vulnerable ward in the city in the BMC’s pre-monsoon

If Brihanmumbai Muni-cipal Corporation’s claims are to be believed,then the number of flooding-prone areas in the city have come down from 254 in 2011 to 213 this year.

If Brihanmumbai Muni-cipal Corporation’s claims are to be believed, then the number of flooding-prone areas in the city have come down from 254 in 2011 to 213 this year.