BMC as sole planning authority sparks debate
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Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap opposes move
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Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap opposes move
A proposal in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) budget to appoint the civic body as the sole planning authority for Mumbai has sparked a debate among the allies in the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, while presenting the budget on Wednesday, requested the State government to approve the proposal as it would facilitate speedy development of infrastructural facilities.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad said it is a political decision and no bureaucrat should poke his nose into politics. “He should realise MHADA and SRA have reshaped Mumbai for good. SRA was formed under the guidance of late Balasaheb Thackeray. MHADA was formed in 1948 as Bombay Housing Board. He should refrain from such comments,” he said.
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When the ghunguroos fell silent
Published : Dec 11, 2020, 4:03 pm IST
Updated : Dec 11, 2020, 4:06 pm IST
The world of performing arts mourns the passing of an icon who was a trailblazer for contemporary Indian dance
Astad Deboo
Astad Deboo the dance icon who seamlessly brought together Kathak and Kathakali as an ensemble art form, left millions of fans and friends grieving when he passed away in the early hours of December 10, in Mumbai.
Seventy-two-year-old Deboo fought his way with sheer talent and grit to a meaningful place on the list of India’s best-known dance icons, challenging the power and prejudice of ‘sabhas’ along the way. With flared dhotis and attractive angarkhas, he brought magic to his dance form. As a six-year-old boy, Deboo was sent to learn Kathak. In 1969, when he was 20, he boarded a cargo ship at Bombay Port, and embarked on a journey to see the world while pursuing his passion for dance. He hitch-hiked his way through Europe and went fur