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Ghatkopar hoarding crash: Key accused on the run arrested from UP after six months

Khan is alleged to be the business partner of the wife of Additional Director-General of Police- Quaiser Khalid, in connection with the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case.

The SIT team made four arrests in the case which include Bhavesh Bhinde, owner of Ego Media, Manoj Ramkrishna Sanghu, BMC-approved civil engineer, former director Janhavi Marathe and Sagar Kumbhar, the contractor who erected the hoardings.

Bombay HC issues notice to political parties over hoardings; Court terms illegal ad hoardings ‘horrendous’

The Bombay High Court on Thursday termed the increasing number of illegal hoardings and banners in Maharashtra as “horrendous” and “a sad situation”.

Ghatkopar hoarding case: Prime accused Bhavesh Bhinde seeks discharge

Bhavesh Bhinde, director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, which erected the Ghatkopar hoarding that claimed 17 lives after it crashed on a petrol pump on May 13, moved the sessions court seeking discharge from the case.

The Mumbai Police have opposed Bhinde’s discharge application, stating that there is substantial evidence to warrant a trial.

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: Prime accused Bhinde gets bail

Seventeen persons, including a former general manager of the Mumbai airport’s Air Traffic Control and his wife, died after the billboard crashed onto a petrol pump on May 13 during sudden dusty winds and unseasonal rains.

Breaking: Hoarding collapse in Vasai injures woman

On August 2, the frame of a 40x40 ft billboard collapsed at Sahajanand Chowk in Kalyan West.

After the Ghatkopar incident, the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation had issued notices to hoarding contractors to conduct structural audits.

BMC reviewing feedback from OOH ad agencies, will exclude central agencies

The Indian Outdoor Advertising Association had requested that the BMC extend the deadline for submitting suggestions by two months.

The BMC officials are reviewing the feedback given by multiple stakeholders to frame a policy on hoardings.

EXCLUSIVE: Cuffe Parade residents write to BMC, oppose illegal and digital hoardings

BMC's newly drafted and revised OOH advertising policy seems to have attracted mixed feedback from the advertising industry and has sparked discussions over the ambiguities of the guidelines.

Rahul Narwekar, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker told Storyboard18 that the government is very focused on keeping Mumbai away from illegal hoardings

Breaking: OOH agencies object to bank guarantee clause, suggest 5 years’ time for renewal

BMC's newly drafted and revised OOH advertising policy seems to have attracted mixed feedback from the advertising industry and has sparked discussions over the ambiguities of the guidelines.

The OOH ad agencies have suggested BMC to not increase license fees for few more years keeping in mind the new policy advocating a lot of fresh investment in the structure.

BMC extends deadline by 14 days; to streamline outdoor ads policy draft

The stakeholders have also asked the BMC to allow video OOH ads and have raised objections on the decision to not allow such hoardings.

Exclusive: Mumbai Police freezes ‘No Objection Certificates’ for OOH hoardings

Stakeholders are of the opinion that the BMC can not abruptly remove the existing policy guidelines, especially when many of them have already sealed their deals as per the existing guidelines. (Image source: Unsplash)

The BMC’s guidelines for hoardings state that no illuminated, digital, LED, or LCD advertisements shall be permitted without an NOC from the Mumbai Traffic Police Department.