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355 declarations of manual scavenging submitted to BMC

Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- The BMC received as many as 355 declarations of manual scavenging from the M East and M West wards-covering areas like Govandi and Chembur-on Tuesday, in response to an annual exerc... Read More


HC sets aside SRA's acquisition of Nesco land for slum rehab

MUMBAI, Oct. 15 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday set aside the acquisition of land owned by Nesco Limited in Goregaon (East) for a slum rehabilitation project, holding that the state and Slum Rehab... Read More


Thane housing societies to install own organic waste recycling units

THANE, Oct. 15 -- Housing societies in Thane will have to install organic waste recycling units on their premises, as part of an initiative of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to reduce the pile-... Read More


ajit pawar asks NCP leaders to stay in line

Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- Days after the announcement, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) issued a show cause notice to its MLA Sangram Jagtap for making hate speeches that have put the party in a spot. The no... Read More


Stray dog mauls 5, including 4 children

Panvel, Oct. 15 -- There was turmoil in a village in Taloja, Navi Mumbai, after a stray dog mauled five people, including four children, within a span of 20 minutes earlier this week. The brutality of... Read More


Two men arrested for shooting at rival toddy seller in Naigaon

MUMBAI, Oct. 15 -- Two men who allegedly fired two rounds at a rival toddy seller in the early hours of Tuesday were arrested on the same day. The complainant, Venugopal Ponnam, 34, resides in Gopikis... Read More


We will make inroads into South Central, South Mumbai: BJP city chief Satam

MUMBAI, Oct. 15 -- The South and South-Central Mumbai constituencies have long remained challenging terrain for the Mahayuti alliance, with the region largely dominated by opposition parties in past c... Read More


Activists call new PPP blood banks land grab

Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) plan to convert six of its blood banks into Public-Private Partnership (PPP) units under the Civic Health Collaboration model has come... Read More


Bollywood-themed 'beautification' below Metro 2 axed after Bandra residents protest

MUMBAI, Oct. 15 -- After receiving flak from Bandra residents, including the Congress' former civic councillor Asif Zakaria, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided no... Read More


CET cell issues notices to 152 aspirants for invalid docus

Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell on Tuesday issued notices to 152 candidates for allegedly submitting incorrect documents during the ongoing third round of medical admissio... Read More