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Stranded by builder, 47 S'cruz hsg soc members move court

India, Nov. 14 -- Nearly three years after the BMC declared Kailash Prabhat Cooperative Housing Society in Santacruz (east) dangerous and dilapidated, and over two years after its seven buildings were... Read More


Razed homes, unpaid rent: 47 S'cruz residents move court

MUMBAI, Nov. 14 -- Nearly three years after the BMC declared Kailash Prabhat Cooperative Housing Society in Santacruz East dangerous and dilapidated, and over two years after its seven buildings were ... Read More


Trust denies charges on Bandstand promenade, urged MMB to cancel notice

India, Nov. 13 -- The Bandra Bandstand Residents' Trust (BBRT), which has been maintaining the Bandstand promenade for over two decades, has denied allegations of restricting public access, erecting u... Read More


Trust denies charges on Bandra Bandstand promenade, urged Maharashtra Maritime Board to cancel notice

India, Nov. 13 -- The Bandra Bandstand Residents' Trust (BBRT), which has been maintaining the Bandstand promenade for over two decades, has denied allegations of restricting public access, erecting u... Read More


Aarey stalls seek exemption from 'Pedestrian First' drive

India, Nov. 12 -- Representatives of 1,811 Aarey milk stall operators under the Maharashtra government's Brihanmumbai Milk Scheme have approached BMC, seeking protection from action under the civic bo... Read More


Aarey stall owners fear eviction, write to BMC

MUMBAI, Nov. 12 -- Representatives of 1,811 Aarey milk stall operators under the Maharashtra government's Brihanmumbai Milk Scheme have approached BMC, seeking protection from action under the civic b... Read More


Crackers behind 71% of Diwali fire calls in Mumbai; legal notice served to Fadnavis, BMC

India, Nov. 10 -- Of the 282 fire calls received by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) between November 6 and 10am on November 9, 200 or nearly 71% of the calls pertained to fires attributed to firecracker... Read More


71% Diwali fires in city linked to crackers

Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- Of the 282 fire calls received by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) between November 6 and 10am on November 9, 200 or nearly 71% calls pertained to fires attributed to firecrackers, acc... Read More


Cong MLA seeks probe into delay in fire brigade response

MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- Congress MLA Amin Patel has sought an inquiry into the alleged 45-minute delay in the fire brigade's response to the fire at Noor Baug, which gutted a large number of small-scale in... Read More


Liftman suffocates in Andheri high-rise fire; diya in home shrine could have sparked blaze

India, Nov. 9 -- A diya lit in a home shrine is suspected to have triggered a fire in a 17th-floor apartment in Runwal Tower in Andheri West on Saturday night, claiming the life of a 56-year-old liftm... Read More