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2nd death in STP-tank cleaning incident in Powai, 3rd worker reports inhaling poisonous gases

India, Nov. 14 -- The second worker working at the sewage treatment plant (STP) tank in Raj Grandeur building in Powai died late last night. Phulchand Kumar, 28, was declared dead at 11.48 pm on Wedne... Read More


Second worker dies in Powai STP tank cleaning case

MUMBAI, Nov. 14 -- The second worker working at the sewage treatment plant (STP) tank in Raj Grandeur building in Powai died late last night. Phulchand Kumar, 28, was declared dead at 11.48 pm on Wedn... Read More


One killed, one critical after suffocating in sludge-filled STP tank in Powai building

India, Nov. 13 -- Two workers hired to clean the sewage treatment plant (STP)-linked tank filled with sludge in a Powai building suffocated on Wednesday, leaving one Akshay Mandal, 22, dead, and the o... Read More


1 worker killed, 1 critical after suffocating in septic tank in Powai building

MUMBAI, Nov. 13 -- Two workers hired to clean the sewage treatment plant (STP)-linked tank filled with sludge in a Powai building suffocated on Wednesday, leaving one Akshay Mandal, 22, dead, and the ... Read More


BMC's hoarding policy stuck despite multiple reviews, revenue loss mounts

India, Nov. 9 -- More than a year after a large billboard measuring 120x120 ft came crashing down in Ghatkopar amid a spell of strong gusty winds, killing 17 persons and injuring more than 75, the Bri... Read More


BMC to ask Dadar fish vendors to shift to Mulund; fisherfolk ready to oppose the move

India, Nov. 9 -- To ease traffic congestion along the Senapati Bapat Marg and clear the deadlock between Dadar residents and wholesale fish vendors, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has de... Read More


BMC to ask Dadar fisherfolk to shift to Mulund again

MUMBAI, Nov. 9 -- To ease traffic congestion along the Senapati Bapat Marg and clear the deadlock between Dadar residents and wholesale fish vendors, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has d... Read More


BMC to appoint consultant to fast-track land acquisition for north Coastal Road

India, Nov. 8 -- Even as preliminary work on parts of the Versova-Dahisar-Bhayandar stretch of the Coastal Road has begun, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is still faced with the task of ... Read More


Poets to reclaim language, space at Mumbai's first Dalit Ambedkarite English poetry showcase

MUMBAI, Nov. 3 -- "None of my poems are pleasant." "We're Dalits, our poems aren't meant to comfort." This was how the conversation flowed at the rehearsal for India's first ever Dalit Ambedkarite Eng... Read More


Collateral damage: Lives lost to Mumbai's construction boom

MUMBAI, Nov. 3 -- Asif Shaikh was working at his sewing machine when he heard that 22-year-old Sanskruti Amin had been crushed to death by a concrete slab that fell on her as she walked past an under-... Read More