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With govt help, self-redevelopment takes off in big way in Mumbai

India, April 16 -- Two decades after the idea was first championed by housing activists like Chandrashekhar Prabhu, self-redevelopment has finally begun to gain momentum in the city. The state governm... Read More


Self-redevelopment takes off; 1,600 proposals received

MUMBAI, April 16 -- Two decades after the idea was first championed by housing activists like Chandrashekhar Prabhu, self-redevelopment has finally begun to gain momentum in the city. The state govern... Read More


Despite 'slum-free Mumbai' promise, encroached area up by 68% since 2011

Mumbai, April 15 -- Even as successive governments promised a "slum-free Mumbai," the encroached area in the city grew by 68% between 2011 and 2025, according to satellite-based estimates by the Slum ... Read More


Cops chasing 10k Mantralaya visitors missing with RFID cards

India, April 14 -- A hi-tech facial recognition system that has improved visitor screening at Mantralaya and curbed footfalls has thrown up an unexpected challenge - over 10,000 visitors have failed t... Read More


Cops chasing 10k Mantralaya visitors missing with RFID cards

MUMBAI, April 14 -- A hi-tech facial recognition system that has improved visitor screening at Mantralaya and curbed footfalls has thrown up an unexpected challenge - over 10,000 visitors have failed ... Read More


Shivaji statue surge leads to crackdown on illegal installation

India, April 12 -- The Solapur district administration has cracked down on local authorities for their failure to prevent the sudden appearance of statues of Maratha kings Chhatrapati Shivaji and Chha... Read More


Shivaji statue surge in Solapur leads to crackdown on illegal installation

India, April 12 -- The Solapur district administration has cracked down on local authorities for their failure to prevent the sudden appearance of statues of Maratha kings Chhatrapati Shivaji and Chha... Read More


Mahayuti irked at Pawar's remark on regressive elements infiltrating Warkari

India, April 12 -- NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar's remark about regressive elements infiltrating the Warkari sect has invoked sharp reactions from the Mahayuti and right-wing groups. Pawar, in an interv... Read More


Mahayuti irked by Pawar's remark on communalism infiltrating Warkaris

MUMBAI, April 12 -- NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar's remark about regressive elements infiltrating the Warkari sect has invoked sharp reactions from the Mahayuti and right-wing groups. Pawar, in an inter... Read More


Crackdown on illegal Shivaji statues in state

MUMBAI, April 12 -- The Solapur district administration has cracked down on local authorities for their failure to prevent the sudden appearance of statues of Maratha kings Chhatrapati Shivaji and Chh... Read More