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Two vessels with 22 Indians on board hijacked by pirates near Yemen, Somalia

India, Aug. 21 -- Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia, officials said Thursday, highlighting a renewed piracy ... Read More


Two vessels with 22 Indians hijacked in separate incidents

Mumbai, Aug. 21 -- Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia, officials said Thursday, highlighting a renewed piracy... Read More


10 acres around SGNP cleared for arts institute

MUMBAI, Aug. 20 -- Over 10 acres of the eco-sensitive zone on the periphery of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) will be used to construct the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies' (IICT) second... Read More


rRs.r220-cr proposal flags Bhatsa dam leakages, seeks urgent repairs

India, Aug. 18 -- The irrigation department has submitted a Rs.220-crore proposal for repairing leakages at the Bhatsa dam, which supplies a major share of the water drawn daily for Mumbai. Located i... Read More


Rs.220-cr proposal flags leakages in Bhatsa dam, seeks urgent repairs

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- The irrigation department has submitted a Rs.220-crore proposal for repairing leakages at the Bhatsa dam, which supplies a major share of the water drawn daily for Mumbai. Located i... Read More


Two townships planned in Palghar for Vadhavan port

India, Aug. 17 -- While the massive Vadhvan Port takes shape on paper, two townships have also been planned in the vicinity: one around the bullet train station at Boisar and the second at Dahanu talu... Read More


Face of Palghar-Dahanu set to change as 2 townships planned near Vadhvan port

PALGHAR, Aug. 17 -- While the massive Vadhvan Port takes shape on paper, two townships have also been planned in the vicinity: one around the bullet train station at Boisar and the second at Dahanu ta... Read More


66 hA of forest in Palghar, Dahanu, to be destroyed for Vadhvan Port

India, Aug. 14 -- The talukas of Dahanu and Palghar are likely to lose 66.63 hectares (164.6 acres) of forest in Gargao and Khanivade villages. The Jawaharlal Nehru Ports Authority (JNPA), which is de... Read More


66 ha of forest land set to be diverted for port

PALGHAR, Aug. 14 -- The talukas of Dahanu and Palghar are likely to lose 66.63 hectares (164.6 acres) of forest in Gargao and Khanivade villages as the Jawaharlal Nehru Ports Authority (JNPA), which i... Read More


66 ha of Palghar forests to make way for Vadhvan Port

PALGHAR, Aug. 14 -- The talukas of Dahanu and Palghar are likely to lose 66.63 hectares (164.6 acres) of forest land in Gargao and Khanivade villages. The Jawaharlal Nehru Ports Authority (JNPA), whic... Read More