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24-hr water cut in Thane due to pipeline repairs

THANE, Feb. 6 -- Water distribution will be affected in Kalwa, Mumbra, and Diva from today till Friday midnight due to urgent pipeline repairs. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has issued an advi... Read More


Series of 750 quakes hit Santorini island

India, Feb. 5 -- Thousands of people fled the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air for a third day on Tuesday, as more earthquakes shook the top travel destination. Some 750 earthquakes have shake... Read More


865km of India-Bangladesh border unfenced, Parl told

India, Feb. 5 -- Around 865km of the 4,096km-long India-Bangladesh border is yet to be fenced, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. "A length of 864.482km of the India... Read More


Necrophilia is not an offence under law: SC

India, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court held that current penal laws do not allow for the invocation of rape or unnatural offences against a deceased person, as it affirmed a Karnataka high court's ruling ... Read More


State extends amnesty scheme

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- The state cabinet on Tuesday extended by one year the amnesty scheme for conversion of government land given on lease to freehold (ownership) property at a concessional premium ready... Read More


MAN DIES AFTER crashING car into PVT bus near SGNP gate

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- A 47-year-old Borivali resident, Amit Agarwal, died early on Monday after his four-wheeler collided head-on with a private bus on Western Express Highway near the main gate of the Sa... Read More


A double-decker challenge to replace Elphinstone ROB

Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- While motorists brace for the impact of the demolition of the 112-year-old Elphinstone Road Over Bridge (ROB) later this month, civic authorities are a worried lot too. Lying ahead ... Read More


BEST allotted Rs.1,000 crore

Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- The financially beleaguered Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has been allocated Rs.1,000 crore in this year's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bu... Read More


Rs.7,380-crore boost for health infra

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- Civic health infrastructure received a thrust in the civic budget presented on Tuesday, including the redevelopment of civic hospitals, creation of super-specialty facilities, and th... Read More


Rs.113.18 cr for 5-yr emission inventory, 75 air quality sensors, 72-hour forecast

MUMBAI, Feb. 5 -- The BMC has allocated Rs.113.18 crore in its budget for the environment department, focusing on a three-pronged approach to tackle air pollution. First, a five-year contract with th... Read More