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Battle to save 740 trees at Thane Mental Hospital intensifies

THANE, Dec. 9 -- The plan to axe around 740 trees in exchange for a world-class mental health facility in Thane has taken a political turn, with the local arm of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) op... Read More


Two Bandra club bouncers booked for assaulting 3, including London resident

MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- The police have booked two bouncers of the 145 Bandra restobar for allegedly abusing and assaulting three patrons, among them a 30-year-old London resident, in the early hours of Mon... Read More


What derailed road-widening policy

MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- A comprehensive internal review by the BMC on the bottleneck-removal policy for road-widening in the island city revealed multiple irregularities and alleged collusion between ward o... Read More


12-yr-old killed in Mankhurd hit-and-run; driver booked

MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- A 12-year-old boy died after he was struck by an unknown speeding car in a hit-and-run at Mankhurd on Saturday afternoon. Trombay police have booked the unidentified driver for culpa... Read More


Mhada to redevelop 388 old and dilapidated buildings

MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- The redevelopment of 388 old and dilapidated Mhada buildings in South Mumbai may finally move forward. After attempts by these housing societies to invite private developers failed, ... Read More


BMC collects Rs.45l in fines for construction site violations

Mumbai, Dec. 9 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected over Rs.45 lakh in penalties from over 4,000 offenders from construction sites across the city in the last two months, for ... Read More


'Charges attract death penalty': State opposes bail for ex-RPF cop

Mumbai, Dec. 9 -- "The charges against the accused attract the death penalty, and the evidence so far recorded shows a prima facie case exists. Giving him bail at this point would prejudice the case."... Read More


Probe registration of Govandi hospital: HC

Mumbai, Dec. 9 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the municipal commissioner to probe how a Govandi-based hospital obtained its registration certificate, after observing that both the Brihanmumbai ... Read More


HC: Senior citizens' law can't be used for eviction

MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday set aside two orders passed by the Senior Citizen Tribunal directing a 53-year-old man and his wife to vacate an Andheri bungalow owned by his 75-year... Read More


20 years later, cracks in MPSC fraud trial as witnesses get forgetful

MUMBAI, Dec. 9 -- More than two decades after allegations of large-scale manipulation in examinations conducted by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) surfaced in 2001, the prosecution's ... Read More