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Oppn slams BMC's delayed tender for AQI monitor audit

MUMBAI, Nov. 2 -- The BMC's proposal to appoint a private agency for a third-party audit of 9,000 air-quality monitors at Mumbai construction sites has come under criticism from Congress group leader ... Read More


Deonar dumping ground bioremediation raises fears of lethal gas leaks

MUMBAI, Nov. 2 -- A Govandi-based residents' welfare body has demanded an immediate halt to the alleged fresh waste dumping at the Deonar dumping ground as well as a time-bound plan for its scientific... Read More


HC passes orders, but where's the action?

MUMBAI, Nov. 2 -- As winter approaches, Mumbai's air quality starts dipping, but the city's pollution troubles extend well beyond the winter months. Recently, the Bombay High Court referred to the pal... Read More


Nalasopara bldg fire: Builder, others booked over lapses, negligence

Mumbai, Nov. 2 -- Two weeks after a fire at the Imperial Heights building in Nalasopara killed two women and injured four others, the Achole police have booked builder Gangaram Mukund and his firm's p... Read More


Mumbai among eight cities to get Railways' doorstep parcel service

MUMBAI, Nov. 2 -- The Indian Railways plans to launch a parcel delivery service in eight cities including Mumbai. The service, which includes pick-up and drop-off as well, can be used via the 'Rail Pa... Read More


Sleeper Vande Bharat flagged off; Mum gets overnight Bengaluru connectivity

Mumbai, Nov. 2 -- Mumbai passengers will soon have a new overnight rail travel option to Bengaluru, with the Mumbai-Bengaluru Sleeper Vande Bharat Express inaugurated on Sunday. The service is expecte... Read More


65-yr-old farm worker killed in leopard attack

Palghar, Nov. 2 -- A 65-year-old farm labourer was killed on Sunday in a suspected leopard attack in Dahanu taluka under Palghar district, in the second such case over the preceding month. The decease... Read More


DBATU colleges may soon be free to choose other varsities

MUMBAI, Nov. 2 -- Colleges affiliated to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (DBATU) in Lonere, Raigad, may soon be able to choose universities in an area more suitable to them. The state g... Read More


'Nobody involved will be spared': Fadnavis assures Purnekar's son

THANE, Nov. 2 -- Against the backdrop of growing tensions between the BJP and its Mahayuti ally, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday met the son of slain Shiv S... Read More


Can't nix bar's performance licence over allegations: HC

MUMBAI, Nov. 2 -- The Bombay High Court has restored the performance licence of a Mira Road bar and restaurant, setting aside two orders suspending its operations for 90 days following a police raid l... Read More