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'Water not enough for 2 in 13-member family'

India, Oct. 13 -- VISHAL MOHITE, Ad-hoc Committee Member I have a 13-member joint family and the water we receive doesn't meet the needs of even two people. We buy packaged drinking water and are extr... Read More


Revamped BDD residents grapple with water scarcity

MUMBAI, Oct. 13 -- Seven months after MHADA began handing over possession of redeveloped homes in the Naigaon compound of the BDD Chawls, residents continue to grapple with an acute water shortage. Th... Read More


BMC flags illegal debris in Coastal Rd reclamation

MUMBAI, Oct. 13 -- The BMC on October 5 issued a show-cause notice to the Larsen & Toubro (L&T)-Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) joint venture which is executing Packages B, C and D of the Mumbai ... Read More


Pillion rider crushed under BEST bus in Malad after autorickshaw veers into bike

MUMBAI, Oct. 13 -- A sudden turn by an autorickshaw onto a busy road proved fatal for a 35-year-old man in Malad West on Monday afternoon. The rickshaw hit a passing two-wheeler, throwing its two occu... Read More


mulund labour camp fire: Two officers of SP group booked

MUMBAI, Oct. 13 -- Two employees of Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt Ltd have been booked for negligence, four days after a massive fire broke out at a labour camp near a building being constructed ... Read More


Nepal disasters shape nature-themed Durga Puja at Shivaji Park

MUMBAI, Oct. 13 -- Be prepared to witness the power of nature at the 91st Durga Puja organised by Bengal Club at Shivaji Park this year. The theme for this year's pandal 'Prakriti Shakti: The Power of... Read More


Amid elector apathy, EC extends SIR deadline yet again till Oct 26

MUMBAI, Oct. 13 -- After the poor response from first-time voters and electors whose names were deleted from the draft electoral rolls, the Election Commission (EC) has extended the deadline for fresh... Read More


Water for drought-hit Marathwada may go to Kumbh

MUMBAI, Oct. 13 -- A controversy has erupted over the alleged diversion of 190.79 million cubic metres (MCM) of water to the Kumbh Mela from the stock that was reserved for areas in drought-hit Marath... Read More


Powai project gets notice over noise pollution

Mumbai, Oct. 13 -- Following numerous complaints from residents of Hiranandani Gardens in Powai regarding noise and air pollution owing to the ongoing redevelopment of CitiPark, the Maharashtra Pollut... Read More


14 injured in m.p. as Bees swarm Vande Bharat

Kanpur, Oct. 13 -- Around 12 to 14 passengers were injured after a swarm of bees entered the A-2 coach of a Vande Bharat bound for Hazrat Nizamuddin, triggering panic and a scramble for safety; even p... Read More