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Congress seeks safety audit of Mumbai's landslide-prone areas

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Congress leader in the BMC, Ashraf Azmi, has urged municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide to order an immediate safety and technical audit of Mumbai's hilly, sloping and landslide-pro... Read More


Family of four from UP wiped out

India, Aug. 13 -- Abrar Shaikh said his brother Arif Shaikh, 28, had died in the crash along with his wife Marjina, 27, and two children, Mannat, 4, and son Aban, 2. "My brother was working as a fitte... Read More


'Viket was my sole support'

India, Aug. 13 -- Chaya Yadav, whose son Viket died in Wednesday's landslide, said the family would relocate out of Chirag Nagar every year during the monsoon fearing an imminent landslide. This year ... Read More


'If I was quicker, I could have saved my cousin'

India, Aug. 13 -- Sajid Ansari, who was trapped under the debris when a part of the roof collapsed due to the landslide on Wednesday, has one regret. Although he managed to free himself and rescue his... Read More


12 yrs after Malin, landslide policy faces reality check

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- The landslide in Kurla on Wednesday has once again raised questions over the effectiveness of measures to protect people living in landslide-prone areas. After the 2014 Malin landsl... Read More


7 dead, 7 injured as landslide hits slums

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Seven people died, including four from one family, and seven others were injured after a landslide on a hill slope crushed slum homes in Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar in Kurla west... Read More


HC stays BMC move to take over YMCA gym and akhada

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) move to take possession of the Young Men's Christian Association's (YMCA) gymnasium and akha... Read More


Cabbies who cannot speak Marathi could lose licence for 3 mths

Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Starting August 18, the driving licences of autorickshaw, taxi and app-based cab drivers who do not have a working knowledge of Marathi can be suspended for up to three months, whil... Read More


PNB fraud: Court rejects Purvi Modi's plea to give statements on Video call

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- Purvi Modi, sister of fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi, may have to face the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in person in the Rs.6,498-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud... Read More


woman says Rs.1l in Jewellery stolen from bag at airport

MUMBAI, Aug. 13 -- A Chennai woman returned home after a flight from Mumbai only to discover that jewellery she had packed in her luggage was missing. The 36-year-old woman has now approached the Saha... Read More