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Malls, museums, towers likely at 23 BEST depots

MUMBAI, July 8 -- The BEST plans to give 23 of is 27 bus depots, a land bank of 132 acres, to private entities on long-term lease, a proposal that could see museums, residential towers, sports facilit... Read More


Missing comma in '77 corrigendum altered legal identity of Kolis: PIL

Mumbai, July 8 -- A missing punctuation mark in a corrigendum issued by the union law ministry in 1977 has prompted members of Maharashtra's indigenous Koli community to approach the Bombay High Court... Read More


'My mum died of lung disease, others should not'

Mumbai, July 8 -- Responding to concerns over deaths linked to exposure to pigeon droppings, Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Tuesday directed the state government to appoint an expert c... Read More


State gathering 6k kids for human logo

Mumbai, July 8 -- The state government's bid to gather 6,000 school students to create what could be the world's largest human logo has sparked concern among parents, with many questioning why childre... Read More


Speeding car kills man in taloja, severely injures 5 others

Navi Mumbai, July 8 -- A 35-year-old man was killed and five others were injured after a speeding car rammed multiple vehicles before crashing into a roadside food stall in Taloja on Tuesday afternoon... Read More


3 injured in Wadala house collapse

Mumbai, July 8 -- Three people sustained minor injuries after the first floor of a ground-plus-one structure in Wadala East collapsed onto a medical shop on Tuesday morning. According to the Mumbai Fi... Read More


No proof that rd concretisation led to tree falls, says BMC chief

MUMBAI, July 8 -- Municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide on Tuesday rejected claims that Mumbai's ongoing road concretisation works were responsible for the recent spate of tree-fall incidents that clai... Read More


1.3k mm rain pounds Lonavla in 48 hrs, 1 dead

Pune, July 8 -- Popular hill station, Lonavla, received 620 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Tuesday; after recording 670 mm rainfall over the earlier 24-hour period. Nearly 1,300 mm r... Read More


Palghar struggles, Vasai-Virar remains waterlogged

MUMBAI / PALGHAR, July 8 -- Heavy rain continued in Vasai-Virar just north of Mumbai, keeping many parts of the region waterlogged for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, even as the downpour eased... Read More


2 pregnant women rescued from flooded Raigad villages

NAVI MUMBAI, July 8 -- Two women in the final month of pregnancy were rescued from flood-hit villages in Raigad's Pen taluka on Tuesday after incessant rain submerged roads and left them stranded. The... Read More