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MbPA demolition drive leaves hundreds homeless

MUMBAI, May 13 -- The Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) on Tuesday began a major demolition drive against what it said were encroachments on its land near Kavala Bunder in Darukhana, leaving hundreds of sl... Read More


Sons in, seniors out in NCP core committee

MUMBAI, May 13 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sunetra Pawar has inducted her sons Parth, 36, and Jay, 29, into the core group of office bearers. A signed list of 13 key party functionaries ... Read More


BMC rejects Rs.7cr bid to upgrade its video walls

MUMBAI, May 13 -- The BMC standing committee on Tuesday rejected a Rs.7.09-crore proposal to upgrade and modernise the video walls at its main disaster management control room at the BMC headquarters ... Read More


6 devotees killed, 12 hurt in wall collapse near temple in Sangli

PUNE, May 13 -- Six devotees died and 12 others were injured after a wall collapsed and tin sheds were struck by strong winds near the Shri Margubai Devi temple near Motewadi village in Jat taluka in ... Read More


Diabetic teacher falls ill while doing BLO duty

Mumbai, May 13 -- A 56-year-old teacher of a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) school who suffers from diabetes developed severe pain and swelling in his legs while conducting field work relate... Read More


Row erupts over removal of wetland status

NAVI MUMBAI, May 13 -- The Thane District Wetland Monitoring Committee's recommendation that eight water bodies in Navi Mumbai and Thane should not be recognised as wetlands has triggered a confrontat... Read More


Juhu residents halt reckless tree pruning, push for green revival

MUMBAI, May 13 -- Residents of Gulmohar Colony and Juhu Scheme - localities prized for their tree-lined streets - have managed to halt reckless tree pruning by civic contractors and are now working wi... Read More


'Godman' booked for claiming he could cure ailments

MUMBAI, May 13 -- A self-proclaimed godman and his three associates have been booked for allegedly duping people by claiming he could cure ailments through divine powers at a gathering held in Malad W... Read More


NSE leases two plots in BKC for Rs.1,684.31 crore from MMRDA

Mumbai, May 13 -- The city's commercial hub, the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), has witnessed another major land deal, with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) securing an additional plot from the Mumbai M... Read More


RTI activist killed during inspection of quarry in Virar

MUMBAI, May 13 -- An RTI activist who had repeatedly complained against a quarry in Virar was murdered on Tuesday afternoon after accompanying revenue officials to the site for an inspection. A circle... Read More