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Shirsat cleared Rs.5K-cr land deal rejected by CIDCO: Rohit Pawar

MUMBAI, Aug. 19 -- Shiv Sena leader and state social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat may face more trouble as NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Monday made serious allegations against him regarding irreg... Read More


'We've changed the diet of pigeons, they have lost their basic instinct'

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- The widespread practice of feeding pigeons has, over the years, changed their dietary habits and altered the city's bird population, pushing smaller birds away to the safety of the ... Read More


3 in police uniform harass, extort Rs.30K from man at Mumbai Central

MUMBAI, Aug. 19 -- A 37-year-old jeweller from Rajasthan was harassed, slapped, and verbally abused in front of his seven-year-old daughter before he was robbed of Rs.30,000 by three suspected frauds ... Read More


Ex-VVCMC chief cleared Rs.43 cr in payments to 40 contractors after transfer: RTI response

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Former Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar - arrested last week in connection with a money laundering probe into the construction of 41 illegal, n... Read More


HC refuses relief to Jai Bhim Nagar residents

MUMBAI, Aug. 19 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by residents of Jai Bhim Nagar in Powai, challenging the demolition action scheduled by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpora... Read More


MMRDA to plan redevelopment of 19 bldgs at Elphinstone Rd

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will be appointed as Special Planning Authority (SPA) for the redevelopment of 19 buildings along the Elphinstone bridge... Read More


Modi discusses economic reformroad map duringhigh-level meet

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting with top Union ministers, bureaucrats and economists to discuss the road map for the next generation of econom... Read More


5 electrocuted during procession in Hyd

India, Aug. 19 -- Five people were electrocuted and four others injured when a chariot came in contact with overhead electric wires during the procession organised as part of Janmashtami celebrations,... Read More


Nearly half of forest rights claims granted, House told

India, Aug. 19 -- Around 2.38 million individual forest rights claims and 121,705 community titles have been distributed, just about half of the claims made under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, th... Read More


A weary Mumbai gets a month's rain in three days

MUMBAI, Aug. 19 -- Three days of pounding rain left Mumbai bedraggled and weary on Monday, but it wasn't only because several places had breached the 150-mm mark - it was because, in just 81 hours, fr... Read More