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SRA to replace developers of 33 city projects

India, Sept. 3 -- Mumbai: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has initiated measures to replace the developers of as many as 33 slum redevelopment projects across Mumbai for defaulting on rent pay... Read More


HC orders Bandra SRA to remove illegal alterations

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- The Bombay high court recently directed the tenants of a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) building in the Bandra-Kurla Complex to remove unauthorised alterations and stop illegal... Read More


Malaria, chikungunya cases surge in city; BMC steps up vector-borne disease drive

Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- The city has witnessed a sharp rise in vector-borne diseases this year, with malaria and chikungunya cases seeing the biggest jump, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporati... Read More


bus on Mum-Goa h'way runs over medical student; brother critical

NAVI MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- A rashly driven state transport bus caused a fatal accident on the Mumbai-Goa Highway on Monday, killing a 19-year old medical student and leaving her younger brother in a crit... Read More


Panel to probe lapses in VVCMC landfill project

Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- The state government has appointed a high level committee to probe alleged irregularities in a solid waste management project at the Gokhivare dumping ground under the Vasai-Virar C... Read More


Duo pose as policemen, extort Rs.10 lakh from bizman

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- Two unidentified men allegedly impersonated policemen and extorted Rs.10.3 lakh from a Kandivali businessman at Bandra Terminus on Monday. They checked his bag, stating security pur... Read More


Board dissolved, administrator to steer Mum APMC

Navi Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- In a significant administrative overhaul, the state government has dissolved the elected board of directors of the Mumbai Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), which ov... Read More


Part of 4-storey bldg collapses in Nalasopara

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- A portion of a building undergoing repairs in Nalasopara East collapsed on Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported at the time of going to press. The incident occurred days aft... Read More


Khair wood smugglers in Tungareshwar arrested

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- Officials of the Vasai-Virar Forest Development Corporation have busted a Khair wood smuggling racket and made two arrests of those who were loading the wood in a truck to transport... Read More


10,000+ evacuated as flood fears return

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- The Yamuna breached the 206-metre mark in Delhi for the first time this monsoon on Tuesday evening, forcing authorities to evacuate over 10,000 people from low-lying areas and tr... Read More