Railway's women' welfare oganisation donates Rs 10 lakh to Uttarakhan flood victims

MUMBAI: In a special humanitarian gesture, Railway Women's Welfare Central Organization (RWWCO), a noted voluntary organization of the wives of Indian Railway officers, has come forward to make a donation to Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for...

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Innovative techniques and use of new materials to be encouraged in National Highway projects

MUMBAI: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has now decided to use new materials and techniques in National Highway projects in the country on experimental basis.According to the ministry, "The initiative has been taken to promote innovation...

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Ailing elephant Bijlee is dead

MUMBAI: The ailing elephant Bijlee, who won the hearts of Mumbaikars a fortnight ago after she was found abandoned on a city road, has died, a volunteer said here Sunday."She breathed her last around 6 am today (Sunday). Along with several veterinarians...

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'We have failed to accommodate needs and identity of women within marriage'

MUMBAI: ''Marriage is basically a patrilinial institution. But for too long we have failed to accommodate the needs and identity of women within marriage. As we have become a more rights conscious society... and with more women getting into the workplace...

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Sending a juvenile to jail is not the solution for youth crimes: Activists

MUMBAI: The Justice Verma Committee in the aftermath of the Nirbhaya gang rape in New Delhi last December said that the age of 'juveniles' ought not to be reduced to 16 years. But while there is a growing demand and even a public interest litigation...

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Venue for Thalassemia camp shifted to D Y Patil hospital

MUMBAI: The Rotaract Club of Navi Mumbai has announced that the venue for the blood donation drive and Thalassemia checkup camp has now been shifted from Vashi to Nerul, at Dr D Y Patil hospital, between 10am and 2pm on Monday. "We request the general...

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No Bombay high court relief for MPSC examinees over incorrect questions

MUMBAI: Marks cannot be given for incorrect questions during examinations, the Bombay high court has ruled while refusing relief to four candidates who had appeared for Mahaharashtra Public Service Commission. The MPSC examinations were for the post...

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New equations in the underworld gangs

MUMBAI: Thursday's incident involving the shootout on defunct gangster Abu Salem by former member of rival Chhota Rajan gang on behest of Chhota Shakeel has spilt the beans on the new secret alliances and new equations among the underworld gangs.TOI...

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Attack on Abu Salem spills beans on new equations in underworld gangs

MUMBAI: Thursday's incident involving the shootout on defunct gangster Abu Salem by former member of rival Chhota Rajan gang on behest of Chhota Shakeel has spilt the beans on the new secret alliances and new equations among the underworld gangs.TOI...

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Bombay HC refuses to review pro-poor medical scheme

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court dismissed petition of a medical foundation seeking review of its earlier order approving a 2006 scheme that required public trusts getting government aid or land to provide free hospital beds for the poor and underprivileged.Rejecting...

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Blood donation drive and Thalassemia checkup camp at Navi Mumbai

MUMBAI: The Rotaract Club of Navi Mumbai, BVIMSR, Navi Mumbai Hillside, SIES Nerul and Saraswati College sponsored by their parent Rotary Clubs of Navi Mumbai, New Bombay Hill Side and Navi Mumbai Seaside has organized a blood donation drive and Thalassemia...

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Lok Satta Party demands apology from squabbling BMC corporators

MUMBAI: Loksatta Party in Mumbai slammed the deplorable conduct of corporators squabbling in the house this week which resulted in physical assault and scuffle between Congress-NCP and Shiv Sena corporators over the redevelopment of Mahalaxmi Race course....

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Construction of Mumbai metro corridor approved

MUMBAI: The government has given its approval for the construction of a 33.5km-long metro corridor in Mumbai which would run from Colaba to Santacruz electronics export processing zone (SEEPZ) via Bandra.The approval for the corridor, which is also known...

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Attack on Abu Salem in jail: 4 cops suspended, lawyer to seek repatriation

MUMBAI: A day after gangster Abu Salem was shot at in Taloja jail, four security personnel were on Friday suspended pending a high-level probe even as his lawyers are planning to move Portuguese authorities for his repatriation.An attempt to murder case...

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Salem attack a well-planned conspiracy, say cops

THANE: Questions are being raised in the police circles about the investigations that are underway in the planned attack on incarcerated gangster Abu Salem in the Taloja jail on Thursday, with the prison authorities clearly under a cloud for the daring...

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Salem attack a well-planned conspiracy, cops say

THANE: Questions are being raised in the police circles about the investigations that are underway in the planned attack on incarcerated gangster Abu Salem in the Taloja jail on Thursday, with the prison authorities clearly under a cloud for the daring...

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Aurobindo Pharma signs agreement to produce key HIV drugs

MUMBAI: Aurobindo Pharma has signed an agreement with public health organisation, Medicines Patent Pool that will allow it to produce key medicines for treatment of children living with HIV. Through a patent licence with the MPP, Aurobindo can now supply...

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Jiah Khan suicide case: Suraj's lawyer opposes narco-test

MUMBAI: A day after Mumbai police sought court's permission to conduct narco-analysis test on Suraj Pancholi, son of actor couple arrested on charge of abetting his actor-girlfriend Jiah Khan's suicide, his lawyers said that they would not give consent...

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Man with over 150 cases of cheating held

MUMBAI: The Vinoba Bhave Nagar police recently arrested a 35-year-old man who has reportedly robbed gold chains of over 150 people over the past few years. The accused Kiran Shah, a Ghatkopar resident, and his two accomplices targeted victims in the...

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Man held for kidnapping and molesting minor girl

MUMBAI: The Shivaji Nagar police arrested a 24-year-old tailor for allegedly kidnapping his colleague's 10-year-old daughter from outside her house and reportedly misbehaved with her in a local train on June 23. Accused Sayyed Ashpaq was caught by alert...

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Technical teams formed to inspect dangerous buildings in Mira-Bhayander

MUMBAI: Six technical teams have been formed by the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) to inspect pre-1995 residential buildings in the region. The teams comprising of structural engineers and ward officers have visited over 400 buildings.Another...

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Central Railway employee hit by train, dies.

MUMBAI: A 60-year-old gangman was killed on duty after a local train hit him. He was carrying out track repair work with 20 other co-workers between Mulund and Thane railway station.According to Thane Government Railway Police (GRP), the incident took...

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IIT-Bombay joins NGO to ensure computer literacy at BMC schools

MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay has joined hands with an NGO Citizens Association for Child Rights to ensure computer literacy for children enrolled in BMC schools.The premier institute is providing free self-learning software and training...

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Suraj Pancholi seeks bail from Bombay high court

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi' son Suraj Pancholi, arrested on the charge of abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan, moved Bombay high court for bail on Wednesday.The sessions court had last week rejected Suraj's bail plea, saying that prima...

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Axis bank heist: Two skimmers identified

MUMBAI: The city cops probing the hacking of Axis banks accounts by installing skimming device and siphoning off Rs 15.48 lakhs from several accounts at one of the ATM at Colaba have almost identified the two persons who are believed to be foreign nationals....

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Drive to clear encroachments from Sanjay Gandhi National Park

MUMBAI: Forest officials started a drive to remove encroachments dotting the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). Though the initial plan to clear the encroachments in Ketakipada were thwarted by massive local and political resistance, said forest officials,...

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Heavy rain to hit air traffic at Mumbai airport

MUMBAI: Flight delays will mark coming days at Mumbai airport as the met department has warned of heavy rain in the coming days. Most flights have been delayed by 30-40 minutes on an average during the previous week. Last week, many flights were even...

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Travellers for 'fat tax' says survey, travel experts call it discriminatory

MUMBAI: Pay more if you are over-weight, feel travelers according to a recent survey. Around 60 percent air travelers feel that airlines should levy a "Fat Tax" as a charge for seats for overweight passengers. The survey was conducted with a sample of...

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Mumbaikars head for weekend holidays during monsoon

MUMBAI: Mumbaikars are all set to take road trips this monsoon, say tour operators. Smaller destinations, easily reached by roads and secluded from the noise of the city are monsoon haunts for people. Villas and hotels in Lonavala, Matheran, Mahabaleshwar...

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Gold smuggling cases on the rise

MUMBAI: Cases of gold smuggling seem to be on a rise despite gold prices hitting a low in India. If cases at Mumbai airport are to be looked at, there have been big seizures two days ago when a man was arrested for hiding and attempting to smuggle gold...

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Five killed in Mumbai building collapse

MUMBAI: Five people were killed and six others injured when a four-storey building collapsed on Saturday morning in suburban Dahisar here, police said.The building, located in market area of Dahisar (East), was vacated two years ago by BMC officials...

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Chembur residents demand reduction of dumping waste at Deonar

MUMBAI: Since 1927, Chembur has been suffering due to unplanned, non-scientific dumping of garbage at the Deonar. Today the already bad situation has worsened with the municipal waste of the entire city "Dumped" here - no Closure, no Landfill, no Processing.Pollution,...

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BNHS to teach nature interpretation

MUMBAI: BNHS India has collaborated with Sanjay Gandhi National Park (National Park) and is all set to conduct its all time popular Citizen Science Programme at the Nature Interpretation Centre (NIC) at Borivli.Every person at some point of time or the...

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Mangrove shoots grow on a planned highway

MUMBAI: Tender new mangrove shoots are growing where once a superhighway was planned by builders to engulf and destroy dense mangrove forests in CRZ 1. But these are now protected by the Indian law.Few years ago, an environmental catastrophe was about...

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Release food to the poor: HC tells Maharashtra govt

MUMBAI: Young India is impatient for a change, said Bombay High Court on Friday even as it directed the Maharashtra government to expedite process to give foodgrains to large number of primitive tribal groups in Thane and Raigad districts.A division...

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HC pulls up govt for failing to create civic police

MUMBAI: Bombay high court has pulled up the State government for failing to take a decision on creating a civic police force to register and probe complaints of unauthorised constructions even four years after announcing it. They directed the chief secretary...

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'Fun With Frogs' eco-programme of Bombay Natural History Society to be held in July

MUMBAI: Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) is organizing an innovative 'Fun with Frogs' event for nature lovers on July 7. The BNHS Conservation Education Centre (CEC) is especially planning this eco-awareness programme for the benefit of students,...

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No headway in robbery case

MUMBAI: A day after the Byculla robbery case, the police said that there was no CCTV camera footage of the crime or the attackers fleeing from the scene of incident. They are now trying other sources to get information about the culprits who fled with...

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Delhi Technological University wins Enactus India National Competition 2013

MUMBAI: Delhi Technological University has emerged the winner of Enactus India National Competition 2013 held in Mumbai on June 18 and 19.Enactus is a global community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial...

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Two held for duping 20 home loan seekers

MUMBAI: The Bhandup police arrested two men for allegedly making false promises of getting the home buyers housing loan at less interest rate against the current offer that the bank have made in the market. To avail the loan the victims are made to take...

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Six hill forts of Rajasthan get World heritage stamp

MUMBAI: In a global recognition of sorts, the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO inscribed six hill forts of Rajasthan into the list of World Heritage sites.The Hill forts are six sites located across the Aravalli mountain range in northern India which...

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Dead body found in pumping station tank

MUMBAI: The dead body of a unidentified man (aged 35 to 40 years) was found in a decomposed state in at the Dharavi water pumping station on Thursday morning. The Dharavi police are probing whether it was an accidental death or a case of murder. Police...

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HC to hear illegal hoardings case on Thursday

MUMBAI : Bombay high court will hear today public interest litigation for removal of illegal political banners and hoardings. On March 13, 2013 the court had directed all municipalmunicipal corporations and councils in Maharashtra to remove illegal...

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HC to hear PIL on illegal constructions in Thane district

MUMBAI: Bombay high court will hear on Thursday a public interest litigation regarding illegal and unauthorised constructions in Thane district. On April 18, 2013 the court had directed the State 's Urban Development Department to file a comprehensive...

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HC to hear pleas against national anthem gaffe on Thursday

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court will hear today two public interest litigation seeking direction to the State government to withdraw text books in which 'Sindh' has been replaced in the national anthem with Sindhu'' . The first petition filed by Mulund...

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Ailing Mumbai elephant put under care of vet from Guwahati

MUMBAI: The plight of an ailing old elephant has galvanised celebrities including actor Amitabh Bachchan and activist alike, and the pachyderm has now been put under the care of a specialised vet from Guwahati.The 58-year-old female elephant, Bijlee,...

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Maharashtra should extend health benefits to ragpickers

MAHARASHTRA: In a much welcome move that would provide essential health services to an otherwise ignored population, the Union Cabinet earlier this month announced that ragpickers and waste-pickers would now be included in the RashtriyaSwasthyaBimaYojana...

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Will strengthened monitoring boost mid day meal scheme?

MUMBAI: The HRD ministry this week announced the setting up of a 'state-of-the-art' system to monitor the mid-day meal scheme on a real-time basis. It proposed that the new system -the Inter Voice Response System—would enable data from every school to...

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Burglary at a cooperative bank in Marol Maroshi

MUMBAI: Unidentified person broke the front door and entered a cooperative bank at Marol Maroshi locality in Andheri and made away with Rs43 lakhs cash. The incident occurred in between Saturday and Sunday night when the bank was closed, said the MIDC...

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Minor girl raped by her friend's father in Mumbai

MUMBAI: The Parksite police arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly raping his daughter's friend at Powai garden on Thursday, last week. Accused Ramroop Pashi (45), a labourer residing at Parksite locality, was caught by the watchman of Powai garden...

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Bijli is a true Mumbaikar

At 4500 kilos she is 1500 kilos overweight | Diet of vada pavs, desi ghee parathas chief culprit | Overworked, suffers from arthritic aches and pains | Needs to rest and go on a crash diet, prescribes doc.Ailing elephant Bijli, who was rescued by animal...

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Ailing elephant Bijli is a true Mumbaikar

At 4500 kilos she is 1500 kilos overweight | Diet of vada pavs, desi ghee parathas chief culprit | Overworked, suffers from arthritic aches and pains | Needs to rest and go on a crash diet, prescribes doc.Ailing elephant Bijli, who was rescued by animal...

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Richfeel to cheer Cancer patients with subsidized hair systems

MUMBAI: In an effort to reduce trauma and enrich the life of cancer patients, Richfeel -- India's leading trichology chain has embarked upon a social initiative to provide holistic solutions by offering free and subsidized hair systems to such patients....

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Vitamin D deficiency leads to obesity amongst urban children

MUMBAI: Vitamin D deficiency leads to obesity as well as increased risk of other health complications in children, experts believe. 15% of urban children are obese in Maharashtra; and it is predicted to double in the next 5 years. Obese children face...

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