​CA student falls off building terrace, dies

MUMBAI: A 23-year-old final-year chartered accountancy student, Tarika Singh, died after allegedly falling off the terrace of her building in Bhayander (east).Singh, resided with her parents and younger sister Tanushree in the A wing of Sai Aaradhana...

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​Officials are guilty of laxity, negligence: Civic chief

MUMBAI: The BMC has suspended seven officials for failing to act against illegal alterations in the five-storeyed civic building located on Brahmadev Khot Marg near Dockyard Road railway station, which collapsed on Friday morning.Three officials from...

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​Mhada to review Rs 10,000cr Mumbai redevelopment project

MUMBAI: A redevelopment project in Kandivli (east), conservatively estimated to be worth Rs 10,000 crore, is under review by the state housing authority following complaints by a section of the residents.Considered one of Mumbai's largest redevelopment...

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​Mazgaon building crash toll 61, BMC suspends 7-8 officials

MUMBAI: Eighteen civic officials will face the BMC heat for being negligent and not taking timely action against illegal alterations in the ground floor decorator's establishment that, prima facie, led to the Mazgaon building crash on Friday.Out of the...

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​Building terrace must be open to all residents: Bombay high court

MUMBAI: No resident can be allowed to obstruct the BMC's move to ensure access to the building's terrace to all residents and for emergencies, the Bombay high court has ruled.A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Gautam Patel dismissed a...

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Civil society demands more transparency in government budgets

MUMBAI: A coalition of 400 civil society organizations across the country have launched a movement demanding that the government, be it the Centre, state-level administrators or district administration, brings in transparency in their respective budgets....

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Now, special halt at Uruli for Bangalore-bound Udyan Express

MUMBAI: The Central Railway has decided to provide a halt at Uruli station for the 11301/11032 Udyan Express on an experimental basis. Said a CR spokesperson, "The Udyan Express ferries passengers from Mumbai CST to Bangalore. We have decided to give...

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Bookings for special AC trains to Delhi begins on Monday

MUMBAI: The bookings for the special air-conditioned trains from Mumbai to Delhi will open from Monday. To cater to the rush of passengers during the Divali holidays, the Western Railway will run bi-weekly Rajdhani-type AC superfast special trains from...

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Special trains from Mumbai to Bhavnagar during Diwaali

MUMBAI: To cater to the rush of passengers during Diwali holidays, the Western Railway will run 12 special weekly services between Bandra Terminus and Bhavnagar in Gujarat from October 21. Said a WR spokesperson, "The train number 09231 Bandra Terminus...

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Mumbai school bus safety panel to meet on Monday

MUMBAI: Police commissioner Satyapal Singh will chair the meeting of the Mumbai District School Bus Safety Committee on Monday afternoon. Officials from RTO, traffic police and state education department will participate in the meeting, which will be...

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Surrogacy case: Shah Rukh Khan seeks dismissal of plea

MUMBAI: Actor Shah Rukh Khan has sought dismissal of a petition filed by social activist Varsha Deshpande seeking early hearing of the complaint filed by her in a magistrate court. The activist seeks action against the actor for sex determination of...

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Epic ride: These auto drivers get hired to play god every Dussehra

MUMBAI: Opposite a banquet hall in Mulund, a few unlikely gods are sipping roadside tea. There's lord Ram, who is a bachelor, Kumbhakaran, who is wide awake, king Janaka, who is diabetic and Kaikeyi in the form of aman in a tight T-shirt and middle parting....

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Tata Power to develop 28.8 MW solar power project

MUMBAI: Tata Power Company (TPC), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), is developing one of its largest photovoltaic based solar power plants with an installed capacity of 28.8 MW in the Satara district in...

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Two new AC bus routes for Pune launched

MUMBAI: The MSRTC launched its direct AC bus service from Vashi to Pune and from Panvel to Pune on Saturday. "We expect a good response on these routes and depending on demand, we will increase the frequency of buses and also ply them on weekdays,''...

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Kalyan RTO books 25 errant auto drivers

MUMBAI: The Kalyan RTO conducted surprise checks outside the railway station for the past four days and prosecuted 25 errant autorickshaw drivers. The RTO has now cleared the entire station area (main road) West of unscrupulous auto drivers and also...

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Tardeo RTO forms 2 squads to check school vehicles without permit

MUMBAI : Apart from forming 12 teams of officials who will inspect school buses in island city, the Tardeo RTO has also created two dedicated squads of officers who will keep a vigil on illegal vehicles ferrying children to school. "There are lot of...

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Mumbai building collapse: Death toll rises to 42, several still feared trapped

MUMBAI: The death toll in Mumbai building collapse on Friday has risen to 42 with 32 others injured, Times Now reported on Saturday. Rescue operations are still under way as several people are still feared to be trapped under the debris of the collapsed...

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Mumbai building collapse: Death toll rises to 43, several still feared trapped

MUMBAI: The death toll in the Mazgaon building collapse on Saturday rose to 43 even as rescuers scoured the massive rubble looking for survivors and bodies.The owner of a decoration firm who illegally carried out "faulty" renovation at his rented office-cum-warehouse...

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1 dead, 5 injured, 50 feared trapped in 5-storey building collapse in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Six persons, including three of a family, were killed and 19 injured after a five-storey Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) residential building collapsed in Mazgaon area here on Friday."The death toll in the collapse has risen to six,"...

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Mira-Bhayander municipality seeks 100 buses from Centre

MUMBAI: The Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has submitted a proposal to the Centre for the procurement of 100 buses.The civic administration has submitted the proposal to the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission ( JNNURM). A total...

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Six killed, 19 injured in 5-storey building collapse in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Six persons, including three of a family, were killed and 19 injured after a five-storey Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) residential building collapsed in Mazgaon area here on Friday."The death toll in the collapse has risen to six,"...

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Delhi cine conversations

Many of those present at the do, hosted by Amit Bansal and Sandiip Kapoor, were either from Delhi, or have made films on Delhi, or both. No One Killed Jessica director Rajkumar Gupta stayed in one corner, while actresses Vishakha Singh and Usha Jadhav...

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Six armed men held while planning dacoity

MUMBAI: Six men, armed with choppers, were arrested by the Malad police early on Thursday when they were planning a dacoity. All the accused have past criminal records, in fact two of them have been convicted for murder."Our personnel were patrolling...

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2011 Mumbai blasts: IM may have planted four bombs

MUMBAI: Did the Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives plant four bombs on July 13, 2011 and one of them did not explode? Asadullah Akhtar, an arrested IM member, allegedly told the NIA that the fourth device, an explosive-filled pressure cooker, was also...

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Lax security in Mumbai malls worries cops

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police's audits in the recent past have revealed that private security at most malls in the city are ineffectual at detecting weapons even with metal detectors. This discovery, along with the deadly Nairobi attack, has prompted the...

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Security increased at Maharashtra synagogues

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) recently conducted security drills - using 'mock terrorists' - at 35 places belonging to the Jewish community to appraise their vulnerability. The exercise happened after the ATS issued a terror alert...

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Mumbai photojournalist gang-rape case: One accused goes missing

MUMBAI: Siraj Rahman Khan, an accused in the gang rape of a photojournalist at Shakti Mills in Mumbai, is untraceable, prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told a local court on Thursday.Accused Siraj Rehman was last known to have been in Thane jail, TV channels...

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Family assaulted for feeding strays in Kalyan, attackers held after 3 weeks

MUMBAI: A Kalyan-based woman who along with her family members was beaten up by society members for the simple act of feeding stray dogs, is now glad that police has finally arrested three of her assaulters.The incident actually took place on August...

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Family assaulted for feeding mongrels in Kalyan, attackers held after 3 weeks

MUMBAI: A Kalyan-based woman who along with her family members was beaten up by society members for the simple act of feeding stray dogs, is now glad that police has finally arrested three of her assaulters.The incident actually took place on August...

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Drunkard sets himself ablaze, hugs three girls

YAVATMAL, Maharashtra: In a bizarre incident, a drunkard allegedly set himself ablaze and then hugged three girls before jumping into a well to douse the fire.Nana Wagarhande (40), a notorious drunkard of Varha village here, set himself ablaze in his...

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Four held for robbing electronic showroom in July

MUMBAI: Four men have been arrested for allegedly robbing cash and mobile phones worth over Rs 14 lakhs from an electronic showroom in Mira Road in July.The closed circuit television (CCTV) installed in the Vijay Sales, a chain of electronic goods showroom,...

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25 train stuntmen held, one a robber on the run

MUMBAI: The government railway police (GRP) on Tuesday nabbed 25 people, 14 of them minors, for performing stunts on trains. The drive was conducted during 3-5 am. All 25 were found without ticket. Background checks revealed that one of them was a robber...

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Power consumers in suburbs to witness 22% drop in bills

MUMBAI: With the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) giving a go-ahead to RInfra to rationalize power tariff for the next two years, one can expect power bills to drop by 22% in the suburbs. The Tata Power Company (TPC) already provides...

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Fire breaks out in Film City in Mumbai

MUMBAI: A fire broke out at a set in Goregaon Film city this morning.The fire broke out at 8.15am and four fire engines, five tankers and an ambulance have been rushed to the spot, fire brigade officials said.The fire has been brought under control and...

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Mira Road to get HIV Anti Retroviral Test centre

MUMBAI: The Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has sought approval from the state government to set up an Anti Retroviral Test (ART) centre for HIV positive patients.Statistics available with the civic administration shows the Mira-Bhayander...

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BMC's standing committee clears proposal to appoint British Council to train teachers

MUMBAI: The civic standing committee on Wednesday cleared a proposal to appoint British Council to train teachers in English language. The civic body will pay British Council Rs 3.5 crore for this exercise. Standing committee chairman Rahul Shewale...

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​Move over carpooling, chopper sharing is here

MUMBAI: Carpooling to reach your work place is passe, fasten your seat belts to pool a chopper ride. At least that's what dozens of Mumbai-based entrepreneurs with factories in places like Boisar, Vapi, Nasik, Aurangabad have been discovering since the...

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​Move over car pooling, chopper sharing is here

MUMBAI: Carpooling to reach your work place is passe, fasten your seat belts to pool a chopper ride. At least that's what dozens of Mumbai-based entrepreneurs with factories in places like Boisar, Vapi, Nasik, Aurangabad have been discovering since the...

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Mars Orbiter Mission launch on Oct 28

MUMBAI: Isro officials said on Sunday that the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will be launched on October 28 from Sriharikota between 3.30pm and 4pm.A national committee of scientists chaired by former Isro chief U R Rao gave the go-ahead to the Rs 450-crore...

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​Qateel Siddiqui family petition to be heard in HC today

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday will hear a petition filed by alleged Indian Mujahideen Qateel Siddiqui's family seeking an impartial probe by a central agency or a court-appointed special investigating team.Siddiqui was arrested by the Delhi...

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Telly beti- bahus party all night

Telly girls at a party are just the opposite of what they are on screen. At actress Munisha Khatwani's birthday party held in Mumbai recently, which saw a good turnout from the TV industry.The betis and bahus were seen having a blast, letting their hair...

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Quick-thinking doctor uses mentor’s Whatsapp tips to save labourer’s hand

MUMBAI: Besides performing a microsurgery that could only be done in a super-speciality hospital, a Boisar-based orthopaedic surgeon used sheer presence of mind to save the nearly severed hand of a labourer after it was almost sliced off by a saw machine.Since...

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Onions from Egypt, Pakistan fail to cool 80 a kg prices, Mumbaikars blame hoarders

MUMBAI: The Centre's kneejerk move to import onions from Egypt, Afghanistan and now Pakistan has had no impact on retail prices that hit the season's high of Rs 80 a kg on Thursday.Rather than procure tasteless, yellow onions from neighbouring countries...

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Onions from Egypt, Pakistan fail to bring prices below Rs 80/kg, Mumbaikars blame hoarders

MUMBAI: The Centre's kneejerk move to import onions from Egypt, Afghanistan and now Pakistan has had no impact on retail prices that hit the season's high of Rs 80 a kg on Thursday.Rather than procure tasteless, yellow onions from neighbouring countries...

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Rs 3.95 cr fine collected for traffic offences in 2013: Police

MUMBAI: Intensifying its drive against errant two-wheeler drivers and rash motorists, Mumbai traffic police have collected a fine of over Rs 3.95 crore since January this year.The police have initiated strict action against rash-driving, signal-jumping,...

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Soap queen Ekta Kapoor felicitated

Small screen czarina, director Ekta Kapoor, was in her favourite city, Kolkata, recently to recieve an award. She was felicitated for her exemplary work and outstanding contribution to the Indian entertainment industry.Tollywood actor Debdut and directors...

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BMC revises the mobile tower policy, makes it stricter

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has revised its mobile tower policy and have decided that only one mobile tower will be allowed atop one building. The BMC has also said that only one antenna will be allowed on one tower. The revised...

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140 Domino's Pizza employees come together for beach clean-up drive

MUMBAI: On International Coastal Clean-up Day, Domino's Pizza employees came together for a beach cleaning drive on Thursday. Beaches, rivers and lakes were cleaned of debris, waste, plastic bags by employees who came forth to volunteer for this drive....

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Zari worker held for raping minor with learning disabilities

MUMBAI: The Agripada police recently arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl with learning disabilities for the last nine months. Accused Kamal Khan, a worker at zari unit at Momenpura in south Mumbai, fled away to his native...

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Director general reviews training program for NCC

MUMBAI: Lieutenant General PS Bhalla, director general NCC was on a two-day visit to NCC Directorate Maharashtra. During his visit from September 5 to 6, the DG reviewed the training and other activities being conducted by the directorate.Maharashtra...

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Indian Navy holds workshop on roles and expectations of emerging navies

MUMBAI: Thirty nine delegates from 22 member nations converged in Mumbai to participate in the Operational Seminar and Preparatory Workshop - 2013 on the theme, 'Roles and Expectations of Emerging Navies in Cooperative Engagement for Peace and Stability...

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Indian Coast Guard rescues 11 fishermen

MUMBAI: In another rescue operation off Kerala coast during the ongoing South West monsoon, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on September 13 rescued 11 Indian fishermen of fishing boat "Arbuda Matha". The fishing boat was sinking and timely help saved the...

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