Kandivli school’s noon schedule upsets parents

MUMBAI: Thakur Public School's decision to change the hours for its primary section from the coming academic year seems to have upset the parents, more than 100 of whom converged on the campus on Thursday to express their dissent. According to a directive...

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EX-MD of Birla firm held in cheating case

MUMBAI: The economic offences wing on Thursday arrested PVR Murthy, former managing director of Birla Power Solutions Pvt Ltd, for his alleged role in a cheating case registered against several directors of the company.The Marine Drive police on December...

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From 2015-16, schools in Maharashtra need to admit RTE students first

PUNE: The admission process in 2015-16 for 25% reserved category under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, will be conducted first followed by admissions to the remaining seats, education commissioner S Chokallingam said.As for the 2014-15 academic...

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BMC to kickstart Marine Drive resurfacing project today

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to begin the resurfacing of the iconic Marine Drive on Friday night.Crack-mapping will be done on parts of the existing Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road. The civic body will first fix the cracks...

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Siblings can’t identify teacher who locked them up in storeroom

MUMBAI: A day after a girl and her brother claimed they were locked up in their school's storeroom for almost three hours as punishment, the children on Thursday failed to identify the female teacher who they alleged had confined them. The police have...

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Nation’s first monorail to zip through skies in Mumbai on Sunday

MUMBAI: Sunday will change the way Mumbaikars commute. The country's first monorail will roll out of Wadala for an 8.8-km run till Chembur. With its air-conditioned coaches, access to which will be through smart-card tickets, lifts and escalators at...

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RTO’s online licensing system drives out touts; new issuance drops 62%

MUMBAI: Before the new transparent online system of issuing driving licences was launched , the city seemed to have been overrun with illegal motor vehicle schools and unscrupulous agents who did not think twice about forging documents to procure licences...

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Malad schoolteacher locks 2 girls in class, forgets to let them out

MUMBAI: A teacher from a Malad school locked two girls inside a classroom as punishment on Wednesday and forgot to let them out, even after the school hours.The girls, aged 13 and 9, were locked in around 3 pm during their physical education period.The...

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Mumbai granny recalls shots that killed Gandhi

MUMBAI: A Mumbai grandmother recalls the sound of Nathuram Godse's bullets 66 years ago to a day. The daughter of an Indian civil servant who once served Pandit Nehru, Indira Patel grew up in a sprawling bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi. Her father's home...

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Rooftop travellers hold up Western Railway train for 20 minutes

MUMBAI: Two rooftop travellers held up a Western Railway local for 20 minutes and delayed other services on Wednesday morning, as they refused to come down despite authorities pleading with them. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) had to act with caution...

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Pvt power suppliers make tariff cut tough

MUMBAI: Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday accepted the fact that offering subsidy to consumers in Mumbai was a 'complex' issue due to involvement of private suppliers and that the legalities of various aspects and possibilities were being...

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Nation's first monorail to roll out in Mumbai on Feb 1

MUMBAI: The country's first monorail service will commence operations next month on the 8.9km Wadala-Chembur section in the central-eastern suburbs of the metropolis after a delay of over two years.The monorail service will be inaugurated on February...

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Gulabi Yatra takes LGBT community on wild tour of 1980s meeting points

MUMBAI: On Tuesday evening, Maheshwari Udyan at King's Circle stepped back into another decade. The neighbourhood's elderly residents ambling in for their daily walk and harried mothers calling out to kids running across the lawns might not have noticed...

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Times NIE newsmakers set to meet RBI governor

MUMBAI: In September last year, well-known economist Raghuram Rajan took over as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), one of the youngest to head the country's apex bank at age 50.On the very day of his appointment, Ratnottam Das, Times NIE student...

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Airbus superjumbo will be a boon for limited capacity Mumbai airport: Experts

MUMBAI: Unlike the Airbus 380, all passenger aircraft that were game-changers, such as the Boeing 747 jumbo jet or the Concorde, looked elegant from any angle. The A380, on lateral view, appears short and stocky. The first reaction the aircraft's double-deck,...

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Rs one lakh compensation for man who gulped needle during root canal

MUMBAI: Upholding a district forum order, the state commission has directed a dental hospital and a dentist to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to a man who accidently swallowed a needle during a root canal procedure in 2009. The panel also reprimanded the...

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Bus collides with diesel tanker on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, seven dead

MUMBAI: Seven people were killed and around 14 injured when a luxury bus in which they were travelling collided with a fuel tanker at Manor on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway early on Wednesday.The bus belonging to Pune-based Purple Travels was...

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Maharashtra NCC Directorate adjudged best for fifth consecutive time

MUMBAI: During a glittering Prime Minister's Rally at New Delhi held on 28 January 2014, the National Cadet Corps (NCC), Maharashtra Directorate was adjudged the best directorate for a record fifth consecutive time.The rolling trophy and coveted Prime...

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Spend more time on your game : HC tells shuttler

MUMBAI: Bombay high court has told shuttler Prajakta Sawant to spend more time on the badminton court than in the court.Since over a year the court is hearing a petition by Sawant alleging harassment and discrimination by Badminton Association of India...

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Mulund colony residents despise check-naka divide

MUMBAI: The toll naka at Anand Nagar, Mulund, is perhaps the most hated of all as a few hundred residents who live in the vicinity have to pay toll every time they cross the booth, despite living in Mumbai."The worst is the case of Hari Om Nagar residents,...

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Esther killing: More auto, cab drivers detained

MUMBAI: The police investigating the death of software engineer Esther Anuhya (23), have sounded an alert across the country, asking electronic gadget dealers to contact them if anyone tried to sell a secondhand Mac laptop. Anhuya was sexually assaulted...

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Sailing expedition by naval cadets

MUMBAI: 2nd Maharashtra Naval unit, Ratnagiri has embarked on a Sailing Expedition from Ratnagiri to Mumbai and back from 18 to 28 January 2014. The Expedition team namely Konkan- Kesari participated by the Senior Division boys and girls, cadets of 2nd...

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Forum for Fast Justice to organize dharna on Jan 30 for demanding speedy justice

MUMBAI: Forum for Fast Justice will organize first ever dharna of its kind for demanding speedy and affordable justice to all citizens of the country on Thursday, 30th January 2014 during 2pm to 6.30pm at Azad Maidan.Speakers are retired judges of the...

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Bandra-Worli sea link toll booth vandalized

MUMBAI: Continuing their anti-toll agitation for the second day, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists on Tuesday vandalized a toll booth at the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli sea link here.Mumbai police detained at least 25 MNS activists who tried to...

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Powai residents chalk out waste disposal plan

MUMBAI: Eager to make their area a zero-waste zone, citizens of the S'ward in Powai have chalked out a plan for a more efficient waste disposal system which includes special attention to garbage on roads and CHS. Over 150 citizens were educated on garbage...

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Shri Ramshet Thakur Social Welfare Organisation organised Malhar Mahotsav in Navi Mumbai

With several mahotsavs in row, the city is being treated to various cultural events in the recent past. These events are efforts to bring local people together, and one such events is the Malhar Mahotsav which is being organised at New Panvel. This grand...

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Women marathoners create breast cancer awareness

MUMBAI: " HCG Pinkathon, International Women's 10km Run," was held in Mumbai today, to create awareness on breast cancer and promote health and fitness among women. Almost 3,000 women from corporates, colleges, nurses, social clubs and doctors participated...

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State level 'Recovery Plans' envisaged for bustard species

MUMBAI: After decades of destruction, although nature and wildlife conservation are slowly getting the required attention, the focus largely remains on the forested habitats and the mega fauna that inhabits them. Many other vital and bio-diverse habitats...

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BMC's preparatory report for 'Development Plan' made public

MUMBAI: The Municipal Corporation has undertaken the work of revision of the 'Development Plan' for Greater Mumbai for the 2014-2034 period (20 years). The work of revision of the 'Development Plan' is being carried out by municipal engineers, urban...

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Directors' association to release CD of event organized to pay tribute to Farooque Shaikh

MUMBAI: The directors' association, which had organized a touching tribute to Farooque Shaikh, has decided to release the recording of the event.The hour-long CD will be interspersed with vignettes from Farooque Shaikh's films.On Tuesday, January 28,...

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Maha rural artisans weave Gandhi’s dream into khadi

MUMBAI: Republic Day, like other national days, may have been reduced to tokenism in public life, but an army of rural artisans keeps the spirit of nationalism alive every day. Clusters of weavers across India are living Mahatma Gandhi's ideal through...

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‘Youth run after career, have no time for relations’

MUMBAI: Lamenting the current trend of marriages falling apart within a month of the wedding, a family court has granted divorce on grounds of cruelty to a Powai-based woman whose husband deserted her to work abroad within 10 days of her marriage.The...

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Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed corridor proposed via Thane

MUMBAI: A proposal is under consideration to link Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed corridor with bullet trains Via Thane and Virar in Maharashtra.The feasibility study for 535 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad Hi-speed train is expected to be complete by May 2015 by Japan...

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They recreate the world using tiny, building blocks

MUMBAI: The first ever brick of Prasanna Patil's yellow Alibaug bungalow was made of plastic. Even before his architect could start work, SantaCruz based Patil had presented her with a tiny model of the two storeyed bungalow he had in mind. It had a...

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Map entry and exit points to avoid risky crowd crushes, say experts

MUMBAI: When Keith Still read media reports of the stampede in Mumbai that killed 18 people ahead of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin's funeral, he found a familiar error. A 'stampede' implies the crowd is misbehaving. "But indications in the press talk about...

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With deep pockets & love for fitness, Mamils put pedal to metal

In February last year, Tirath Singh, 43, took his bicycle—a Trek Madone 5.5—to Munnar and set out on a biking trip to Kanyakumari with 10 friends. They covered the distance of about 400km in four days. Later that year, he participated in the qualifiers...

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Corporators want action against telecom company

MUMBAI: Corporators have alleged that a telecom company who is currently installing 4G network in the city has duped the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)by laying more cables than the permissible limit. They have demanded strict action against...

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Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2 again

MUMBAI: Dairy producer Amul on Friday increased milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. This is the fourth such increase since April 2013 and has pushed up prices by Rs 8-10 per litre since that time.Amul's Taaza brand of toned milk that sold for Rs 34 now costs...

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Railways allot Rs 60 crore to raise height of platforms

MUMBAI: The railway ministry has agreed to allow heights of platforms in Mumbai's suburban rail network to be raised to 920mm. The work will take three years and Rs 50-60 crore. The ministry has also announced Rs 5 lakh for Monika More, the college girl...

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Man returns after terror charges dropped in Spain

MUMBAI: Roshan Jamal Khan, now 56, who spent six years in Spain jails, returned home this week after his jail term was reduced with the government dropping charges of terrorism and planning to bomb metro trains in six countries. Khan and his family say...

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Army refuses to be led by cops on Republic Day parade in Mumbai

MUMBAI: With the state planning an extravagant show on Marine Drive for the first time, the army and the navy have managed to completely sideline the police in their own state capital.The top brass of Maharashtra police is miffed with the state government...

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to sign MoU with British Council

MUMBAI: In a bid to improve the education standard of civic students, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will sign a memorandum of understanding ( MoU) with the British Council on Friday at the civic headquarters.Mayor Sunil Prabhu and municipal...

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Hatekar effect? Mumbai University to scan faculty emails

MUMBAI: Mumbai University's all-faculty email account has been blocked by the administration, which feels it is vital to pore over communication among professors before it gets out.The group email id, allusers@mu.ac.in, encompasses all faculty members,...

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Sanjay Nirpam begins hunger strike for power tariff cut in Mumbai

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday sat on an indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai demanding cut in power tariff in the city.The Congress MP had earlier led a protest along with Priya Dutt at Reliance's regional office in Kandivali...

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Bank manager, consultant nabbed for cheque fraud

MUMBAI: The economic offences wing (EOW) of the city crime branch has arrested a bank manager and an auto consultant for stealing cheques from the press, opening accounts in banks, forging signatures and withdrawing money.The accused, Hiren Deepak Shah...

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Cheap airfares elude tourist destinations

MUMBAI: All through Wednesday, one could book a cheap air ticket on quite a number of flights, including those departing during peak morning and evening hours. But such fares were hardly to be found on flights to certain tourist destinations, like Goa.On...

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Sanjay Nirupam begins hunger strike for power tariff cut in Mumbai

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday sat on an indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai demanding cut in power tariff in the city.The Congress MP had earlier led a protest along with Priya Dutt at Reliance's regional office in Kandivali...

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Sanjay Nirupam begins hunger strike for cut in power tariff in Mumbai

MUMBAI: AICC secretary Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday began an indefinite hunger strike to demand reduction in power tariff in Mumbai. Nirupam started his agitation outside the Reliance Energy divisional office at Kandivali in north Mumbai. Mumbai was...

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Senior journalist, activist Doiphode dead

MUMBAI: Senior journalist from Nanded in Marathwada region, Sudhakarrao Vinyakrao Doiphode passed away on Wednesday. He was 77.Doiphode, who was part of Nanded's social, political and economic spheres since last forty years, died at Hyderabad, family...

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Cross-dressing cop faces action for sex abuse

MUMBAI: Proceedings to suspend of an inspector accused of having unnatural sex are now underway at the Chunabhatti police station, said an officer on Tuesday.Inspector Mahesh Jadhav was accused in October by two youths of calling them to his cabin at...

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One killed, 2 hurt in train mishaps near Mumbra

MUMBAI: One person died and two were seriously injured when they fell off overcrowded trains between Mumbra and Kalwa in three incidents within a 30-minute span during Tuesday morning peak hour. While the GRP registered cases, railway officials denied...

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