Red tape holds up revamp of 100-yr-old SoBo bridges

A tussle between the civic body and Central Railway (CR) has stalled the reconstruction of Hancock and Carnac Bunder bridges, which are more than a century old.Both bridges have been declared unsafe and need to be reconstructed. Currently, the authorities...

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Winter session may go on for 3 weeks

MUMBAI: After its controversial "voice-vote" victory in trust vote, the new BJP government is set for a tight-rope walk in the coming winter session where important Bills are likely to be discussed.The winter session is proposed to be continued for three...

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Cong hijacks Sena’s Bandra talao plan

MUMBAI: The Congress on Saturday hijacked the Shiv Sena's plan to hold a stone-laying ceremony in the first week of December for beautification of Swami Vivekanand lake, popularly known as Bandra talao. On Saturday, the Congress organized a coconut-breaking...

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Mumbai-Pune traffic hit as gas tanker overturns

Traffic on the Pune-Mumbai highway was severely hit after a gas tanker overturned and developed a leak at Chakan phata in Talegaon Dabhade around 2.45am on Saturday.Police diverted the traffic coming from Pune and Mumbai through the Expressway via Valvan...

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BMC films to teach kids about diabetes

MUMBAI: The civic administration will soon release two short films, including an animation film targeted at schoolchildren, in order to highlight the problem of diabetes and obesity in society.As a part of its anti-diabetes drive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal...

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Give pension to illegitimate kids of all govt employees: PIL

MUMBAI: Bombay high court has asked for a Central government circular to be produced which provides for giving pension to the illegitimate children of class one officers.A division bench of Justice Anoop Mohta and Justice Nitin Jamdar passed the direction...

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PIL says over Rs 650 crore due as stamp duty, Bombay HC seeks state reply

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday issued notice to the state government and called for its reply to a public interest litigation that highlights lack of stamp duty recovery in over 35,000 cases in three decades between 1970 and 2000. The PIL by...

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Petition in high court for proper safety arrangements at Kumbh Mela

MUMBAI: A petition has been filed in the Bombay high court by the Hindu Janajagruti Samit with regards to ensure that there are proper safety features at the grand Kumbh Mela which will be held in Nashik in July 2015. In the earlier Kumbh Mela held...

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Dengue claims Mumbai’s 5th victim in 7 days

MUMBAI: The ravaging dengue crisis in the city claimed its fifth victim within a span of just seven days taking the death toll to 12. The latest casualty is a four-month-old child who died at Parel's KEM Hospital, which has emerged as a hotspot for the...

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Targeting entrenched Gujaratis in Mumbai not easy, netas only venting frustration

MUMBAI: "Wanna take part in Swacha Bharat abhiyan n start from mumbai!! Wanna start cleaning up all the Marathi hating gujjus from there once for all."With this infamous tweet earlier this week, first-time MLA Nitesh Rane not only exposed himself as...

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Maharashtra frees no-development zones with FSI of four

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra urban development department has taken the first step to throw open no-development zones in Mumbai, allowing 10-20 times the construction currently permitted.The move has raised suspicions that it could be tailor-made for a clutch...

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Dance trainer’s dog-bite selfie blows up into ‘rape’ allegation against him

MUMBAI: Merely sharing a selfie on a mobile messenger group has turned out to be nightmare for dance instructor Piyush Sen.The well-known trainer, whose students have won several television dance shows, last Thursday shared a picture of his face with...

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Dengue brings an entire family to hospital, robs others of support

MUMBAI: Dengue has left many families in the city crippled, as several members of the same family have been admitted to hospital at the same time. Among the worst hit is an eight-member family from Kalina, seven of whose members suffered from dengue...

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Most schools can’t afford to spend week on cleanup

MUMBAI: While schools across the city have welcomed the government's Bal Swachchta programme, most will not be able to follow the prescribed five-day plan as it would interfere with their celebrations and the academic calendar.On November 5, the school...

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Builder held for duping 425 people in Kalyan

KALYAN: The Mahatma Phule police in Kalyan have arrested a builder who duped more than 425 people and swindle Rs 4.25 crore from them by booking flats in Ambernath. The builder who had promised to handover possession by Diwali, shut offices in Kalyan...

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BMC yet to get reports of dengue’s latest casualty

MUMBAI: ManasviMangeshDevrukhakar, the three-year-old girl from Andheri, who died of dengue on Thursday, is yet to be confirmed as the city's latest dengue victim by the BMC.She was taken to Holy Spirit Hospital on Wednesday and immediately transferred...

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Want to first clean Mumbai off Gujaratis: Nitesh Rane

MUMBAI: Congress MLA NiteshRane has stoked a controversy by saying that he wants to begin Prime Minister NarendraModi's 'Clean India' campaign from Mumbai by cleaning the city of all the Gujaratis who hate Marathis."Wanna take part in SwachaBharatabhiyan...

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Teen held with fake currency in Virar

MUMBAI: A teenager was held with fake Rs 1,000 notes while making purchases in Virar. The currency was allegedly given to him by a friend after being promised money.The 16-year-old, a resident of Dhaniv Baug, Nalla Sopara (E) went to a grocery shop on...

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Parliamentary Standing Committee visits defence installations in Mumbai

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (SCOD) headed by Major General BC Khanduri (Retd) and comprising Members of Parliament (both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) visited defence installations at Mumbai last week on Friday. The Committee was received...

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New Zealand defence officials meet Indian Navy in Mumbai today

MUMBAI: The New Zealand Defence Force Command and Staff College will be meeting the Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy on Thursday as part of the two countries' defence cooperation programme to strengthen their ties. The 65-members delegation...

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Death rites get the professional touch

When Neeta Bhalchandra Tavade, 72, died at her Andheri home recently , her son Shailesh made some ur gent calls. There were the friends and relatives who had to be informed of her demise. The last call went to a funeral service company -Shailesh needed...

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Guard held for stealing cash from hospital safe

MUMBAI: The Bhoiwada police arrested a 26-year-old security guard for stealing Rs9.77 lakhs cash from safe locker of Global hospital at Parel on October 25. Ganesh Palekar committed the offence in order to get medical treatment for his ailing mother...

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Mumbai woman who sold 'mangalsutra' to build toilet honoured

MUMBAI: Maharashtra rural development minister Pankaja Munde on Thursday honoured Sangita Awhale, a woman from Saikheda village in Washim district, who sold her 'mangalsutra' to build a toilet."Toilet is a basic necessity, compared to ornaments. I sold...

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PETA founder squeezes into cage to highlight plight of chickens

MUMBAI: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India founder, Ingrid Newkirk, willfully caged herself in Bandra on Thursday outside the American chicken-meat restaurant chain KFC in order to bring a powerful message to Mumbai at the start...

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Trash bin crunch hits cleanliness drive

MUMBAI: The central government's Swachh Abhiyaan campaign may take a hit in Mumbai as the BMC is facing an acute shortage of community bins.The BMC has hence decided to purchase 20,000 such green bins, fitted with wheels, at the cost of Rs 3.7 crore....

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Media consultant arrested for cheating actor Sana Khan

MUMBAI: The Oshiwara police has arrested a media consultant, Poonam Khanna, on Wednesday evening in a case where she allegedly cheated actor Sana Khan of Rs 9 lakh.The actress allegedly wanted to buy two shanties in a slum through Khanna.On Friday, Khan...

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26-year-old new mom is city’s 10th dengue victim this year

MUMBAI: A 26-year-old new mother became the fourth victim of dengue in a week in the city when she passed away at Dalvie Hospital, Pedder Road, on Monday night, even as three resident doctors from KEM Hospital, Parel, were admitted to the hospital with...

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Plan for a Times Square in Mumbai stirs criticism

MUMBAI: It was a bold, if somewhat mystifying, proposal.In an effort to bolster tourism, India's new central government laid out plans last month to transform parts of one of Mumbai's oldest and most charming neighborhoods into a "cultural hub." The...

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Hit-and-run case: Salman Khan was not drunk, witness tells court

MUMBAI: A witness in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving superstar Salman Khan on Wednesday said the actor was not smelling of liquor when he met him at his place a few hours after the mishap.The prosecution's case is that Salman's car had rammed into...

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Joggers find youth hanging from tree

MUMBAI: Early morning joggers on Wednesday found a youth hanging from a tree on the road in Vasai (west) on Wednesday.Deepak Pawar (22) a resident of Dhabolpada,Vasaigaon, worked as a labourer and has a two-year-old son.His body was found hanging from...

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Sailors freed by Somali pirates land in Mumbai

MUMBAI: After a nine-hour fli ght from Mombasa, the seven Indian sailors who were held captive by Somali pirates for four years and set free on October 30 landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 2am on Monday.Two of the sailors—Bahadur...

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RJ who held QNet training in police custody

MUMBAI: Tarun Ratnani, a radio jockey, arrested for allegedly organizing a training camp to lure investors to join QNet, a marketing firm, was on Monday sent to police custody till November 10. The police said he conducted such events frequently in the...

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Chess silver for city boy in Cannes youth tournament

MUMBAI: A 14-year-old student from the city has bagged a silver medal in the under-16 category at the Cannes youth chess tournament in France recently.Armaan Gala, a Class IX student of Oberoi International School in Goregaon, secured the second position...

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Mumbai's November temperature hits 37-degrees celsius, only 3rd time in 63 years

MUMBAI: The city on Monday recorded its third hottest November day since 1951, with the maximum temperature in Santa Cruz touching 37-degrees celsius. The all-time record for the month is 37.4 degrees, recorded on the 4th in 1979 and 2003.Colaba registered...

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BJP likely to defer berths for Sena

MUMBAI: There is a hardening of stance in the state BJP, reports Prafulla Marpakwar. Most partymen seem to be of the view that Shiv Sena needs to be shown its place and the best way to do it is to defer the induction of Sena ministers till after BJP...

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22-year-old dies of dengue, third fatality in a week

MUMBAI: The city witnessed its third dengue death in a week when a 22-year-old from Elphinstone Road, Shubham Tiwari, succumbed to the disease on Sunday. Dengue has claimed nine lives so far this year.Shubham's father said he was rushed to KEM Hospital...

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Merc rams into car in Santa Cruz

MUMBAI: A businessman, Pratik Gada, crashed his Mercedes into a Santro car that in turn rammed into three stationary autos near St Teresa's School at SV Road, Santacruz west on Sunday morning. No casualties were reported in the mishap."Gada said the...

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QNet promoter sent to police custody till November 10

MUMBAI: Tarun Ratnani, a radio jockey, who was arrested for allegedly organizing a training camp to lure investors to join QNet, a marketing firm, was on Monday sent to police custody till November 10. The police said that he had been conducting such...

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If pissing is allowed in public, why not kissing?

The Kiss of Love campaign, which originated in Kochi a couple of days ago, has gathered support from the student community across the country. The drive started last week, when a few students decided to protest against moral policing by kissing in public....

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Mercedes rams into car in Santa Cruz

MUMBAI: A businessman, Pratik Gada, crashed his Mercedes into a Santro car that in turn rammed into three stationary autos near St Teresa's School at SV Road, Santacruz west on Sunday morning. No casualties were reported in the mishap."Gada said the...

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Mercedes, Santro collide in Santa Cruz

MUMBAI: A businessman, Pratik Gada, crashed his Mercedes into a Santro car that in turn rammed into three stationary autos near St Teresa's School at SV Road, Santacruz west on Sunday morning. No casualties were reported in the mishap."Gada said the...

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Cops arrest woman who helped a fake IT officer in cheating

MUMBAI: The MRA Marg police on Monday afternoon with the help of a social activist arrested a 54-year-old woman on charges of cheating. The woman, Naina Dewan, had come to collect money on behalf of a fake income take officer, said police.Ashok Patel,...

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Sena demands post of deputy chief minister, may be given 10 ministerial portfolios

MUMBAI: With the BJP blinking and returning to the talking table, the Shiv Sena on Saturday once again took a stern stand in negotiations between the two parties to forge an alliance.READ ALSO: Day after, BJP ministers squabble for plum postsSena sources...

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Maharashtra cabinet portfolios announced; CM Devendra Fadnavis keeps home, housing

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday allocated portfolios to his ten-member council of ministers while keeping the home, urban development, housing and health departments with himself.READ ALSO: Devendra Fadnavis speaks to TOI:...

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Check-in system crashes at Mumbai airport, flights delayed

MUMBAI: The check-in system at terminal 1B of the domestic airport here collapsed on Sunday due to crashing of the server resulting in flight delays for some time causing inconvenience to passengers.However, the system has now been restored and operations...

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Fadnavis to seek trust vote on November 12

MUMBAI: A three-day session of the Maharashtra legislative assembly will be held from November 10 in which the Devendra Fadnavis-led government will seek a vote of confidence.The trust vote will be sought on November 12 after all the newly elected MLAs...

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Day after, BJP ministers squabble for plum posts

MUMBAI: More than 24 hours after Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as chief minister, seven others took oath as cabinet ministers and two as ministers of state, those at the helm of the new government had been unable to allocate portfolios because of intense...

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