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BMC to get plot reserved for cemeteries after 8-yr legal battle

India, March 30 -- After a prolonged legal battle since 2016 involving 25 hearings, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has agreed to hand over a four-acre plot reserved for a b... Read More


100-yr-old overcomes hip fracture, stroke

Mumbai, March 29 -- Hundred-year-old Kakubai Chaudhary, who was admitted to United Multispeciality Hospital, Kandivali West, for a fracture of the femur neck (hip joint) coupled with a brain stroke, u... Read More


Centenarian survives hip joint fracture and brain stroke, after successful surgery

India, March 29 -- Hundred-year-old Kakubai Chaudhary, who was admitted to United Multispeciality Hospital, Kandivali West, for a fracture of the femur neck (hip joint) coupled with a brain stroke, un... Read More


Landslide victims evicted from BMC school to make way for EC office

MUMBAI, March 28 -- The BMC, on the orders of the Election Commission (EC), has evicted two landslide-affected families that had been occupying a ground-floor room in a Kurla municipal school for two ... Read More


Overstaying landslide victims evicted from BMC school to make way for EC office

India, March 28 -- The BMC, on the orders of the Election Commission (EC), has evicted two landslide-affected families that had been occupying a ground-floor room in a Kurla municipal school for two y... Read More


Pagdi tenants worried about rights as state govt fails to defend them in court

MUMBAI, March 27 -- Lakhs of pagdi tenants are concerned about their tenancy rights due to the state government's inaction in a crucial case against the Property Owners' Association, set to be heard b... Read More


Pagdi tenants worried as state govt fails to defend them in court

India, March 27 -- Lakhs of pagdi tenants are concerned about their tenancy rights due to the state government's inaction in a crucial case against the Property Owners' Association, set to be heard by... Read More


Ahead of polls, citizens' groups float campaigns to boost voter turnout

Mumbai, March 23 -- As Mumbai gears up for Lok Sabha elections on May 20, citizen's groups are busy trying to boost voter turnout and craft a manifesto that can be presented to victorious candidates. ... Read More


Campaigns by citizens' groups seek to boost voter turnout

India, March 23 -- As Mumbai gears up for Lok Sabha elections on May 20, citizen's groups are busy trying to boost voter turnout and craft a manifesto that can be presented to victorious candidates. F... Read More


Gagrani takes stock of rain preparedness on Day 1 as BMC boss

MUMBAI, March 22 -- Following his appointment as BMC commissioner, Dr Bhushan Gagrani lost no time in convening a meeting on Thursday with assistant commissioners from 24 wards and various civic depar... Read More