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Flamingos skip Nerul wetlands as pollution chokes habitats

NAVI MUMBAI, April 10 -- The much-awaited arrival of flamingos in Navi Mumbai has brought with it an alarming ecological warning; the migratory birds are actively avoiding several key wetlands in Neru... Read More


101-acre slum cluster around Gilbert Hill to be redeveloped

Mumbai, April 10 -- Over 100 acres of land in Andheri West around Gilbert Hill, a 66-million-year-old monolith, are set to be transformed under the Maharashtra government's recently introduced slum cl... Read More


Fire breaks out at Terminal 1; none hurt

Mumbai, April 10 -- A fire broke out inside terminal 1B of the Mumbai airport due to a short circuit on Thursday evening. The fire was reported at 6.10pm and confined to the ground floor of the three-... Read More


Bullet train land: Man fudges papers for higher payout

MUMBAI, April 10 -- The Naigaon police have registered a first information report (FIR) against a warehouse owner for allegedly using forged documents to claim higher compensation from the National Hi... Read More


India seeks extradition of Torres fraud 'architect'

MUMBAI, April 10 -- The Indian government has requested Moldova to extradite Ukrainian national Olena Stoian, one of the alleged masterminds of the Rs.177-crore Torres Jewellery fraud, who was recentl... Read More


Man lured by gold, duped of Rs.15L by fake cops

MUMBAI, April 10 -- A 28-year-old jeweller from Kalbadevi was allegedly duped of Rs.15 lakh by a gang of four men who lured him with the promise of gold at a discounted rate and then fled by posing as... Read More


Rs.5,051-cr Gargai dam proposal passed amid poetic face-off in BMC

MUMBAI, April 10 -- Amid loud protests and heated exchanges, the much-opposed Gargai dam proposal, approved at a revised cost of Rs.5,051 crore, was passed at the BMC general body meeting on Thursday.... Read More


HC tells MMRDA to refund Rs.731-crore penalty for BKC plots

MUMBAI, April 10 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to refund Rs.731.13 crore forcibly recovered as additional premium or penal... Read More


No justification for not obeying traffic rules: HC

Mumbai, April 10 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that both motorists and pedestrians in India need to emulate developed countries in following traffic rules. "...it is high time that th... Read More


Kumbh prep triggers conflict over faith, infra and ecology

PUNE/NASHIK, April 10 -- Nashik is caught in a three-way conflict today - its green cover at the epicentre. As the city with a population of 2.5 million (4.5 million in the district) which is recognis... Read More