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India Karuna Collaborative launched to address 'invisible animal cruelty'

Mumbai, March 11 -- With the aim of integrating animal welfare into the country's climate, public health, policy framework, and economic development agenda, the India Karuna Collaborative (IKC), a fir... Read More


MLAs seek transfer of SGNP director for building border wall

MUMBAI, March 11 -- Barely three days after Women's Day and the state government's felicitation of female officers, Anita Patil, the first woman director of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), is faci... Read More


Cost doubts stall Rs.19-crore Coastal Road roof project

Mumbai, March 11 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) standing committee on Wednesday deferred a Rs.19-crore proposal to construct roofing over a pedestrian underpass at the Coastal Road ... Read More


BMC panel stalls Gargai dam plan citing cost hike

MUMBAI, March 11 -- The BMC's much-awaited Rs.5,396-crore Gargai dam project on the Gargai river in Palghar's Wada taluka was referred back by the civic standing committee on Wednesday. The project, c... Read More


Ensure LPG for mid-day meal kitchens: BMC

Mumbai, March 11 -- Recent restrictions on the supply of LPG cylinders to charitable and commercial organisations on account of the ongoing US-Iran war may create serious disruptions in the provision ... Read More


LPG crisis: Ramadan spread shrinks

MUMBAI, March 11 -- Restaurants and caterers in Mumbai have begun to trim their menus and make other adjustments while grappling with a cooking gas shortage triggered by the war in West Asia. At New H... Read More


Vada pav, samosas, idlis might disappear from railway food stalls

MUMBAI, March 11 -- Fresh meals served on some premium long-distance trains were hit on Wednesday, even as fried snacks at suburban stations will likely disappear from railway stalls. The Indian Railw... Read More


No unfiltered water supply in MUMBAI: BMC

Mumbai, March 11 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday clarified that Mumbai's water supply remains safe, dismissing social media rumours claiming that unfiltered water is being s... Read More


Mumbai gets respite as mercury dips after heatwave

Mumbai, March 11 -- After a week of intense heat that included one severe heatwave day, the city got some respite on Wednesday as daytime temperatures dropped by around 6degC following the weakening o... Read More


Retiree duped of Rs.1.56 crore in 'digital arrest' scam

Thane, March 11 -- A 64-year-old retired Indian Railways officer from Badlapur was duped of Rs.1.56 crore in a "digital arrest" cyber scam, with fraudsters posing as officials from the law enforcement... Read More