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GMLR project puts 1,524 trees on chopping block, activists warn of irreversible consequences

India, Oct. 23 -- The proposed felling of 1,524 trees for the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project could further aggravate Mumbai's rising heat and pollution, undermine its ecological balance and ... Read More


Male nurse gets 5-year jail term for molesting patient in ICU

India, Oct. 23 -- A male nurse who molested a woman patient while she was being treated for acute abdominal pain in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Joy Hospital in Chembur has been sentenced to five ... Read More


Mumbai male nurse gets 5-year jail term for molesting patient in ICU

India, Oct. 23 -- A male nurse who molested a woman patient while she was being treated for acute abdominal pain in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Joy Hospital in Chembur has been sentenced to five ... Read More


Uran to face twice-weekly water cuts from Oct 27 as Ransai dam runs low

NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 23 -- Uran's water shortage is set to worsen, with the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) introducing twice-weekly water cuts from October 27 as falling levels at ... Read More


Delhiwale: Is that a peepal or pilkhan

India, Oct. 23 -- A landmark Delhi book clocks an anniversary year A book on Delhi need not always have a monument on every other page. Or paya-nihari, or chhole bhathure, for that matter. A book mig... Read More


Haryana unions call off 3-day strike after power cuts in Gurugram, other areas

India, Oct. 23 -- Energy department unions in Haryana have called off their three-day statewide strike against the parallel-distribution licence granted to Eleven Power Private Limited by the Haryana ... Read More


Professional golf returns to Mumbai, with hope of 'buzz and impetus'

India, Oct. 23 -- For a city increasingly starved of top level non-cricket sporting events in recent times, the return of a professional golf tournament to Mumbai comes as a breath of fresh air. On F... Read More


Ladakh administration defends in HC cancellation of land allotment to Wangchuk's institute

Leh, Oct. 23 -- The Ladakh administration has defended cancelling land allotment to Sonam Wangchuk's institute, citing the activist's "disregard for the law", and said the allotment automatically laps... Read More


AAP hits out at Congress over Warring's freebie remarks

Chandigarh, Oct. 23 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday criticised the Congress over its leader Amarinder Singh Raja Warring's statement regarding free power, monthly allowance for women and othe... Read More


Wangchuk slams Centre over cancellation of Ladakh talks

JAMMU/ New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday accused the Centre of keeping Ladakh "deprived of democracy" and treating it as a "controversial area" by retaining its status as a Uni... Read More