Majji scores hat-trick for Salcette FC
August 2nd, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Striker Majji A Majji scored four goals including a hat-trick to power Salcette FC to an emphatic 6-0 win against Crusaders SC in a Third Division ... Read more...
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Minor girl killed by leopard in Mumbai suburb
July 16th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) The body of a seven-year-old girl, who was attacked and dragged away by a leopard late Sunday, has been recovered from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai, surrounding areas
July 4th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and surrounding areas, including Thane and Raigad, Wednesday, disrupting road and rail traffic, officials here said.Although the downpour offered respite from the ... Read more...
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Two-day water cut in Mumbai from Monday
May 6th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Mumbai will face water cuts for two days starting Monday owing to the repairing of pipelines along the Eastern Express Highway, a civic official said."Work is ... Read more...
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Leopard ‘evicted’ from Mumbai school after 20 hrs
April 22nd, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) A leopard, which had sneaked into a private school two days ago was trapped and evicted early Sunday after a 20-hour operation by the forest department ... Read more...
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Mumbai jewellers threaten shutdown against police harassment
March 5th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Mumbai's retail jewellers, the backbone of India's jewellery industry with a daily turnover of Rs.6 billion, Monday threatened a day's shutdown this week to protest "police ... Read more...
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Five of family killed in accident
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raigad (Maharashtra), Jan 22 (IANS) Five members of a family were killed Sunday when their car collided with a bus in this Maharashtra district while they were returning from a ... Read more...
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No decision on Modi campaigning for Maharashtra civic polls
January 14th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) It is yet uncertain whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena-Republican Party of India (RPI) alliance for ... Read more...
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Advani’s yatra comes to Mumbai Nov 4
October 31st, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani's anti-corruption Jan Chetna Yatra will enter Mumbai Nov 4 afternoon from Airoli-Mulund, in north part of the city, a ... Read more...
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Bomb attacks in Maharashtra since 1993
July 14th, 2011 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Bomb attacks in Maharashtra since 1993.March 12, 1993: Serial blasts rock Mumbai, including Zaveri Bazar, 257 killed 713 injured.Oct 29, 1993: Blast in Matunga station, ... Read more...
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Hema Malini to take up the cause of leopards
June 20th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Hema Malini was not at home when a leopard strayed into her bungalow at Dindoshi, Goregaon from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) last month. Now ... Read more...
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Leopard enters Hema Malini’s bungalow (Lead)
May 27th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) A leopard strayed into the bungalow of Bollywood actor Hema Malini here Friday morning, triggering panic.The leopard, believed to have come from the adjoining Sanjay Gandhi ... Read more...
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Leopard pays a visit to Hema Malini’s bungalow
May 27th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Hema Malini had a strange fan early Friday when a leopard strayed into her bungalow in Dindoshi area of northwest Mumbai, creating panic among the local ... Read more...
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‘Most wanted’ mistake due to oversight: Chidambaram
May 18th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday that an "oversight" had led to the goof-up in including the name of a Mumabi-based accused, Wazhul Qamar ... Read more...
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‘Most Wanted’ goof-up: Home ministry responsible, admits Pillai
May 17th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Tuesday said that the ministry "takes responsibility" for mistakenly including the name of Wazhul Qamar Khan - a terror accused on ... Read more...
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Ban bullock carts transporting kerosene: PETA
October 12th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Animal welfare NGO PETA has demanded a ban on the use of bullock carts to transport kerosene in the city, but the government says it needs an alternative ... Read more...
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Mumbai toll collection work goes to private firm MEP
September 1st, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has awarded the lucrative Mumbai toll collection contract to a private company, Mumbai Entry Point.
The decision by the cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure Tuesday ... Read more...
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Nationwide stir: Maharashtra grinds to a halt (Lead)
July 5th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Nearly 100 flights were cancelled, most schools and offices remained shut while bus and rail services were disrupted in large parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Monday due ... Read more...
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Income tax officer nabbed for taking Rs.1.50 crore bribe
April 17th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has nabbed an Income Tax Additional Commissioner and her husband for accepting a bribe of Rs.1.50 crore, a top official said here ... Read more...
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Report on 2009 Thane train mishap submitted to Centre
February 17th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.17 (ANI): The Commissioner of Railway Safety, Central Circle, Mumbai, Sudhir Kumar, has submitted a preliminary report to the Central Government with regard to the October 23, 2009 train mishap ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Govt. has taken all measures for safe screening of MNIK: Patil
February 12th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister R. R. Patil, who saw the controversial Shah Rukh Khan starrer film 'My Name Is Khan' at a multiplex in Mumbai on Friday, said ... Read more...
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Three multiplexes in Mumbai to screen ‘MNiK’
February 12th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 12 (ANI): In a big blow to the Shiv Sena activists targeting the release of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's movie 'My Name is Khan', three multiplexes in Mumbai have ... Read more...
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Mumbai multiplexes reopen advance bookings for Shahrukh’s film
February 11th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 11 (ANI): Multiplexes in Mumbai have reopened the advance bookings for Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's upcoming film 'My Name is Khan', that was closed earlier fearing attacks by Shiv ... Read more...
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INOX Cinemas restart advance bookings for ‘MNIK’ in Mumbai
February 10th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) Multiplex chain INOX Cinemas restarted advance bookings for "My Name is Khan" here Wednesday evening after shutting it down for much of the day due to the ... Read more...
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‘MNIK’ bookings stop, 1,000 held as Sena stirs more trouble (Afternoon Lead)
February 10th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) More than 1,000 activists of the Shiv Sena were arrested for vandalising cinemas and multiplexes that will screen "My Name Is Khan", forcing several theatres in this ... Read more...
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Mumbai theaters close advance booking of SRK’s flick
February 10th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 10 (ANI): Movie theaters in Mumbai have closed down advance bookings for Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's upcoming flick 'My Name is Khan', fearing attacks by Shiv Sena activists before ... Read more...
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‘My Name Is Khan’ advance bookings stopped in Mumbai
February 10th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) Cinema halls in India's film capital Wednesday stopped advance bookings for Shah Rukh Khan starrer "My Name Is Khan" following violent protests by Shiv Sena activists.
Multiplex chains ... Read more...
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Sena mobs attack theatres ahead of ‘My Name Is Khan’ release (Lead)
February 9th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena activists Tuesday went on a rampage and attacked several cinema halls that will screen Shah Rukh Khan's "My Name Is Khan" despite the Mumbai Police ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena attacks cinemas due to screen ‘My Name Is Khan’
February 9th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena activists Tuesday attacked several places that will screen Shah Rukh Khan's "My Name Is Khan", barely an hour after Mumbai Police assured full security at ... Read more...
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Five more student kill themselves in Maharashtra
January 11th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Five more students in Maharashtra have ended their lives, many due to exam stress, taking the toll to 15 across the state in the past 10 days, police ... Read more...
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Student commits suicide in Mumbai, toll 10 in seven days
January 9th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) A 16-year-old student committed suicide Saturday in Nehru Nagar suburb of north-east Mumbai, police said.
In a suicide note, Mary Jessica Nadar, student of Acharya College in adjoining suburb ... Read more...
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2 killed, 11 injured after water pipeline falls on moving train in Mumbai
October 23rd, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Oct 23 (ANI): At least two persons including the local train driver were killed and eleven others injured when a water pipeline along with part of a bridge fell on a ... Read more...
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Two killed as pipeline crashes on Mumbai train (Third Lead)
October 23rd, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) A huge water pipeline carrying water to the city came crashing down on a running train in northeast Mumbai Friday morning, killing the driver and a commuter. At ... Read more...
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One killed, 12 injured as pipe crashes on Mumbai train (Second Lead)
October 23rd, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) A huge water pipe came crashing down on a running train in northeast Mumbai Friday morning, killing one person, injuring at least 12 commuters and trapping the driver.
The ... Read more...
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1 killed, 12 injured after water pipeline falls on moving train in Mumbai
October 23rd, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Oct 23 (ANI): At least one person was killed and twelve others injured when a water pipeline along with part of a bridge fell on a moving train between Mulund and ... Read more...
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