New building for Mumbai hospital (With images)
September 17th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Mumbai's KEM Hospital, the original structure of which is housed in a heritage building, will Monday inaugurate its new multi-storey building that has been constructed ... Read more...
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Shimla’s Ridge caves in again
August 27th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 27 (IANS) A portion of the historic Ridge in front of the Gaiety Theatre caved in again Monday due to heavy rains, an official said.However, there is no ... Read more...
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Mumbai offers insurance to Ganeshotsav revelers
August 8th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) The Mumbai civic agency Wednesday announced a scheme to provide insurance and medical assistance to participants in next month's 11-day Ganeshotsav festival, an official said here.Mayor ... Read more...
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‘Pehal’ initiatve aims to uplift the underprivileged
July 27th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 27 (IANS) Diversified US conglomerate United Technologies Corporation and NGO United Way of Delhi Friday launched a community development initiative aimed at providing development to over 2,000 families ... Read more...
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Mosque case: Petitioner seeks action against lawmaker (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A petitioner Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking contempt of court proceedings against legislator Shoaib Iqbal, the central government and Delhi's police chief for ... Read more...
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Mumbai faces serious water shortage
July 19th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Mumbai is likely to see a serious water shortage with poor monsoon rains rapidly bringing down water levels in the six lakes that feed the city.A ... Read more...
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Animal rights groups want tongas to stay off Delhi roads
July 18th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Pointing to incidents of gruesome cruelty to animals, rights groups Wednesday urged the South Delhi Municipal Corporation not to roll back the ban on horse-drawn ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad school near which child drowned shuts
July 14th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 13 (IANS) The Ghaziabad school outside which a four-year-old boy drowned Thursday in a drain, shut shop and its management was absconding Friday after police registered a case ... Read more...
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Child drowns in Ghaziabad drain
July 13th, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 12 (IANS) A four-year-old boy Thursday drowned after falling into an open drain in Ghaziabad, police said.Sunny's body was found floating in the drain in the evening in ... Read more...
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Insurance cover sought for Mumbai festival revellers
July 13th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Mumbai Mayor Sunil Prabhu Thursday mooted a proposal to provide insurance to lakhs of participants in the forthcoming "dahi-handi" and Ganeshotsav celebrations here.He urged Municipal ... Read more...
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Andhra legislator son held for taking drugs
July 6th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) Sons of an Andhra Pradesh state assembly member and a municipal commissioner were arrested while allegedly taking drugs in Uppal on the outskirts of Hyderabad, police ... Read more...
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Mumbai faces water cuts after July 15
June 26th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) It is monsoon time, and Mumbai, famous for its heavy showers and rainy season, is, ironically, about to face cuts in water supply.The warning of likely ... Read more...
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Politicians encouraging slums for vote banks: Raj Thackeray
June 7th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Thursday blamed politicians and vested interests for encouraging slums in Mumbai to create vote banks."Slums do not crop up ... Read more...
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Two get bail in Adarsh scam
June 7th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Two accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam were granted bail by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Thursday after the probe agency ... Read more...
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Two accused apply for bail in Adarsh Society scam
June 4th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Barely a week after a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court granted bail to seven of the nine accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, ... Read more...
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‘No parking’ for Chandigarh freeloaders (Chandigarh Newsletter)
June 2nd, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 2 (IANS) Chandigarh's VIP freeloaders, who were unwilling to cough up a paltry sum of Rs.5 for parking their luxury cars in the city, have been grounded ... Read more...
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Seven get bail in Adarsh scam (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday granted bail to seven of the nine people arrested for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh Housing ... Read more...
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S R Rao is new commerce secretary
May 28th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The government Monday appointed S.R. Rao as the new commerce secretary.A 1978 batch Gujarat cadre officer of the Indian Administrative Service, Rao replaced Rahul Khullar, ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Judicial custody of nine accused extended
April 30th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here Monday extended till May 14 the judicial custody of all nine accused in the Adarsh housing society ... Read more...
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Mumbai gets a new civic chief
April 30th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) As the current Mumbai civic body chief retired Monday, Sitaram Kunta, an IAS officer of the 1985 batch was named the new municipal commissioner of Brihanmumbai ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Court rejects bail plea of accused (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday rejected the bail applications of six accused in the Adarsh housing scam arrested in March and April, ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Court rejects bail plea of 9 accused
April 21st, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday rejected the bail applications of all nine accused in the Adarsh housing scam arrested in March and ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Two sent to CBI custody till April 30
April 17th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) A special court here Tuesday remanded two former Maharashtra bureaucrats to CBI custody till April 30 in the Adarsh housing scam, an official said.The Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Bail plea of seven accused rejected (Second Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here Wednesday rejected the bail applications of seven people arrested last month in connection with the Adarsh Housing ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Two bureaucrats remanded to CBI custody (Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) A special court Wednesday remanded two Maharashtra bureaucrats to CBI custody till April 12 in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, an official said.Former municipal commissioner Jairaj ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Two bureaucrats remanded to CBI custody
April 4th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) A special court Wednesday remanded two Maharashtra bureaucrats to CBI custody till April 12 in the Adarsh housing society scam, an official said.Former municipal commissioner Jairaj ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Two more arrested, judicial custody for seven accused (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested two senior Maharashtra bureaucrats for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing scam, while a special court sent ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Two detained for interrogation
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday detained two senior Maharashtra bureaucrats for questioning in the Adarsh housing society scam, an official said."(Former municipal commissioner) Jairaj ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Four more accused sent to CBI custody
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Thursday sent three accused in the Adarsh housing scam to the agency's custody till March 31 and one ... Read more...
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Police to quiz ex-minister held in housing scam
March 11th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), March 11 (IANS) Former Maharashtra housing minister Suresh Jain was Sunday remanded to police custody by a sessions court here after his arrest in connection with a ... Read more...
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Holi horror: Chemical dye kills teen, sends 235 to hospital (Lead)
March 9th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy died and 235 people, mostly children, continued to be in hospital Friday after they mistook a chemical dye to be Holi colour, officials ... Read more...
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Teen dead, 200 still in hospital after ‘colour’ poisoning
March 9th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy died and around 200 people, mostly children, continued to be in hospital following an allergic reaction from toxic colours on Holi, police here ... Read more...
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Maharashtra readies for civic corporation polls
February 15th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) As the curtains came down on the no-holds-barred campaign for elections to the 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, police and security forces readied to ensure ... Read more...
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After AMRI fire, Mumbai orders fire audits of all hospitals
December 14th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Days after a blaze killed 93 patients in Kolkata's AMRI Hospital, the Mumbai civic administration Tuesday ordered a fire audit of all public and private hospitals ... Read more...
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Mumbai blaze guts three shopping plazas, three firemen hurt
November 26th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Three firemen were injured while battling a fire which gutted three popular shopping complexes in south Mumbai early Saturday, fire brigade said. The cause of the ... Read more...
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