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Gangster Kumar Pillai acquitted in 2009 builder extortion case

April 28, 2022 12:12 am

He was acquitted in another extortion case in 2020. The court on Wednesday also acquitted another accused, Bhaskar Pujari.

To avoid similar incidents, slum residents living on vulnerable sites to be relocated

July 27, 2021 11:24 am

Officials from the BMC, who were part of the meeting, said the government was planning to relocate people living within 10 metres of retaining or compound wall from New Bharat Nagar in Chembur.

Day after Vikhroli landslide, blame game starts between BMC and collector’s office

July 20, 2021 8:33 am

The BMC sent a reminder to the collector’s office for taking safety measures to avoid mishaps in the area. The suburban collector, however, claimed that it was the BMC's responsibility to prevent and remove encroachment, irrespective of the title of the land.

Caught in a yawning gap

March 03, 2014 1:30 am

NCP MP Sanjay Dina Patil has not been able to bridge the divide between plush residential towers and pathetic rehab buildings.

Everest Spices units in Vikhroli get closure order for pollution

December 10, 2013 12:54 am

The direction came after an MPCB team visited the factorys manufacturing units in October and found several violations.

Constable shoots self in car; cops say he was facing problems at home

October 17, 2013 1:27 am

Sawants car was found parked on Feroz Shah Bridge,Mumbai-Thane Road,on Tuesday night by a patrol van.

7 lakh people,not one big civic hospital

October 15, 2013 5:13 am

Lack of affordable healthcare is a major concern in S ward,one of the biggest in city,says Priyal Dave

Big City,Small Issues

September 26, 2013 3:29 am

For the past 20 years,a civic hospital in Vikhroli has remained shut,depriving residents of medical facilities.

Dying for some fresh air

September 03, 2013 1:10 am

M-West ward feels smothered by foul smell from Deonar dumping ground,air pollution from industries and ever increasing traffic because of its location,finds Stuti Shukla

Babys body found in nullah

July 06, 2013 4:42 am

The police have initiated investigations into the death of a newborn boy,whose body was found in a nullah at Vikhroli on Thursday morning. According to the police,the body was spotted by residents of Kannamwar Nagar area.