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Mayura Janwalkar
Mayura is Deputy Associate Editor and covers the state of Goa. She joined the Indian Express in 2011 and earlier reported from Mumbai and Delhi. She has covered beats including law, politics and administration. She was City Editor, Mumbai before she moved to Goa in 2021.
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Ensuring donkeys stranded at Raigad Fort don’t go hungry amid lockdown: OfficialsSubscriber Only
May 01, 2020 11:51 IST
With conservation work brought to a halt in the wake of the lockdown, 91 donkeys and 41 people, who brought them in a truck, have been stranded at the bottom of the fort in temporary canvas sheds overlooking Hirkani Buruj.
Fri, May 01, 2020
Long way home for migrants in Konkan and the wait, even longerSubscriber Only
April 30, 2020 06:06 IST
In five days, the 11 men had walked 216 km from Mapusa to Bhoke, one station ahead of Ratnagiri on the Konkan railway. On April 14, however, they caught the attention of policemen at the Bhoke station.
Thu, Apr 30, 2020
Maharashtra: Talks on with other states to revive domestic tourism, says MoSSubscriber Only
April 28, 2020 04:32 IST
The MoS said there were two possibilities: either Indians may not want to travel at all, or due to the mental exhaustion from staying at home during the lockdown (from March 24 to May 3, so far), they may want to travel.
Tue, Apr 28, 2020
Condition like Marathwada farmers, say Konkan fishermenSubscriber Only
April 26, 2020 09:36 IST
The state Fisheries Commissioner has estimated the actual loss of fish production over March, April and May to be 80 per cent of the expected production.
Sun, Apr 26, 2020
Maharashtra: Alphonso feels the heat, farmers struggle to reach marketsSubscriber Only
April 23, 2020 03:18 IST
Ratnagiri had four active COVID-19 cases Sunday. For the mango trade, that fuels the economy of Maharashtra’s coastal districts, the lockdown is a second blow in close succession, after the untimely rain in December costing 40 per cent of the yield.
Thu, Apr 23, 2020
Mumbai: Spaniard in Versova shelter set to return homeSubscriber Only
April 10, 2020 02:39 IST
Following the intervention of the Consulate General of Spain in Mumbai, and with the help of the city police, Cabrero was escorted out of the camp at the Civil Defence Ambivali Ground near the Versova Metro station.
Fri, Apr 10, 2020
Mumbai: Amid lockdown, domestic helps unable to collect salaries; many running out of suppliesSubscriber Only
April 10, 2020 01:49 IST
Facing curbs on mobility amid the lockdown, many domestic helps have not been able to visit their employers to collect their pay and are facing a cash crunch.
Fri, Apr 10, 2020
Mumbai: Recovered, man says neighbours lacked humanity, threatened his fatherSubscriber Only
April 08, 2020 04:40 IST
“I would have expected them (the neighbours) to support my father and not ostracise him. If they had said or done nothing at all, it would have been golden," said the man, who lives with his father and domestic help, both of whom had tested negative for the virus.
Wed, Apr 08, 2020
Mumbai: At Versova camp, a Spaniard waits for a flight homeSubscriber Only
April 06, 2020 23:18 IST
The 68-year-old retired teacher from Pontevedra in Northwest Spain, arrived in Mumbai from Barcelona in on December 5, 2019.
Tue, Apr 07, 2020
Maharashtra: Over 200 sheltered at Versova camp express concern over dinner, give ‘Diya Jalao’ a missSubscriber Only
April 06, 2020 03:43 IST
The nine minutes, since 9 pm, went unnoticed at the camp, housing 285 people stranded due to the 21-day nationwide lockdown, even as nearby residential high-rises lit up with lamps and reverberated with the sound of conches and claps.
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
No priest, flowers, relatives, quiet farewells for dead in shut MumbaiSubscriber Only
March 30, 2020 13:25 IST
Those attending the last rites, have no flowers to offer to the departed, they pay their respects with lowered heads. Even those turning up are mindful of the physical distance they are required to maintain to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
An Expert Explains: ‘Physical distance, not social isolation’Subscriber Only
March 26, 2020 04:30 IST
Staying physically distant is key to break the chain of transmission, but at this time of great anxiety, ‘social distancing’ conveys a wrong message. Lockdown loneliness can hit mental health — here’s how to cope.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Maharashtra: In Kamathipura, sex workers get masks but find social distancing laughableSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 03:28 IST
The women, most of them with smartphones, many with earphones plugged in, say they are aware that the virus has spread in India. They said they know that they need to keep washing their hands to protect themselves but they find the thought of ‘social distancing’ laughable.
Sun, Mar 22, 2020
Coronavirus: Mumbai churches to livestream Sunday mass servicesSubscriber Only
March 21, 2020 11:23 IST
Despite the clarion call by religious leaders across communities, on Friday, several mosques in Mumbai saw hundreds turning up to offer Friday prayers, throwing government advisories, cautioning against assembling in large numbers, to the wind.
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
Mumbai: Happily ever-afters interrupted as health & safety vows take precedenceSubscriber Only
March 20, 2020 03:52 IST
The shindig and the wedding finery now await a day when the COVID-19 threat will have dissipated and people will be able to gather once again without the fear of infection
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus: Hospitality sector takes a beating, losses expected to be upwards of 70 per centSubscriber Only
March 19, 2020 03:05 IST
Five star hotels in the city have seen cancellations of events with some seeking rescheduling and others seeking a refund, Jasmine Purkait, a sales executive from the J W Marriot Hotel in Juhu, said that while many events have been cancelled, the hotel is trying to accommodate them at later dates.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Igatpuri vipassana centre cancels coursesSubscriber Only
March 11, 2020 01:10 IST
The Dhamma Giri Vipassana Meditation Centre and the Vipassana Research Institute in Igatpuri, about 120 km from Mumbai, announced on its website that its courses starting from March 11, stood canceled.
Wed, Mar 11, 2020
A train from Kolkata is all he recalls, ‘where is Bangladesh?’Subscriber Only
March 01, 2020 03:25 IST
A Mumbai court held that voter ID cards are sufficient to prove Indian citizenship to acquit a couple arrested for being “Bangladeshi infiltrators”. But with their papers still with the authorities, they live in fear of another knock on their door.
Sun, Mar 01, 2020
JNPT to study impact of MTHL, Navi Mumbai airport on traffic mobilitySubscriber Only
February 27, 2020 05:01 IST
The study will be undertaken by JNPT over the next two-three months and a part of it will be in conjunction with the MMRDA and the CIDCO.
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
J&K: ‘Will ensure investment is not held hostage to law & order disturbances’Subscriber Only
February 22, 2020 06:32 IST
According to a preliminary economic loss assessment report released by the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry in January, J&K’s economy had suffered a loss of Rs 17,878.18 crore between August 5, 2019 and December 3, 2019.
Sat, Feb 22, 2020
Abortion upper limit raised: 12-yr-long struggle paid off, says doctor who took battle to SCSubscriber Only
January 30, 2020 02:32 IST
He was in Lucknow on Wednesday when he came to know about the Union Cabinet clearing the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, allowing abortion till the 24th week of pregnancy and putting no cap on aborting a foetus diagnosed with severe abnormality by a medical board.
Thu, Jan 30, 2020
One of the big things for both govts is around climate change, says UK’s first Special Envoy for gender equalitySubscriber Only
January 28, 2020 03:21 IST
The main focus was to take part in the Raisina dialogue, held in Delhi (earlier this month). We touched upon female leadership, the role of men as champions and allies, covered a whole range of topics, said UK’s first Special Envoy Joanna Roper.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
December 16 rape-murder case: Third-party mercy plea to be sent to PresidentSubscriber Only
January 16, 2020 01:41 IST
The two-page petition states that the four convicts "have been sentenced to death for having raped, brutalized and killed a 23-year-old woman in an exceedingly cruel and barbaric way. Their executions are meant to promote justice and women's safety by deterring such crimes.
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
How voters in constituencies where Shiv Sena fought NCP-Congress see the new allianceSubscriber Only
December 01, 2019 00:30 IST
As Sena, NCP and Congress form a government in Maharashtra, The Indian Express travels to two constituencies where the Sena was in direct contest with the two pre-poll allies to see how they are looking at it on the ground
Sun, Dec 01, 2019
Family first: BJP mayor seeks votes for mother-in-law — the NCP pickSubscriber Only
October 17, 2019 04:12 IST
The NCP has fielded sitting MLA Jyoti Kalani, who is the wife of former MLA Pappu Kalani, currently serving life imprisonment in a murder case.
Thu, Oct 17, 2019Journalism of Courage
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