December 27, 2009 02:26 IST
He has a way with snakes and is a walking encyclopaedia on snake venom and snakebites.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009December 18, 2009 00:41 IST
Mumbais crisis has helped business grow for 300-odd private water suppliers,the boom triggered largely by sales at the worst-hit areas at the fag end of the supply line and hilly regions.
Fri, Dec 18, 2009December 14, 2009 05:48 IST
After curtailing water supply to municipal gardens in the city,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has acquired Mumbais first tree shredding machine to reduce the evaporation of water from garden soil by covering it with saw dust.
Mon, Dec 14, 2009December 08, 2009 23:33 IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is planning to set up its first tissue culture laboratory to grow plants scientifically.
Tue, Dec 08, 2009November 23, 2009 03:45 IST
In a bid to get the ban by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on pet owners from walking their dogs on Marine Drive withdrawn,residents of the area are creating awareness among dog-owners on cleaning up poop left behind by their pets.
Mon, Nov 23, 2009November 20, 2009 23:20 IST
Mumbais fire department recently acquired 100 bulletproof jackets for its men,some of whom came in the line of fire at the Taj on 26/11 while rescuing people and fighting the flames.
Fri, Nov 20, 2009November 15, 2009 04:06 IST
Till a few years ago,attending school was a distant dream for children of the 80 odd families staying in shanties close to the Mulund dumping ground.
Sun, Nov 15, 2009November 13, 2009 23:57 IST
For Gopal Shetty,BJP Mumbai region president and second-term MLA from Borivali,the development of his constituency should begin with the modernisation of its railway station with world class amenities.
Fri, Nov 13, 2009November 12, 2009 00:40 IST
To solve the water problem that plagues large parts of his constituency,BJP MLA Yogesh Sagar has a plan up his sleeve.
Thu, Nov 12, 2009November 08, 2009 05:32 IST
<i>CRY to campaign for amendments to Right to Education Act</i> A workshop on card-making to address child rights issues on an overloaded BEST bus may seem bizarre,but thats how CRY...
Sun, Nov 08, 2009November 03, 2009 00:03 IST
The first batch of the Disaster Management course,which will commence in 2010,will have officials from the BMC,fire brigade and policemen going back to the classroom again.
Tue, Nov 03, 2009October 26, 2009 04:38 IST
To facilitate treatment and disposal of large amounts of biomedical waste generated in the city...
Mon, Oct 26, 2009October 16, 2009 23:15 IST
With increasing traffic on roads,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has proposed initiatives to make Mumbais roads more pedestrian-friendly.
Fri, Oct 16, 2009October 08, 2009 01:03 IST
In the midst of acute water crisis that Mumbai has been experiencing since 1996,there comes good news for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC).
Thu, Oct 08, 2009September 29, 2009 23:48 IST
Even after quitting the post of Navi Mumbai Congress chief and filing his nomination as an independent candidate from Belapur Assembly constituency...
Tue, Sep 29, 2009September 28, 2009 03:09 IST
Undeterred by his defeat at the hands of NCPs Sanjeev Naik during the Lok Sabha elections in Thane constituency...
Mon, Sep 28, 2009September 24, 2009 00:42 IST
Former associates in Mumbai have fond memories of the times they spent with Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy and his wife Anuradha before they shifted to Nagpur in the early 1980s,soon after which they went underground.
Thu, Sep 24, 2009September 18, 2009 00:30 IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation plans to hold a cyclathon soon to promote the bicycle for short-distance commuting.
Fri, Sep 18, 2009September 13, 2009 05:55 IST
In a city starved of open spaces,travelling long distances for a Sunday morning at the Hanging Gardens of Malabar Hill or the Borivali National Park may have been the unhappy norm,but not any longer.
Sun, Sep 13, 2009September 10, 2009 02:26 IST
The Spinning Wheel,a 30-foot high steel sculpture depicting Mahatma Gandhis charkha,will soon adorn the citys Cross Maidan,which is currently under restoration.
Thu, Sep 10, 2009September 06, 2009 04:48 IST
The body of 11-year-old Priya Pathak was removed from the debris of her house in Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar,Saki Naka,over 36 hours after ten shanties were crushed in a landslide on Thursday night.
Sun, Sep 06, 2009August 27, 2009 01:44 IST
When the five-storey Yousuf Building collapsed on Tuesday,the Motiwalas on the second floor had a miraculous escape.
Thu, Aug 27, 2009August 23, 2009 03:06 IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporations directive to Ganesh mandals not to dig city roads and municipal land for setting up pandals seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
Sun, Aug 23, 2009August 21, 2009 01:41 IST
For 11-year-old Ria Gupte,Thursdays bus ride to school would have been like any other.
Fri, Aug 21, 2009August 19, 2009 00:02 IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will soon install electronic water meters for five lakh water consumers across the city to prevent wastage of water.
Wed, Aug 19, 2009