June 03, 2013 04:52 IST
After protesting alleged mismanagement of Ujani dam water for 119 days,Solapur farmer Prabhakar Deshmukh announced Monday a wedding of donkeys at Azad Maidan in Mumbai Wednesday.
Mon, Apr 14, 2014May 12, 2013 03:20 IST
New manual on examination of victims of sexual assault does away with archaic methods.
Mon, Apr 14, 2014May 12, 2013 03:05 IST
Doctors,paramedics and medical officers of state health department would have to adhere to new manual.
Sun, May 12, 2013May 06, 2013 05:34 IST
Govt plans to cover Maharashtra by August 1
Mon, Apr 14, 2014May 02, 2013 01:27 IST
Big hospitals following all norms were Bhatia,Hiranandani and Kokilaben Ambani.
Thu, May 02, 2013April 28, 2013 03:32 IST
In P Radhakrishnas village in Karnataka,middlemen often did not turn up to take farmers produce to the market and the crops rotted,leaving them another reminder to their vicious cycle of poverty.
Sun, Apr 28, 2013April 16, 2013 01:36 IST
Despite a state govt ordinance,only 100 of 1.60 lakh illegal structures in Ulhasnagar have been regularised so far. Stuti Shukla reports on what ails the small city bursting at the seams.
Tue, Apr 16, 2013April 10, 2013 01:34 IST
Shweta Katti has admission offers from 3 US universities where she wants to study psychology.
Wed, Apr 10, 2013April 01, 2013 04:59 IST
Efforts made by the government since last year to increase organ donations by introducing a set of measures seem to have borne fruit,with the number of cadaver organ transplants witnessing almost a two-fold increase in the state.
Wed, Apr 16, 2014March 17, 2013 02:30 IST
Train track trespassing is the largest cause of daily unnatural deaths in Mumbai. And little is being done to change that
Sun, Mar 17, 2013October 29, 2012 00:26 IST
Five years after it first proposed to undertake redevelopment of Crawford Market,the BMC has finalised tenders worth Rs 20 crore for restoration of the front heritage building.
Mon, Oct 29, 2012October 22, 2012 04:00 IST
Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and Training (MSCERT),which is revising syllabi for classes I to VIII, has proposed a chapter on terrorism in the history and civic studies section of class VIII.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014October 19, 2012 01:59 IST
She bought seven acres of agricultural land in 2007 only to sell it in 2011.
Fri, Oct 19, 2012October 14, 2012 02:38 IST
Group that promotes adoption of rescued kittens along with pups sees encouraging signs.
Sun, Oct 14, 2012September 14, 2012 01:20 IST
To ensure a safe Ganpati visarjan,360 lifeguards from different private NGOs have offered free service to Mumbai Fire Brigade.
Fri, Sep 14, 2012September 11, 2012 02:12 IST
With people and politicians up in arms,Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee members and civic officials hinted on Sunday at a possible revision of the heritage list.
Tue, Sep 11, 2012September 10, 2012 00:13 IST
With people and politicians up in arms,Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) members and civic officials hinted on Sunday at a possible revision of the heritage list.
Mon, Sep 10, 2012September 03, 2012 02:10 IST
More than six years after the mega Mithi River Development Project was kicked off in the aftermath of the July 2005 deluge,about 1,139 structures (mostly encroachments) stand in the way of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
Mon, Sep 03, 2012August 27, 2012 02:30 IST
While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is still mulling over when to carry out artificial precipitation through cloud-seeding,rainfall has been eluding the catchment areas of the lakes supplying water to the city.
Mon, Aug 27, 2012August 20, 2012 01:48 IST
Five years after it was first mooted,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is in the final stages of floating tenders to instal vehicle scanners at octroi check posts in the city in order to curb large-scale octroi evasion.
Mon, Aug 20, 2012August 19, 2012 04:41 IST
For the past month,from evening till 4 in the morning,72-year-old Ayyan Mohammed has been very busy.
Sun, Aug 19, 2012August 17, 2012 02:42 IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation having put all work orders on its website over the last few months,now wants to bring in transparency in its procurement system.
Fri, Aug 17, 2012August 16, 2012 02:07 IST
Spelling good news for civic coffers,the octroi collection in the first four months of the current financial year has seen a 17.5 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
Thu, Aug 16, 2012August 16, 2012 01:32 IST
To go ahead only if water in lakes fails to touch 12 lakh million litre-mark
Thu, Aug 16, 2012August 15, 2012 02:57 IST
Despite being hit by indefinite delays,the Mumbai Makeover plan announced by Vilasrao Deshmukh during his first stint as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra,is regarded by many as the precursor for the much-needed vision for the metropolis.
Wed, Aug 15, 2012