CITIES NEWS - Page 20745

Fuelling panicSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:45 IST

Petrol pumps across the Capital were either out of supply or had long queues as the nationwide strike by oil PSU executives hit petrol supplies on Thursday.

State-of-the-art cyber crime cell for Ahmedabad DCBSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:45 IST

In an effort to equip the police to cope with high-tech terror attacks and other such crimes,the Gujarat government has approved a proposal to set up a state-of-the-art cyber crime cell for the city police.

Promise of PeaceSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:42 IST

Leningrad is under siege in the winter of 1942 as a bitter battle rages between the Russian army and the Nazi invaders.

Two for OneSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:41 IST

It is a café that seems to be hands in glove with a fashion store,where you can have both mufflers and masala chaas,shop for a skirt and slurp on a soup.

Be a ManSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:40 IST

In the late 1960s and 70s,it was a quirky French designer who thought it worth his time to take a close look at the lives of everyday men and women and incorporate their design sensibilities into the world of haute couture.

Woman dies on Air-India flight from JeddahSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:38 IST

A 64-year-old woman died on board an Air India flight on her way to Aurangabad from Jeddah.

VeryfilmySubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:37 IST

Seems like Farhan Akhtar just cant bring himself to leave the sets of his show OyeIts Friday!

Month-long bougainvillaea exhibition held in PanvelSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:36 IST

This month,a weekend drive to Panvel holds an indisputable treat for plant and flower enthusiasts. A bougainvillea exhibition...

FACE TO FACE with Namit DasSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:35 IST

I gifted my sister my iPod. But when I had it,I used to listen to a lot of Sade...

Tackle root causes to fight terror,says author Mahmood MamdaniSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:35 IST

After penning the much appreciated book Good Muslim,Bad Muslim ,based on cold war politics and roots of terrorism,anthropologist,author and professor,Mahmood Mamdani was in the city to dispel many myths surrounding the much abused word terrorism.

Sara-Sahara: BMC refuses to take actionSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:34 IST

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday refused to take action against two civic officials...

For every 2 vacancies,1 for bereavedSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:33 IST

There is good news for the candidates wanting to get a job in the place of their parent who died while serving at the municipal councils.

I dont like intense filmsSubscriber Only

January 10, 2023 00:29 IST

Controversy seems to be her middle name. Recently,there were rumours of Kangana Ranaut refusing to promote her forthcoming film,Raaz ...

Navi Mumbai awaits new modes of transportSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:31 IST

Navi Mumbai could be the second city after Mumbai to have modes of transport apart from railway and buses.

Ural connectSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:31 IST

I remember my father used to take me to the Red Fort grounds to play cricket with my friends. No matter how tired he was from work,he would run on the pitch and give us all lassi and fruits.

Audi India launches world class showroom in citySubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:30 IST

At the time when corporates are struggling hard to cope up with the global recession,one of the worlds leading luxury automobile companies...

20-year-old commits suicide at police colonySubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:29 IST

The body of a 20-year-old boy was found on Thursday at a MHADA police colony. Asif Maner is believed to have committed suicide between Wednesday night and Thursday morning at his residence at 304 MHADA police colony by hanging himself from a ceiling hook.

Post 26/11,cops undergo specialised trainingSubscriber Only

January 10, 2023 00:29 IST

For the first time since the 26/11 terror attack,the Mumbai Police put their concerns about the inadequacies of training into action when it recently participated in a training programme conducted by an expert from Hong Kong.

A month after being released,man put behind barsSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:28 IST

Pradip alias Baiju Sangapans release from jail could barely last long. Within a month of being released,after serving a three-year sentence,Pradip was sent behind bars for alleged forgery and theft.

Civic body proposes a plan to improve citys healthSubscriber Only

January 10, 2023 00:29 IST

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set with a plan that aims at improving the general health of the city residents.

City feels the heat of truckers strike on 4th daySubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:25 IST

Four days after the All India Motor Transport Association (AIMTC) called a nation-wide strike,the city has begun to feel the heat.

On the map: slum youths in demand and jobs in supplySubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:11 IST

Smart-but-out-of-a-job youngsters living in Mumbais suburban slums can look forward to landing work assignments.

City cops get UP suspect for possible 26/11 linksSubscriber Only

January 10, 2023 00:27 IST

The Mumbai crime branch on Thursday took custody of Imran Shehzad,an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba operative arrested on December 31for the attack on a CRPF camp in Rampur.

Mangrove belt turns garbage dumpSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:07 IST

Builders are systematically destroying mangroves in the Mira-Bhayander region,dumping debris and garbage on them and hacking and dredging the soil for illegal constructions,an NGO of environmentalists has alleged.

ONGC aircraft grounded at Juhu,delays hit international airportSubscriber Only

January 9, 2009 00:06 IST

Flights at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) and the old airbase at Juhu were severely affected on Thursday as the oil sector strike entered its second day.