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HC scraps contract awarded to Thane civic staffer's mom
Almost 10 years after the work of beautification and maintenance of Masunda Lake in Thane was awarded to a firm owned by the mother of a Thane Municipal Corporation employee, the Bombay high court on Wednesday quashed the 25-year contract.
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Religious artefacts to light up Bandra Fair
This year, the Bandra Fair, which begins on September 12, will implement a new plan for stall arrangement. Fifty per cent of the 165 licensed stalls will comprise sellers of religious artefacts such as candles, wax offerings, rosaries and flowers that are offered before the statue of Mother Mary in the Basilica.
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Mandals to move HC over potholes
Ganesh mandals, distressed over the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's inability to rid the city roads of potholes, have decided to move the Bombay high court against the civic corporation and the state government.
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'Trust sold off land meant for cow shelter to builder'
A Mulund resident, Champaklal Pujara, earlier this year filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay HC alleging that Nathoolalji Charitable Trust sold off a sizeable chunk of a land meant for housing cows to a developer without the permission of the charity commissioner.
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3 lakh bounced cheque cases pending in Mumbai
Alarmed by the high pendency of bounced cheque cases in Maharashtra, the Bombay high court on Wednesday set up a three-member panel to suggest ways for speedy disposal of such cases.
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Rain-drenched festival likely
Mumbai might see a clash of gods this season, as the rain gods are all set to bless the city when the elephant-headed God arrives on Saturday.
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No water cuts, but Mumbai left high and dry
Most of Mumbai may be rejoicing at the water cut being brought down to a single-digit percentage (right now, in the festival season, there is no water cut at all) but spare a thought for those housing societies that receive very little water throughout the year, cut or no cut.
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Pruning green giants no child's play
The only way to prevent casualties due to tree mishaps is to prune the green giants. It's as simple as that. However, try this in your housing society and you will realise how difficult it is.
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Flat buyers nervous about moving into floor-park buildings
People booking flats in buildings with parking provision on each floor better be careful. Citizens' groups like the one in Juhu have warned that any misuse of this parking space will be be reported to the BMC.
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Auto, taxi drivers part of Sept 7 stir face state's wrath
Taximen, autorickshaw drivers and the leaders who participated in the September 7 strike will face the wrath of the state government for harassing the aam admi.
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Amrohi’s home may have to go
The house in which Meena Kumari spent 14 years of her life may no longer be there. Tajdar Amrohi, son of late Kamal Amrohi, has alleged that his landlord Sameer Bhojwani wants to build a multi-storeyed building on the plot.
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BEST increases bus fares
Despite criticism and protest from opposition parties, the Shiv Sena-BJP ruled civic body on Wednesday passed BEST's controversial proposal to hike bus fares.
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2 top cos drop IT SEZ plans in Pune, Thane
According to official records from the Board of Approval set up by the Centre to study SEZ proposals, two leading firms, Base Realty and Raheja Universal, have dropped their proposals to set up IT special economic zones in Pune and Thane respectively.
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It's not unusual for rape victims to turn hostile
The Shiney Ahuja case is not the first one where a "rape victim" has turned hostile. In the recent past there have been several instances where cases have collapsed on account of unconvincing testimonies and hostile witnesses.
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Central Act will boost organ donation
The Union government's Transplantation of Human Organs Act will be implemented in Maharashtra without making any changes to it.
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