Slum Rehabilitation Authority initiates probe into complaints of re-erected demolished huts being declared eligible for free housing in Dharavi Redevelopment Project in Mumbai | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) launched an investigation by the deputy collector (Encroachments) following complaints of demolished huts being re-erected and occupants who moved into these structures being declared eligible for free housing under the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP).Activist and founder-member of Manohar Joshi College, Baburao Mane, in a complaint to SRA, alleged that…

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Melody stretch on Coastal Rd out of tune with locals | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Barely two days after the city’s first melody road was inaugurated, residents from Breach Candy wrote to the Municipal Commissioner, raising strong objections to the music being played along the northbound stretch of the city’s Coastal Road which cuts through residential neighbourhoods.Residents said they were increasingly fatigued from repeatedly raising serious civic concerns, only…

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Mumbai court cancels non-bailable warrants against former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse and wife in 2016 Pune land deal case | Mumbai News

Mumbai: In a relief for NCP leader and former state minister Eknath Khadse and his wife Mandakini, a special court on Friday cancelled the non-bailable warrants (NBW) previously issued against them. The warrants were rescinded after the couple appeared in person and cited a Bombay high court stay on the proceedings. The proceedings took place…

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BMC mulls building flyover over flood-prone Andheri subway in Mumbai, appoints consultant to carry out feasibility study | Mumbai News

Mumbai: In a bid to find a lasting solution to chronic monsoon flooding at Andheri subway, the BMC has appointed a consultant to carry out a feasibility study for constructing a flyover above it. The consultant has been asked to submit the report within three months.Mogra nullah, which runs close to Andheri subway, has a…

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Mumbai court remands former director of Lodha Developers to ED custody till February 20 in Rs 85 crore fraud case | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Former director of Lodha Developers, Rajendra Lodha, was produced before the special PMLA court on Friday and remanded to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till February 20. Lodha was arrested on Thursday in a money laundering case related to a Rs 85-crore fraud case. Seeking his custody, special public prosecutor Sunil Gonsalves, for the ED,…

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Lawrence Bishnoi gang threatens Ranveer Singh, Rohit Shetty in chilling new audio; ‘next 7 generations will remember the consequences’ | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Doubling down on the threats against the Indian film industry, Harry Boxer, a prominent member of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, released a fresh audio clip targeting actor Ranveer Singh and filmmaker Rohit Shetty.This marked the 3rd time the gangster issued such a recording, signalling a persistent campaign of intimidation against Bollywood actors.In the…

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