At last, BEST bus passengers will be able to enjoy the ride on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, the city's newest landmark, with the undertaking deciding to run a few buses on the 4.7km bridge. The deadlock between the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), which owns the sea link, and BEST was broken with the undertaking agreeing to pay a monthly toll of Rs3,000 per bus to the former.
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Living life on the edge, scrambling for a toehold on trains, snaking one’s way through traffic snarls, fighting to find a roof over one’s head all combine to make Mumbai the city that never sleeps — and Mumbaikars the people who die younger than the rest of the country.
A study has found that the average Mumbaikar is likely to die at least seven years before other Indians and about 12 years b read more »
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मुंबईत येणाऱ्या परप्रांतियांचा मुद्दा नेहमीच गाजत असला तरी, परप्रांतातून मुंबईत येणाऱ्यांचा ओघ कायम असल्याचे मुंबईच्या २००९ सालच्या मानवी विकास अहवालातात स्पष्ट झाले आहे.
१९९१ ते २००१ या दशकात परप्रांतातून येणाऱ्यांचे प्रमाण पाच टक्क्यांनी वाढले आहे. महाराष्ट्राच्या इतर भागातून मंुबईत येणाऱ्यांचे प्रमाण मात्र कमी झाले आहे.
भारताच्या परराज्यातून मंुबईत आलेल्यांचे प्रमाण ५६.५० टक्क्यांवरून read more »
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१९९१ ते २००१ या दशकात परप्रांतातून येणाऱ्यांचे प्रमाण पाच टक्क्यांनी वाढले आहे. महाराष्ट्राच्या इतर भागातून मंुबईत येणाऱ्यांचे प्रमाण मात्र कमी झाले आहे.
भारताच्या परराज्यातून मंुबईत आलेल्यांचे प्रमाण ५६.५० टक्क्यांवरून read more »
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लोकसभा आणि विधानसभा निवडणुकांपासून सर्वच पक्षांना मराठी माणसाचा कळवळा येऊ लागला आहे. हा कळवळा खरोखरच फुकाचा नसेल तर मराठी माणसाचा लाभच होणार आहे. पार्किंगची कंत्राटे मिळण्याची संधी यानिमित्ताने निर्माण झाली आहे. पार्किंगची कंत्राटे मिळवण्यात वरचष्मा असणाऱ्या परप्रांतियांची मक्तेदारी लवकरच मोडीत निघून यापुढे या कंत्राटांमध्ये जास्तीत जास्त प्राधान्य स्थानिक मराठी तरुणांना मिळण्याची शक्यता आहे.
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A first-of-sorts, BMC plans to hold public meetings for tackling water crisis in the city, eastern and western suburbs. However, the first such meeting held in Andheri had barely 20 of the 94 councillors from western suburbs attending.
Prominent councillors missing at the meet are Aslam Sheikh, Ramesh Singh Thakur and Rajhans Singh, recently elected as MLAs to the Assembly elections. Councillo read more »
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Prominent councillors missing at the meet are Aslam Sheikh, Ramesh Singh Thakur and Rajhans Singh, recently elected as MLAs to the Assembly elections. Councillo read more »
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By 2010, Mumbai’s 4.88 lakh establishments including high-end malls and multiplexes will have to ensure that the Marathi font is the largest and boldest on the signboards bearing their names.
The saffron-ruled BMC has given shop-owners two months, ending January, to ensure that the Marathi (Devnagari) script gets precedence. So far, the rule was that signs had to include Marathi but there was read more »
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The saffron-ruled BMC has given shop-owners two months, ending January, to ensure that the Marathi (Devnagari) script gets precedence. So far, the rule was that signs had to include Marathi but there was read more »
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Motormen's threats to go on strike could be a thing of the past for the railway administration in Mumbai’s suburban section if this project sees the light of day.
The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has recently sent a proposal to the World Bank to fund a detailed engineering report on automated, driverless trains on this section.
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The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has recently sent a proposal to the World Bank to fund a detailed engineering report on automated, driverless trains on this section.
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Several commercial and residential customers of Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra) in Mumbai are planning to shift their electricity connections to Tata Power Company (TPC).
Around 4,000 restaurants in Mumbai and its suburbs say the shift to TPC would work out to be over 50 per cent cheaper for them. The restaurants which have sought a change of supply include fine dining and mid-size restauran read more »
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Around 4,000 restaurants in Mumbai and its suburbs say the shift to TPC would work out to be over 50 per cent cheaper for them. The restaurants which have sought a change of supply include fine dining and mid-size restauran read more »
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The hammering it got in Assembly elections seems to have spurred Shiv Sena to actively pursue "social work", with party Executive President Uddhav Thackeray asking Shiv Sainiks to form 'Bhagwa Guard' (saffron patrol), to protect morning-walkers.
The development comes in the backdrop of recent attack on an elderly morning-walker couple that left the wife dead and husband seriously injured, read more »
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It may be touted as Mumbai's new identity, but the 4.7km Bandra-Worli Sea Link is giving its toll operator sleepless nights. rnrnAlmost four months after it was thrown open, the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link, as it is officially called, has not seen even 40% of the vehicular traffic that it had been projected to carry by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).rnrnJayant Mhais
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Citizens residing near flyovers in the city may at last be able to sleep peacefully. Following a directive from the state government, the BMC has decided to install sound barriers on all bridges in Mumbai.
Two European firms have been contacted to zero in on the right technology. "We are keen to have some kind of barrier to shield people from noise levels exceeding 50 decibels," a senior of read more »
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Two European firms have been contacted to zero in on the right technology. "We are keen to have some kind of barrier to shield people from noise levels exceeding 50 decibels," a senior of read more »
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has made it mandatory for all new residential complexes coming up in the city, to have grey water treatment plants on their premises.
This is part of the contingency plan of the BMC, as the city will face severe water crisis with more than 30 per cent water cu read more »
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Mumbai a land of islands once built on seven islands namely : Bombay Island, Parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, Worli, and Old Woman’s Island (also known as Little Colaba).The name Mumbai is derived from “Mumba” or Maha-Amba—the name of the Koli goddess “Mumbadevi” —and “Aai” means “mother” in Marathi. The former name Bombay had its origins in the 16th century when the Portuguese arrived in the area
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अर्जदारांनी मेट्रो रेल्वेच्या प्रकल्पालाच हरकत घेतल्याने त्यावर राज्य सरकार, एमएमआरडीए आणि अन्य प्रतिवादींना प्रतिज्ञापत्र देण्यासाठी चार आठवडयांची मुदत कोर्टाने दिली आहे. या प्रकल्पामुळे ट्रामवेज अॅक्ट, ध्वनिप्रदूषण यासह अनेक मुद्दे पुढे आल्याने ते लक्षात घेता चर्चा होणे आवश्यक असल्याचे कोर्टाने स्पष्ट करून दिवाळीनंतर सुनावणी ठेवली आहे.
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Dumping yards
From: 2007
Worth: Rs 15 lakh a day
Dawood Ibrahim
At ports From: 2007
Worth: Rs 100 crore annually
Fuel is siphoned from ships and sold in the open market at half the price.
Chota Rajan, Dawood
Cable lines From: 2006
Worth: Rs 10,000 crore
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Dumping yards
From: 2007
Worth: Rs 15 lakh a day
Dawood Ibrahim
At ports From: 2007
Worth: Rs 100 crore annually
Fuel is siphoned from ships and sold in the open market at half the price.
Chota Rajan, Dawood
Cable lines From: 2006
Worth: Rs 10,000 crore
NOC (no-objection certificate) in underworld lingo read more »
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