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The Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (BKS) has demanded a judicial inquiry to ‘expose’ the alleged prejudice of north Indian politicians and bureaucrats against Marathis in railway jobs. It has also sought restructuring of the recruitment process to restore the ‘regional balance’ in lower grades. read more »
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South Mumbaikars may wake up one morning to find their road routes turned completely upside down. That’s because the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided it is the only way to decongest South Mumbai, home to ministers, top bureaucrats and the rich and famous. read more »
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Even as lakhs of students battle it out for every precious seat in a government professional college, the state has decided to alter its clientele from the economically weak and middle class to the NRIs, who come with their high disposal income.

In a contentious move, the Maharastra government has decided to divert seats from the merit quota to make way for the rich and the mighty in its aided read more »
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The state Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) investigating the planting of improvised explosive devices at auditoriums in Thane, Vashi and Panvel earlier this year is expected to file a chargesheet in the next couple of days against the members of sanatan sanstha. read more »
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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Tuesday criticised director general of police AN Roy for dismissing encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma. Thackeray has said in an editorial in Saamna that outsider IPS officers (those not from the state) used dashing Marathi police officers for their purpose and dumped them once their job was over. For Thackeray, Sharma is a Marathi because he was born and read more »
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To help terror probe and ATS (Anti terrorist squad) BMC is stepping in with the idea of registering the bicycles in mumbai and ATS is welcoming the suggestion.
So very soon we will have bicycles on the road with number plates :) read more »
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They are the ones who risk life and limb in the line of duty but the rewards for doing so are virtually nil for members of the bomb detection and disposal squad.

For instance, a member of the BDDS is insured for Rs 1.25 lakh in the eventuality of death. The corresponding amount for his counterpart in the anti-terrorism squad is Rs 10 lakh. In addition, the ATS staffer gets a house rent allowan read more »
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Former India batsman Ashok Mankad passed away in Mumbai on Friday morning, at the age of 61. He is reported to have died in his sleep. Son of cricket legend Mulvantrai Himatial 'Vinoo' Mankad, Ashok was a decent right hand batsman, with a good range of strokes and sound temperament, allied to a cheerful disposition. A right-handed batsman, he played 22 Tests between 1969 and 1978, scoring 991 read more »
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ‘gifted’ a prime piece of land worth Rs 160 crore near Bandra Kurla Complex to a builder to be redeveloped under the slum rehabilitation scheme despite there being no slums whatsoever on the plot. read more »
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The crude oil crisis has made Delhi the country's busiest airport in terms of number of daily flight movements, beating Mumbai for the first time ever. read more »
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When TOI set out to uncover the seats-for-cash scam in medical colleges, we expected to encounter touts in hole-in-the-wall offices. read more »
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More than 50,000 flats are added to Mumbai's real estate sector ever year. However, only those who earn a crore and above per annum can afford it.

City-based builders are either constructing houses for the uber-rich or for the slum dwellers to avail the free Floor Space Index (FSI).

In three years, high-end constructions have doubled, whereas construction of buildings meant for the middle read more »
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After coming close to clinching the deal to buy the Bhatsa dam in Thane, the main source of water supply to Mumbai, at a cost of Rs 800 crore, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has backed out.

That’s because the engineering committee set up by the civic body to conduct the feasibility study of the dam, reported that it had developed huge burrows and cracks with several leaky spots. read more »
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The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) is fitting its buses with swanky plastic-moulded seats as part of efforts to spruce up the interiors. Officials claim these seats are more comfortable than the existing ones, which are made of metal and stuffed with rexine cushions.
However But commuters have doubts about the durability of the ‘plastic seats’ and how long th read more »
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Bhatsa dam in Thane, which is the main source of water supply to Mumbai, may soon be the property of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).



The civic body, which is in an advanced stage of negotiations with the state government, is reportedly ready to shell out around Rs 800 crore for it. read more »
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