Even before the Rs40 crore e-governance model adopted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to promote transparency and efficiency in its operations is implemented completely, it is likely to be delayed further with allegations that the administration bent rules to favour the SISL Consortium comprising Siemens Information Systems Ltd, SAP India Ltd and ABM Knowledgeware Ltd.
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SWITCH off everything that runs on electricity for an hour on December 15: that’s what Mumbai Unplug — a group of young professionals — wants the entire city to do to draw attention to global warming.
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Just days after motorists drove past as two men bled to death on the Eastern Express Highway near Mulund, 25-year-old sales manager Nitin Parmar did just the opposite.
He did not think twice about helping severely injured accident victim Karan Oshan, 16, on the Western Express Highway.
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It was his dream to get a government job. Nineteen years of trying everything possible to get one, even cutting his wrist to kill himself at the Mantralaya in June 2006 as a last resort, has had its desired effect. He finally landed a government job. Never mind his job involves killing rats for the BMC.
This is the fourth time the Worli corporator has beaten up civic officials over illegal construction in his ward.
Shiv Sena corporator Sanjay Agaldhare from Worli tried to settle things on his own when he beat up a Brihanmumbai Municipal officer of the ‘G’ south ward office on Friday.
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The JJ School of Arts will have its own museum within two years. The museum, where students will display their work, is part of the plan to renovate the school premises, which is a popular heritage structure. The state government with Jindal South West Foundation (JSW) will undertake restoration.
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Hey guys, This is my video for the song Kashmir Again . Since Kiran is a @#$%^& and I told him a million times to put it on katta but he has more gay things to do. Anyways this is Kirans friends website and my friends now ..check out the video and let me know what you guys think. The making of the video is helped by a fellow maharastrain called Jaydeep Kulkarni ..please comment ..PEACE
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No, no ... not the India-Australia one ... I meant the India-Pakistan one :-[
There will be no "Man of the match" awards to the two Majors... and the only procession they will be part of is the one when their bodies are carried to the cemetery for cremation.
The conjunctivitis infection sweeping Mumbai could even lead to paralysis in certain cases, experts have cautioned.
Warning citizens not to take the infection lightly, they said Mumbai had a history of conjunctivitis epidemics, some of which resulted in cross-infection and even left patients paralysed.
Searched for this interesting column about the people of mumbai by Dilip Raote. He used to be a columnist in mid day 5 /6 years back.Doesnt write for them nowadays.Today mid-day has become like an ad magazine. You literally have to search for stories from a junk of Ads.The article is a little on the face.. with asterisked Gaalis. Read through if you are ok with it
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has announced ceiling rates for cable TV in cities not covered by the conditional access system (CAS), including areas north of Mahim and Sion in Mumbai.
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A school in Kandivli plans to introduce Sanskrit for students; even their family members are encouraged to attend classes
Students at Kapol Vidyanidhi International High School in Kandivli may soon start speaking an arcane ancient Indian language.The school authorities plan to introduce Sanskrit for students from Class II onwards in an effort to popularise the
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To cash-in on the growing taste for select Marathi films, Mumbai's exhibition theatre chain Cinemax will screen six popular Marathi films from October 5 to October 10 at three of its theatres in Mumbai and Nasik.
Terming the event as 'Marathi Film Festival' the theatres will show films like Zabardastt, Sawli, Aai Shappath, Rajkaran, Restaurant and Jinki Re Jinki in Mumbai and Nasik.
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This is a small article by Apna Sachin.I found it worth sharing with all u kattakaris and tendlya's fans. :)
"To succeed, you need no detractions,no distractions. As a student of sport, I always tell people, you also have to figure out what works best for you. Often, it is sheer instinct; a basic feeling in your gut that tells you this is what you have to do. I can’t explain this logically,
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