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Continue reading →: Locals hold candlelight morcha to save mangroves
Locals hold candlelight morcha to save Lokhandwala mangroves TIMES NEWS NETWORK 19th March 2012 Citizens in Mumbai are pro-actively doing events to safeguard mangroves. Mumbai: Residents of Oshiwara and Lokhandwala came out in large numbers to protect mangroves and open spaces in their area. A candlelight morcha was organized by…
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Continue reading →: Why Mumbai does not need new developments
One in 10 properties in city lying vacant Madhavi Rajadhyaksha | Times News Network Amidst unscrupulous elements, builders and politicians pushing for ‘development’ at the cost of precious open spaces and the green cover of Mumbai, here comes the chilling facts, the ground reality in Mumbai, something that the New…
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Continue reading →: Blowing Hot and Cold
Fire & ice weather has city in tizzy Mercury Level Sees Difference Of Over 21° C In 24 Hours Pratibha Masand adapted from Times News Network 15th March 2012 Mumbai: Those who woke up in the wee hours of Wednesday may have felt a slight chill in the air. However,…
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Continue reading →: OPEN SPACES HELP SOCIAL NETWORKING
From TIMES NEWS NETWORK 10th March 2012 Imagine being able to walk or cycle from Malad to Colaba or Chembur to south Mumbai along well-maintained walking-and-cycling tracks, with gardens and parks to view or rest in along the way. Maybe you could even stop by a beach. Sounds unreal,…
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Continue reading →: Open spaces in Mumbai
TOO CLOSED FOR COMFORT City neighbourhoods barely have open spaces for relaxation and enjoyment of the outdoors. The result has taken a toll on our quality of life Nauzer K Bharucha | Times News Network 10th March 2012 Demolish this structure and set an example for all times that ‘enough…
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Continue reading →: Medical bills go up, as CRZ burns
Citizens staying along the New Link Road in Borivali and Dahisar came to stay there expecting peace and a healthy atmosphere free from the pollution of Mumbai city. Investing their hard earned money they bought houses and settled down along the verdant coast filled with lush green mangroves. Their children…
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Continue reading →: Playgrounds or Office towers?
Playground turns office block with help from BMC Reserved Plot Worth 200 Crore Declared A Slum Nauzer Bharucha TNN Mumbai: In the mid-1980s, one of Mumbai’s oldest and biggest private landowners, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy, handed over a prime plot in Jogeshwari (East) to the BMC after the land was marked as…
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Continue reading →: Sound sleep a fundamental right
Supreme Court : Sound sleep a fundamental right Dhananjay Mahapatr TNN Times of India 25th Feb 2012 New Delhi: The Supreme Court has broadened the ambit of right of life to include a citizen’s right to sleep peacefully. New Link Road residents who have been disturbed by noise…
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Continue reading →: BMC admits failure of own Legal officers
Top of Form SHAPE UP OR PAY FINE Civic body issues circular after it finds that they are deliberately helping those opposing action Hindustan Times 22-Feb 2012 Alarmed by the large and rising number of cases in which courts have granted a stay on demolition of illegal…
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Continue reading →: 30 new Corporators face criminal cases
YOUR CITY YOUR VOTE 30 new Corporators face criminal cases Shame on the voters: Only 55% Of 183 Winners Studied Beyond Std X Times of India Mumbai 22/2/2012 Linah Baliga TNN Mumbai: The civic body is set to get a new house, but apparently not a very…






