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The fact that land will also be reserved for commercial use has enraged city environmentalists.

BMC to exclude 33 hectares land at Aarey from Non-Development Zone

The fact that land will also be reserved for commercial use has raised the city environmentalists’ hackles.

11 May 2017 3:12 AM

Mumbai: Brave mom pounces on leopard to save son

The leopard, according to the mother, had leapt out of a dense thicket and pounced on her son, at around nine on Monday night.

22 Mar 2017 7:35 PM

Despite tree culling, Aarey Colony gets 'Green Zone' title

The Planning Committee of DP 2034 has changed the Aarey zone from No-Development Zone (NDZ) to a Green Zone.

07 Mar 2017 11:17 AM

The planning committee also proposed to double the floor space index (FSI) from one to two.

Affordable housing land increased by 80 hectares

Mumbai Port Trust land to be developed for affordable housing.

07 Mar 2017 3:04 AM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra CM’s Kalina car depot junked

MMRC says plot is tiny for metro III carshed compared to Aarey Colony.

01 Mar 2017 5:38 AM

Metro III car shed will be constructed in Aarey.

Aarey’s green brigade could leave BJP red-faced

The activists said, “All parties should clarify their stand on the Metro car shed and proposed commercial exploitation of Aarey.”

18 Feb 2017 2:26 AM

The MMRDA has proposed to construct a network of 172-km-long Metro corridors in the MMR.

Control centre at Aarey Colony mooted

The Aarey colony is the only left green cover in the city and acts as a buffer to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).

10 Feb 2017 1:13 AM

The trio (from left to right) Jayapaul Anand, Sunanda Jayaseelan and Nishant Pratap.

Stray stories of hope

In an attempt to encourage positive conversations about animals.

05 Feb 2017 12:12 AM

The priest had been missing from Monday, the day the murder was committed, according to the police. (Representational image)

Beheaded body case: police on lookout for priest

The police say Gonsalves, though a Christian, had an inclination towards Hindu religious beliefs.

26 Dec 2016 4:33 AM

A leopard that was trapped at Aarey on Friday.

Recent leopard trappings are politically motivated: Experts

The department’s actions came after the metro car depot received exemption in the government’s Eco Sensitive Zone notification.

25 Dec 2016 4:11 AM

The offices that would be shifted would be given rent and they would be rehabilitated after the completion of the project in the same area, which is Nariman Point. (Representational Image)

MMRC asks NCP, Congress, Shiv Sena to shift Nariman Point offices

The MMRC, in the notice, requested the parties to start shifting their offices from December 26 onwards.

16 Dec 2016 2:55 AM

Sudhir Babu claimed that the helicopter had some issues during an election campaign for which it was used.

Mumbai helicopter crash: Dead pilot’s kin to speak with operator

Sudhir Babu will meet Aman Aviation officials to understand details of the accident.

16 Dec 2016 2:48 AM

Upset Bombay HC asks if councillors went to Tamil Nadu to mourn Jayalalithaa

Mr Kamdar said that on both occasions, the meetings were cancelled after paying condolences to the deceased.

16 Dec 2016 1:33 AM

Several environmentally-conscious citizens and locals from Aarey Colony protested against the MoEF's decision to clear trees and exclude 165 hectare from Aarey for economic developmental activities. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Citizens unite to save city’s green lungs

Environmentalists in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) have also challenged the car depot.

13 Dec 2016 4:21 AM

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