Metros, Mumbai, 6th Sep 2019, News & Stories from India

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Metros Mumbai 06 Sep 2019

Metros, Mumbai, 06 Sep 2019

ED quizzes Nitin Sardesai in Kohinoor Tower case

Matoshree Realtors had invested Rs 4 crores in the Kohinoor Tower project at Dadar.

06 Sep 2019 5:05 AM

Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale (Photo: File)

Ramdas Athawale wants 10 out of 18 Assembly seats for RPI

The Union minister also said that the Republican Party of India will contest the polls on its own symbol.

06 Sep 2019 5:01 AM

Ex-NCP netas Chitra Wagh, Dhananjay Mahadik now BJP V-Ps

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Thursday appointed Mr Mahadik and Ms Wagh as vice presidents of the state unit.

06 Sep 2019 4:59 AM

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) Thursday launched the “Smiling Schools Project”, a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive mental (and emotional) wellness initiative.

Mental health drive launched: MCGM

Through this project, the MCGM aims to build mental and emotional resilience in children in municipal schools in the city.

06 Sep 2019 4:57 AM

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil

BJP, Shiv Sena hold talks on sharing of seats

BJP sources said that Mr Fadnavis wants both parties to retain seats won in the last elections.

06 Sep 2019 4:51 AM

Gorai park to be ready by 2021

The project is proposed to be open for tourists in the Diwali of 2021.

06 Sep 2019 4:48 AM

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will probe the alleged incident of budget carrier IndiGo forcing the passengers of its Jaipur-bound flight to sit in the stranded aircraft at Mumbai Airport on Wednesday night, official source said. (Representational image of an Indigo aircraft)

Indigo ‘forces’ flyers to sit in stranded plane

“We will conduct inquiry,” a top official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Thursday when asked about the alleged incident.

06 Sep 2019 4:46 AM

NIA opposes bail plea of youth held for ISIS involvement

Areeb Majeed contended that the alleged offence was committed in Iraq and Syria, which was beyond India’s jurisdiction boundary.

06 Sep 2019 4:43 AM

Narmada likely to overflow, families shifted

Incessant rains have lead to an increased water level in the Narmada dam, which has affected 15 villages in Nadurbar district.

06 Sep 2019 4:40 AM

File picture of Metro 3 construction work.

Activists flay MMRC about car shed claims

The MMRC has assured the BMC tree authority that it will plant six times the number of trees axed.

06 Sep 2019 4:37 AM

The average seasonal rainfall between June and September is 2,317.2 mm while the average annual rainfall is 2,514 mm, as per IMD data. The Colaba observatory has recorded 2162.2 mm rain from June 1 to September 5. (Photot: Rajesh Jadhav)

Mumbai surpassed average seasonal rainfall in September alone

While the city has been witnessing torrential rain, five other places in the state, too, have recorded more than 100 mm rain in 24 hours.

06 Sep 2019 4:33 AM

With the Mithi River overflowing every monsoon, the claims of officials of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority (MRDPA) of having completed 98 per cent of Mithi River’s development, as per the master plan, has fallen flat. Officials now claim that the master plan is outdated and an updated study on the river is required.

‘Mithi must be studied again’

The MRDPA has not held a single meeting with BMC and MMRDA in the last 9 years. Since its formation in 2005, the MRDPA has held only six meetings.

06 Sep 2019 3:57 AM

At least five people, including two Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) workers and a senior citizen, lost their lives due to heavy waterlogging the city experienced on Wednesday.

Waterlogging proves fatal, 5 lose lives in Mumbai

Two municipal workers who were deployed in a waterlogged area in Goregaon, died while on duty.

06 Sep 2019 3:09 AM

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