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Senior citizens unite to save Powai lake

Monday 30 March '09

They are a motley bunch of senior citizens fighting for a cause dear to their heart-to give a fresh lease of life to the over-a-century old Powai lake.
Cleanup ops: 84,000 hoardings in 3 months

Monday 30 March '09

Bringing cheer to citizens’ groups who are fighting illegal political hoardings defacing the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said it has removed 84,000 illegal hoardings in Mumbai since January.
BMC goes back to basics for tackling water crisis Dhanya Nair

Friday 27 March '09

With the city reeling under the threat of an acute water shortage in the coming months, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is appealing Mumbaikers to bank on the ancient technique of rainwater harvesting.
Old, wooden structures a nightmare for firemen

Thursday 26 March '09

Almost a week after a major fire broke out in the commercial cum residential hub of Zaveri Bazaar killing two people and injuring six...
See junta take on politicos this election, literally!

Sunday 22 March '09

The 26/11 terror attacks on the city, it seems, have brought a positive change in the people’s mentality here.
‘An active civil society is the key to a successful democracy’

Thursday 19 March '09

He was the first person to get into the IAS through competitive examinations. He was cabinet secretary under Rajiv Gandhi and also the principal secretary to three prime ministers-Rajiv Gandhi, VP Singh and Chandrashekhar.
A missionary to spread Gandhigiri in the time of terror

Thursday 19 March '09

Mahatma Gandhi and the Gen-Y may not be having anything in common, but that is exactly what civil rights activist and Professor Sudarshan Kapur from the University of Denver has been trying to solve.
‘A benefited class giving back something to the society’

Wednesday 18 March '09

She is 57-year-old and counting, but age has not deterred her from carrying on with the work that means the most to her.
As another glass ceiling cracks, a stuntwoman tells her tale

Sunday 8 March '09

One look at 21-year-old Sanobar and you might think she's just another zestful college girl. But don’t take this feisty girl lightly.
BKC recreation ground: Environmentalists write to CM, urges him to save open spaces

Sunday 8 March '09

The Urban Development Department’s decision to shift reserved recreation grounds in Bandra Kurla Complex to the banks of the Mithi River has horrified environmentalists and community groups across the city.
Residents to join MMRDA on a green initiative

Sunday 1 March '09

In an attempt to give a fresh lease of life to the dying green cover in the area...
BPO employees love to smoke, study finds

Friday 27 February '09

The preventive oncology department of the Tata Memorial Trust carried out a survey on the BPO population in the city to see if there has been a major shift in their smoking habits in the past one-and-a-half years.
Structural audit of 3 oldest dams soon

Wednesday 25 February '09

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will soon undertake a structural audit of the city’s three oldest dams—Tulsi, Powai and Vihar — to study about their long-term sustainability.
Now, slowdown takes a toll on NGOs’ corpus

Tuesday 24 February '09

In the time of global economic slowdown and number crunching, it’s not only the corporate houses and common man who are reeling under its impact.
A walk at Carter Road promenade won’t be same again

Sunday 22 February '09

A 4,800-sq-ft walking track with a small chess-board ground, a large gazebo, a vermicompost bed and solar and wind energy being harnessed in your neighbourhood.
Mumbai showed true humane spirit after 26/11: Martin Luther King III

Friday 20 February '09

Demystifying the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in the times of terror attacks, violence and discrimination of the marginalised, Martin Luther King III...
Work on Mithi under way, dearth of volunteers poses major hurdle

Wednesday 18 February '09

A month after it was floated, the Mithi Sansad, has started the first leg of its work to revive the beleaguered Mithi river.
Ticket to Ride

Monday 16 February '09

The wind is blowing through your hair, your trusty bike that’s also your best friend zipping ahead and worries melting into the air.
City-based NGO felicitates 26/11 heroes

Friday 6 February '09

In a befitting tribute to the heroes of 26/11, a city-based NGO, I Love Mumbai, on Tuesday felicitated the victims of the attacks and presented cheques worth Rs 70 lakh to them.
Soon, give and take information of disaster on BMC’s web portal

Thursday 5 February '09

A day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented its budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year, its announcement of strengthening of the Disaster management cell seems to have found favour with the citizen groups.
Women, youngsters hit by terror get global support

Tuesday 3 February '09

Global terrorism and women’s issue may apparently have nothing in common. But with an international women’s group coming forward to unite...
Destination Goa in Dhobi Talao

Monday 2 February '09

It is a Saturday afternoon and the world is busy making weekend plans. But in a tiny, nondescript structure a stone’s throw away from St Xavier’s College and Metro Cinema at Dhobi Talao...
Locals, activists unite to save Gandhi Maidan in Kurla

Friday 30 January '09

One of the city’s beleaguered parks, the Gandhi Maidan in Kurla, which has seen landmark events like the Sayunkta Maharashtra movement in 1960, is set to get a fresh lease of life.
Nine of city killed in Indore accident

Thursday 29 January '09

Forty three-year- old Nirmala Pawar of the BIT Chawl at Chandanwadi was in a state of shock when news about the death of her husband reached her.
Campaign against illegal hoardings gains momentum

Wednesday 28 January '09

A delegation of NGOs and citizens’ group on Tuesday met state Home Minister, Jayant Patil, to condemn ‘political hooliganism’.
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