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5 yrs on, Dharavi plan back on drawing board

Thursday 29 October '09

The much-delayed Dharavi Redevelopment Plan set to return to the drawing board, with little hope of an early launch of what is an ambitious and critical part of the Mumbai Makeover project....
‘Flaw’ sends Dharavi project back to drawing board

Thursday 29 October '09

The much-delayed Dharavi Redevelopment Plan is set to return to the drawing board, with little hope of an early launch to what is an ambitious and critical part of the Mumbai Makeover project.
MLA candidates up to 12 times richer in 5 years

Monday 12 October '09

Mumbai's MLAs have, on an average, grown richer by a mind-boggling 400 per cent over the last five years.
It will be a vote for Mundeji, says daughter Pankajanatiuo

Wednesday 7 October '09

Everwhere she goes, Pankaja Munde is being told that the Parli Assembly constituency is hers for certain. After all, not only is her father, Member of Parliament Gopinath Munde...
Rane seeks votes for Deshmukh son

Sunday 4 October '09

Seeking to build bridges with his once bitter rival Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, apparently with an eye on the chief minister’s job....
Father’s daughter graduates from St Xavier’s to Solapur

Saturday 3 October '09

At an event in a Solapur college, Praniti Shinde, 28, makes a fervent appeal: “I’m one of you.”
The son rises in Latur

Friday 2 October '09

At 33 years, Amit Deshmukh is probably the solitary star-son making a debut in electoral politics in this Maharashtra Assembly elections who can afford to be smug.
A city on the move

Friday 2 October '09

When an MLA in waiting tells his constituents in a town as apparently unexceptional as this that what can be done in Mumbai or Delhi...
Slum project will help, not hinder: Dharavi MLA

Friday 25 September '09

The Rs 15,000-crore redevelopment project that many residents believe could oust them from their home and hearth may have redrawn battle lines in parts of Dharavi...
Rear view

Sunday 13 September '09

Salim Makani, the man who drove L.K. Advani’s rath thrice, says the BJP’s seniors have to come together again....
Inside the 26/11 trial

Sunday 2 August '09

Outside the Mumbai Central prison on the busy Sane Guruji Marg, the show of strength is absolute. On half of the road’s width that’s blocked to traffic...
Now, Dharavi project panel wants consultant out

Tuesday 9 June '09

Just when it appeared that the long-delayed Dharavi Redevelopment Project was on track, it has hit another obstacle...
Design in place for Dharavi makeover

Monday 18 May '09

A bold architectural design is now ready for a new Dharavi, complete with pedestrian-only roads, elevated walk-ways with green zones and a huge plaza housing residential and commercial units as well as schools and community spaces.
26/11 bullets still fresh, seat is ready for ballot

Wednesday 29 April '09

Mumbai-South was a complex enough place to begin with - home to some of India’s richest and most famous...
Dharavi redevelopment, infrastructure, pollution

Tuesday 28 April '09

Slumdog Millionaire number Jai Ho may have become the theme song for the Congress’ electioneering, but the theme of Dharavi as an election issue was sniffed out by the Shiv Sena as far back as 2007...
No ticket, but still on the campaign trail

Saturday 25 April '09

Her political pedigree didn't suffice to win her a ticket to contest as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in Mumbai, but Poonam Mahajan...
Shivraj out of bastion, BJP gains in reserved Latur

Tuesday 21 April '09

Who is Jaywant Awale? — this is a question you hear frequently in Latur’s urban street corners and its rural pockets.....
In Latur villages, BJP tests new ‘social engineering’ formula

Monday 20 April '09

“ACTOR, hau ka?” asks a woman in Kavthala village, nearly 100 km from Latur, accessibly only by a perilous drive on a narrow.....
‘100 pc cakewalk’ in Beed, says Munde

Monday 20 April '09

For BJP leader Gopinath Munde, the 45 degrees Celsius heat of Marathwada cannot be more scorching than the political skirmishes.....
Mourning Dharavi’s Favourite Peacenik

Monday 13 April '09

A couple of years after Mumbai’s worst communal riots in 1992-1993...
Downturn in Dharavi

Sunday 1 March '09

From inspiring Slumdog Millionaire to putting Asia’s largest slum on the global tourist map, Dharavi’s industry and enterprise have spawned a million dreams.
Twitter Reporter

Monday 23 February '09

On July 12, 2006, a day after serial blasts aboard the suburban railway threw a shocked hush over Mumbai...
Unkept promises and skewed plans

Sunday 8 February '09

The sudden revival of interest among the Congress legislators to extend protection to encroachers who had set up their shanties before 2000...
Students bring Kashmir train link project to Mumbai

Wednesday 28 January '09

Coming from a city where trains are lifelines, these suggestions on the railway project in Jammu & Kashmir are straight from the heart.
Sonnet for a slum: Slumdog inspires a Dharavi song of hope

Wednesday 21 January '09

Slumdog millionaire's official India release may be three days away, but Dharavi on Tuesday underlined its position as a township with challenges and lessons to offer everyone from film-makers...
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