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Sea link surface to be made waterproof

Thursday 16 April '09

The surface of the Bandra Worli Sea Link will be protected from the effects of the monsoon, a cause of concern for all Mumbai roads, with an imported technology that will make it waterproof.
Driving licences: new-age plastic cards not so smart

Monday 13 April '09

The new-age smart card driving licences, claimed to last at least 20 years, have started to disintegrate within six to eight months of issuing.
Ahead of poll, cabbies face a hard choice

Sunday 12 April '09

The city’s driving force, the cabbies, are finding it difficult to make up their minds on their choice of candidates this time around.
Planning Goes Professional

Monday 6 April '09

From the Peddar Road flyover opposition to the protests against the several skywalks set to dot the city-glorified foot overbridges...
Landfill: devp body for tie-up with private players

Sunday 5 April '09

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, which is working on upgrading the conditions of the landfill sites of 13 urban local bodies in the region...
Metro I: displaced people threaten to move court

Saturday 4 April '09

The city’s first Metro Rail corridor, marred by controversy ever since its inception over the rehabilitation of residents and shop owners...
Transport dept intensifies campaign against overloading of vehicles

Monday 30 March '09

In a bid to bring down the damages to the road infrastructure, the transport department is carrying out an intensive campaign against overloading of vehicles in the state.
Metro II: residents’ proposal for underground stretch under scrutiny

Sunday 29 March '09

The nodal agency for the implementation of the second metro rail corridor has sent the proposal for an underground stretch between Andheri and Bandra...
Cabbies’ Nano dream may have to wait longer

Wednesday 25 March '09

Newer cars are entering the ring to replace the ubiquitous Padmini Fiats, the black and yellow taxis that still rule Mumbai’s roads...
Ratan Tata keeps his promise, unveils Nano

Tuesday 24 March '09

A promise is a promise,” said Ratan Tata while unveiling the People's Car, Tata Nano, at its commercial launch in Mumbai today.
Metro first corridor hits a hurdle as residents oppose barricade

Saturday 14 March '09

The construction work on a contentious stretch of the city’s first Metro Rail corridor has come up against a fresh hurdle.
Second Metro corridor faces roadblock

Friday 6 March '09

The nodal agency for the Metro Rail Project which is awaiting financial bids for the second line may not receive any bids on March 16 either.
Residents seek underground section for Metro corridor

Saturday 28 February '09

A team of residents protesting against an elevated Charkop-Bandra Mankhurd metro rail corridor on Friday presented an alternative plan to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
Warship to museum: decks cleared for Vikrant makeover

Saturday 28 February '09

The aircraft carrier that once played a critical role in the 1971 war will now be used by businessmen and others for a quick landing on the helipad inside the Indian Museum Ship Vikrant.
Mumbai cheers returning stars

Friday 27 February '09

From the airport to the Garib Nagar slum where Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail live, the city resounded with chants of Jai Ho on Thursday as hordes of fans cheered the child stars.....
Jai Ho: stars cheered all the way home

Friday 27 February '09

From the airport to the Garib Nagar slum where Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail live, the city resounded with chants of Jai Ho on Thursday as hordes of fans cheered the child stars, now household names after Slumdog Millionaire swept the Oscars.
Twin corridors for Navi Mumbai Metro in Phase 1

Wednesday 25 February '09

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s preliminary study on the feasibility of a metro rail in Navi Mumbai has revealed that two corridors can kick off initially.
Grand slum

Tuesday 24 February '09

The Slumdog Millionaire cheer was perhaps the loudest at Garib Nagar slum in Bandra.
Residents want second Metro corridor underground

Saturday 21 February '09

The second Metro rail corridor is now entangled in another set of issues after being hit by the economic slump.
One up on Shah Rukh, says Slumdog parent

Saturday 21 February '09

From a shanty town in Mumbai, they are getting ready to walk the red carpet at the glitzy Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
‘My Azhar did what Shah Rukh, Salman could not’

Saturday 21 February '09

From a shanty town in Mumbai, they are getting ready to walk the red carpet at the glitzy Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
An elevated BRT will raise cost, delay project: experts

Thursday 19 February '09

Even as the authorities explore possibility of an elevated route for the Bus Rapid Transitsystem in the city, transport experts are not impressed with the idea.
Study on for commercial utilisation of second Metro

Friday 13 February '09

With an aim to generate funds through development of Metro rail stations on the second Metro corridor, the Mumbai Transformation Support Unit...
Here’s how they plan to link the coast

Thursday 12 February '09

The Haji Ali-Nariman Point sea link, the last phase of the Western Freeway project, could now be a combination of a sea bridge, a tunnel and a shallow tunnel under Marine Drive.
Showcase flyover delayed again

Saturday 7 February '09

The double-decker flyover on the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR), one of the key road components of the showcase Mumbai Urban Transport Project...
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