A joy ride over the Bandra-Worli Sea Link after the dinner seems to be the agenda of many Mumbaikars now. The sea link was thrown open to the public at 0700 hrs IST on Wednesday. As there is no toll fee this week Mumbaikars celebrated their city's new landmark.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sea-link-drive-proves-nightmare-for-mumbaikars/96150-3.html
Every year vegetable prices soar just before monsoons. But this year with delayed monsoons and irrigation water supply cuts, prices of vegetables have almost doubled in Mumbai.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vegetable-prices-double-due-to-delayed-monsoon/95910-3.html
Every year vegetable prices soar just before monsoons. But this year with delayed monsoons and irrigation water supply cuts, prices of vegetables have almost doubled in Mumbai.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vegetable-prices-double-due-to-delayed-monsoon/95909-3.html
Mumbai city is reeling under shortage of water. As the sun beats down on maximum city, it may be more than a week that people can enjoy a rain shower. Weather officials say that the monsoon currents have stopped advancing northwards.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/water-crisis-mumbai-waits-for-rains/95078-3.html
In the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack trials a 10-year-old girl has testified against Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab. The law permits admission of testimonies of such witnesses, but how does it psychologically play out in the minds of those little ones? Bollywood has often tried to portray the trauma that a child witness to a major crime undergoes but nothing can compare to what the 10-year-old who testified against Kasab saw on 26/11.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/no-fear-in-the-dictionary-of-child-witnesses/94737-3.html
Business tycoon Atulya Mafatlal looked relieved as his wife and socialite Sheetal Mafatlal walked out of the Byculla jail after spending a night there for allegedly smuggling jewellery worth Rs 53 lakh.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sheetal-mafatlal-out-of-jail-but-was-she-singled-out/94552-3.html
Business tycoon and socialite Sheetal Mafatlal will have to spend another night in jail. She is judicial custody until June 12 for allegedly underdeclaring the value of diamonds and jewellery worth Rs 53 lakh that she was carrying when she landed at Mumbai International airport on Sunday morning from London on a British Airways flight.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sheetal-mafatlal-in-custody-will-move-court-for-bail-today/94459-7.html
Business tycoon and socialite Sheetal Mafatlal will have to spend another night in jail. She is judicial custody until June 12 for allegedly underdeclaring the value of diamonds and jewellery worth Rs 53 lakh that she was carrying when she landed at Mumbai International airport on Sunday morning from London on a British Airways flight.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sheetal-mafatlal-in-custody-will-move-court-for-bail-today/94459-3.html
The common people of Mumbai may dream of affordable homes. An ambitious low-cost housing programme promises to provide flats on rent for as less as Rs 800. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday announced it would construct 133,000 flats near the city. The MMRDA, in collaboration with real estate giant HDIL, will construct the flats on 525 acres in Virar suburb in Thane district north of Mumbai. The project aims to house around 2 lakh people in the flats.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dream-house-mumbai-flats-on-rent-for-rs-800/94007-3.html
In Maharashtra, especially in Mumbai, it is a dream come true for many hard-working people who aspired to own a home of their own. The Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority or MHADA has brought out the list of winners of allottees numbering no less than 4000 lucky residents.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbais-mhada-housing-lottery-some-win-many-lose/92987-3.html
Kamlesh Shah, resident North Mumbai If I were Prime Minister, I would introduce a law that makes sure that non-performing MPs have to forfeit 50% of their salaries and are not eligible for life long pensions....
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/if-i-were-pm-kamlesh-takes-on-mumbai-streets/89249-37.html
The star appeal of the actor-turned politician Govinda served the Congress well when it gave him the Mumbai North ticket last elections. But despite showing devotion to the party, Govinda finds himself without a ticket this elections. But the MP's five-year tenure as MP was fraught with controversies. He was caught on camera with Dawood, members of his constituency registered missing complaints against him, the actor barely attended 10 per cent of the Parliament sessions.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/govinda-opts-out-of-lok-sabha-polls/89088-37.html
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