Mumbai: Holi celebrations took a tragic turn in Mumbai on Thursday. For more than 150 families in Mumbai's Dharavi it was certainly not a happy Holi after their children were admitted to Sion Hospital for colour poisoning. The hospital saw a steady stream of children and young adults who complained of allergic reactions. The patients were administered anti-toxicity medicines and most of them are out of danger but 10 patients...
07:49 AM, Mar 09, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday paved the way for a massive development of central Mumbai's Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, made famous by the Oscar Award winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" and Gregory David Roberts novel "Shantaram." Announcing amendments to the state's Development Control Rules (DCR), making the project a time-bound possibility, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said a 10-year corpus fund would be created for developing Sector 5 in Dharavi, which...
01:27 AM, Jan 04, 2012
Mumbai: The Rs 15000 crore face lift for Mumbai's slum cluster of Dharavi is yet to take off even though seven years have passed since the scheme was announced. The project is likely to start by the end of 2011. The makeover of the sprawling Dharavi slums has got a new lease of life after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan expressed interest in Maharashtra Housing Board's proposal to develop a section...
09:53 AM, Feb 23, 2011
A general view of Dharavi, considered Asia's biggest shantytown. ...
06:35 PM, Nov 02, 2009
Rubina and Azhar's friends were overjoyed after
Slumdog swept the Oscars. ...
02:22 AM, Feb 24, 2009
The movie won eight Oscar Awards at the 81st Academy Awards. ...
06:05 PM, Feb 23, 2009
Dharavi is being promoted as one of the hottest holiday spots. ...
07:54 PM, Feb 22, 2009
With
Slumdog... success, the curiosity for Mumbai's slums has increased. ...
02:15 AM, Jan 30, 2009
Dhaka: Bangladesh have named the country's cricket board president Mustafa Kamal as candidate for the post of International Cricket Council (ICC) vice-president. Under the ICC's rotation policy, Bangladesh and Pakistan were asked to nominate candidates for the post but this week Pakistan Cricket Board president Zaka Ashraf said they had withdrawn their claim in favour of Bangladesh's candidate. Kamal, who heads the Asian Cricket Council, needs the approval of at...
01:36 AM, Apr 02, 2008
1800 hrs: So it's official now that the match between the Redbacks and Somerset has been abandoned due to rain. Both teams will share a point each. 1700 hrs: Rain still coming down hard at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and the likelihood of the match getting underway seems very slim. There will be another update in an hour's time. 1630 hrs: It's pouring in Bangalore and there are puddles all...
05:07 PM, Mar 05, 2008
Mirpur: Dejected South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith was at a loss for words to explain just why his team 'choked' yet again in the World Cup knockouts but hoped it would recover soon enough to mount a strong challenge the next time around. The Proteas lost by 49 runs while chasing a rather modest 221 against underdogs New Zealand in the World Cup quarterfinal match here last night and ...
09:43 AM, Jan 08, 2008
Property prices are shooting in India's largest slum, Dharavi. ...
05:19 PM, Aug 30, 2007
Mumai police arrested a man from the Worli area on Friday for indulging in unnatural sexual acts with minors. ...
01:33 PM, Jun 02, 2007
The slum development process is being opened up in a global tender to the best builders from around the world. ...
12:08 AM, Jun 01, 2007
Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum township, sits bang in the middle of mega-city Mumbai. It’s a city aspiring to be Shanghai. ...
05:19 PM, Nov 19, 2006
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