Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) undertook two ambitious projects, the Metro and Monorail, to solve the Mumbai commuter's woes. However, the routes selected by the planning authority have raised some serious doubts, as commuters feel that the routes pass unfrequented areas. Monorail Phase I of the Rs 2,700 crore Jacob Circle-Wadala-Chembur (JWC) Monorail is between Wadala-Chembur, while Phase II is between Jacob Circle-Wadala. Concerned Chembur resident, 24...
05:58 PM, May 27, 2012
Mumbai: In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is used to describe how a small change at one place can result in large differences to a later state. The name of the effect is derived from the example of a hurricanes formation being contingent on whether or not a distant butterfly had flapped its wings several weeks before. The MMRDA seems to be firm believers in this theory. Soon after Thursday...
01:08 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has decided to construct foot over bridges (FOB) to connect monorail stations with the suburban railway stations. "The FOB will help commuters, travelling towards Wadala and further, reach for monorail without being hassled by the vehicular traffic on roads," MMRDA Joint Project Director (PR) Dilip Kawathkar said on Friday. The first of such FOBs - 250 meters long and 4 meters wide -...
10:12 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: The first squadron of Medium-Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) consisting of 18 aircraft is expected to be inducted into the IAF within three to four years of signing of the contract with its supplier. In reply to a question on delivery of MMRCA, Defence Minister AK Antony told Lok Sabha on Monday, "First squadron of MMRCA consisting of 18 aircraft is expected to be inducted within three to...
03:29 PM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: French company Dassault Aviation's Rafale has won the $10.4 billion deal to supply 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) to the Indian Air Force (IAF). According to sources, Rafale won the multi-billion dollar deal as it was found to be similar to the French Mirage 2000 fighter jet, which is already being operated by the IAF. Rafale beat the Eurofighter Typhoon to bag the deal. Rafale was preferred...
05:35 PM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: The winner of the multi-billion dollar deal to procure 126 combat planes for Indian Air Force is expected to be announced in two weeks time, the IAF Chief said in New Delhi on Tuesday. European EADS Eurofighter and Dasault Rafale are in the final race for Air Force's global tender to procure 126 Medium-Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA). "Right now we have to do the selection for who...
05:12 PM, Jan 17, 2012
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A pandal came up outside Ittooppu's tea stall. The year-end came as a bonus for the goat - three days of debate in Parliament on ...
09:59 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said the agitation led by anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare in the city was "well handled" by the state government. Addressing a meeting of the District Congress Committee (DCC) chiefs and office bearers to discuss the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Municipal Corporation elections, Chavan said, "Hazare's fast at MMRDA grounds was well handled. But the Lokpal issue is not a closed chapter and...
02:13 AM, Jan 03, 2012
Mumbai: Anna Hazare should introspect why and due to whom his fast for a strong Lokpal bill at the MMRDA ground in Mumbai, fizzled out, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said on Friday. "Even his favourite media turned against him and are giving sensational news on how the agitation turned out to be a flop show," Thackeray said, in an editorial in party mouth-piece 'Saamana'. There was no need for...
04:34 PM, Dec 30, 2011
New Delhi: Terming Anna Hazare's agitation on Lokpal bill in Mumbai as "flop", RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Thursday said the people have 'rejected' Team Anna as they have understood its 'gameplan'. "They (Team Anna) were selling in the name of people. They have made a business of it. It has all flopped," Prasad said outside Parliament House. Hazare had called off his agitation on Wednesday in the wake of...
03:14 PM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: A day after anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare broke his fast at Mumbai's MMRDA grounds, he is heading back to his village Ralegan Siddhi on Thursday. On Wednesday evening Anna called off his fast and the jail bharo agitation call over health concerns, but promised to fight on and said his team's next move would be to focus on the five poll-bound states early in the new year. The...
09:48 AM, Dec 29, 2011
Mumbai: As Anna Hazare on Wednesday vowed to continue his fight for a strong Lokpal Bill, a man came along explaining the difference between the draft legislation of Team Anna and the government in a lighter vein - by selling a shampoo. Thirty four-year-old Hitesh Chavan works for a courier company. But for a change he has turned into a salesman for a shampoo called Jan Lokpal. "This shampoo by...
08:34 AM, Dec 29, 2011
Anna Hazare on Wednesday walked out of a press conference at MMRDA grounds leaving Arvind Kejriwal to face the media. ...
08:42 PM, Dec 28, 2011
New Delhi: Team Anna's protest against a "weak" Lokpal Bill in New Delhi remained a damp squib for the second day on Wednesday and was called off abruptly after Anna Hazare ended his fast in Mumbai. The day began with just 200 people assembling at the huge Ramlila Grounds. Though the crowd grew in smaller proportion as the day progressed but their number did not exceed 1,000. At one point...
07:13 PM, Dec 28, 2011
Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday ended his three-day fast in less than two days and in another surprising development, also called off the 'jail bharo andolan'. Other Team Anna members, who were fasting with Hazare, also ended their fast. He also said that he will continue his agitation at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan from December 30. "I request those who sit on fast to end their fast and call...
06:47 PM, Dec 28, 2011
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