Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde has vowed to take strict action against illegal immigrants who have obtained fake birth certificates, as well as the agents and officials who assisted them. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has already cancelled 237 fake birth certificates and is working to recover the original documents.
From working in a garment factory, selling bread, and driving an autorickshaw, the 24-year-old fast bowler's path to representing domestic giants Mumbai was anything but easy.
Confident Muslims in the Behrampada locality in Mumbai's suburban Bandta enjoy a bit of camaraderie amid listless voters and an unforgiving sun. Prasanna D Zore reports
Tragedy invaded Poonam Doiphode's life when a water pipeline burst in Mumbai.
A smouldering fire engulfed the slum enclave of Behrampada in Bandra East abutting the Bandra railway station in suburban Mumbai.
The fire broke out around 7:30 pm, a local fire department official said, adding that an estimated 700 to 800 houses had been gutted.
Am assive fire engulfed the slum enclave of Behrampada in Bandra East, north west Mumbai, abutting the Bandra railway station.
A five-storey structure in Behrampada slum, Bandra East collapsed killing six people on Thursday afternoon.
No casualties had been reported among the residents of the area, while a fire brigade personnel was injured, the official said.
'For them life is very difficult since there has been no universalisation of PDS.' 'And let's understand that there are people who need ration instead of cooked meals.'
'They are all worried about one thing -- what about tomorrow?'
'These guys did not even issue an apology to me and were taken back into the party.' 'They were reinstated on the grounds that they will contribute to the Congress campaign.'
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