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Amid row, Mumbai civic body covers Dadar Kabutarkhana again

Days after agitators removed a tarpaulin cover from a 'kabutarkhana' (pigeon feeding spot) in Mumbai's Dadar area, the city civic body has again covered it with plastic sheets, officials said on...

Jain monk begins indefinite fast over kabutarkhana closure

Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay began a protest at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Monday, opposing the civic body's decision to shut down the Dadar Kabutarkhana, a site where the community members have...

High drama in Mumbai over 'kabutarkhana' as protesters clash with police

High drama unfolded in Mumbai's bustling Dadar area as angry protesters on Wednesday morning forcibly removed the tarpaulin put up by the city civic body to cover a popular pigeon feeding spot in...

Will take up arms for religion: Jain monk on pigeon feeding ban

Jain monk Muni Nileshchandra Vijay has warned of launching an indefinite hunger strike from August 13 against the decision to shut down Dadar Kabutarkhana to stop people from feeding pigeons and...

No order from court, BMC acted on its own: HC on 'kabutarkhanas'

The Bombay high court on Thursday said it had not passed any order directing the closure of `kabutarkhanas' (pigeon-feeding spots) in the city, but only refrained from staying the closure order of...

25 POETIC FRAMES of Parinda

Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick.Sukanya Verma tells us why. When I first watched Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Parinda 30 years ago, its grim depiction of Mumbai's...

'Parinda is a Kashmiri villager's impression of Mumbai'

'I came from Kashmir where I had grown up with mountains, snow peaks and beautiful lakes.''And suddenly I saw traffic and gangsters and goons.''For me, that was fascinating. And I wanted to capture...