A group of nearly 15-20 unidentified persons on Monday attacked the residence of Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari in suburban Mumbai. Tiwari's spokesman Shashikant Singh said the mob gathered near Tiwari's bungalow at approximately 9 pm at MHADA in Four Bungalows area and told his staff they wanted to meet the actor. When they were told that Tiwari was out of town, they started pelting stones. They demanded that the Bhojpuri actor shift out of Mumbai to his native place.
Six buildings have also come up on the land under the slum rehabilitation scheme, it said.
Naidu informed this to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, during a meeting at the state government's Sahyadri guest house in south Mumbai.
Former Telugu Desam Party MP Yelamanchali Sivaji and an ex-IAS officer T Chandrasekhar of Maharashtra cadre on Tuesday joined the Praja Rajyam party floated by Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi. Sivaji, a former Rajya Sabha member and an expert on farmers' issues, joined the actor's party along with a large number of his followers from Guntur district.
MHADA has earned Rs 8.82 million. With a single form available for Rs 100, the housing body is expecting to sell anything between 70,000 to 100,000 forms per day, sources said. As many as 88,222 forms were sold across the 21 branches of HDFC Bank on Monday, the first day for the sale of forms for the 3,863 MHADA flats across the city, official sources said. HDFC Bank has been appointed as the official seller and receiver of the forms.
The rescuers had to make hectic efforts to remove the mangled frames of furniture, including large sofas, from the rubble at the mishap site.
Just ten days after shifting in, a transgender has been asked to move out of her flat in suburban Jogeshwari at the behest of its owner who did not want a "gay" tenant.
A model and actress was found dead at her rented apartment in Mumbai's Versova area, police said on Sunday.
Sharma allegedly dumped the debris near mangroves behind his bungalow in suburban Versova and also undertook illegal construction near it
Enthused by the strong showing in Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party has decided to concentrate on the ensuing Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra.
There are over 16,000 cessed buildings in the city that are in need of urgent redevelopment.
Around 14 people injured in the collapse are undergoing treatment.
Taking a cue from neighbouring Gujarat and its successful Vibrant Gujarat summit, Maharashtra has organised a conclave -Transforming MMR into a Global Financial, Commercial and Entertainment Hub - on February 6.
'The two-word answer is: Proper oversight,' says T N Ninan.
Residents and families of the building collapse in Mumbai tell of their grief.
This is the second major building collapse in the city in just over a month.
South Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar is all set for a much-needed transformation.
