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Illegal buildings: FIR against 37 suspended Mumbai cops for taking bribes

Apr 12, 2013

An FIR was registered against 37 Mumbai policemen, suspended after an activist caught them on camera allegedly accepting bribes to turn a blind eye to an illegal structure in suburban Kurla, police said today. #NewsTracker #Kurla #Mumbai cops #Illegal buildings
Fire breaks out in BKC, brought under control

Sep 07, 2012

Fire broke out on the twelfth floor of the First International Financial Centre (FIFC) building in the Bandra Kurla complex in Mumbai. Five fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. #NewsTracker #Bandra Kurla Complex #Mumbai #FIFC building
Dad's health not affecting my movies, says Sonakshi Sinha

Jul 20, 2012

Even as veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha continues to recover in a city hospital, daughter Sonakshi said here today that her father's health is not coming in the way of her movies. #Sonakshi Sinha #Bandra Kurla Complex #Shatrughan Sinha #Shreyas Talpade #Kokilaben Hospital

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Mumbai trains are bad? Buses and roads are worse!

Apr 20, 2012

Thursday's commuter deaths demonstrated the pathetic condition of Mumbai's rail network, but the alternatives are so much worse. #ConnectTheDots #Mumbai #Navi Mumbai #Transport in Mumbai #Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation #bus services #Kurla station
How a bad decision in 1970 caused Mumbai's deaths today

Apr 19, 2012

The causes for the two deaths on the Central Railway on Thursday have their roots in the refusal of the Maharashtra Government to shift its own headquarters to Navi Mumbai in the 1970's. #ConnectTheDots #Bandra Kurla Complex #Navi Mumbai #Maharashtra government #Mumbai Suburban Railway #MMR Development Authority #Central Line
MMRDAs very own Rs 6.5-crore cycle track

May 18, 2011

The cycle track around the Bandra Kurla Complex is perhaps a good example where public money is spent without any foresight causing unnecessary dent to the exchequer. #ThatsJustWrong #Bandra Kurla Complex #Cycle track

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Photos: Heavy rains hit train services, makes Mumbai crawl

2013-06-16 12:38:00

Image: Tracks are submerged underwater at Sion station in Mumbai Photographs: Sahil Salvi Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and the adjoining Thane district, causing water-logging in the city and the suburbs and hitting suburban train services on the #Mumbai
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Mumbai hit by heavy rain

2013-06-17 00:51:00

The torrential downpour coursing down on the city may have eased many summer-strained nerves, but for those stuck inside - or wedged out of - public transport, it was pure misery. The volumes that poured down between June 1 and 16 this year have not only #Mumbai #India #Ajay Kumar
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Heavy rains cripple Mumbai

2013-06-16 09:38:00

Mumbai: Heavy rains over two days have crippled suburban trains and hit life in Mumbai Sunday, officials said. Many low-lying areas in the city and suburbs were flooded due to the incessant downpour accompanied by gusty winds that lashed the metropolis. #Mumbai

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