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'No more trees to be axed in Aarey': SC orders status quo even as Maharashtra govt says 'no further cutting required'
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe apex court decided on Sunday to register as public interest litigation a letter addressed to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi by a law student Rishav Ranjan seeking a stay on the cutting of trees
Aarey Colony protests in Mumbai: Prohibitory orders remain in force as 29 protesters granted bail; SC to hear plea today
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe MMRCL has defended tree felling by contending that it is restricted only to a small area in Aarey Colony, and is necessary to ensure a modern transport system.
Firstpost Editor's Picks: India-US trade deal, Aarey colony protests, interview of War director Siddharth Anand, today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 5 years agoFirstpost Editor's Picks: India-US trade deal, Aarey Colony protests in Mumbai, impact of dating apps, India vs South Africa, interview of War director Siddharth Anand, today's must-read stories
Mumbai Police arrests 29 activists protesting tree cutting at Aarey Colony; leaders across party lines slam state govt
Fp Staff • 5 years agoTwenty nine were arrested as clashes broke out between the police and activists protesting the felling of trees for a proposed Mumbai Metro car shed at the Aarey Colony in North Mumbai
Aarey Colony protest: Mumbai Police arrest 29, cordon off area; protesters accuse cops of high-handedness
• 5 years agoPeople protesting against cutting down of trees in Aarey Colony clashed with the police as 29 people were arrested.
Bombay HC refuses to declare Mumbai’s Aarey Colony a forest, dismisses petitions against felling of 2,700 trees
Fp Staff • 5 years agoIn a win for the BJP government in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed all petitions against the cutting of 2,700 trees for the metro car shed and refused to declare Mumbai's Aarey Colony as a forest area,
Fact-check on MMRC's claims over Aarey reveals gaping holes; activists, citizens protesting Metro-3 shed slam govt for 'propaganda'
Natashatrivedi • 5 years ago‘The MMRC is spreading propaganda against Aarey, and we will fight against it’, was the general mood at a protest outside the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation’s office on Friday, a day after the civic body which is in charge of the multi-crore project published a full-page ad in at least 16 newspapers titled ‘The truth you should know’.
Aarey Metro row: Aditya Thackeray demands MMRCL MD Ashwini Bhide's transfer, claims corporation is against Mumbai citizens
• 5 years agoAaditya Thackeray sought transfer of MMRCL's MD Ashwini Bhide for not heeding the opposition to tree felling in Aarey Colony for Mumbai metro's car shed.
Devendra Fadnavis unveils model coaches for Mumbai Metro line-3; Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ 'aqua line' trains to feature dedicated wheelchair area
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe model of coaches for Mumbai Metro line-3 was unveiled by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Friday.
Will not cut any tree without permission in Aarey Colony, Mumbai Metro tells Bombay High Court
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Bombay High Court had earlier directed MMRCL to file an affidavit stating that it was cutting only those trees at the suburban Aarey Colony for which it has permission.