Metros, Mumbai, 7th Jul 2018, News & Stories from India

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Metros Mumbai 07 Jul 2018

Metros, Mumbai, 07 Jul 2018

'He is a driver, and lost his job last month. He wanted to tell his grievance to media, and when our team reached the spot, he demanded that reporters of TV channels should come there,' officials said. (Representative image)

Man climbs TV tower, calls cops, demands media coverage before coming down

He was tricked into coming down hours later by officials who put up dummy video cameras on the ground and pretended to be reporters.

07 Jul 2018 12:38 PM

A truck carrying mineral water bottles overturned on the Lalbaug flyover on Friday. The flyover was closed for vehicles after the accident. (Photo: Asian Age)

2 injured after truck tilts on Lalbaug flyover

The vehicular movement was affected for at least two hours.

07 Jul 2018 1:23 AM

Research students accuse TISS of not providing JRF scholarship funds

The government gives JRF to selected students who qualify in the national eligibility test (NET) examinations.

07 Jul 2018 1:20 AM

IBDP results better than 2017

The overall performance of students this year is better than last year, said city-based school principals.

07 Jul 2018 1:13 AM

3 bodies fished out, search on for fourth

A helicopter and boats of the Coast Guard and Navy were pressed into the search and rescue operation.

07 Jul 2018 1:11 AM

RCN against Choksi soon: CBI

The Interpol is likely to issue a Red Corner Notice against the fugitive jeweller following a CBI request.

07 Jul 2018 1:08 AM

Man arrested for duping 25 women

He lured them on matrimonial sites with fake profile, swindled them of lakhs.

07 Jul 2018 1:06 AM

Supermarkets are using biodegradable bags. (File pic)

BMC battles confusion over use of biodegradable plastic

Government has allowed packaging of groceries in plastic above 50 microns.

07 Jul 2018 1:03 AM

The officials from the civic supply department and a team from the petroleum company collected samples and sent it for lab testing.

Water-laced petrol fuels anger at pump

It was alleged that two-wheelers stopped after moving a short distance from the filling station.

07 Jul 2018 1:01 AM

Sheena Bora case: Defence grills two attestants on claims

Masleuddin said the police did not ask him about the colour or the make of the bag. He was also not asked about the car.

07 Jul 2018 12:58 AM

3 more witnesses turn hostile in Tulsiram case

With this the total number of witnesses examined so far has reached 135 and out of them 83 have turned hostile.

07 Jul 2018 12:56 AM

File image of the Tansa pipeline in the city.

Won’t force slumdwellers to shift: State

The court then said that it will pass an order that the state should pay slumdwellers to shift to another place.

07 Jul 2018 12:53 AM

Cave-in at the construction site of Dosti Realty. (Photo: File pic)

IIT-B to file audit report on Lloyd building

HC was told that an expert team from IIT-B had inspected the collapse site.

07 Jul 2018 12:51 AM

BMC officials have alleged that the Central Railway (CR) has halted works, citing lack of permission from the commissioner of railway safety (CRS).

Hancock Bridge work grinds to halt

The Hancock Bridge was dismantled by the CR in January 2016 after proclaiming it as “dangerous”.

07 Jul 2018 12:49 AM

Footpath closed due to unsafe condition at Bandra east west bridge. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Western Railway shuts pedestrian pathway

Kalanagar ROB has flaws and was not approved by the railways.

07 Jul 2018 12:45 AM

The authority faced a setback when the Asian Development Bank, which is funding three metro lines, including metro 2A, metro 2B and metro 7, refused to accept the policy.

MMRDA to approach JICA for funding four metro projects

Currently, JICA is funding the underground metro 3 corridor.

07 Jul 2018 12:42 AM

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