Mumbai, November 14 Capability of taking sharper turns makes monorail more flexible option in congested corridors

Mumbai, November 14 Around four lakh residents living on

Back in Aurangabad after nine years a fresh case of polio has come to light in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra after nine years. Four-year-old Arbaz Hasan Khan was diagnosed with the viral disease on October 4 in the foothill village of Vetalwadi in Soygaon tehsil. Arbaz got polio despite having been given seven doses of polio vaccine at the nearby Jarandi primary health centre.

MOST firecrackers in Mumbai violate noise pollution rules. In a recent test the noise levels of 24 firecracker brands were found between 89 and 134 decibel. Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, specify that noise levels in residential areas should not exceed 55 decibel and the Central Pollution Control Board prohibits the sale, manufacture or use of firecrackers generating noise

Four others severely malnourished SEVERE malnutrition has claimed the life of a five-year-old boy at a charitable hostel in Jalna in Maharashtra. Four other boys, between five and 11 years of age, are in a serious condition. All the boys are mentally impaired and abandoned by their parents. Doctors at the civil hospital they were admitted to confirmed that all the five boys had not

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Because it sends its garbage to pollute a nearby village SINCE 1983, all the municipal garbage from the city of Pune in Maharashtra has travelled 12 km to be dumped in the village of Urali-Devachi. More than 1,000 tonnes each day. Spread across 43 hectares, the dump pollutes the area. Leachates contaminate the ground

A LEOPARD fell into a forest department trap early on Tuesday morning at Chandrapur district's Sarandi village, close to Vejgaon village where leopard attacks have been frequent.

Nagpur, November 12 The Forest Department is considering closing down the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) for tourists owing to lack of staff and a large number of vacancies.

Mumbai, November 12 Rail Vikas Corporation MD writes to authority head, urban development secretary about possible