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Mumbai: After three years, Kalina-BKC road hurdle cleared
A chawl that has delayed the widening of the road to lanes on each side set to be demolished today; these hutments, known as Watchman Chawl, were built over 100 years ago by security guards of the University of Mumbai
09 April,2025 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Woman dies by suicide two months after marriage in Santacruz East
The woman took the extreme step at her mother's house in Shastri Nagar, Kalina, on Sunday evening. An officer from Vakola Police Station said the woman was staying with her mother at the time. The police have registered an ADR and initiated an investigation into the circumstances behind the death
07 April,2025 05:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: BMC fast-tracks Kalina storm drain fix after mid-day report
Civic body vows to clear last hurdle by April-end, paving way for road widening; officials now claim they will clear the final hurdle—a single structure obstructing the proposed drain—by the last week of April 2025
04 April,2025 08:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Mumbai: BMC’s poor planning threatens 50-year-old family home in Kalina
As activists wonder how structure was missed at the planning stage of road widening and storm-water drain project, BMC says will investigate. Officials cited delays caused by underground utility lines from the water engineering, sewerage, and other utility agencies
27 March,2025 06:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
We have been getting foul-smelling water for months: Kalina residents
Water pipeline and sewage pipe damage during roadwork leaves households relying on bottled water as worms infest supply. They claim that during the digging process, the old water pipeline was damaged, and the contractor also broke the sewage network, leading to potable water infested with worms. Raj Kutir, a residential building on Manipada Road
06 March,2025 02:54 PM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
SCLR Phase-I achieves milestone after successful launch of OSD
It is Asia’s first cable-stayed bridge with a 100m sharp curvature, which is 25m above the ground, crossing over the Western Express Highway, the officials said
17 February,2025 07:31 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Mumbai pub manager among four booked for violating norms
All four, including the Mumbai pub manager of Pushpak Beer Bar, Gunanand Shatrughan Jha, were taken into custody and released after serving notices to them, said the Crime Branch Unit 8 official
04 February,2025 10:00 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Slab falls at Mumbai University’s sports complex in Kalina
Opposition leaders and Senate members accuse the university of neglecting infrastructure safety, call for vice-chancellor’s resignation; the sports complex had been rented out to a private association for organising sports competitions when the incident occurred
03 February,2025 07:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Ceiling slab collapses at Mumbai University's sports complex
However, the collapse has triggered strong criticism from the opposition party and Mumbai University (MU) Senate members, who have accused the university of negligence in maintaining campus infrastructure
02 February,2025 02:51 PM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Saif Ali Khan attack case
Police claim facial recognition confirms accused is the same man caught on CCTV
While anonymous sources made this claim, police have not specified which sample was sent to Kalina lab for forensic analysis
01 February,2025 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan