Rare wetland bird 'Great Bittern' spotted in city after 78 years

It is said that birding is all about luck and it was on the side of an Andheri-based birdwatcher on November 24. A random birding session at Vasai turned special after he managed to spot a great bittern, a rare wetland bird that was last seen in Mumbai nearly eight decades ago. Akshay Shinde, a zoology ...
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Rlys plans to integrate big-ticket projects; elevated corridor may go

Summary: However, there are chances that the Rs 19,500 crore Bandra-Virar elevated corridor could be shelved as the state government is coming up with a network of Metro rail lines. On November 29, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting at Breach Candy Hospital and later in ...
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Harbour line may go up to Borivli in place of WR elevated corridor

The WR elevated route was originally planned between Churchgate and Virar. It was later decided that Phase I would be completed between Bandra ...
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Documentary by Palghar police on sexual harassment bags award

Summary: A documentary film made by Janeev Trust along with the Palghar police won the Best Documentary Award at the Mumbai Asian Film ...
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Piyush Goyal meets officials in hospital, seeks plan to make railways better

Goyal also discussed the much-talked CSMT-Panvel and Bandra-Virar elevated corridor projects, the issues and difficulties with the Bandra-Virar ...
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The Great Bittern reveals itself to Mumbai after 79 years

"We were at a birding hotspot called Madhuban in Vasai, when I saw two large birds fly parallel to us. The adult bird kept flying in a straight direction, while the juvenile took a halt. That's when I took pictures of the bird," said the zoology graduate, who is currently pursuing his MSc in wildlife from Bhartiya ...
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Documentary by Palghar police on sexual harassment bags award

Summary: A documentary film made by Janeev Trust along with the Palghar police won the Best Documentary Award at the Mumbai Asian Film Festival held last month in Vasai. Since 2015, more than 2,000 complaints of sexual harassment and eve-teasing have been addressed. He said ever since the ...
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RPF, GRP officials beat up a dog for entering a local train

A stray dog was beaten up for boarding the ladies compartment by Railway Police Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel from Western Railways (WR). This horrifying incident took place on Tuesday when a dog was beaten up thrice by the RPF and GRP officials. Activists and ...
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Civic Engineer Donates Rs 5 Lakh Cash Gifts Received At Daughter's Wedding To Prakash Amte's ...

According to a report by the Hindustan Times, a civic engineer from Dahanu, Maharashtra donated Rs 5 lakh which his family has received as cash gifts on his daughter's wedding to an NGO named Brotherhood of People Project in Hemalkasa of Gadchiroli district. The project is run by Raman ...
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Mumbai: Western Railway intensifies crackdown on illegally parked vehicles outside railway ...

Also, commuters of Nalasopara and Virar were complaining of no space to walk due to illegal parking of vehicles, specially two-wheelers. There is no authorised parking in Nalasopara (West) and Virar (West). So the motorists prefer parking their vehicles near FoBs haphazardly which inconveniences ...
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From cradle to raped: How safe is your child's daycare? What questions you should ask

Thane police on Tuesday booked the 30-year-old husband of a crèche owner for allegedly raping the six-year-old daughter of a factory worker who availed the services provided by the Palghar-based crèche in Vasai. Police personnel with the Valiv police station told news agency PTI that the victim was ...
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Thane: 6-year-old Allegedly Raped in Creche; Owner's Husband Booked

Meanwhile, a release issued by the police said that the 30-year-old accused has not been arrested yet. The girl's mother works in a factory in the district and would drop her daughter at the child care centre, run by a woman, in Vasai before leaving for her workplace. A PTI report quotes police as saying ...
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Mumbai: Stray dog who boarded WR train beaten up brutally by RPF and GRP officials

A pet lover Ana Bhutani, travelled with dog to save him from beating of RPF and GRP officials. She told Hindustan Times, “I was on my way to Andheri around 11pm when I noticed a dog crying loudly at platform number four. The Virar-bound train had stopped at the platform and four RPF constables ...
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Start AC local train in Mumbai on Christmas Day: Railway minister to officials

On the train ride, Goyal asked AK Gupta, General Manager of Western Railway, to give him updates on the AC local train, which will run on the Churchgate-Virar route. Read more:In Mumbai, Union railway minister travels by train from Parel to CSMT, reviews infra projects Further, the WR division has ...
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69-year-old held for seat cornering in Mumbai-Surat train

Palghar resident Rahul Patil had tweeted a photo of the accused charging him rupees 20 for a seat. The Andheri Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested, Ramesh, a 69-year-old man for allegedly seat cornering in the 12921 Down Mumbai Central-Surat Superfast Flying Ranee express on Monday ...
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