BNHS prepares report on oily food given to seagulls

“The feeding practices could also be seen at various places like Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Nariman Point, Thane bridge, Vashi bridge and Vasai bridge among other areas. We have requested the civic body to deploy personnel like cleaning marshals to prevent such incidents,” said Sunish ...
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Rare wetland bird spotted for first time in Mumbai at Thane Creek

Naturalist writer and ornithologist Sunjoy Monga said a number of rare bird species have been spotted over the past few months, such as the Mallard (duck species with a green head and white ring on the neck) at the Lokhandwala Lake on December 24; the White-tailed Lapwing in Vasai in January; ...
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Citizens' groups join hands to save dilapidated Ghodbunder fort in Thane

The event, which will begin at 2pm, will draw youngsters from Vasai, Bhayander, Thane, Kalyan and Dombivli. The fort is under Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation, which has shown interest in the event and agreed to promote it. “Very few know about Ghodbunder fort, where trading of horses used to ...
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Railway police take action against 28 commuters for blocking the doorway

Recently, Borivali police along with RPF arrested 28 people in custody on Tuesday who used to block doorways at Virar, Vasai, and Nalasopara during the morning hours. Out of 28, 13 people were presented in the railway court while Borivali railway police took action against 12 commuters and arrested ...
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5 Held In Maharashtra's Palghar For Alleged Gang-Rape Of Minor

5 Held In Maharashtra's Palghar For Alleged Gang-Rape Of Minor. The victim, a 13-year-old girl, was on her way to her grandmother's place after school on the morning on February 24 when the accused allegedly waylaid her and raped her. All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: February 28, 2018 ...
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Poacher traps set up to catch wild boars, kill leopards in Dahanu

A gang of poachers appears to have spread its traps in the Dahanu and Palghar belt, believe residents, after a leopard died on getting caught in a wire snare. Locals from Dahanu told mid-day that the need of the hour is to increase patrolling in the area, as the trend of installing snares for wild animals, ...
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Five held in Palghar district for alleged gang-rape of minor

Palghar (Maha), Feb 28 (PTI) Palghar rural police have arrested two persons and taken into custody three juveniles in connection with alleged gang-rape of a girl at Jambla village in Jawhar tehsil. The victim, a 13-year-old girl, was on her way to her grandmothers place after school on the morning on ...
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Stop Feeding Junk Food To Migratory Birds Says BNHS

The animal welfare officers complained twice within a week to the state government of Maharashtra that the migratory birds, seagulls topping the list are being given fried food to eat at places like Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Vasai. The complaint further added that the birds flocking to Marine Drive ...
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East Indians are considered to be Mumbai's original inhabitants. This website profiles their unique ...

Reena Pereira-Almeida (30) was born in a 100-year-old village called Giriz in Vasai (formerly Bassein), in one of the original East Indian Catholic families — the Valkars — of Mumbai. Growing up, she would often hear stories about the community from her uncles and aunts, and her Nana (grandmother) ...
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Five held in Palghar district for alleged gang-rape of minor

PALGHAR: Palghar rural police have arrested two persons and taken into custody three juveniles in connection with alleged gang-rape of a girl at Jambla village in Jawhar tehsil. The victim, a 13-year-old girl, was on her way to her grandmother's place after school on the morning on February 24 when ...
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Maharashtra government gives Mumbai plot for bullet train, work to begin by year-end

NHSRC further claimed that the bullet train project will bring development to satellite towns of Boisar and Virar, as the high speed train will offer commuting options to the public of this area to go to Mumbai. Travel time from Boisar, Virar and Thane to Mumbai will reduce drastically. “People from Boisar ...
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