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Education department official told to cough up Rs 25,000

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 17:56|0 Comments

MUMBAI: "You people are heartless," said the Bombay High Court on Tuesday to the state education department even as it imposed "exemplary costs" of Rs 25,000 on Shanti Kumar Gupta, former joint... Read Full Story »

Nariman Point drops 7 places to 15th spot in global office rentals

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 17:56|0 Comments

MUMBAI: Nariman Point fell to the 15th place from its previous eighth position as the most expensive central business district (CBD) in the world, according to the annual report 'Office Space Across the World 2012... Read Full Story »

BEST power tariffs to hit Mumbai hard

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 17:55|0 Comments

MUMBAI: The monthly bills of around 10 lakh power consumers in the island city may shoot up by more than 30% if BEST's tariff proposals are accepted. Residential tariff for consumers is proposed... Read Full Story »

Mumbai businessman's Swiss accounts under scanner

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 17:54|0 Comments

MUMBAI: The fight between late businessman Devendra Ahuja and his son Vikram over division of assets and crores in bank accounts has caught the attention of government agencies. The income tax department and Enforcement... Read Full Story »

An intelligence wing to check duty evaders

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 17:53|0 Comments

MUMBAI: With the idea of identifying duty evasion, the state government on Tuesday launched an Economic Intelligence Unit among other electronic surveillance measures for the Maharashtra Sales Tax Department (MSTD). It... Read Full Story »

BRTS to become reality soon?

Monday, February 20, 2012 - 17:35|0 Comments

The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project could be pulled out of cold storage and become a reality shortly. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, while interacting with TOI journalists last week, said the project was "still on... Read Full Story »

Transport projects back on track after poll pause

Monday, February 20, 2012 - 17:34|0 Comments

Transport solutions for Mumbai will start rolling out after a month-long pause for the polls. Citizens can look forward to e-meters in autos, more prepaid taxi stands, new buses to Bangalore, Goa, Pune and Nashik,... Read Full Story »

‘Voter apathy hit citizens’ candidates’

Monday, February 20, 2012 - 17:33|0 Comments

The 2007 BMC election gave Mumbai its first citizens' corporator. Encouraged, citizens' groups fielded 79 candidates this time, but only one managed to sail through. While D'- Souza himself was defeated, no citizens'... Read Full Story »

How Dadar was won

Monday, February 20, 2012 - 17:33|0 Comments

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) 'Dadar pattern' is the talking point in Mumbai's political circles. It bagged all seven wards in Dadar, thanks to MLA Nitin Sardesai's managerial skills and a well-planned... Read Full Story »

Decision on CM’s fate after UP poll

Monday, February 20, 2012 - 17:32|0 Comments

Once the Uttar Pradesh polls are over, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will decide the fate of chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, state party president Manikrao Thakre and his Mumbai counterpart Kripa Shankar Singh. ... Read Full Story »