Bhalchandra Chorghade

CIDCO struggles to find takers for its homes

Mumbai: The City and Industrial Development Corporation’s (CIDCO) latest housing scheme has exposed a recurring challenge for the planning authority: finding buyers for its large housing inventory despite its affordable-housing...
Business 
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NMIA fails to live up to the promise

Three million passengers are recorded but the tag of world-class airport remains elusive Mumbai: Less than nine months after opening its doors, Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) has crossed the...
Aviation 
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When Cricket’s Spirit Is Tested, Players Matter Too

Imam-ul-Haq Pakistan cricket has once again found itself in the middle of a controversy. But beyond the latest changes in the squad, questions over injuries and the manner in which...
Sports 
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JNPA explores DFC link

Mumbai: The Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) is set to play a larger role in strengthening the movement of containers from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) to major consumption and distribution...
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DPS Lake turns into algae reservoir

Greens urge CM to make it flamingo-ready Mumbai: Environmental groups have urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to expedite the process of granting conservation reserve status to the 12-hectare DPS Lake...
Ecology 
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Shilphata road widening cleared

Mumbai: The long-pending widening and concretisation of the Kalyan-Shilphata Road has cleared a major hurdle, with the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) taking a decision to provide compensation of...
Infrastructure 
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Palm Beach Road may get flyovers

Navi Mumbai: The arterial Palm Beach Road in Navi Mumbai could see the construction of flyovers at key junctions to ease persistent traffic congestion, with Navi Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Dr...
Infrastructure 
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Colour of Victory Should Never Need a Political Palette

For nearly a century, Indian hockey, or for that matter any team representing the country, has been synonymous with one colour, ok blue. It is the shade that witnessed eight...
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Ajinkya Rahane: The Quiet Hero who led by example

Mumbai: In an era when cricket increasingly celebrated swagger, sound bites and larger-than-life personalities, Ajinkya Rahane chose a different path. He let his bat whisper, his actions inspire and his...
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Panje wetland moves closer to legal protection

Navi Mumbai: The 289-hectare Panje-Dongari wetland in Uran, regarded by environmentalists as Maharashtra’s largest intertidal wetland, has moved a significant step closer to securing legal protection after the Raigad district...
Ecology 
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Relentless blasting threatens Kharghar hills

Greens send SOS to CM Navi Mumbai: Environmental groups and residents have urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to immediately intervene and halt what they describe as relentless hill blasting for...
Ecology 
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Come On, India, Let's Football!

When football’s new minnows dream big, India stands still. The ongoing FIFA World Cup has produced one of the most compelling stories in modern football. Nations once dismissed as outsiders...
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