Shastri Nagar

Mumbai case surge: Dharavi to get 2 COVID care centres

COVID-19 cases in Dharavi up by 25 to 369

10:07 pm April 30, 2020

Mumbai: With 25 more persons testing coronavirus positive in Dharavi in Mumbai on Thursday, the tally of such patients in the densely-populated slum area grew to 369, a civic official said. The new cases were found in Shiv Shakti Nagar, Shastri Nagar, PMGP Colony, Dhorwada, Transit camp, Indira Nagar, Muslim Nagar, Chaugule Chawl and some […]

NGOs, politicos distribute essential items in slum areas

3:36 pm April 6, 2020

Mumbai: In a move aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, some city-based NGOs and political leaders have started free distribution of essential items to people, particularly those residing in slum pockets. They are distributing packets containing food grains and other essential items to residents of different localities and urging citizens to strictly follow the […]

Shut down 4,774 industries in residential areas immediately, NGT directs Delhi govt

9:03 pm November 25, 2019

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to immediately shut down 4,774 industrial units running in residential areas. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel passed the order after perusing a report filed by an Oversight Committee, headed by former judge Justice Pratibha Rani, which said that show […]

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

Boy stabbed to death, two brothers held

7:42 pm October 13, 2019

Mumbai: A 17-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by two brothers at Shastri Nagar locality in suburban Kalina in the wee hours of Sunday, a police official said. The two accused, identified as Gautam Wahman Muneshwar (35) and his younger brother Kshitij (24), were arrested from their residence in Kalina for killing Sahil Shah, […]