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09 April,2025 10:10 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: We are not kachra, say Deonar-Govandi residents
Dubbing Kachra Depot Road as derogatory, residents write to Urban Development Department and BMC, urging an official name change; for locals, especially youngsters, the name has become a constant source of embarrassment, with residents arguing that it reduces their identity to garbage
09 April,2025 06:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Eight Bangladeshis, all transgenders, held for illegal stay in Mumbai
According to the police, they had been working as performers (dance artists)
27 March,2025 12:23 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Two arrested with Rs 10 crore worth of mephedrone at Mumbai guest house
Mumbai Police arrested two individuals and seized 5.4 kg of mephedrone worth Rs 10.08 crore at a guest house near Dadar. The accused, hailing from Mumbai and West Bengal, have been booked under the NDPS Act.
20 February,2025 02:45 PM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai police launch ‘Drugs-Free’ drive, 65 held, Rs 24 lakh drugs seized
The police stations in the drive include Chembur, Govandi, Nehru Nagar and Chunabhatti
09 February,2025 07:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Mumbai: Green panel docks biomedical plant polluting Govandi
However, residents who have been fighting against the menace for years feel that the R14 lakh penalty is too low for the damage caused
28 January,2025 06:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Two new community spaces in Govandi aim to help locals transform their lives
Two new community spaces in Govandi not only seek to transform the neighbourhood but also hope to help realise dreams and passions
28 December,2024 09:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Divyasha Panda
BEST bus accident: Govandi man crushed under a wet-lease bus
Following yet another death by a wet-lease bus driven by a contract driver, family urges better training modules for new electric buses
16 December,2024 11:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
NHRC demands accountability from BMC over manual scavenging violations
NGO Govandi Citizens Welfare Forum, were the ones who took cognisance of the incident and filed a complaint to NHRC as far back as in April. The body also submitted photos of labourers of both male and female unclogging drains and removing filth by getting into a manhole without protective gear or gloves at Baiganwadi near Govandi
15 December,2024 07:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Mumbai: Man stabs teen sister-in-law over family dispute, arrested
The Shivaji Nagar Police have arrested 21-year-old Awez Qureshi on charges of brutally assaulting his 17-year-old sister-in-law and attempting to kill her by stabbing her with a knife
02 December,2024 12:05 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan