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Slight increase in swine flu cases in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Mumbai is witnessing a rise in cases of influenza H1N1 (swine flu), the BMC health department said on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Odisha train tragedy: All 28 unclaimed bodies cremated by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation

The bodies of the victims of Odisha train tragdegy had turned ice in the container where they were preserved for above four months and all the bodies were cremated at the Bharatpur crematorium by BMC.

The Hindu

Sena vs Sena Dussehra showdown averted as Shinde camp withdraws application

However, CM Shinde’s faction backed down from staking claim to the venue, paving the way for Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena to hold the Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park. Shinde's faction withdrew their application to BMC, allowing Uddhav Thackeray's Sena to hold the Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park. Shinde's move was a…

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Remains of 28 unidentified victims of Balasore train accident to be cremated in Bhubaneswar

As many as 296 persons had died in the accident. Many of the bodies were beyond recognition.

The Hindu

Bahanaga train tragedy: 28 unidentified bodies to be cremated in Bhubaneswar crematorium

BHUBANESWAR: The 28 unclaimed bodies of June 2 Bahanaga train tragedy will be cremated in Odisha's capital with Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) readying a crematorium for mass cremation.

The Times of India

Balasore train tragedy: 28 unclaimed bodies to be disposed in scientific manner, BMC issues SOP

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prepared a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the disposal of the 28 unidentified bodies of the Balasore train accident, according to a statement issued by BMC on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tragedy In Mumbai As Fire Claims Seven Lives And Injures Dozens

Seven dead and 51 injured in Mumbai building fire

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Seven killed, over 40 injured as fire engulfs residential building in Mumbai’s Goregaon; 30 rescued

Six people, including two minors, killed in Mumbai fire; 40 injured. Fire broke out in residential building in Goregaon area; eight fire engines used to extinguish blaze.

The Hindu

7 dead, 62 injured in massive building fire in Mumbai's Goregaon West

MUMBAI: In a tragic incident 62 people were injured and seven lives, including two minors were lost during the early hours of Friday when a blaze engulfed the seven storey Jay Bhawani building -a residential high-rise, around 3 am in Mumbai.

The Times of India

Allow Ganesh idol immersion in Aarey lake: VHP to Bombay HC

MUMBAI: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has moved Bombay high court urging it to stay its order that directed BMC to make adequate arrangements across Mumbai city and suburbs for safer immersion of Ganesh idols and to allow immersion within Aarey Milk Colony, Goregaon (east).

The Times of India

BMC keeps 125 beds ready at civic hospitals to treat Govindas if they get injured during Dahi Handi celebrations

BMC preps 125 beds in Mumbai for injured Govindas during Dahi Handi fest. 10 beds at Sion, 7 at KEM, 4 at Nair and rest at other civic hospitals. Health officers, staff, injections, medicines and surgery materials on standby. Minor injuries treated and discharged, long-term care for serious cases. Govindas…

The Hindu

18-year-old girl dies in wall collapse in Mumbai's Kurla

MUMBAI: A compound wall of ground plus two storeyed building, collapsed on rooms of a chawl below it at Mumbai's Subhash Nagar, near Shiv Mandir, behind Bharat Talkies in Kurla (West) resulting in the death of an 18-year-old girl.

The Times of India

Horrifying photo captures moment parasitic fungus bursts from huge spider's body

"While it is not uncommon to encounter insects parasitized by 'zombie' fungi in the wild, it is a rarity to witness large spiders succumbing to these fungal conquerors," said evolutionary biologist Roberto García-Roa, who took the photograph.

LiveScience

‘I compose to seek the truth’: György Kurtág on depression, totalitarianism and his 73-year marriage

He was mentored by Ligeti, too shy to meet Beckett, and half of one of the greatest ever musical and romantic partnerships. As his opera arrives at the Proms, the avant garde master gives a rare interview

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Cycling News

Europe’s most stunning Sportive? Riding the Granfondo San Gottardo

A 115km route in Switzerland takes in a punishing 3,200 metres, but arguably three of Europe's most beautiful summits

Cycling News

New Look, BMC and Japanese track bikes spotted at the World Championships

France and Japan aboard wild-new wide-stance bikes, plus new BMC glimpsed at the track centre in Glasgow

The Hindu

COVID-19 body-bags purchase scam | FIR against former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, two BMC officials

Mumbai police booked a case against former city Mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Kishori Pednekar and two civic officials on charges of corruption in the purchase of body bags meant for COVID-19 victims.

The Times of India

Maharashtra govt to issue 'Shwet Patra' on BMC hospitals, probe their medicine purchases

MUMBAI: A high-level inquiry will be conducted into allegations of misappropriation in purchase of medicines by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run hospitals, Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant told the state assembly on Friday.

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Dynamite News

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall, gusty winds in Mumbai

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall and occasional gusty winds in Mumbai for today, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

'Irregularities' in civic contracts: Mumbai police's SIT registers three PEs regarding work orders under scanner

MUMBAI: Mumbai Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged irregularities in the award of contracts worth Rs 12,024 crore issued by the city civic body in the past has registered three Preliminary Enquiries (PE), an official said on Monday.

TechRadar

This large-scale hack could affect millions of servers across the world

Two high-severity flaws found in important server firmware that could affect many vendors.

The Hindu

Guardian Ministers setting up offices in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters wrong precedent: NCP, Shiv Sena (UBT)

The Opposition said Mumbai’s guardian Ministers setting up offices in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters has set a wrong precedent and is an act of encroachment of rights of civic bodies. The issue was raised in the Maharashtra Assembly by Nationalist Congress Party’s Jayant Patil.

The Times of India

Debate over PoP versus clay idols resurfaces ahead of Ganeshotsav

MUMBAI: As the Ganesh festival arrives September 19-28, the BMC has renewed its efforts to implement the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ban on plaster of paris (PoP) idols. The state government had permitted relaxation twice -- once owing to the Covid lockdown, and secondly, after mandals sought more time…

Cycling News

Bike-room sells BMC and Cannondale pro bikes ridden by some of the sport's biggest names

Bike-room can also source and supply rare and limited edition bikes and framesets

The Times of India

'Irregularities' probe: Mumbai Police's SIT visits BMC headquarters, examines documents

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police's SIT, probing "irregularities" worth Rs 12,024 crore in various works undertaken by the BMC in the past, visited the civic body's headquarters on Monday where they met with senior officials and examined documents, an official said.

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