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Locals protest demolition of mosque in Mumbai's Dharavi; BMC halts move for five days after talks
3 months ago

Locals protest demolition of mosque in Mumbai's Dharavi; BMC halts move for five days after talks

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum here on Saturday morning after hundreds of residents gathered on a road to oppose the civic authorities's plan to demolish portion of a mosque, an official said. By afternoon, trustees of the mosque held talks with officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and sought four to five days to remove the portion, which the …

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Ed Sheeran chooses Dharavi for his first concert in Mumbai
9 months, 1 week ago

Ed Sheeran chooses Dharavi for his first concert in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: In 2016, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran had taken a year off. Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performed ‘Shape of You’ for the students of SHED primary school in Dharavi. In Mumbai for his Mathematics tour, to be held on March 16 at the Mahalaxmi Race Course, Sheeran first made a beeline for SHED primary school in Dharavi. He was there for almost …

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New tender process for Dharavi slum redevelopment transparent; no undue favour to Adani Group: Maharashtra government to Bombay High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

New tender process for Dharavi slum redevelopment transparent; no undue favour to Adani Group: Maharashtra government to Bombay High Court

The Hindu  

The new tender issued in 2022 for the Dharavi slum redevelopment project in Mumbai was transparent and no undue favour was shown to the highest bidder Adani Group, the Maharashtra government has submitted to the Bombay High Court. I say that the new tender process was conducted in an absolutely transparent manner and in fact the new tender attracted more …

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Princes to paupers: India’s salesmen face ruin as tycoon Ambani targets mom-and-pop stores
3 years, 1 month ago

Princes to paupers: India’s salesmen face ruin as tycoon Ambani targets mom-and-pop stores

The Hindu  

For eight straight days, household goods salesman Vipresh Shah has failed to sell a single pack of Dettol soap to the storekeepers who have been buying from him ever since he took over his family business as a teenager, 14 years ago. "We will employ guerrilla tactics," said Dhairyashil Patil, president of the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation, which …

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Once BMC's Gordian Knot, How Mumbai's Dharavi Beat Covid-19 Twice
3 years, 6 months ago

Once BMC's Gordian Knot, How Mumbai's Dharavi Beat Covid-19 Twice

News 18  

After reporting close to 99 Covid-19 cases in April daily, Mumbai’s slum colony of Dharavi has seen a gradual and significant drop in infections in the last couple of days with the tally of patients under treatment dropping to 50, marking a turnaround in the second wave. A steady drop in coronavirus cases in Dharavi, a sprawling and congested shanty …

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How India’s slums are faring against the second covid19 wave
3 years, 7 months ago

How India’s slums are faring against the second covid19 wave

Live Mint  

Tadiwala Road slum in Pune’s Dhole Patil area was in the ‘red zone’ when covid-19 broke out last year. A few days ago, Sheetal Khandagale, one of Pawar’s sisters, had confronted her “madam” about it: “Last year, you had asked us not to come. “This time, there’s no door-to-door screening or testing in slums,” says Dr Sanjeev Wavare, deputy medical …

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