15 injured in Bandra slum fire

September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hundreds of the slum dwellers, residing on the banks of Yamuna River, are suffering with the river crossing the danger level following incessant rains in the national capital. A flood alert was issued Saturday after water levels of Yamuna reached 204.55 meters.

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja today informed the Lok Sabha that the government is planning to launch a new housing scheme for slum dwellers and urban poor since the scheme is aimed at providing subsidy up to five per cent on a loan of Rs one lakh availed by the poor. "Government proposes to launch 'Rajiv Awas Yojana' in the country for slum dwellers and urban poor.

July 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bharatiya Janata Party activists staged a demonstration here demanding that the recently opened Bandra-Worli Sea Link should be accessible to pedestrians. Ten years and 325 million dollars later, the ambitious sea bridge aimed at easing Mumbai's notorious traffic jams, opened on June 30, holding out hope for harried commuters.

July 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bandra - Worli sea link had its first accident on Tuesday evening when two cars collided with each other. According to police sources, the wheels of a Maruti Esteem car suddenly got jammed and halted on the Worli-end of the link when another car hit to it from behind.

June 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate the much-awaited Bandra Worli sea link here today. The 5.6 kilometers long cable-stayed bridge has been designed to allow for speedy road travel between Bandra and Worli in the busy and traffic-ridden city of Mumbai.

June 28th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - At least two people were injured in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district, on Sunday, as an anti-encroachment drive in a slum locality in the area went haywire. Locals alleged that the Ghaziabad Development Authority officials had arrived there to demolish their houses without any prior notice to them and the police were alleged to have baton-charged residents of the slums.

June 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - The much-awaited Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL), an ambitious 8-lane twin carriageway built over the Mahim Creek, will be opened to the public at the end of the month. "You yourself have seen the entire work, I found the work quite satisfactory.

June 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - The much-awaited Bandra Worli Sea Link, an ambitious eight-lane twin carriageway built over the Mahim Creek of Arabian Sea in Mumbai will become operational soon. "You yourself have seen the entire work, I found the work quite satisfactory.

May 27th, 2009 MUM - The much awaited Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) built over the Mahim Creek of Arabian Sea and providing faster access to commercial bus in central and south Mumbai from western suburbs will open for public after June 15. This was confirmed by the authorities of Maharashtra government on Tuesday.

May 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An eight-year-old boy was burnt to death after a fire broke out in a slum cluster here, a fire brigade official said Friday. The incident took place when fire broke out in one of the slums and spread to the nearby slums near Batla House of Jamia Nagar in south Delhi Thursday evening.

April 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bandra-Worli sea link, an ambitious eight-lane twin carriageway, is to be opened shortly in Mumbai. The 5.6 kilometers long cable-stayed bridge has been designed to allow for speedy road travel between Bandra and Worli in the busy and traffic-ridden city of Mumbai.

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 50-year-old man was burnt to death and at least 150 shanties were gutted when a fire broke out in a slum area of southwest Delhi Tuesday afternoon, officials said. According to Delhi Fire Service officials, the fire was reported from the slums in Shahbad Dairy area around 3.10 p.m.

February 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - 'Slumdog Millionaire' child actors Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Rafiq can now leave the squalor of their slum homes, courtesy the Maharashtra government which Tuesday night announced that both would be given a flat each. Azharuddin Ismail Shaikh Usman and Rubina Rafiq Asghar Ali Qureshi are residents of Garib Nagar slum in Bandra East, Mumbai.

February 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Azharuddin Ismail Shaikh Usman, the Mumbai slum boy who has now become an international celebrity, may not have landed his plum role in 'Slumdog Millionaire' and a good deal of money in the bank but for a happy coincidence, says his agent. Zainul Abdeen Khan, his agent, says he had taken around 35 children in the required age group for an audition with the production crew of the movie, which Monday bagged eight Oscars - a ceremony attended by 10-year-old Azharuddin.

February 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - They have never boarded a plane, lived in a pucca house or attended a proper school. But little Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail will still journey into a star-studded world as they attend the glitzy Oscars ceremony Feb 22.