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MUMBAI: Animal welfare activists from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and other areas in Maharashtra have urged various bodies such as Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), and local and civic authorities of the temple town of Shirdi, Ahmednagar district, to ensure that the local stray dogs are not harmed or illegally relocated ahead of prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Shirdi on October 26.Activists said...

KALYAN: Hearing a PIL filed by an activist on ongoing illegal construction on government and private lands in Kalyan, the Bombay High Court has directed Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) to demolish the unauthorised construction in Kalyan especially on Kalyan-Haji Malang road and also directed KDMC commissioner to personally look into it.The HC has also asked KDMC to initiate disciplinary...

THANE: Thane's Civic Commissioner, Abhijit Bangar, has issued a stern warning to municipal staff and a private electricity provider, cautioning them to be held accountable if they are found to have facilitated water and power connections to ongoing illegal construction projects in Kalwa, Mumbra, or Diva, as reported by officials.The warning follows recent discussions surrounding the issue of illegal...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday launch the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) and release the latest figures of the country's tiger population at Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru. The IBCA aims to focus on protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world -- Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah -- through curbing poaching and...

THANE: Yeour villagers and activists have questioned the sudden freeze on action against illegal structures in the area alleging that nightlife in this stretch bordering the SGNP has resumed causing inconvenience to the residents and the wildlife.It may be noted that the corporation had taken action against a hotel in the area after local activists and villagers had threatened to stage a protest....