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A local unit of Rotary International has devised a blueprint to make Mumbai and Thane ""free of thalassemia"" within the next six years. Source: Mumbai News

The family of one of the victims of the 2011 Amboli double murders is disappointed with the slow pace of trial and is seeking public support to revive the matter. Source: Mumbai News

The intricately carved Shree Shantinath Jain Mandir, better known as Pydhonie Derasar, is celebrating its milestone 200th anniversary this year. Source: Mumbai News

The arrest of two newspaper sellers who sold copies of a daily that printed allegedly blasphemous cartoons has left city vendors worried. Source: Mumbai News

In a shocking reflection of poor parenting habits in the Maximum City , a survey has found that 62% of the parents said that they spank their child. Source: Mumbai News

Uber and the transport department are on collision course when it comes to installing the physical panic buttons in cabs. While transport commissioner Mahesh Zagade has cracked a whip and made it mandatory for all private taxis to have the physical panic switch near passenger seat, Uber feels these buttons will “cause confusion and are prone to wear and tear.” Source: Mumbai News

Addressing the seventh convention of Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) in the city on Saturday, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh deplored that the US President Barack Obama was lecturing us on our Constitutional rights. Source: Mumbai News

Union minister of urban development Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for people, public, private partnerships (PPPP) to develop Indian cities. Source: Mumbai News

At least 10 monkeys were found were found dead near Tulsi lake in Mulund on Saturday afternoon. An animal activist said that the monkeys were possibly poisoned. Source: Mumbai News

Is the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) new policy for erection of cellphone towers at open spaces being misused? In a first-of-its-kind case, work on the erection of a new tower that had started to spring up close to a children’s play area at Almeida Park in Bandra (west), has been stopped by the civic body. Source: Mumbai News