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MUMBAI: Mumbai's Mahalaxmi Racecourse will be rebranded as "Central Park" as part of a mega-makeover that will transform this colonial-era institution into a 295-acre open space that will also include entertainment facilities and an underground sports complex. Unveiling plans to create the "biggest central park in the history of an Indian city to date", deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde said 125 acres will be carved out of the racecourse, while the remaining 170 acres will be drawn from land ...Read More >
Visitors will be able to watch horse racing while walking inside the park. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said a world-class 'Central Park' will be developed over a total area of 295 acres, combining the open land of Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the Coastal Road. Additionally, a 10 lakh square feet world-class underground environment-friendly sports complex will be developed beneath the Central Park that will host international-level sports facilities along with ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai is poised for a major urban transformation with plans for a 125-acre, world-class Central Park at the iconic Mahalaxmi Racecourse. Announced on Monday by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the ambitious project has been designed by renowned architect Hafeez Contractor. Shinde said an additional 170 acres of land reclaimed through the Coastal Road project would be integrated with the park, taking its total area to 295 acres. "This is the biggest gift ever for Mumbaikars. There w ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ahead of the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections slated for January 15, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday unveiled plans for 295 acres of Central Park, combining the open land of Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the Coastal Road and also the 10 lakh square feet of the Underground Sports complex. Shinde said that this will be the largest gift ever given to Mumbaikars. "There will be no concrete construction on the ...Read More >
Kolkata, Nov 17 (PTI) A section of candidates, who wrote the teacher recruitment examination conducted by the SSC but failed to secure the cut-off mark required for interview even after scoring high marks, on Monday held a protest march in Kolkata. They marched from Karunamoyee Crossing towards Bikash Bhavan, the education department headquarters in Salt Lake near here, but the police stopped them soon after near Central Park, saying they did not have permission to hold the rally. They sat wher ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], November 10 (ANI): GIFT City, India's first operational smart city and International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), and a project of national importance has announced that Bastian Hospitality, one of India's leading premium food and beverage (F&B) groups, is entering Gujarat with a flagship dining and lifestyle destination at GIFT City's Central Park. The upcoming venue, Bastian Republic, will operate the food zone spread across one lakh sq. ft. at Central Park ...Read More >
Jaipur: Friends and acquaintances paid tributes to Jaipur-born advertising legend Piyush Pandey -- fondly remembered in his hometown as 'yaaron ka yaar' (the best among friends) -- who passed away Friday in Mumbai at age 70.Although settled in the financial capital for decades, Pandey retained a deep bond with Jaipur throughout, staying connected with old mates and friends from his cricketing and college days.Prahlad Singh Jadeja, a retired Post and Telegraph officer and Pandey's schoolmate from ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Individual Taxpayers' Forum (ITPF) has appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to direct the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) not to collect property taxes as taxpayers have been denied basic infrastructure. In a letter to the CM, the forum from Bengaluru East City Corporation limits said not much is being done to improve the city's crumbling infrastructure. With bad roads and drainage, and poor transport and garbage clearance systems, people are left to fend for themselves. Sa ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
Nalasopara (Maharashtra), Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the nation gears up to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, the Jai Hind Khadi Bhandar, located near Central Park in Nalasopara (East), Maharashtra, is witnessing an enthusiastic rush of customers. A special 20 pc discount on Khadi garments ahead of October 2 has drawn large crowds of Khadi lovers, turning the store into a hub of patriotic fervour. Talking to IANS, the shop owner Sunil Kumar Singh said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal during his ...Read More >
VMPL Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 16: Hyderabad-based Jain Constructions, one of the city's established real estate developers, has announced the expansion of its portfolio with a series of ongoing residential and commercial projects. With 38 completed projects and over 25 years of experience, the company has built a reputation for timely delivery, quality construction and transparent practices. Residential Developments The company's residential pipeline features multiple large-sc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) Actor Arjun Kapoor's sister Anshula Kapoor has announced her engagement with longtime boyfriend, writer Rohan Thakkar. Anshula, daughter of producer Boney Kapoor and the late Mona Shourie Kapoor, shared the news in a post on Instagram. The pair got engaged in New York City in front of the Belvedere Castle at Central Park. In the post, Anshula said she met Thakkar on a dating app three years ago. "Somehow, even back then, it felt like the beginning of something that matt ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court demanding that the Italian fashion house Prada pay compensation to the Kolhapuri chappal artisans for allegedly copying their design in their latest unveiled summer collection. Kolhapuri Chappal is already protected as a Geographical Indication (GI) under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. Also Read | 'I'm Engaged to My Best Friend': ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Social media personality Anshula Kapoor, who is also the sister of Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, has made it official with her man, Rohan Thakkar. On Thursday, she took to her Instagram, and shared a series of pictures, capturing the moments when Rohan put a ring to her finger, and what followed after. She also penned a long note in the caption detailing the proposal. She wrote, "We met on an app. Started talking on a random Tuesday at 1.15AM. We spoke until 6am ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Friday directed protesting teachers and other staff of West Bengal government-run and -aided schools, who lost their jobs due to a Supreme Court ruling, to shift their protest venue in the interest of public convenience.The court also limited the number of participants to 200 at any given time.Hearing petitions filed by the Deserving Teachers Rights Forum, under whose banner the protest is being organised, and the state government, Justice Tirthankar Ghosh ord ...Read More >
Kolkata, May 23 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed protesting teachers and other staff of West Bengal government-run and -aided schools, who lost their jobs due to a Supreme Court ruling, to shift their protest venue in the interest of public convenience. The court also limited the number of participants to 200 at any given time. Hearing petitions filed by the Deserving Teachers Rights Forum, under whose banner the protest is being organised, and the state government, Justice Tir ...Read More >
Mumbai: On January 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple at Sector 23. Given this, the traffic police have declared traffic diversions and route blockades in many areas of the city. The traffic police notification read that many routes will remain open only for VIP vehicles, emergency services, police vehicles, and event attendees. The routes include both lanes of the road from Ove Gaon Police Chowki to J. Kum ...Read More >
Drones and remote sensing technology Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) are being used to map the 620 acres densely populated Dharavi slums In a first for any slum rehabilitation project in India, the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) has embraced cutting-edge technologies to survey and document Asia's largest slum, officials said. Drones and remote sensing technology Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) are being used to map the 620 acres densely populated Dharavi slums. This is to ensure a ...Read More >
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