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govandi news

15-year-old held for murder after pushing friend into well

15-year-old held for murder after pushing friend into well
Published on Jul 09, 2026 08:33 am IST

Pipeline damage in Chembur stalls PNG supply for over 24 hours

Pipeline damage in Chembur stalls PNG supply for over 24 hours
Published on Apr 13, 2026 06:30 am IST

Tension ahead of M East panel ward poll after late-night fracas; 10 held

Tension ahead of M East panel ward poll after late-night fracas; 10 held
Published on Mar 10, 2026 05:32 am IST

Man dies after house demolition; builder, SRA committee booked

Man dies after house demolition; builder, SRA committee booked
Published on Mar 10, 2026 05:30 am IST

Shivaji Nagar Murder: 4 held, including 19-yr-old’s shooter

Shivaji Nagar Murder: 4 held, including 19-yr-old’s shooter
Published on Feb 12, 2026 04:20 am IST

19-year-old woman shot dead in Govandi

19-year-old woman shot dead in Govandi
Published on Feb 11, 2026 04:44 am IST

Citizens’ charters put pollution, redevelopment at centre of civic poll pitch

Citizens’ charters put pollution, redevelopment at centre of civic poll pitch
Published on Jan 07, 2026 06:58 am IST

BMC school closures make students walk 40 minutes daily

It is not uncommon to find a group of schoolkids, chaperoned by their parents, waiting to cross the railway tracks between Mankhurd and Govandi at 6:45 am on school days. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)
Updated on Dec 19, 2025 05:28 pm IST

355 declarations of manual scavenging submitted to BMC

NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 18,2013: municipal worker attempts to unblock a sewer overflowing with human excreta in New Delhi on October 7, 2009. Although a law bans manual scavenging - the manual removal of human excreta from 'dry toilets' - the practice is widespread across cities and towns in India. (Photograph by Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times)
Published on Oct 15, 2025 06:16 am IST

‘Couldn’t afford milk or meds’: Mumbai woman kills HIV+ child, arrested

The case came to light after the police received a call on Thursday about a fight between two women in Shivaji Nagar.
Updated on Aug 02, 2025 09:03 am IST

Govandi: Born of exile, shaped by displacement

Mumbai, India. June 27, 2025:Top view of the Govandi slum area of Mumbai. Mumbai, India. June 27, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)
Published on Jul 05, 2025 08:30 am IST

No slum dwellers’ consent needed for 64 redevelopment projects on our land: BMC

The BMC has set June 25 as the date to submit bids for developers who will also have to communicate and survey the residents (Representative photo, File pic by HT Archives) (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 11, 2025 08:50 am IST

30-year-old crushed under BEST bus in Govandi

30-year-old crushed under BEST bus in Govandi
Published on Jun 10, 2025 08:04 am IST

BMC proposes to set up medical college at Govandi on PPP basis

Aerial view of JJ Hospital and Grant Medical College (HT Photo)
Published on May 16, 2025 06:56 am IST

Govandi man dies after being denied treatment in Shatabdi

Govandi man dies after being denied treatment in Shatabdi
Published on Apr 10, 2025 08:28 am IST

Community fridge feeds the needy in Govandi this Ramzan

Community fridge feeds the needy in Govandi this Ramzan
Published on Mar 21, 2025 10:42 am IST

Days after Kurla accident, BEST bus runs over a 27-year-old biker

BEST bus services resumed along Kurla West Station Road four days after a bus accident that resulted in 7 people killed and 49 injured. A week later, another bus was involved in a crash. Representative Image.: (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Dec 16, 2024 09:05 am IST

72-year-old killed in dumper hit

72-year-old killed in dumper hit
Updated on Oct 19, 2024 07:26 am IST

150 shanties in Govandi’s Chheda Nagar razed

Mumbai, India. June 24, 2024: A large slum in the Govandi area of Mumbai was demolished by BMC and Collector officials without notice during the monsoon, leaving more than 1000 families homeless after a major demolition drive. June 24, 2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 25, 2024 07:04 am IST

One man on a mission to save 38 trees in Govandi

Irfan Khan brought to the notice of the high court how the trees (right) on a BMC-owned plot were being choked with concrete, garbage and building material.
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 07:40 am IST

How a few activists ensured a peaceful Ram Navami in Mumbai

 A priest brings an idol of 'Ram Lalla' before performing pooja at Ram Mandir on the occasion of the Ram Navami festival, in Mumbai.
Updated on Apr 20, 2024 09:25 am IST

Govandi’s Rafi Nagar cemetery now officially open

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Updated on Mar 06, 2024 07:12 am IST

Mumbai: Major fire gut around 15 commercial units, houses in Govandi

The fire was extinguished at around 08.55 am.
Published on Feb 17, 2024 01:38 pm IST

Govandi slum demolition stopped temporarily after residents’ protest

Mumbai, India - Feb. 8, 2024: Residents of Panchsheel Nagar Basti, Govandi West protest outside the Govandi ward office after the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demolished their 200 houses in Panchsheel Nagar Basti, Govandi West in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, February 8, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Feb 09, 2024 07:46 am IST

After defeating one BMC project, Govandi residents brace for another battle

Mumbai, India - Dec. 5, 2023: Residents of Govandi facing issues due to pollution at govandi in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Dec 18, 2023 07:56 am IST

Lack of space prompts reopening of graveyards in Govandi

Mumbai, India - June 09, 2023: After a few bodies were found in a partially decomposed condition even after the minimum required period of 18 months for decomposition, the BMC has ordered to temporarily shut Rafiq Nagar Kabristan in Govandi. The bodies will be buried in the neighbouring graveyard at Cheetah Camp in Trombay. (HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 12:59 am IST

Justice evades ‘manual scavenging’ victims

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Updated on Jul 11, 2023 01:06 am IST

Students at risk as Govandi school building develops cracks

Students at risk as Govandi school building develops cracks
Updated on Jul 07, 2023 12:56 am IST