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"It Is Concluded...": Mumbai Civic Body's Report After Woman Falls In Manhole
Five days after 45-year-old Vimal Anil Gaikwad died - she fell into an open manhole on a waterlogged road in Mumbai's Andheri - an internal report seems to have cleared the city's civic body, which faces charges of negligence, of any responsibility.
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Mumbai Woman's Death Puts Spotlight On Manhole Tragedies, What's Behind Them
The death of 45-year-old Vimal Anil Gaikwad after she fell into a manhole in a waterlogged street last night has put the spotlight on Mumbai's manhole tragedies and the lives they have claimed in the past few years.
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Labourer Dies While Cleaning Manhole In Mumbai
A 35-year-old labourer died after falling into a manhole in Borivali West in the northern part of Mumbai on Thursday, a civic official said.
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Boy, 4, Dies After Falling Into Manhole, Lid Was Not Installed Properly
A four-year-old boy has died after falling into a manhole in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district. Samar Sheikh was playing near his home in Mukund Nagad last evening when he stepped on a manhole lid that was not installed properly
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Boy, 2, Dies After Falling Into Manhole, Father Blames Authorities: Cops
A two-year-old child died after falling into a manhole in the Sector 37 area here, with his father alleging that the authorities had left it open, police said on Thursday.
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Hyderabad Priest Beats Woman To Death, Dumps Body In Manhole: Cops
A 36-year-old temple priest was on Friday arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his paramour to death with a stone after she pressured him to marry her, police said.
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"Death Traps": Court Directs Mumbai Civic Body To Cover All Manholes By Nov 28
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday took serious note of open manholes in the city terming them as "death traps", and directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to cover these up immediately.
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"Death Traps": AAP Targets Mumbai Civic Body Over Open Manholes
Ahead of the approaching monsoon, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday said it had found 100 open manholes in nine administrative wards of Mumbai and asked the civic body to cover them within a week to prevent mishaps.
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Mumbai Man Burnt To Death, Bike Fell Into Open Manhole, Exploded
In a tragic incident, a 27-year-old man was charred to death after he lost control of the two-wheeler he was riding and fell into an open manhole. The two-wheeler then exploded inside the manhole, killing the man.
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Doctor Death Case: Mumbai Municipal Body Gives Clean Chit To Its Staff
The panel set up by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after the death of renowned gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amrapurkar, who fell into an open manhole during the torrential rain of August 29, has given a clean chit to civic body employees.
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4 Arrested For Negligence Over Eminent Mumbai Doctor's Death During Rains
Police have arrested four persons in connection with the death of a renowned doctor, who fell into an open manhole while walking along a flooded street during torrential rains in Mumbai on August 29.
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Missing Mumbai Doctor's Body Found 2 Days After Rain Crisis
Noted Mumbai doctor Deepak Amarapurkar, who was missing since Tuesday after heavy rain left most of the city flooded, has been found dead. His body was found at a drain near the seashore at Worli.
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Three Labourers Suffocate To Death In Bengaluru Sewer
Three labourers were found dead after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a clogged manhole here, said a civic official on Tuesday.
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12-Year-Old Dies After Falling Into Open Sewer Near Delhi's Millennium Park
A 12-year-old boy died after he fell into an open sewer pit near Millennium bus depot in south-east Delhi on Monday, following which the police have registered a case of negligence and started investigation.
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Hyderabad Aspires to be a World-Class Metro, Senior Citizen Drowns in Manhole
Hyderabad is all decked up to host Telangana's first international conference - the 11th World Metropolis Congress. But for a city that aspires to be a world-class metro, the grand plan has a few holes, literally.
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"It Is Concluded...": Mumbai Civic Body's Report After Woman Falls In Manhole
Five days after 45-year-old Vimal Anil Gaikwad died - she fell into an open manhole on a waterlogged road in Mumbai's Andheri - an internal report seems to have cleared the city's civic body, which faces charges of negligence, of any responsibility.
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Mumbai Woman's Death Puts Spotlight On Manhole Tragedies, What's Behind Them
The death of 45-year-old Vimal Anil Gaikwad after she fell into a manhole in a waterlogged street last night has put the spotlight on Mumbai's manhole tragedies and the lives they have claimed in the past few years.
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Labourer Dies While Cleaning Manhole In Mumbai
A 35-year-old labourer died after falling into a manhole in Borivali West in the northern part of Mumbai on Thursday, a civic official said.
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Boy, 4, Dies After Falling Into Manhole, Lid Was Not Installed Properly
A four-year-old boy has died after falling into a manhole in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district. Samar Sheikh was playing near his home in Mukund Nagad last evening when he stepped on a manhole lid that was not installed properly
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Boy, 2, Dies After Falling Into Manhole, Father Blames Authorities: Cops
A two-year-old child died after falling into a manhole in the Sector 37 area here, with his father alleging that the authorities had left it open, police said on Thursday.
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Hyderabad Priest Beats Woman To Death, Dumps Body In Manhole: Cops
A 36-year-old temple priest was on Friday arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his paramour to death with a stone after she pressured him to marry her, police said.
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"Death Traps": Court Directs Mumbai Civic Body To Cover All Manholes By Nov 28
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday took serious note of open manholes in the city terming them as "death traps", and directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to cover these up immediately.
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"Death Traps": AAP Targets Mumbai Civic Body Over Open Manholes
Ahead of the approaching monsoon, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday said it had found 100 open manholes in nine administrative wards of Mumbai and asked the civic body to cover them within a week to prevent mishaps.
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Mumbai Man Burnt To Death, Bike Fell Into Open Manhole, Exploded
In a tragic incident, a 27-year-old man was charred to death after he lost control of the two-wheeler he was riding and fell into an open manhole. The two-wheeler then exploded inside the manhole, killing the man.
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Doctor Death Case: Mumbai Municipal Body Gives Clean Chit To Its Staff
The panel set up by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after the death of renowned gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amrapurkar, who fell into an open manhole during the torrential rain of August 29, has given a clean chit to civic body employees.
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4 Arrested For Negligence Over Eminent Mumbai Doctor's Death During Rains
Police have arrested four persons in connection with the death of a renowned doctor, who fell into an open manhole while walking along a flooded street during torrential rains in Mumbai on August 29.
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Missing Mumbai Doctor's Body Found 2 Days After Rain Crisis
Noted Mumbai doctor Deepak Amarapurkar, who was missing since Tuesday after heavy rain left most of the city flooded, has been found dead. His body was found at a drain near the seashore at Worli.
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Three Labourers Suffocate To Death In Bengaluru Sewer
Three labourers were found dead after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a clogged manhole here, said a civic official on Tuesday.
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12-Year-Old Dies After Falling Into Open Sewer Near Delhi's Millennium Park
A 12-year-old boy died after he fell into an open sewer pit near Millennium bus depot in south-east Delhi on Monday, following which the police have registered a case of negligence and started investigation.
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Hyderabad Aspires to be a World-Class Metro, Senior Citizen Drowns in Manhole
Hyderabad is all decked up to host Telangana's first international conference - the 11th World Metropolis Congress. But for a city that aspires to be a world-class metro, the grand plan has a few holes, literally.
