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A month after the Gujarat High Court refused to stay the demolition of the red-bricked Pushpakoot – the iconic bungalow that was once the residence of cricket legend Captain Vijay Hazare – the sprawling 15,000 sq ft mansion has been reduced to rubble by the contractors hired by the state roads and buildings (R&B) department. […]
Hazare was the last occupant of the 'Pushpakoot' bungalow until 1976 before it was handed over to the government by the family in "distress sale" under the Urban Land Ceiling Act that was passed in the same year.
Two mid 19th-century British East India Company-era cannons, installed to protect Mumbai, have now been refurbished and now adorn two parks, officials said on Monday.The sturdy steel cannons, both over 3 metres long with the inscription 1856, ...
The sturdy steel cannons, both over 3 metres long with the inscription 1856, denoting the year they were cast, were part of many installed by the British rulers to protect the then Bombay, from any seaward aggression via the Arabian Sea.Thes
"The complete lack of any clarity about this timeline of redevelopment has left us dismayed about how to plan for research in the coming years and guide our students accordingly."