bpb’s weekly pick-tionary of happenings from Mumbai and beyond.

A Fine Line: BMC officials fine organisers of the 2011 Mumbai Marathon for littering and damaging the roads. Meanwhile, the recently re-opened Zenzi has been sent a civic notice asking it to shut down after the fire department refused to give the restaurant clearance.

A regulatory body mandated to deal with flyer’s grievances against airlines and airports will soon be established in the Capital, by branches in other metros. Aviation minister Praful Patel also promises to bring down soaring airfares. Such air-heads!

The Golden Globes: Natalie Portman bags the Best Actress award for  Black Swan, The Social Network  wins four trophies including one for Best Picture, and host Ricky Gervais succeeds in offending pretty much everyone in the audience. Drum roll, please!

Kerala Police report reveals  that the fall of a parked auto –rickshaw from the top of the hill led to a stampede in Sabarimala that claimed lives of over 100 pilgrims. R.I.P

Lavasa Corporation’s hill town violates several environmental laws, yet will not be demolished. Offenders asked to set up an Environment Restoration Fund instead. Green light at the end of the tunnel.

Lara Dutta takes off to Dubai with 14 close friends for her hen’s party; meanwhile Prince William plans to throw a bachelor bash in South Africa before tying the knot this spring. Good luck to these freedom fighters!

Inexplicable axing of trees in Worli has left civic officials puzzled as to why each time a tree that grows over 10 feet in the area  is mysteriously cut down to not more than 4 feet. What a chop, we say.

Love Actually: Rumours of Bipasha Basu and John Abraham splitting up after their eight-year long relationship put to rest when the actress confirmed that the two were still together.

Nicole Kidman and singer husband Keith Urban turn parents with the birth of a baby girl named Faith born through a surrogate mother. Meanwhile the now-separated couple David Arquette and Courtney Cox come together in the trailer of Scream 4.

Spo(r)tlight: Renowned sportsman Lance Armstrong battles accusations of consuming performance enhancing drugs and encouraging intake in his team as well.

Soldiers patrolling the central region of Nigeria have been issued shoot-to-kill orders in attempts to maintain order and curb violence ever since a Christian mob murdered a Muslim election worker.