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Pagdi tenants protest at Azad Maidan for right to redevelopment

MUMBAI, Nov. 19 -- Jagdish and Ravi Mulchandani, a father-son duo, have been fighting for years for the redevelopment of their pagdi building, Kalyan Bhavan, at Marine Lines. Despite following all pro... Read More


Man kills niece by pushing her off a local train

Mumbai, Nov. 19 -- A 28-year-old man from Waliv has been arrested for allegedly murdering his 16-year-old niece by pushing her off a moving local train in Vasai on Monday afternoon. According to polic... Read More


Book TMC officials for water theft or be ready for a stir: NCP (SP)

Thane, Nov. 19 -- The NCP (SP) on Tuesday alleged that nearly 60 million litres per day (MLD) water was being stolen from the Bhatsa river pipeline in connivance with officials from the Thane Municipa... Read More


A third of pharmacy seats in state colleges still vacant

Mumbai, Nov. 19 -- Nearly 33% of the seats in Maharashtra's pharmacy colleges, including both degree and postgraduate programmes, have remained vacant this year, raising concerns within the state's hi... Read More


Masked trio ties up woman, son, flees with Rs.10l jewellery

Mumbai, Nov. 19 -- Three masked men barged into a house in Vasai on Tuesday afternoon, tied up a woman and her son at knifepoint, and stole jewellery and cash worth Rs.10 lakh before fleeing. The Wali... Read More


MbPA to auction 18 Sassoon godowns after takeover

MUMBAI, Nov. 19 -- The Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) will auction 18 sealed warehouses at Sassoon Dock, marking a major shift after months of conflict with the fishing community. The godowns were seale... Read More


ED arrests bizman in Rs.137-cr dry ration scam

Mumbai, Nov. 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Ushik Gala, businessman and managing director of Suumaya Industries Ltd, as part of its money laundering investigation into the alleged... Read More


After spike in leopard attacks, state to seek milder wildlife protection rules

Mumbai, Nov. 19 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday directed officials to declare leopard attacks on humans as a "state disaster" and to urge the Centre to move leopards from Schedule I to ... Read More


Moved from Tansa pipeline in '17, PAPs still await permanent homes

MUMBAI, Nov. 19 -- Around 1,000 project affected families, including 51-year-old Kiran Shelke, residing in Vidyavihar and Ghatkopar lost their shanties in the summer of 2017. Their homes were razed by... Read More


Panel set up to probe govt's Rs.79-cr smoke detectors purchase

Mumbai, Nov. 19 -- Maharashtra's Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) has constituted a committee to scrutinise a major procurement of 839 smoke detectors for three hospitals, after co... Read More