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'Helmets must for 2-wheeler riders, seat belts for all occupants of 4-wheelers'

India, Nov. 11 -- In a meeting with the chief secretary of Maharashtra on Monday, the Supreme Court-monitored high-power committee on road safety instructed the state government to strictly implement ... Read More


'Helmets must for 2-wheelers, seat belts for all 4-wheeler pax'

MUMBAI, Nov. 11 -- In a meeting with the chief secretary of Maharashtra on Monday, the Supreme Court-monitored high-power committee on road safety instructed the state government to strictly implement... Read More


Accidents on Samruddhi e-way increase

Mumbai, Nov. 11 -- According to data presented by the state government during the meeting, the number of fatal accidents on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway have increased by 38% and fatalities ... Read More


53% of ZPs exceed reservation cap; may be challenged in court

Mumbai, Nov. 11 -- More than 53% of Maharashtra's zilla parishads or district councils appear to have breached the 50% ceiling on reservation mandated by the Supreme Court, according to data finalised... Read More


Three ex-revenue ministers nixed bids on controversial Pune land

India, Nov. 8 -- The aborted bid by a company linked to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth, to buy the 40-acre Mundhwa plot isn't the first attempt to gain control of the prime land in Pune... Read More


Three ex-revenue ministers nixed bids on controversial Pune land

MUMBAI, Nov. 8 -- The aborted bid by a company linked to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth, to buy the 40-acre Mundhwa plot isn't the first attempt to gain control of the prime land in Pun... Read More


BJP puts Shinde's bete noire Ganesh Naik in charge of MMR for local polls

India, Nov. 7 -- The BJP has appointed forest minister Ganesh Naik as the in-charge of the election for seven organisational districts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) including Thane, the home... Read More


First phase of local body polls on Dec 2; no revision of rolls

India, Nov. 5 -- The first phase of elections to local self-governing bodies will be held on December 2, covering 246 municipal councils that govern smaller cities, and 42 municipal panchayats, or tow... Read More


1st phase of local body polls on Dec 2

MUMBAI, Nov. 5 -- The first phase of elections to local self-governing bodies will be held on December 2, covering 246 municipal councils that govern smaller cities, and 42 municipal panchayats, or to... Read More


'MVA never questioned duplicate voting in Muslim areas, won elections because of this': BJP's Ashish Shelar

India, Nov. 4 -- Two days after the opposition charged the BJP with winning the assembly elections by rigging the electoral rolls, the party hit back. In a press conference on Monday, BJP leader Ashis... Read More