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SRA extends defect liability period to ten years following Goregaon fire incident

India, Feb. 29 -- The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has increased the defect liability period for buildings constructed under the SRA scheme from three years to ten years. The order, issued on F... Read More


ECI rejects state's plea to exempt BMC chief Chahal's transfer

Mumbai, Feb. 28 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected the state government's plea to allow municipal commissioners and additional commissioners of various corporations to continue in ... Read More


Mantralaya precinct to get Delhi's Central Vista-like makeover

MUMBAI, Feb. 28 -- The Mantralaya precinct at Nariman Point, which includes the Mantralaya building, the new administrative building and state legislature building Vidhan Bhavan, are set to be redevel... Read More


Rashmi Shukla to have 2-year tenure as DGP; will hold the post till Jan 2026

India, Feb. 28 -- Director general of police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla has been granted a two-year term till January 2026 to lead the Maharashtra police force. The 1998 IPS officer assumed the role of Mahar... Read More


FM announces makeover for Mantralaya precinct

India, Feb. 28 -- The Mantralaya precinct at Nariman Point, which includes the Mantralaya building, the new administrative building and state legislature building Vidhan Bhavan, are set to be redevelo... Read More


Shinde says false charges will not be tolerated amid calls for action against Patil

India, Feb. 27 -- Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday warned that anyone making false allegations and stooping low will not be tolerated amid calls for action against Maratha activist ... Read More


Maratha activist Jarange-Patil ends 17-day-long hunger strike, says agitation is on

India, Feb. 26 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Monday called off his 17-day-long hunger strike but four youths will go on a "chain fast" from Tuesday, continuing the agitation till th... Read More


Dharavi residents won't get ownership of houses: Gaikwad

India, Feb. 25 -- Dharavi MLA and Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad on Saturday alleged that Dharavi residents will not get full ownership of their houses once Adani Realty redevelops Asia's larges... Read More


55 corporators in Nanded quit Cong, join BJP under Ashok Chavan's leadership

India, Feb. 25 -- Soon after Ashok Chavan departed from the Congress earlier this month, fifty-five former Corporators of Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation followed suit and joined the Bhartiya Jan... Read More


Manoj Jarange-Patil scales down rasta roko plan; asks followers to record strike

MUMBAI, Feb. 24 -- Maratha leader Manoj Jarange-Patil has scaled down his plan of holding rasta rokos (road blockades) twice a day. The activist ordered his followers to begin the blockades on Saturd... Read More