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140 electric buses lie idle as BEST's fleet hits new low

MUMBAI, March 24 -- At a time when Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking's (BEST's) fleet has shrunk to its lowest in the last two decades at 2,799, 140 new electric buses are lying idl... Read More


NICB fraud case: police get 7-day custody of 8th arrested accused

MUMBAI, March 24 -- The eighth arrested accused in the New India Cooperative Bank (NICB) money siphoning case, Rajeev Ranjan Pandey alias Pawan Gupta, 47, who was arrested from Bokaro and brought to t... Read More


No access to libraries for students in 75% Maha villages

Mumbai, March 24 -- While the recent Marathi literary conference in New Delhi attracted participation from top politicians in the state, most students and residents of rural Maharashtra lack access to... Read More


Building redeveloped but tenants unable to move in

MUMBAI, March 24 -- At D N Nagar in Andheri West, the redevelopment of over 400 old buildings has been affected by the height restrictions necessitated by the high-frequency transmission towers of the... Read More


Collector's PA drowns near Harihareshwar beach

THANE, March 24 -- A personal assistant of the Thane district collector drowned on Sunday morning near the Harihareshwar beach, where she had gone with eight colleagues for a staff picnic. Pallavi Sar... Read More


Tiffin box delivery person arrested for sending porn to college student

MUMBAI, March 24 -- A tiffin box supplier who allegedly sent pornographic pictures and a video to a 20-year-old college student was arrested for sexual harassment on Saturday. The victim goes to a co... Read More


Two teenagers from Powai drown in Ulhas river, swept away by strong currents while swimming

THANE, March 24 -- Two youths drowned in the Ulhas river near the Vasat dam on Saturday evening. The incident occurred near Shantisagar Resort, where a group of friends had gone for a picnic. While sw... Read More


HC allows Versova slum rehabilitation project, junks stable owners' plea

Mumbai, March 24 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday paved the way for a slum rehabilitation project in Versova by dismissing a plea filed by stable owners who had been occupying the land for over 60 y... Read More


CBI books EPFO official for taking bribes for settlement of PF claims

MUMBAI, March 24 -- The Mumbai unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked an official of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) along with others, including two employees ... Read More


Road rage leads to stabbing of rickshaw driver, 2 arrested

THANE, March 24 -- A minor dispute over giving way on the road escalated into brutal acts of stabbing in Ulhasnagar's Ashelegaon area, leaving a rickshaw driver grievously injured. Three young men on ... Read More