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29-year-old duty evasion case against widow struck down

MUMBAI, March 20 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday struck down criminal proceedings against an 86-year-old widow, who was accused of evading Customs duty on a Mercedes car, owing to inordinate del... Read More


CM snubs Rane for provocative statements

MUMBAI, March 20 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis censured his cabinet colleague and fisheries minister Nitesh Rane on Wednesday, over his recent provocative statements against the minority communi... Read More


Nagpur violence was pre-planned: Fadnavis

MUMBAI, March 19 -- The violence that took place in Nagpur on Monday evening was pre-planned with a specific pattern chalked out by groups of people, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday,... Read More


Opposition slams Fadnavis, calls riots an intelligence failure

MUMBAI, March 19 -- A day after communal riots tore through central Nagpur, fanning the controversy over the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Opposition parties in Maharashtra zeroed in on chief mini... Read More


Order reducing fair price of sugarcane struck down by HC

MUMBAI, March 19 -- The Bombay high court on Monday struck down a February 2022 government resolution (GR) which reduced the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane in Maharashtra below the ra... Read More


Insurance co told to pay Rs.1.4 cr to accident victim

THANE, March 19 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded Rs.1.39 crore in compensation to a 51-year-old sales manager, who lost his left arm in a bus accident in 2019. The Tri... Read More


'Just kill us': Ousted gaothan bldg residents allege injustice

MUMBAI, March 19 -- Since Monday, the residents of DSouza Mansion in Santacruz East have been living without electricity and water, waiting it out in the little courtyard of their building. A generato... Read More


Judge to probe why no BMC action against illegal bldgs

Mumbai, March 19 -- The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced that a committee headed by a retired judge will investigate why the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hasn't taken any action... Read More


BMC clearing khataras, junk off express hwys

MUMBAI, March 19 -- The municipality has launched an initiative to spruce up the Western Express Highway (WEH) and Eastern Express Highway (EEH), and clear away obstacles to the flow of traffic along ... Read More


Partner held for Kalbadevi resident's death

MUMBAI, March 19 -- Over a month after a 55-year-old man was found dead at his home in Kalbadevi, the police have arrested his partner, a 34-year-old man, for causing death by negligence and theft. Ac... Read More