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Bhujbal announces statewide OBC agitation from Tue

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- As the indefinite hunger strike of Manoj Jarange-Patil entered its fifth day on Tuesday, the Other Backward Classes (OBC), whose quota the Maratha activist wants to eat into, declar... Read More


'We will stay as long as Jarange wants us to'

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- As the Maratha quota protestors continued to lay siege to parts of South Mumbai, Nandkumar Bahir, 45, from Beed, perhaps summed up their mood best when he remarked, "Jarange is like... Read More


Over 2,300 patients treated at protest site as viral cases rise

Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- As thousands of protesters have persisted amid rain, contaminated food and water, and suffocating crowds, health concerns mounted at Azad Maidan on day four of the Maratha Morcha. T... Read More


A celebration steeped in tradition

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- In the heart of Girgaon, away from the booming loudspeakers, dazzling lights, and elaborate pandals that often accompany Ganeshotsav celebrations in Mumbai, lies a more serene, time... Read More


Stir organisers blame govt amid confusion over use of Cross Maidan

Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- The Maratha Kranti Morcha, organiser of the ongoing hunger strike and protest at Azad Maidan seeking reservation benefits for Marathas, was allowed to use Cross Maidan near Churchga... Read More


EOW gets custody of builder who made crores off fake docus

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- The director of Ostwal Builders Pvt. Ltd., arrested on Sunday for defrauding several people by selling them flats with fake construction permits, was remanded to police custody for ... Read More


Property sales in Mumbai dip by 11.3% in Aug

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Property sales in Mumbai have taken a hit. Registration data available with Maharashtra's Inspector General of Registration and Controller of Stamps (IGRCS) shows that the realty ma... Read More


HC orders demolition of dangerously dilapidated Vasai residential buildings

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the demolition of dangerously dilapidated buildings in two housing societies in Vasai (West), observing that public safety must prevail over dispu... Read More


auto driver booked for hitting man in Shivaji nagar

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- The Shivaji Nagar police have solved the mystery surrounding the death of a 55-year-old who was found lying on the road on July 20 and booked an autorickshaw driver on Sunday for al... Read More


Assets of narcotics syndicate kingpin worth Rs.2cr frozen

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Assets worth Rs.2.36 crore belonging to an alleged kingpin of a narcotics trafficking syndicate have been frozen by the Competent Authority under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange ... Read More