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State renames Islampur city to Ishwarpur

MUMBAI, Nov. 5 -- Three months after declaring its intention to rename Islampur city in Sangli district to Ishwarpur, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued a notification to this effect. The de... Read More


Kesarkar refused to speak to Aarrya while negotiating: Cops

MUMBAI, Nov. 4 -- Former school education minister Deepak Kesarkar refused to speak to hostage-taker Rohit Aarrya, who insisted on talking to him as hostage negotiations dragged on for more than two h... Read More


State human rights body to investigate police action

Mumbai, Nov. 4 -- The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has taken cognisance of the death of Rohit Aarrya, officials said on Monday. In proceedings dated October 31, justice A M Badar,... Read More


OPDs stay shut as 15k govt doctors go on strike over Satara doc suicide

Mumbai, Nov. 4 -- Outpatient department (OPD) services in government hospitals across the state remained completely suspended on Monday as more than 15,000 doctors went on strike seeking a court-monit... Read More


Tech snag disrupts Versova-Ghatkopar metro for 30 mins

Mumbai, Nov. 4 -- Services on the Versova-Ghatkopar metro corridor, or Metro Line 1, were suspended for more than 30 minutes during the peak hours on Monday evening, inconveniencing passengers and lea... Read More


contractor booked 15 days after iron rod killed labourer

MUMBAI, Nov. 4 -- Around a fortnight after a 19-year-old labourer died as an iron road fell on his head at an under-construction building in Bhandup, the police have registered an FIR against the conc... Read More


CP dismisses two police officers for taking Rs.2.3L bribe

MUMBAI, Nov. 4 -- Taking a stand against corruption, the Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti has dismissed a senior inspector and a sub-inspector from the Wadala TT police station, after they were... Read More


Congress alleges Rs.5,000-cr 'PAP scam' in Malad

MUMBAI, Nov. 4 -- Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad on Monday demanded a high-level inquiry into what she alleges is the "biggest PAP scam in the history of Mumbai". Gaikwad claims to have unco... Read More


'MVA never questioned duplicate voting in Muslim areas, won elections because of this'

MUMBAI, Nov. 4 -- In a press conference on Monday, BJP leader Ashish Shelar presented examples of 'repeated voters' (those entered on the lists of multiple booths), mainly Muslim, in 31 assembly const... Read More


Traders and transporters demand truck terminal outside Ulhasnagar to end traffic congestion

THANE, Nov. 4 -- Fed up of the daily severe traffic jams caused by heavy vehicles along narrow roads, local traders and transporters have demanded that the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) devel... Read More