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Bill to empower state to capture and relocate leopards passed in state assembly

MUMBAI, March 19 -- The state assembly on Wednesday approved the Wildlife Protection (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeking to introduce changes to the central Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The ... Read More


BMC declines Rs.7.9-cr escalation in cost for Goregaon flyover

MUMBAI, March 19 -- The standing committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday held back a proposal to sanction a cost escalation for the extension work of Mrinaltai Gore Flyo... Read More


Bill passed to empower state to capture, relocate leopards

MUMBAI, March 19 -- Amid a surge in the population of leopards and an escalation in the number of man-animal conflicts in various parts of the state, the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday approved the... Read More


1,000 residents live in fear as leopard attacks dog in Malad

MUMBAI, March 19 -- Frequent leopard sightings - including an unexpected visit on Tuesday - is holding Raheja Heights, a gated community in Dindoshi, Malad east, hostage. Tuesday's visit, captured in ... Read More


Man kills wife over daughter's night outings

THANE, March 19 -- A domestic dispute over a teenage daughter's late-night outings turned fatal after a Badlapur man allegedly strangled his wife with a waist belt on Tuesday night. The accused, Chand... Read More


unauthorised drill damages Metro 3 tunnel

Mumbai, March 19 -- A section of the underground tunnel of the Aqua Line (Metro Line 3) was damaged on March 5 after an unauthorised borewell drilling operation near Metro Cinema in south Mumbai, prom... Read More


BMC extends Mithi desilting tender deadline

MUMBAI, March 19 -- The BMC has again extended the deadline for tenders for desilting the Mithi river to March 24 after receiving no bids. The original deadline of March 11 was earlier revised to Marc... Read More


Fake MTNL crew hires JCB to steal copper cables; 9 held

MUMBAI, March 19 -- In a city where dug-up roads and construction machinery have become a routine sight, a gang allegedly exploited the chaos to run a lucrative copper cable theft racket right under t... Read More


guj man held for giving mule accounts to frauds for Rs.76l 'digital arrest'

MUMBAI, March 19 -- Amid rising cases of "digital arrest" scams targeting senior citizens, the North Region Cyber Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Gujarat for allegedly supplying mule bank ... Read More


3 killed in multi vehicle crash on Pune E-way

Mumbai, March 19 -- Three people were killed and five others were injured after a speeding container trailer lost control and caused a multi-vehicle collision on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Wednesda... Read More