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Rs.1.1k-crore Ponzi case: 10 accused released on bond

Mumbai, April 15 -- A special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Monday released 10 co-accused on bond in a Rs.1,100-crore alleged Ponzi-style investment fraud linked to char... Read More


From May, licences to be nixed if drivers can't speak Marathi

MUMBAI, April 15 -- From May 1, the state government will make it mandatory for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers and permit holders to be proficient in Marathi if they want to hold on to their licences.... Read More


Over 2.5k Navi Mum hawkers cleared

Navi Mumbai, April 15 -- The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has intensified a citywide anti-encroachment drive, removing over 2,500 unauthorised hawkers in April so far, as part of a renewed... Read More


Make and break: Revamped Parel stn to make way for new rail lines

MUMBAI, April 15 -- Nearly a year after Parel railway station was remodelled to "redefine what a station can be" under the Amrit Bharat scheme, the Central Railway is now tearing down the very structu... Read More


'No eviction after tenant buys share in property'

MUMBAI, April 15 -- The Bombay High Court recently ruled that tenants who acquire partial ownership rights in a tenanted property cannot be evicted under rent laws as they assume a dual status that ba... Read More


BMC prunes 27% of 46k city trees

Mumbai, April 15 -- As part of its annual tree maintenance drive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun trimming 46,336 trees across the city, aiming to complete the exercise by the e... Read More


committees set up to regulate school fees

Mumbai, April 15 -- The Maharashtra government has appointed divisional committees headed by retired judges to regulate school fees and address parents' complaints across four regions, including Mumba... Read More


Finance head dupes firm of Rs.3.51 crore

NAVI MUMBAI, April 15 -- A senior finance official at a Ghansoli MIDC-based company has allegedly misappropriated Rs.3.51 crore, with the fraud coming to light after vendors highlighted that their due... Read More


Coastal Road North gets TDR sop

MUMBAI, April 15 -- The state urban development department has granted more TDR (transfer of development rights) for the No Development Zones (NDZs) and Special Development Zones (SDZs) to be acquired... Read More


CBI books EPFO official, wife for illegally making Rs.61L in 10 years

MUMBAI, April 15 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked an Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) official for allegedly amassing assets worth Rs.61.55 lakh that could not be e... Read More