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BMC releases draft zonal master plan of national park; activists question jurisdiction

India, Sept. 11 -- Mumbai: After a wait of seven years, the draft zonal master plan (ZMP) of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) was released by the BMC on Wednesday, demarcating the boundaries of the ... Read More


150 tourists from state in Nepal being brought back by Maha govt

MUMBAI, Sept. 11 -- About 150 tourists from Maharashtra, trapped in Nepal amid the country's violent political instability, are being brought safely back by the government. Eighty-two of them are from... Read More


Fix the loopholes in quota GR, says Bhujbal

MUMBAI, Sept. 11 -- The first meeting of the cabinet sub-committee for Other Backward Classes (OBC), held in Mantralaya on Wednesday, turned out to be stormy one with veteran NCP leader Chhagan Bhujba... Read More


PIL challenges GR granting Kunbi certs to Marathas

MUMBAI, Sept. 11 -- A city-based lawyer, Vinit Dhotre, has challenged the Maharashtra government's September 2 GR granting Kunbi caste certificates to eligible Marathas, enabling them to claim OBC res... Read More


8 GRP officers shunted to HQ over extortion

MUMBAI, Sept. 11 -- Eight police personnel from various stations of the Government Railway Police (GRP) were transferred to the head office in Ghatkopar on Tuesday for allegedly being a part of an ext... Read More


Jewellery store employee flees with cash, gold worth Rs.4.07 cr

MUMBAI, Sept. 11 -- A 23-year-old employee of a store in Dadar East allegedly fled with jewellery and cash worth Rs.4.07 crore. Following the store owner's complaint, the Bhoiwada police have booked t... Read More


State govt plans to allow private varsities to grant medical degrees

MUMBAI, Sept. 11 -- The state government plans to allow private universities to run medical colleges, with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directing the departments of medical education and higher an... Read More


Withdraw circular allowing registration of homoeopaths with CCMP qualification: IMA

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Maharashtra, has sought the immediate withdrawal of the state government's circular directing the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) to registe... Read More


HC raps man for accusing sitting judges of bribery

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- The Bombay High Court recently came down heavily on a petitioner who accused two sitting judges, a former chief justice and a former advocate-general of Maharashtra of taking bribe... Read More


Jane Street case: tribunal asks regulator to reply in 3 weeks

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- At a hearing on Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) told the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) that Jane Street's demand for extensive documents was premat... Read More