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HC restrains state from requisitioning staff of unaided schools for census duty

MUMBAI, May 23 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim relief to over 500 private unaided and minority schools across Maharashtra, staying notices and appointment orders issued by the state... Read More


HC rejects bail plea of aide of jailed gangster Bachkana

MUMBAI, May 23 -- The Bombay High Court has refused bail to Habiba Hussain Khan, widow of a former Chhota Rajan gang member, accused of helping jailed gangster Yusuf Bachkana extort Rs.50 lakh and two... Read More


Borivali mangrove park opening delayed again

Mumbai, May 23 -- Two days after Borivali MLA Sanjay Upadhyay announced that the city's first dedicated mangrove park at Gorai would be inaugurated by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on May 28, the l... Read More


NCB seizes cannabis hidden under grocery cargo in Gondia; 2 held

MUMBAI, May 23 -- In an intelligence-led operation, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 702 kg of Cannabis or 'Ganja' worth around Rs.3 crore and arrested two alleged drug traffickers in Gondia ... Read More


Rajasthan man flees after SUV accident, leaves behind a pistol, 70kg opium pods

NAVI MUMBAI, May 23 -- In a dramatic early morning crash on Palm Beach Road, a 38-year-old Rajasthan man allegedly abandoned his SUV and fled after crashing into multiple roadside structures, leaving ... Read More


Daily petrol-diesel sales up by 20% in May due to panic buying

MUMBAI, May 23 -- Assuring citizens that Maharashtra has adequate fuel stocks and there is no shortage of petrol or diesel in the state, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday urge... Read More


Amid heat, power cuts hit Dadar, south Mumbai once again

MUMBAI, May 23 -- Power outages left residents in parts of Dadar, Wadala and Dadar Parsi Colony, as well as in Gaondevi and Girgaon Chowpatty, without electricity at the height of summer on Friday nig... Read More


Cooperate with enumerators, share 'SE ID': BMC

Mumbai, May 23 -- As the second phase of the household listing stage of Census 2027 gets underway in Mumbai, municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide has appealed to citizens who have completed online sel... Read More


Demolition enters final phase; 19 arrested so far for violence

MUMBAI, May 23 -- After three days of razing large portions of Garib Nagar in Bandra East, Western Railway's anti-encroachment drive entered its fourth and penultimate phase on Friday, leaving several... Read More


5 of 100 legal houses rendered unfit in Garib Nagar

MUMBAI, May 23 -- They were assured that their homes would not be touched, with the Western Railway (WR) even announcing on Thursday that bulldozers would not be used against them. However, on Friday ... Read More