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State to launch 'MahaSarathi': a unified database

Mumbai, April 25 -- In a move to simplify access to welfare schemes and cut down on paperwork, the Maharashtra government is set to launch 'MahaSarathi', a unified citizen database, likely on May 1. T... Read More


Rule mandating Marathi for drivers sparks political stir

MUMBAI, April 25 -- Amid the tussle between unions and the state government after the latter's push for Marathi language proficiency among auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, the transport department decl... Read More


HC denies bail to UP bizman arrested in Baba Siddique murder case

MUMBAI, April 25 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of a businessman from Uttar Pradesh arrested in 2014 for his alleged role in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) l... Read More


Unions launch signature drive against Marathi mandate

MUMBAI, April 25 -- Auto-rickshaw and taxi unions across Mumbai launched a mass signature campaign on Friday opposing the state government's directive mandating Marathi language proficiency for driver... Read More


15-hr block on Kalyan-Kasara line to disrupt services today

MUMBAI, April 25 -- Local train services on the Central Railway will face major disruption this weekend due to a 15-hour traffic and power block between Umbermali and Atgaon for non-interlocking work ... Read More


Govt employees end strike after state assurance

MUMBAI, April 25 -- Government and semi-government employees in Maharashtra, who launched an indefinite strike on April 21, called off their agitation on Friday evening after the state administration ... Read More


Will shut Kanjur dump if no action is taken: HC

MUMBAI, April 25 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday warned that it would order the closure of the Kanjurmarg dumping ground if the Maharashtra government and civic authorities in Mumbai did not act im... Read More


No discharge for main accused in trafficking case

MUMBAI, April 25 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday refused to discharge Sudarshan Valmik Darade in a transnational human trafficking-cum-cyber fraud case, holding that t... Read More


NMMC addl commissioner appointment latest flashpoint in Naik-Shinde tussle

Navi Mumbai, April 25 -- The escalating political tussle between deputy chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, and forest minister and BJP leader Ganesh Naik came to the fore during general... Read More


state moves to curb fraud in overseas univ admissions

MUMBAI, April 25 -- In a bid to curb fraud in overseas education admissions, the state's Higher and Technical Education Department plans to launch a centralised system to guide students applying to to... Read More