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CM stays NCP minister-led minority devp dept decision

Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- After issuing a series of probe orders and stay orders to decisions by departments under Shiv Sena ministers, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has now intervened in the ... Read More


Watchman gets 7-year jail term for rape and murder attempt

Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- A sessions court earlier this week sentenced a 25-year-old watchman to seven years of imprisonment for attempting to murder a woman after she resisted his rape attempt in April 2017... Read More


four booked for duping 60 investors of Rs.3 crore

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The Meghwadi police in Jogeshwari have registered a case against four individuals, including a woman, for allegedly cheating 60 people of Rs.3 crore by promising them good returns o... Read More


FCCB fraud probe: Rs.11.07 crore assets attached by ED

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The Mumbai unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs.11.07 crore as part of its money-laundering investigation against the private firm, Ge... Read More


Fire-ravaged Aarey slum residents worried for future

Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- A day after over 200 hutments in Ambewadi, near the Film City gate, were gutted in a blaze, a pall of gloom hung over the unauthorised slum settlement on Friday. Only a few portions... Read More


Free driving classes for Panvel women

PANVEL, Feb. 22 -- The Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has embarked on an initiative to teach women to drive four-wheelers for free and, also, help them get a licence. The civic body is targeting ... Read More


State asked to act on staff shortage at HC

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The Bombay high court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to expeditiously consider proposals for hiring additional staff after a report prepared by its registry revealed ... Read More


Shirke kin raise objections against 'Chhaava'

PUNE, Feb. 22 -- The descendants of Ganoji and Kanhoji Shirke have raised objections to the Bollywood blockbuster 'Chhaava', accusing the filmmakers of failing to consult them before depicting their f... Read More


State board probing reports of Marathi paper leak in Jalna

PUNE, Feb. 22 -- On the very first day of the SSC (secondary school certificate) class 10 board exams conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) on ... Read More


Borivali subway culvert project gains hope as WR, BMC resolve dispute

Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- The fate of an additional culvert at the Borivali pedestrian subway-intended to mitigate monsoon waterlogging-has seen a breakthrough after prolonged uncertainty due to a financial ... Read More