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HC: Promoters' private deals can't dilute flat buyers' rights

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- In a detailed ruling that strengthens the rights of flat purchasers, the Bombay High Court has held that private commercial arrangements between a landowner and developer cannot ove... Read More


'On track to become $1-tn economy by 2030'

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Maharashtra government is firmly on track to becoming a $1-trillion economy by 2030. He pointed out that seven other states had set a simil... Read More


Legal notice over Mulund landfill plan

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- The municipal commissioner has been served a legal notice over alleged corruption in the Mulund dumping ground reclamation project, where tender conditions are allegedly being flout... Read More


8K fleet expansion pushes MSRTC to seek cheaper fuel

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), already reeling under mounting losses, has initiated a competitive bidding process to procure diesel in a bid to rein in it... Read More


Airport namaz: HC asks state to find alternate site

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- Citing security concerns and frequent VVIP movement at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), the Maharashtra government on Thursday informed the Bombay High... Read More


Alarmed by imminent closure, Oshiwara school parents move HC

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- Parents of children studying at City International School, Oshiwara have filed a public interest petition (PIL) in the Bombay high court, seeking urgent intervention in the matter o... Read More


BEST panel approves Rs.40L for accident victims, Oppn protests

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- An altercation erupted in the first BEST committee meeting on Thursday before the committee passed its first proposal-to pay around Rs 40 lakh to seven victims of accidents involvin... Read More


3 held with weed WORTH Rs.12.91 CR in Navi MumbaI

NAVI MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- Vashi police on Thursday arrested three men and seized 12.91kg of hydroponic weed worth Rs.12.91 crore near Vashi railway station. Acting on tip-offs, a police team laid a trap... Read More


Freight train loses control near Karjat, mishap averted

Mumbai, Feb. 27 -- A major railway accident was averted on Thursday afternoon after a 5,400-tonne freight train rolled down a steep Palasdari-Karjat ghat section. The Central Railway has ordered an in... Read More


Mayor rejects motion to scrap school adoption policy

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- A notice of motion seeking cancellation of the policy permitting private institutions and NGOs to adopt municipal schools, tabled by Congress corporator Haider Ali Shaikh, was rejec... Read More