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BEST to procure 1,500 electric buses to revive 100-125 routes

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The BEST Committee on Tuesday also approved the procurement of 1,500 new electric buses under the central government's PM E-Drive scheme, which will allow it to revive at least 100-1... Read More


MTNL cable theft racket busted; 7 held

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- The police arrested seven persons and busted an alleged MTNL cable theft racket in the early hours of Tuesday after catching the accused digging up a road in south Mumbai while posin... Read More


Tempo runs over 61-yr-old man

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- A 61-year-old man was killed after being run over by a tempo near the Sandhuwadi bus stop on Sion-Trombay Road in Chembur on Monday while on his way to work. The deceased, Namdev Cha... Read More


Congress's 'goongi gudiya' jibe at Sunetra sparks political row

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- Emotions ran high among NCP leaders and the Mahayuti partners after the opposition Congress addressed deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar as "goongi gudiya" (mute doll), ironically l... Read More


Educationist, former governor dies at 90

PUNE, Aug. 5 -- Dr D Y Patil, founder of the D Y Patil Group that pioneered private professional education in Maharashtra, former governor of Bihar, Tripura and West Bengal, and a Padma Shri awardee p... Read More


SIR-burdened teachers cry foul over language camp directive

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- The state government has directed schools across Maharashtra to organise a seven-day 'Indian Language Summer Camp' in August, and to preserve attendance records, photographic evidenc... Read More


MMC registers 1st homeopath amid protest

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- A day after the state government approved the conditional registration of homoeopaths, allowing them to dispense allopathy medicines in remote and rural areas, Mankhurd-based Dr Neha... Read More


Police clerks created fake IDs to claim Rs.6.5 cr salary

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- Mumbai police on Tuesday suspended two staff members for allegedly creating fake service IDs in the name of 10 non-existential police personnel and misappropriating nearly Rs.6.5 cro... Read More


s.i.r. relief for voters displaced by redevelopment

MUMBAI, Aug. 5 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has allowed citizens temporarily displaced by redevelopment to use the address of their original homes, that is, the structures under redevelop... Read More


Proposal for Thane-Diva metro cleared

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The Maharashtra government has proposed a metro corridor connecting Thane, Kalwa, Mumbra and Diva, and has appointed an agency to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a Detailed P... Read More