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14 city teachers booked for missing s.i.r duty

MUMBAI, June 10 -- Fourteen teachers from three schools in the city have been booked under the Representation of the People Act (RPA) for allegedly remaining absent from duties assigned to them as par... Read More


5 injured as speeding car rams into 3 vehicles on Virar's new flyover

Mumbai, June 10 -- A speeding car allegedly shot across the divider on the newly opened Naringi flyover in Virar on Tuesday evening and rammed into three vehicles and a pedestrian, leaving five people... Read More


BEST bus accelerated from 16 to 24 kmph before crash: Probe

Mumbai, June 10 -- The electric BEST bus involved in the fatal June 8 accident in Dadar West that killed one person suddenly accelerated from around 15-16 kmph to 24 kmph before crashing into a crane ... Read More


Child labourer, loses 4 fingers in factory; firm owner booked

Mumbai, June 10 -- A 13-year-old boy allegedly employed as a child labourer at a manufacturing unit in Nalasopara lost four fingers after his hand got trapped in a packaging machine, following which p... Read More


From Russia with love: 'Serial monogamist' deported

THANE, June 10 -- The police have arrested a 37-year-old man from Telangana after securing his deportation from Russia in connection with a cheating case involving multiple marriages, dowry demands, v... Read More


Demolition delay leaves homeowners of Garib Nagar displaced

MUMBAI, June 10 -- At least 40 people can be seen seated under the foot-overbridge connecting Garib Nagar, in Bandra East, to the railway station, every day sheltering from the harsh sun. They are not... Read More


Mahalaxmi racecourse loses 25 heritage trees to upcoming clubhouse

MUMBAI, June 10 -- The Mahalaxmi Racecourse has lost 25 trees, including many of heritage vintage, as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Tree Authority granted permission to cut and transp... Read More


Contractor booked for substandard repair of army properties, cheating

MUMBAI, June 10 -- A case of cheating has been registered based on a complaint from an army officer against a contractor from New Delhi, who was supposed to repair and renovate a three-storeyed army b... Read More


BMC to revoke 19,734 birth certificate edits

MUMBAI, June 10 -- The Maharashtra government has directed the BMC to cancel 19,734 birth certificate changes that were allegedly carried out illegally under the guise of "corrections" or "spelling co... Read More


Stamp duty waived for new visual effects units

Mumbai, June 10 -- Seeking to turn Maharashtra into a major hub for gaming, animation and immersive technologies, the state government has announced a 100% stamp duty exemption for new AVGC-XR (Animat... Read More