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'Do your duty': HC to BMC on razing tenements in Powai

MUMBAI, March 9 -- Refusing to grant relief to more than 100 families who had sought a recall of the Bombay High Court's February 13 order regarding demolition of their tenements in Powai, the court o... Read More


15-day-old baby found abandoned in Vasai E

Mumbai, March 9 -- The Manikpur police have launched a search for an unidentified person who allegedly abandoned a newborn baby girl on a roadside in Vasai East on Sunday morning. According to the pol... Read More


Vasai hospital found stocking expired meds; inquiry ordered

Mumbai, March 9 -- Several patients at the Sir DM Petit Hospital in Vasai Virar anonymously complained to the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) that they were given expired medicines. Onc... Read More


BMC chief orders strict action after Kandivali violence

MUMBAI, March 9 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) chief, Bhushan Gagrani, on Sunday directed the authorities to take strict action against illegal hawkers and encroachments after a civic... Read More


Missing Uber driver found dead in Malshej Ghat; passenger held

THANE, March 9 -- When 33-year-old Uber driver Nasir Salam Ahmed accepted a late-night ride on Thursday, he could not have known it would turn out to be his last. Ahmed, a resident of Airoli in Navi M... Read More


Fishing boat sinks off Mumbai coast after fire; 1 injured

MUMBAI, March 9 -- A fishing boat caught fire in deep waters off the Mumbai coast on Sunday morning and later sank, leaving one crew member injured, fishermen's representatives said. The vessel, Sea P... Read More


HC orders Rs.50 lakh Covid payout to GST staffer's widow

MUMBAI, March 9 -- The Bombay High Court on February 23 has directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs.50 lakh compensation to the widow of a peon employed with the Commissioner of Sales Tax, who d... Read More


State approves Rs.947-crore programme to boost fishing

MUMBAI, March 9 -- Seeking to unlock the potential of the fishing sector and improving its ranking among the country's fish-producing states, the Maharashtra government has given the nod to a Rs.947-c... Read More


Mulund residents launch signature drive for road widening as fear of accidents mounts

MUMBAI, March 9 -- With several streets dug up and carriageways narrowed, heavy traffic in parts of Mulund West has triggered growing fears among residents about road safety, particularly for elderly ... Read More


Unease grows within the NCP

India, March 9 -- There is growing unease within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), especially among legislators, over the allegations being levelled by NCP (SP) legislator Rohit Pawar regarding th... Read More