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Rs.4L compensation to kin of doc who died in train accident

MUMBAI, April 27 -- The Bombay High Court set aside an order from the Railway Claims Tribunal that denied compensation to the family of a young doctor who died in a train accident in 2007, ruling the ... Read More


30 yrs on, 1,200 aided colleges to be audited

MUMBAI, April 27 -- The state higher and technical education department is set to undertake a sweeping financial audit of more than 1,200 aided colleges, requiring them to submit detailed records of f... Read More


Maha's new loan waiver to benefit 40 lakh farmers

Mumbai, April 27 -- Around 35-40 lakh farmers in Maharashtra are expected to benefit from the state government's farm loan waiver scheme, which will cost the exchequer about Rs.27,000 crore, according... Read More


Temperatures touch 45deg in Akola, Wardha on Sunday; heat to subside after 48 hours

PUNE, April 27 -- Large parts of Maharashtra continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions on Saturday, with several districts in the Vidarbha region recording the highest daytime temperatures of... Read More


Panju villagers halt 'unnecessary' Rs.3.24-crore road reconstruction project, force MMB to scale it down

Mumbai, April 27 -- Residents of Panju island between Vasai and Naigaon have forced the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) to cancel a Rs.3.24 crore road-strengthening tender after opposing what they ca... Read More


Ratnagiri resident arrested for killing woman in Raigad lodge

MUMBAI, April 27 -- Six days after a 21-year-old woman's body was found in a pool of blood at Omkar Lodge in Lonere along the Mumbai-Goa Highway on April 20, Raigad police on Saturday arrested a 38-ye... Read More


Builder named for Taximen's Colony revamp amid dispute

MUMBAI, April 27 -- Amid a heavy police and private security presence, a Special General Meeting (SGM) was held on Sunday at the Bombay Taximen's Colony at Kurla to appoint a builder for redevelopment... Read More


Maha Medical Council poll held after a decade

MUMBAI, April 27 -- Elections to the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) were conducted after a gap of 10 years on Sunday, with doctors from across the state voting for candidates for nine positions. Th... Read More


'Badminton may lose its essence'

New Delhi, April 27 -- Badminton is set for a significant change as the new 3x15 scoring format (three games to 15 points) gets implemented next year, replacing the current 3x21 system. It is difficul... Read More


Overnight leader Ham bags title in Singapore Open

Singapore, April 27 -- Royal Birkley 10,700 km, says the board, rather tantalisingly, just outside the Championship hole at The Serapong. On Sunday, with heavens opening up and high humidity testing t... Read More