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maharashtra to frame policy for private old-age homes, facilities

Pune, Dec. 15 -- As private old-age homes continue to proliferate, many without registration or regulation, the state government will soon roll out a policy to regulate such facilities across the stat... Read More


Rape-murder accused, 18 yrs on the run, arrested from UP

Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- A rape-murder accused was arrested on Saturday, 18 years after he allegedly kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and killed a 5-year-old girl in 2007. The accused was arrested from his na... Read More


Judicial remand unjustified if accused was not arrested: hc

MUMBAI, Dec. 15 -- The Bombay High Court has held that an accused cannot be remanded to judicial custody merely for not applying for bail, particularly when he was never arrested during the investigat... Read More


SoBo residents flag traffic, civic issues ahead of polls

MUMBAI, Dec. 15 -- Residents of Marine Drive, Churchgate and Nariman Point in Mumbai's A ward came together at the Cricket Club of India last week for a closed-door meeting to interact with former cor... Read More


Frequent car breakdowns, lack of towing vans aggravate Thane traffic mess

Thane, Dec. 15 -- Thane's traffic congestion appears to be a vicious cycle where prolonged traffic jams put severe stress on vehicles leading to mechanical failures and breakdowns on busy roads. To ad... Read More


Young activist walks 490 km to flag hazards on Mumbai-Goa Highway

MUMBAI, Dec. 15 -- Amid mounting public anger over delays in the Mumbai-Goa Highway project, a 28-year-old activist from Raigad district undertook a 490-km walk along the entire stretch to document sa... Read More


BJP asks its Manipur MLAs to work towards normalcy

New Delhi/Imphal, Dec. 15 -- At a closed-door meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators from Manipur with party's national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh and northeast coordina... Read More


Messi tour organiser in 14-day custody over 'mismanagement'

Kolkata, Dec. 15 -- A North 24 Parganas district court on Sunday sent Satadru Dutta, the organiser of Lionel Messi's "GOAT Tour" in West Bengal, to 14-day police custody, a day after fan outrage durin... Read More


NBWL considers proposal to allow state wildlife boards to lay oil pipelines in protected forests

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is considering a proposal to allow state wildlife boards to consider the laying of slurry, petroleum and crude oi... Read More


India's oldest sitting MLA dies at 94

Bengaluru, Dec. 15 -- Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, a six-time Congress MLA and one of Karnataka's longest-serving political figures, died on Sunday at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He was 94 and had... Read More