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State govt office menus to get a healthier twist

Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- The humble batata vada may soon lose its place of honour at government meetings and canteens in Maharashtra. Under a new state policy, even pakodas, cutlets, dhoklas, biscuits and o... Read More


Maha launches unified portal for accessing land records

Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- The Maharashtra government on Tuesday launched MahaBhumi Stack, a citizen-centric digital platform that provides seamless access to all land records and related services at the clic... Read More


man stabbed to death in clash over old feud in andheri

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- A minor dispute between two groups of friends led to a murder in Andheri East on Monday night. Shivam Kanojia was killed by five young men, of whom Abdul Razzaq was arrested by the ... Read More


Biological parents' plea for child's interim custody nixed

Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- Observing that a child's psychological wellbeing was crucial, the Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the biological parents of an 11-year-old girl seeking her... Read More


'Builders made a pile off BMC land, sanitary workers remained homeless'

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday came down heavily on the BMC for failing to provide ownership housing to sanitary workers for almost 18 years, observing that while its land pool had... Read More


Thane activists question tree-cutting approvals

Thane, Sept. 2 -- With Thane's Tree Authority missing for four years, environmental and political activists have raised questions over how the Thane Municipal Corporation granted permissions for cutti... Read More


Deletions from draft voter roll trigger allegations of foul play

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Amol Varekar says only a couple of dozen residents from his housing colony in Pratiksha Nagar, Sion, figure in the draft revised electoral rolls announced on Monday.This, he says, i... Read More


Retired ACP seeks fresh probe against Param Bir

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- A retired assistant commissioner of police (ACP) has approached the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, seeking to intervene in the Antilia terror scare and Mansukh H... Read More


wasn't speeding or speaking on phone during mishap: accused

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Nutritionist Megha Rawal, arrested for allegedly running over an 8-year-old boy in Bandra, on Tuesday denied that she was speeding or talking on phone when the accident occurred on ... Read More


76 Konkan schools get HC relief from closure

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Seventy-six schools in the Konkan division will continue to function after the Bombay High Court restrained the Maharashtra school education department from acting on government res... Read More