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Mumbai braces for tanker strike amid 10% water cut

MUMBAI, June 7 -- Water tanker operators will suspend services from Monday even as Mumbai grapples with a 10% water cut and dwindling reservoir stocks ahead of a likely deficient monsoon. Around 8% of... Read More


Council polls spark debate on transparency, accountability

MUMBAI, June 7 -- With allegations of horse-trading clouding the state legislative council elections, NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Saturday called for changes to the electoral process to... Read More


State withdraws Devasthan Inam Bill after temples object

MUMBAI, June 7 -- Following strong objections from temple trusts and right-wing outfits, the Maharashtra government has decided to withdraw the draft of the Devasthan Inams Abolition Act, 2026, a bill... Read More


CM unveils Shivaji statue at NMIA, firm on DB Patil name

NAVI MUMBAI, June 7 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday unveiled a 20-foot bronze statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), describing the monument as ... Read More


QR-code ID cards no shield from eviction: BMC

MUMBAI, June 7 -- The QR code-based identity cards soon to be issued to Mumbai's 99,435 eligible hawkers will offer no protection from eviction. These vendors will continue to be vulnerable to civic e... Read More


SW monsoon enters Maha as per schedule despite delay in Kerala

Pune, June 7 -- The southwest monsoon entered Maharashtra on Saturday, maintaining its normal schedule for the state despite arriving late in Kerala earlier this week, the India Meteorological Departm... Read More


Navneet Rana, Bhujbal among aspirants for NCP's RS nomination

MUMBAI, June 7 -- To fill the Rajya Sabha seat vacated by NCP president and deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, the party's top leadership held three meetings on Saturday to deliberate on its candidate. Senior l... Read More


Traffic police tell delivery platforms to do away with time-based targets

MUMBAI, June 7 -- The Mumbai traffic police on Thursday held a meeting with all online food and grocery delivery companies and handed them a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The companies have been... Read More


Environmentalists rally against 'car-centric development', decimation of city's green cover

MUMBAI, June 6 -- The city's environmental warriors marked World Environment Day on Thursday with a show of solidarity, as activists, environmentalists, urban planners, lawyers and citizens gathered i... Read More


NGT probes dumping in protected mangrove area

THANE, June 6 -- Taking serious note of allegations of illegal dumping and landfilling in protected mangrove and wetland areas in Thane, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone, Pune, has soug... Read More