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Sugar shortage pushes Maha to move up crushing season

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- Concerned over sugar scarcity amid the recent price surge, the state government on Wednesday directed sugar factories to start the crushing season on October 15. The government dis... Read More


'9 out of 10 accused still at large': HC raps Palghar cops

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday rapped the Palghar police for their "lax" attitude in handling an assault on doctors and staff at a private hospital in Palghar, calling the prob... Read More


40k ha land bank for afforestation to hasten infra push

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- Infrastructure projects - a big priority for Maharashtra - often get stalled or delayed when suitable land parcels are not easily found for afforestation, against forest land parce... Read More


NGT orders Thane CP to stop dumping in mangroves

THANE, Sept. 10 -- A plan to plant around 9,000 trees through a Miyawaki plantation project at Saket Maidan in Rabodi has run into an environmental roadblock, with the Western Zone Bench of the Nation... Read More


Key accused held in UAE in Rs.113cr crypto investment fraud

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- Amit M Lakhanpal, a key accused in a Rs 113.10-crore crypto-based investment fraud case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Maharashtra police, has been arrest... Read More


Health officials to be suspended over deaths of Amravati newborns

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- The state health department has ordered the suspension of senior health department officials found prima facie responsible for supervisory lapses in the fire that claimed the lives... Read More


'Ashamed of Mumbai-Goa Hwy delays'

PANAJI, Sept. 10 -- At a function to open a 5.15km long elevated road that would bypass a congested stretch north of Panaji, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said he was "asham... Read More


'Aadhaar authentications touching 100 million a day'

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- Neelkanth Mishra, chairperson (part time) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), on Wednesday said the scale of Aadhaar usage had expanded significantly, with the... Read More


Button-operated number-plate concealer removed from SUV

PUNE, Sept. 10 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad Regional Transport Office (RTO) on Tuesday removed a button-operated mechanism used to conceal the registration number of a Toyota Fortuner with 52 pending traff... Read More


Rai, Tekavde star for Matunga Gym in win

Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- Prankesh Rai (5/35) and Aadi Tekavde (3/14) led Matunga Gymkhana to a win, via first inning lead, over Kandivali CA in their C Division Kanga League match. Brief scores: (Select Div... Read More