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49 families send DNA samples to Nepal, China

Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- The Maharashtra government has sent the DNA profiles of families of 49 people who went missing after flash floods near the Nepal-China border on August 26 to authorities in Nepal a... Read More


HC notice to state over court intervention for late abortions

MUMBAI, Sept. 16 -- The Bombay High Court has sought a response from the Maharashtra government on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging a government resolution (GR) directing rape survivors,... Read More


PIL challenges 1960 anti-begging law, says it criminalises poverty

MUMBAI, Sept. 16 -- A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed before the Bombay High Court has challenged the constitutional validity of the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1960, contending that it c... Read More


juhu Developers booked for noise pollution

Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- The Santacruz police on Monday served notices to two developers for allegedly carrying out construction after 10 pm and causing noise pollution at two sites on Juhu Tara Road, Sant... Read More


4 years after hit-and-run death, tribunal allows mother's claim

Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- A motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) on Tuesday allowed a compensation claim filed by the mother of a man crushed to death by a truck in Malad in 2022 to proceed, despite the in... Read More


four Masked men assault and rob kalyan man of Rs.40 lakh

Thane, Sept. 16 -- A trader carrying Rs.40 lakh in cash to a bank was allegedly ambushed by four masked men on two motorcycles in a busy Kalyan market on Tuesday afternoon. The suspects rammed their m... Read More


Maha clears Rs.738-cr subsidy for co-op sugar mills

Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved an estimated Rs.738.51 crore interest subsidy for soft loans to cooperative sugar mills, aimed primarily at helping them clear pending F... Read More


100-year-old mandals keep it simple

Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- Ganeshotsav in Mumbai today may be synonymous with towering idols, elaborate decorations and lakhs of devotees, but its roots lie in quieter, community-driven celebrations. Some of... Read More


S.I.T. to probe60-year-old land deals of auto company

Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- The Maharashtra revenue department has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the transfer of 174 acres of government-owned land reserved for grazing in Kaly... Read More


Rajkamal Studio revives 'Shantaram Ganpati procession'

MUMBAI, Sept. 16 -- Heavy brute lights, once used by celebrated filmmaker V Shantaram while recording the colour film Navrang in 1959, will be one of the highlights of the festive Ganpati display at R... Read More