Badly-designed tiers make MDR a contentious issue

India, Sept. 19 -- Imagine you are a contractor and build a highway. After doing it, you make money by asking service providers such as restaurants, fuel stations, garages or any other service provide... Read More

IIT-B student dies by suicide; third campus death this year

MUMBAI, Sept. 19 -- A second-year undergraduate student of Energy Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay allegedly died by suicide on Friday, taking the number of reported student deaths on the Powai c... Read More

40 booked as cops crack down on parking mafia

MUMBAI, Sept. 19 -- For motorists hunting for parking space in South Mumbai, the ordeal doesn't end when they find a spot. Police have registered at least 20 cases in the last six months against unaut... Read More

Teen riding scooter skids, pillion rider dies

MUMBAI, Sept. 19 -- A 17-year-old allegedly speeding on a scooter crashed on a Vikhroli service road early Thursday, killing his friend who was riding pillion. The two were on their way to Lalbaugcha ... Read More

Britannia gets HC relief in fungal cheese case

MUMBAI, Sept. 19 -- A case against Britannia Dairy Pvt Ltd over cheese cubes reported to be infested with fungus has been quashed by the Bombay High Court after it found that food safety authorities i... Read More

Delayed fogging behind spike in malaria, dengue: Citizens

Mumbai, Sept. 19 -- With vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya registering a sharp rise across the city amid intermittent monsoon showers, citizens blamed the Brihanmumbai Muni... Read More

Declare drought, give Rs.50k/ha aid to farmers: Sharad Pawar tells CM

Mumbai, Sept. 19 -- NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday demanded that the Maharashtra government declare a drought in the state to tackle the impact of deficient rainfall due to the prevalence of th... Read More

Third HC bench to hear Maratha quota challenge afresh

MUMBAI, Sept. 19 -- A new three-judge bench of the Bombay High Court will commence a fresh hearing on October 9 on petitions challenging Maharashtra's 10% Maratha reservation, after the previous two b... Read More

SC strikes down state's regulations mandating additives in methanol

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down regulations in Maharashtra requiring methanol sellers to add a colourant and a bittering agent to the chemical before selling it to non... Read More

'25% standing crops in Marathwada damaged'

PUNE, Sept. 19 -- While the official panchnama of crop damage is yet to be carried out, agriculture department officials estimate at least 25% of the standing crops in eight districts of Marathwada to... Read More

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