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Amid water cut, BMC cracks down on illegal pumps

MUMBAI, May 16 -- Amid the ongoing 10% water cut in Mumbai starting from Friday due to declining reservoir levels, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has directed officials to take stringent... Read More


second phase of Census to start in city today

Mumbai, May 16 -- The second phase of Census 2027, involving house listing and household enumeration, will begin across Mumbai on May 16 and continue till June 14, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporati... Read More


Power outages sound alarm as demand surges

MUMBAI, May 16 -- An ageing power cable network, rising power demand, unprecedented summer heat and rapid real-estate expansion has begun to take a toll. It's causing frequent power outages and outage... Read More


NIA seeks to cancel bail of activists for speaking to press

MUMBAI, May 16 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday moved a plea before a special court seeking cancellation of bail granted to activists Sudha Bharadwaj and P Varavara Rao, accused in... Read More


Essel Group's Lower Parel office up for auction with Rs.650-crore price

MUMBAI, May 16 -- The corporate office of Essel Group, the Indian media conglomerate, at Lower Parel has been put up for sale, with seven floors at Marathon Futurex owned by one of the group companies... Read More


Centre to buy onions at Rs.1,235 a quintal from farmers: min

Pune/Nashik, May 16 -- The Centre will procure onions at Rs.12.35 per kg, or Rs.1,235 a quintal, from farmers, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Friday in the backdrop of t... Read More


From real to reel: State's populist Ladki Bahin scheme now on the silver screen

Mumbai, May 16 -- Ahead of the 2024 Assembly elections, the populist Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojna was unveiled with cinematic flourish. The promise of Rs.1,500 monthly dole for underprivileged... Read More


500 farmers, INCLUDING oppn leaders detained, over crop loss STIR

MUMBAI, May 16 -- Chaos reigned in South Mumbai as police intercepted a protest by mango and cashew farmers, who were to march from Girgaon Chowpatty to Varsha, the chief minister's bungalow, on Frida... Read More


3 dead in 2 accidents near Connecting Link

PUNE/MUMBAI, May 16 -- The Mumbai-Pune Expressway witnessed two major accidents on Friday evening near the newly inaugurated Connecting Link section, triggering massive traffic congestion and raising ... Read More


HC relief for engg hit by quota scrap

MUMBAI, May 16 -- The Bombay High Court has come to the rescue of a city resident who was denied an electrical engineering degree despite successfully completing the course from an institute in Ratnag... Read More