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17 projects worth Rs.1.35 L cr approved, 1 L jobs on the anvil

Mumbai, July 3 -- The cabinet sub-committee on industries on Wednesday approved 17 projects in key sectors that will bring in investments worth Rs.1.35 lakh crore and generate around 100,000 direct an... Read More


BJP MLC's letterhead, sign, voice forged to transfer area devp funds

Mumbai, July 3 -- BJP legislative council member Prasad Lad was the target of an alleged cyberfraud as some unidentified miscreants recently tried to transfer local area development funds from Ratnagi... Read More


Pratap Sarnaik catches illegal Rapido bike in action, says no official nod yet

Mumbai, July 3 -- Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik, under an alias, booked a Rapido bike on Wednesday to test whether the service was still being offered despite it being illegal due to t... Read More


SGNp Twin tunnel gets final nod from forest ministry

Mumbai, July 3 -- The union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has given its final nod for a 4.7-kilometre twin tunnel under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) as part of ... Read More


Panel to suggest relief measures for schools flouting RTE norms

MUMBAI, July 3 -- The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced to constitute a committee that will study how the private, unaided schools in Mumbai that are declared "unauthorized" can get relief... Read More


CBI books MbPA officials in Rs.5L bribery case

MUMBAI, July 3 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked five individuals-including three officials from the Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA)-for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of... Read More


BJP-Sena rift deepens in Navi Mum as Ganesh Naik targets Shinde

NAVI MUMBAI, July 3 -- With the civic elections approaching, cracks within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena in the ruling Mahayuti alliance are widening in Navi Mumbai. Veteran BJP leade... Read More


Kora Kendra bridge extension inches forward

MUMBAI, July 3 -- More than three years after the Kora Kendra bridge in Borivali was opened to traffic, work on its 880-metre extension, which would take traffic all the way up to the Western Express ... Read More


Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS bask in bridge politics

MUMBAI, July 3 -- In a show of solidarity, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) held an agitation on Wednesday morning at Carnac Bunder to ensure speedy opening of the Carnac bridg... Read More


2 cops, money lender held for builder's suicide

MUMBAI, July 3 -- Two police constables and a money lender were arrested on Wednesday after being named in the suicide note of a Nalasopara based builder who ended his life on Tuesday. The constables'... Read More