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Heavy rainfall now a boon for rabi cultivators

MUMBAI, Oct. 21 -- The monsoon, which devastated crops and fields in large parts of Marathwada, Ahilyanagar and Solapur, has brought a silver lining for farmers involved in rabi cultivation across the... Read More


Coastal body nod for NMIA Phase 5

MUMBAI, Oct. 21 -- The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has cleared a fifth phase for the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) in a meeting held on October 6. The minutes of t... Read More


New reservation system to debut during BMC poll

MUMBAI, Oct. 21 -- In a major step towards conducting the long-pending BMC elections, the Maharashtra government has announced fresh rules for the rotation of reservation across all 227 wards. The gov... Read More


Essential medicines out of stock for six months at Cooper Hospital

MUMBAI, Oct. 21 -- Patients visiting the BMC-run Cooper Hospital in Juhu have been struggling for months as several essential and psychiatric medicines continue to remain out of stock. The crisis, hos... Read More


Tracks near Matunga, Vasai to be raised to avert flooding

MUMBAI, Oct. 21 -- Two months after water logging due to heavy rains disrupted train services on the Western Railway (WR), the administration has initiated work to prevent a repeat of what happened in... Read More


Of old wounds surfacing during festive get-togethers

India, Oct. 21 -- A forty-three-year-old male client tells me, "I'm tense as the festive week is coming up. My sister is considered the 'golden child' and while I have worked hard to prove myself resp... Read More


illegal trading accused get bail; cops rapped for using wrong penal sections

MUMBAI, Oct. 21 -- The Bombay High Court has ordered the release of three city residents, saying they had been charged under the wrong penal sections for allegedly running a 'dabba trading' racket, wh... Read More


Inter-state postal stamp racket busted, 3 nabbed

MUMBAI, Oct. 21 -- The MRA Marg police have recently arrested three people after the General Post Office (GPO) busted a major fake postal stamps racket. The racket came to light after the postal depar... Read More


U-14 Ajit Naik Memorial: Arshiyan, Lavish score tons in MV Sports Club's 163-run win

Mumbai, Oct. 21 -- Century knocks from Arshiyan Shaikh (104 off 112) and Lavish Singh (140* off 113), along with a fine bowling spell from Aarav Yadav (7/38) powered MV Sports Club to a 163-run victor... Read More


Luthria thrives under Asian Games gold-medallist Chheda's tutelage

Mumbai, Oct. 21 -- Two years ago, Hriday Chheda stood under the floodlights of Hangzhou, a gold medal hanging from his neck, his smile broad but measured. The bespectacled dressage rider had just help... Read More