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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


Residents rally against Dharavi FOB closure

Mumbai, Sept. 19 -- The foot over bridge (FOB) connecting Dharavi with Sion, which was earmarked for closure ahead of the Ganpati festival after a structural audit revealed it was unsafe, continues to... Read More


Maha govt to seize assets of troubled credit societies

MUMBAI, Sept. 19 -- In a major push to recover money locked up in 469 financially distressed cooperative credit societies, the Maharashtra government has ordered the setting up task forces, or taluka-... Read More


man out on bail for wife's murder killed by her kin

Hyderabad, Sept. 19 -- A 26-year-old man out on bail for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old pregnant wife who was also a popular YouTuber, was hacked to death by her brother in Telangana's Nizamabad ... Read More


SP offers to sell back 3% Tata Sons stake for Rs.25k-cr

Bengaluru/Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- Tata Trusts chair Noel Tata presented a Shapoorji Pallonji Group proposal to the Tata Sons board on Thursday, wherein the minority investor offered to sell up to a 3% sta... Read More


Kamathipura redevelopment deal inked, work on from Diwali

Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- The long-awaited redevelopment of Kamathipura moved a step closer on Thursday with the signing of an agreement that will unlock 34 acres of prime real estate. The agreement between... Read More


state plans to use Class 12 exam marks for MHT-CET merit list

Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- Admission to undergraduate engineering and pharmacy courses in Maharashtra could soon be based on both MHT-CET scores and Class 12 examination results. The state government has ini... Read More