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nhrc notice to maha over school snake bite deaths

NAGPUR, Aug. 15 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the Maharashtra government after taking suo motu cognisance of the deaths of three tribal girls who were bit... Read More


5 held for Coastal Road cable theft

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- A night-time theft that left several Coastal Road streetlights near National Sports Club of India (NSCI) without power has been solved with the arrest of five people, including a mi... Read More


Roaches, rats, rotten food: FDA cracks down on quick comm outlets

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- Cockroaches crawling through food storage areas, expired chicken lying in refrigerators, rotten vegetables, rodent droppings and food packets kept directly on dirty floors- these we... Read More


After FDA order, schools asked to keep junk 50m away, serve nutritional meals

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- In a move aimed at making school food safer and healthier, the state school education department has directed all government, aided and unaided private schools to strictly enforce f... Read More


Ex-TISS student granted interim arrest protection

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to a former Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) student accused of raising inflammatory slogans during an... Read More


BMC clears plan to lease Mulund land for DRP

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- The civic improvements committee on Friday cleared three proposals despite earlier pushback to two of them - leasing land at the defunct Mulund dumping yard for the Dharavi redevelo... Read More


Sule opposes FCRA Bill, says govt must not suspect all NGOs

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule opposed the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill on Friday, accusing the Narendra Modi-led BJP government of view... Read More


76% of closed firms in Maha were defunct: CM

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis released a barrage of figures on Friday, defending Maharashtra's position on the alleged closure of 36,211 companies in the state in the last five y... Read More


After protests, Mahayuti tries to woo Gen Z with state's cultural heritage

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- After the recent protests by the youth at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, and various parts of the state against the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and other instances of governmental apathy, th... Read More


hc reserves verdict on P.o.P. idols, keeps 6-ft immersion rule in force

MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking enforcement of the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) guidelines prohibiting... Read More