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Alarmed by imminent closure, Oshiwara school parents move HC

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- Parents of children studying at City International School, Oshiwara have filed a public interest petition (PIL) in the Bombay high court, seeking urgent intervention in the matter o... Read More


BEST panel approves Rs.40L for accident victims, Oppn protests

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- An altercation erupted in the first BEST committee meeting on Thursday before the committee passed its first proposal-to pay around Rs 40 lakh to seven victims of accidents involvin... Read More


3 held with weed WORTH Rs.12.91 CR in Navi MumbaI

NAVI MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- Vashi police on Thursday arrested three men and seized 12.91kg of hydroponic weed worth Rs.12.91 crore near Vashi railway station. Acting on tip-offs, a police team laid a trap... Read More


Freight train loses control near Karjat, mishap averted

Mumbai, Feb. 27 -- A major railway accident was averted on Thursday afternoon after a 5,400-tonne freight train rolled down a steep Palasdari-Karjat ghat section. The Central Railway has ordered an in... Read More


Mayor rejects motion to scrap school adoption policy

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- A notice of motion seeking cancellation of the policy permitting private institutions and NGOs to adopt municipal schools, tabled by Congress corporator Haider Ali Shaikh, was rejec... Read More


NMMC slashes illegal bldg penalty, freezes tax hikes

Navi Mumbai, Feb. 27 -- The first post-election general body meeting of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Thursday, chaired by Mayor Sujata Patil, revealed major differences between elec... Read More


fir over razing of compound wall in k'vali

Mumbai, Feb. 27 -- The Samta Nagar police on Thursday lodged a first information report (FIR) against contractors appointed by Lodha Developers after a portion of the compound wall of White City build... Read More


Sunetra Pawar unanimously elected NCP chief

Mumbai, Feb. 27 -- Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected national president of the NCP at the party's national convention held in Mumbai on Thursday. The 62-year-old took over th... Read More


46 high-tension wires stolen from MSETCL in Bhandup

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- Police have registered a case against four unidentified persons for allegedly stealing forty-six pieces of high-tension copper cable valued at Rs.6.79 lakh, last week from a Maharas... Read More


ECI deploys CAPF in Bengal ahead of final electoral roll publication

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Even before the Assembly elections are formally announced, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday deployed 240 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in ... Read More