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1 in 3 schools lack disabled toilets: Report

MUMBAI, July 12 -- Thousands of schools across the state continue to function without basic facilities such as electricity, internet connectivity, usable toilets, playgrounds and infrastructure for di... Read More


2 college students drown after walking into deep pit in sealed Dahisar quarry

MUMBAI, July 12 -- Two first-year junior college students drowned in a water-filled quarry in Ketkipada, Dahisar East, on Saturday after they unknowingly walked into a deep section of the waterbody du... Read More


3-yr-old run over by dumper in Bhiwandi; mob torches vehicles

THANE, July 12 -- A three-year-old girl was killed after a garbage dumper allegedly ran over her near the Chawindra dumping ground in Bhiwandi on Saturday afternoon, triggering violent protests by enr... Read More


Halt eviction notices to 13k old Mhada bldg tenants: Aaditya to cm

MUMBAI, July 12 -- A day after the Maharashtra legislature gave Mhada the legal authority to redevelop old and dilapidated cessed buildings, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday urged ... Read More


Floods force Palghar family to keep dead body on roof

PALGHAR, July 12 -- A family in flood-hit Palghar was forced to keep the body of a 55-year-old member on the roof of their home for nearly 12 hours after rising floodwaters inundated their village, ma... Read More


State releases Rs.17.9K-cr for Jal Jeevan Mission

MUMBAI, July 12 -- The state government has sanctioned Rs.17,958 crore to complete pending work under the Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide tap water to all rural households in the state. The ... Read More


After 268 tree falls, Navi Mumbai civic body to scientifically audit trees

NAVI MUMBAI, July 12 -- After 268 trees collapsed across Navi Mumbai this monsoon amid record rainfall and strong winds, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) will scientifically assess the cit... Read More


Monsoon chaos: We weren't up to mark, will improve, says BMC

Mumbai, July 12 -- After a week in which relentless rain claimed 11 lives and paralysed Mumbai, the civic administration has admitted that its response had fallen short. The admission came after corpo... Read More


Centre set to open missile sector to private Indian firms

New Delhi, July 12 -- India's growing middle class, large-scale digital adoption and infrastructure push, combined with policy and political stability, make it a launchpad for global growth, Prime Min... Read More


Radicals behind death of man in Bengal; It wasn't mob lynching: CM

Kolkata, July 12 -- Radicals and fundamentalists could be involved in inciting the mob which killed Indrajit Mondal and attacked the police during a violence at Baruipur near Kolkata last week after a... Read More