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MLA funds for drinking water

India, Oct. 6 -- The state government has allowed legislators to use Rs.25 lakh under the MLA local area development programme for drinking water supply works in drought-affected areas during the curr... Read More


Probe dealings between assailant, ex-mayor's husband: Purnekar's kin

Thane, Oct. 6 -- The family of slain Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar has demanded an investigation into alleged financial transactions over the past six months between former mayor Meenakshi S... Read More


BMC plans free tree-trimming at societies

MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- The BMC's Tree Authority mooted a proposal on Monday to formulate a policy allowing the civic body to undertake tree-trimming in housing societies and other private premises free of ... Read More


15 years on, absconding man acquitted in Santacruz murder

Mumbai, Oct. 6 -- Fifteen years after 56-year-old Aarti Chabalani was found murdered in her Santacruz home, both men accused of the crime stand acquitted. While the Bombay High Court had, in 2024, acq... Read More


Over 90 galleries, foundations to participate in Art Mumbai

MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- Most major cities in the world have an art fair, be it Hong Kong, New York or Istanbul. Mumbai got its first in 2023, when Art Mumbai's first edition was held, almost 13 years after ... Read More


Fish deaths: BMC doubles ritual tanks at Banganga

MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- In a bid to prevent deaths of thousands of fish at the historic Banganga Tank in Walkeshwar, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday decided to double the number of ar... Read More


CBI books firm for defrauding Bank of Baroda of Rs.69.08 crore

MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Gujarat-based firm Map Refoils India Ltd, its former directors and others for allegedly defrauding a consortiu... Read More


HC junks Sena leader's plea over invalid caste cert

MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Shiv Sena councillor Rupali Shigwan, who was disqualified from the Khopoli Municipal Council after her caste certificate... Read More


Shinde meets PM in Delhi, seeks central assistance for drought

Mumbai, Oct. 6 -- Amid the ongoing tussle between the BJP and the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra over contesting the upcoming polls to five legislative council seats, Shiv Sena chief and deputy chief minist... Read More


Govt steps up scrutiny of Shiv Bhojan scheme

MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- Two chapatis, one bowl of vegetable curry, one bowl of dal, and one serving of rice for just Rs.10. For thousands across Maharashtra, this is pure sustenance - a simple and affordabl... Read More