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Bridge stuck for 3 years to finally take off in August

MUMBAI, July 10 -- Three years after an additional bridge between Andheri West and Goregaon West was given the go-ahead, work on it is yet to begin. Awaiting permission from the Bombay high court whic... Read More


Police chief transferred after MNS rally

MUMBAI, July 10 -- The state government has transferred Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police commissioner Madhukar Pandey, a day after protesters led by the MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT) marched in larg... Read More


'12k prisoners more than jail capacity in state'

MUMBAI, July 10 -- The home department informed the state legislative council on Wednesday about the state of overcrowding in the state prisons. As of May 2025, the total number of inmates stood at 39... Read More


Outrage as Shahapur school forces girls to undress for menstrual check

THANE, July 10 -- A school in Shahapur, in Thane district, is at the centre of public outrage after allegedly forcing students from Classes 5 to 10 to undress for a humiliating and deeply invasive men... Read More


state to probe transfer of 1,628 tribal land parcels

Mumbai, July 10 -- The Maharashtra government will inquire into allegations of landgrab in 1,628 land parcels belonging to tribals, which were allegedly sold to non-tribals illegally between 2011 and ... Read More


bakeries given time till July 28 to shift to cleaner fuels

MUMBAI, July 10 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday restrained the BMC from taking action against 311 bakeries for not transitioning to cleaner fuels before the July 8 deadline, and extended it to Jul... Read More


Labour flown in to finish metro, avoid fines

Mumbai, July 10 -- Since the Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions hit labour supply across industries, contractors engaged in construction of metro rail corridors in the Mumbai Metropolitan Regi... Read More


Form team to clear footpaths of encroachments: HC to BMC

MUMBAI, July 10 -- The Bombay high court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to constitute a three-member team to identify and remove unauthorised structures and encroachments fr... Read More


Rs.1L reward for information on trafficker Salim Dola

MUMBAI, July 10 -- The Mumbai unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has announced a cash reward of Rs.1 lakh for credible information on the whereabouts of alleged narcotics trafficker, Salim Ism... Read More


Regret I could not learn Hindi in school: Governor

Mumbai, July 10 -- Amid the ongoing row over introducing Hindi as a third language in primary schools in Maharashtra, state governor CP Radhakrishnan has said that learning the language is needed to u... Read More