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HC mandates safety rules at high-rise sites

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to immediately implement safety standards for under-construction, high-rise projects across the state, after taking ser... Read More


JNPA eyeing 100 ha forest land for Vadhavan port stone quarry

Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), which is jointly constructing the Vadhavan port in Palghar district with the Maharashtra Maritime Board, is eyeing 100 hectares of forest... Read More


CONTRACTOR HELD in Rs.65-cr Mithi river desilting fraud

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested a 49-year-old contractor in connection with the multi-crore Mithi river desilting fraud that has caused lo... Read More


Raj meets Fadnavis, says it was to present a parking plan

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- A day after a panel sponsored by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) lost the BEST employees credit cooperative society election, MNS chief Raj Thackeray called... Read More


HC holds vintage car sale in 1994 taxable under capital gains

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The Bombay High Court had recently directed the Income Tax Department to charge the sale of a vintage car, Ford Tourer, with capital gains tax that was bought for Rs.20,000 in 1983 ... Read More


Latur students top number of medical admissions in state

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- Keeping up the tradition of the last four years, applicants of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) from Latur once again dominated the first list of allotments to medi... Read More


Broaden the scope of 'iconic buildings': Citizens to BMC

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- Should an 'iconic building' be defined only by its physical attributes or its public values as well? Fundamental questions like this were raised at a public meeting to discuss objec... Read More


HC to view 'Ajey' before ruling on rejection of cbfc certificate

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that it will view the film Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi, a biopic on Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath, before deciding whether the ... Read More


CIDCO set to slash housing prices after Shinde meeting

NAVI MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The City and Industrial Development Corporation's (CIDCO) flagship housing scheme - My Preferred CIDCO Home - is set for a major price correction after sustained public protest... Read More


How IIT-B's localised forecast helped BMC

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- When heavy rains lashed the city earlier this week, causing waterlogging in several areas, the BMC was prepared in advance, armed as it was with forecasts from the Indian Institute ... Read More