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'Think of trees as soldiers': Environment min Munde draws flak for remarks at climate event

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- State environment minister Pankaja Munde has come under sharp criticism after comparing the felling of trees, including mangroves, for infrastructure projects to the sacrifice of so... Read More


couple stabbed as neighbourly dispute turns violent in Taloja

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- Four members of a family in Taloja Phase 2 have been booked after an argument in a housing complex turned into a violent assault involving knives and a sickle on Friday evening. Acc... Read More


BMC levies Rs.49-cr fine on contractors for road work

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The BMC has levied fines of Rs.37.57 crore on nine road contractors for various reasons, including quality issues and delay in carrying out road works. While a majority of the penal... Read More


HC sets 2-year deadline to build reserved burial grounds in Thane, MBMC

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the state government, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) to take possession of land r... Read More


Incentivise electric, CNG cars, revive BEST: Panel

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- A committee tasked with examining and recommending the feasibility of phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has recommended that the state... Read More


19-month protest ignored, MMRDA sets up Metro 2B girders in Kurla

Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- High drama unfolded in the early hours of Saturday during the installation of two girders for Metro Line 2B (DN Nagar-Mandale) above the Halav bridge in Kurla. Local residents prote... Read More


HC LETS BARRED student take REMAINING exams

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed a first-year law student, who was allegedly forcibly removed from his examination hall due to low attendance, to appear for his remaining ... Read More


History-sheeter stabbed, stoned to death in Nalasopara

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- A 30-year-old history-sheeter was stabbed and stoned to death by seven to eight members of a rival group in Nalasopara on Friday night in what police described as a premeditated mur... Read More


LoP appears in court; BJP waves black flags

Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi appeared before a court in Bhiwandi on Saturday in connection with a 2014 defamation case filed by an RSS activist, even as ... Read More


Mantralaya bribe trap: Bail granted to FDA minister's clerk

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- A special court under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act has granted bail to Raju Sampat Dheringe, a clerk in the office of the state Food and Drug Administration (FDA) minister ... Read More