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No LPG shortage in Maharashtra, panic buying to blame for crisis: Bhujbal in state assembly

MUMBAI, March 18 -- The war in West Asia has not caused domestic LPG stocks to dip; the crisis was triggered by panic buying, the Maharashtra government claimed on Tuesday. The government, however, ad... Read More


Centre to HC: Taking steps to ensure there's no lpg shortage

MUMBAI, March 18 -- The central government on Tuesday told the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court that it was making all possible efforts, domestically and internationally, to ensure that citizens ... Read More


Punjabi Ghasitaram Halwai faces Gulf crisis for 2nd time

Mumbai, March 18 -- While restaurants and eateries across Mumbai struggle to cope with the commercial LPG shortage caused by the conflict in West Asia, for one of Mumbai's most iconic confectioners, i... Read More


Restaurateurs seek flexibility in licence fee payments

Mumbai, March 18 -- The Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India) (HRAWI) has urged the state government to grant an extension or allow staggered payment of annual licence fees, due to the ongo... Read More


4 am queues, cold stoves: A distant war starves industrial workers

NAVI MUMBAI, March 18 -- Each day for the past week, Ashwini Koli, 25, has stood in a 4 am queue in Turbhe MIDC, watching the sun rise over industrial chimneys. By noon, she returns to her cramped ten... Read More


Mawa crunch hits city ahead of Eid

Mumbai, March 18 -- With Eid al-Fitr approaching, a shortage of mawa (dried milk solids) - a key ingredient in sheer korma - has affected supplies across parts of the city, with dairy shops citing a l... Read More


Anti-conversion bill gets council nod

MUMBAI, March 18 -- The controversial Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 was passed by the legislative council on Tuesday, a day after it was cleared by the state legislative assembly. The bill... Read More


Lodha Developers ordered to refund sr citizen couple Rs.5 crore

MUMBAI, March 18 -- The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered Lodha Developers and its other companies to refund a senior-citizen couple nearly Rs.5 crore for unilaterally issuing a... Read More


fire breaks out at Tarapur factory, no casualties

Mumbai, March 18 -- A massive fire broke out at an industrial unit in Tarapur MIDC in Palghar district on Tuesday morning, marking the third such incident in the industrial area in the past month. Acc... Read More


16 WR locals to be converted from 12-car to 15-car

Mumbai, March 18 -- Western Railway will convert 16 suburban services from 12-car to 15-car trains on the occasion of Gudi Padwa on March 19, increasing the carrying capacity by 25% and benefiting an ... Read More