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Curb 'unopposed election' pattern in local bodies: Supriya Sule to SEC

India, Nov. 26 -- Amid the growing incidence of 'unopposed' elections in the yet-to-begin local body polls in Maharashtra, and the BJP's announcement that it has already won 100 seats on account of th... Read More


Govt nod to Phase-1 of Uttan-Virar Sea Link project

India, Nov. 26 -- The state government on Tuesday issued a government resolution (GR), approving phase 1 of the Uttan-Virar Sea Link project. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) i... Read More


State orders civic bodies to remove stray dogs from public premises, set up helplines

India, Nov. 25 -- Nearly four weeks after the Supreme Court directed States and Union Territories to "forthwith" remove stray dogs from the premises of educational institutions, hospitals, sports comp... Read More


BMC polls: Thackeray cousins demand 21-day objection window for draft voter list

India, Nov. 25 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday wrote to the State Election Commission (SEC) alleging serious anomalies in t... Read More


Thackeray cousins demand 21 days to file objections to draft voter list

Mumbai, Nov. 25 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday wrote to the State Election Commission (SEC) alleging serious anomalies in ... Read More


State orders civic bodies to remove stray dogs from public spaces, set up helplines

MUMBAI, Nov. 25 -- Nearly four weeks after the Supreme Court directed States and Union Territories to "forthwith" remove stray dogs from the premises of educational institutions, hospitals, sports com... Read More


Congress finally announces formal decision to go solo in BMC elections

India, Nov. 16 -- After repeatedly indicating its reservations on an alliance with the Shiv Sena (UBT) due to the latter's decision to ally with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), the Congress on S... Read More


Mounting govt arrears trigger cash crunch for contractors

India, Nov. 16 -- Welfare sops and pre-poll freebies have squeezed the state's finances, stalling payments to private contractors executing government schemes. Their pending dues are now Rs.77,770 cro... Read More


OBC body cries foul about SEC's calculation method for OBC seats

India, Nov. 16 -- President of the OBC Mahasangh Baban Taywade on Saturday objected to the calculation methodology used for deciding OBC seats in local body polls, saying that it would result in a red... Read More


Rs.77,700-cr govt dues trigger cash crunch for contractors

MUMBAI, Nov. 16 -- Welfare sops and pre-poll freebies have squeezed the state's finances, stalling payments to private contractors executing government schemes. Their pending dues are now Rs.77,770 cr... Read More