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State CEO seeks self-mapping as cities lag in roll revision

Mumbai, May 2 -- Facing slow progress in pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mapping in urban areas, Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S. Chokkalingam has proposed allowing voters to self-map their... Read More


Activities that generate foul smell must be shifted 500m away from residential areas: Shinde on Kanjurmarg dump

India, April 30 -- Days after the Bombay High Court warned that it would order the closure of the Kanjurmarg dumping ground over the state's failure to curb pollution and hazardous methane emissions a... Read More


Move activities thatcause stink away from the dump yard: Shinde

Mumbai, April 30 -- Days after the Bombay High Court warned that it would order the closure of the Kanjurmarg dumping ground over the state's failure to curb pollution and hazardous methane emissions ... Read More


No mandatory Marathi drive on May 1; focus shifts to learning the language

India, April 28 -- Amid an uproar among auto and taxi unions, and political leaders, over the government's move to test the proficiency of Marathi among all drivers of public transports beginning May ... Read More


Marathi test for drivers from May 1 called off as unions seek time for learning language

MUMBAI, April 28 -- Amid an uproar among auto and taxi unions and political leaders over the government's move to test the proficiency of Marathi among drivers plying public transport vehicles beginni... Read More


Polluting tag on over 50% industries in MMR

India, April 27 -- Amid rising concerns over air and water pollution across Maharashtra, data from the state environment department shows that out of 34,696 industrial units in the Mumbai Metropolitan... Read More


preacher shastri tenders apology ovr shivaji remarks

MUMBAI, April 27 -- Self-styled spiritual preacher Dhirendra Shastri, chief of the Bageshwar Dham temple in Madhya Pradesh, has tendered an apology for his remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji, stating that... Read More


'Godman' Dhirendra apologises amid uproar over Shivaji remark

MUMBAI, April 27 -- Self-styled spiritual preacher Dhirendra Shastri, chief of the Bageshwar Dham temple in Madhya Pradesh, has tendered an apology for his remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji, stating that... Read More


Polluting tag on over 50% industries in MMR

Mumbai, April 27 -- Amid rising concerns over air and water pollution across Maharashtra, data from the state environment department shows that out of 34,696 industrial units in the Mumbai Metropolita... Read More


State to launch 'MahaSarathi': a unified database

Mumbai, April 25 -- In a move to simplify access to welfare schemes and cut down on paperwork, the Maharashtra government is set to launch 'MahaSarathi', a unified citizen database, likely on May 1. T... Read More