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state govt clears 'diversion' of mangroves for metro 4 depot

MUMBAI, June 14 -- The state government's revenue and forest department has approved the "diversion" or destruction of hundreds of mangroves spread over 0.39 hectares of forest land in Thane's Mogharp... Read More


DG Shipping seeks third auction of abandoned ship

MUMBAI, June 14 -- The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has urged the Bombay High Court to expeditiously order a third auction of the abandoned merchant vessel Sencer 1, docked in the Mumbai harb... Read More


Woman, two daughters die in suspected poisoning

NAVI MUMBAI, June 14 -- A 29-year-old woman and her two daughters, aged six and seven, died after allegedly consuming poison in the Kharavali village in Raigad district. The woman's youngest daughter,... Read More


Speeding dumper hits car, 2 women injured

Navi Mumbai, June 14 -- A 57-year-old woman and her 26-year-old daughter were injured after a speeding dumper allegedly rammed into a car they were travelling in on the Ulwe creek bridge in Navi Mumba... Read More


10 booked for cheating U.S. citizens posing as mcafee reps

Mumbai, June 14 -- The Thane crime branch has busted a fake call centre in Mumbra that allegedly cheated US citizens by impersonating employees of a leading cybersecurity and antivirus company. Police... Read More


Fake cert scam in revenue dept, 2 officers held

MUMBAI, June 14 -- After encountering a major scam related to fake inheritance, residence and income certificates, the state government has lodged criminal cases against two revenue officers. It has a... Read More


Agra student gets pre-arrest bail in Kharat video sale case

MUMBAI, June 14 -- A sessions court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to a 21-year-old Agra-based law student accused of selling obscene clips featuring the arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat ... Read More


32 years and still no plots: 300 Mhada beneficiaries to move SC

MUMBAI, June 14 -- After a 30-year stint with Mumbai police, Sayajirao Phadtare was compelled to move his family to Satara in 2015 as he had no place to call his own in the city. After participating i... Read More


No relief for Class 11 aspirants as college cutoffs stay sky-high

MUMBAI, June 14 -- Students hoping for some relief in the second round of Class 11 admissions were in for a disappointment, as cutoffs at several popular colleges remained high and, in some cases, eve... Read More


HC restores housing society chairperson

MUMBAI, June 14 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday set aside a no-confidence resolution passed by the managing committee of a Goregaon East cooperative housing society that had removed its chairperson... Read More