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Mithi River desilting fraud: Nopre-arrest bail to retired engineer

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The sessions court has refused anticipatory bail to retired Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) executive engineer Ganesh Chandrakant Bendre, who has been accused of playing a k... Read More


Slab collapse in Sahar's idyllic P&T Colony exposes rot within

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- Four families of the idyllic P&T Colony in Sahar, Andheri, had a narrow escape on Tuesday morning when the protection slab over their balconies came crashing down and the debris show... Read More


Make school safety data public, says HC

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to make public all reports submitted by schools regarding compliance with the May 2025 government resolution (GR) on sa... Read More


family claims negligence by hospital killed 4-yr-old, aunt

THANE, Oct. 1 -- Two days after a 4-year-old girl from Dombivli died due to a snake bite on Sunday, her 24-year-old aunt too succumbed to the venomous bite on Tuesday. The duo were bitten by a snake o... Read More


Container truck crushes 27-yr-old biker on Ghodbunder Road, residents protest

THANE, Oct. 1 -- A 27-year-old motorcyclist died after a container truck allegedly rammed into her two-wheeler on Waghbil Bridge on Ghodbunder Road when she was going home from work on Monday. The dri... Read More


State approves cancer care policy, CM-led foundation to oversee roll-out

Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a comprehensive policy for cancer treatment in Maharashtra, which is expected to significantly increase the number of day-care centers for cance... Read More


Tax doubled on sale of power in Maharashtra

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The state has almost doubled the additional tax on the sale of electricity to commercial and industrial users (additional Tose), to meet its target to provide solar pumps to farmers ... Read More


'Pigeons not the only disease vectors'

India, Oct. 1 -- Professor Colin Jerolmack never paid much attention to pigeons until one defecated on him. In his 2013 book The Global Pigeon, he, however, studied the journey of pigeons and feeding ... Read More


Mumbai crime rate down in 2023, up in Pune, Nagpur: NCRB

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed that while the overall crime rate reduced in Mumbai between 2022 and 2023, it increased considerably in Pun... Read More


Row over videos of Virar college dandiya prog

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- Navratri festivities at a Virar college took a controversial turn when a male student uploaded videos of young women playing dandiya, giving the incident a communal twist. Bolinj pol... Read More