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More services on Metro 1 for Andheri-Ghatkopar

Mumbai, Aug. 9 -- Commuters on the busy Andheri-Ghatkopar stretch of Metro-1 will have to wait less for a train from Monday, with Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) reducing the peak-hour gap betwee... Read More


HC orders time-bound RTE reimbursements, rate review

MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to set a fixed timeline for reimbursing private unaided schools for admitting children from economically weaker an... Read More


Zandu Pharmaceuticals' ex-promoter family buys Worli flat for Rs.110.41 crore

Mumbai, Aug. 9 -- A company linked to the former promoter family of Zandu Pharmaceuticals has bought a luxury apartment in Mumbai's Worli for Rs.110.41 crore, adding to a string of high-value property... Read More


Baramati airport to get Rs.100-cr safety overhaul

MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- Six months after the death of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in an air crash at the Baramati airport in Maharashtra, the state government is in the process of finalising a plan to ... Read More


BMC pest control worker dies after falling in tank

MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- A 45-year-old permanent BMC Pest Control Department worker died on Saturday after falling while inspecting a water tank for potential dengue breeding sites at BDD Chawl in Dadar East... Read More


Dynamite blasting set to resume for Dahisar hub after two-month halt

Mumbai, Aug. 9 -- After more than two months of silence at the Rs.1,481-crore Dahisar Transportation Hub site, dynamite blasting is set to resume, but residents living next to the project fear the ret... Read More


Elevated railway decks to get flea markets and cafes

MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- Local train commuters may soon be able to pick up vegetables, groceries, meals or even dry-cleaning orders as they make their way to work or returning home, without having to make an... Read More


Cong apologises for 'goongi gudiya' jibe

MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- The state Congress has apologised to deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar for referring to her as "goongi gudiya" (mute doll), saying the apology was made in the interest of maintaini... Read More


Amit Shah meets Fadnavis and Shinde, takes stock of student protests, Shiv Sena's SC cases

MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- Union home minister Amit Shah met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday to analyse the developments in the state following student prot... Read More


NCP (SP) MPs to raise state's issues with PM

MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- All eight Lok Sabha MPs of the opposition NCP (SP) will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, to raise a host of issues concerning Maharashtra, including water shortages, farm... Read More