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No sub-quota for totally blind: HC

Mumbai, Sept. 1 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to carve out a separate reservation for totally-blind candidates within the 1% quota earmarked for "blindness and low vision" under the Right... Read More


DRI seizes 2 leopard skins in inter-state op

MUMBAI, Sept. 1 -- The Mumbai zonal unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized two leopard skins and apprehended four suspected members of a wildlife trafficking network as part ... Read More


At Ambarnath's ancient Shiva temple, construction masquerades as beautification

MUMBAI, Sept. 1 -- Resting in a quiet grove of mango and tamarind trees on the banks of the Waldhuni River, the Shiva Temple at Ambarnath is a timeless masterpiece of the Shilahara Dynasty. Almost a t... Read More


builder who sold flats with fake docs held

Mumbai, Sept. 1 -- The director of Ostwal Builders Pvt. Ltd, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly defrauding several people by selling them flats with fake construction permits. According to the Econo... Read More


Vasai and Virar: Developers' playground, urban nightmare

MUMBAI, Sept. 1 -- Just beyond the reach of Mumbai, the Vasai-Virar region remained, until quite recently, a picturesque idyll. It was hard to believe that a landscape of rolling fields, the occasiona... Read More


'Developer ignored warning to repair collapsed Virar bldg'

Mumbai, Sept. 1 -- Five days after the collapse of Ramabai Apartment in Virar East claimed 17 lives, including that of a one-year-old girl, investigations have revealed that the Vasai-Virar City Munic... Read More


occupants of illegal bldgs have no rights. says high court

MUMBAI, Sept. 1 -- The Bombay High Court recently held that illegal constructions and occupancy of such constructions bring about a serious impact on the limited infrastructure facilities and valuable... Read More


Cloudburst hits Chennai, flights diverted to B'luru

Chennai, Sept. 1 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that Chennai received intense overnight rain, and there was a cloudburst over Manali in northern part of Tamil Nadu's capit... Read More


Flights diverted after cloudburst in Chennai

Chennai, Sept. 1 -- Chennai received intense overnight rain, along with a cloudburst in the Manali area in the city, the Regional Meteorological Centre said on Sunday. Some flights scheduled to arrive... Read More


Apex court urges states and HCs to take tough stand against illegal constructions

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Supreme Court has turned the spotlight on unauthorised constructions, urging high courts and state governments to act decisively against the menace that has eroded urban plan... Read More