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Fadnavis dials Pawar, Uddhav for support in vice prez polls

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has reached out to Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray to seek their support in the vi... Read More


How Khar managed to get kabutarkhana shut

Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- At a time when there is a raging controversy surrounding the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC's) recent actions to shut down 51 kabutarkhanas across the city, there is also... Read More


Monorail train gets overloaded again

Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- Less than 48 hours after 1,148 passengers had to be rescued when two overcrowded monorail trains came to a halt on elevated tracks between stations on a day of torrential rain, anot... Read More


Forest dept rescues 42 munias from pet shop

NAVI MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The forest department rescued 42 munias and arrested two wildlife traffickers from Ulwe Node area of Panvel taluka on Thursday. Munias come under Schedule II, Part B of the Wil... Read More


Despite BEST poll defeat, Sena (UBT) optimistic about alliance with MNS

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- After the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) failed the first test of their alliance in the BEST Employees Credit Society poll, followed by the immediate visit of ... Read More


No HC relief for bakeries on clean fuel issue

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to allow bakery owners more time to switch from conventional coal-based fuel to cleaner fuels, stating that those who had not met the July ... Read More


Ex-VVCMC chief being deliberately maligned: Lawyer

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- Terming Enforcement Directorate's (ED) action against former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar "unjustified and baseless", his lawyer Ujjwalkuma... Read More


HC mandates safety rules at high-rise sites

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to immediately implement safety standards for under-construction, high-rise projects across the state, after taking ser... Read More


JNPA eyeing 100 ha forest land for Vadhavan port stone quarry

Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), which is jointly constructing the Vadhavan port in Palghar district with the Maharashtra Maritime Board, is eyeing 100 hectares of forest... Read More


CONTRACTOR HELD in Rs.65-cr Mithi river desilting fraud

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested a 49-year-old contractor in connection with the multi-crore Mithi river desilting fraud that has caused lo... Read More