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Deadline to learn Marathi language extended by three months; RTO crackdown to continue

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- As Mumbai's autorickshaw and taxi drivers continue to oppose the Marathi mandate for them, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has extended the deadline for language training se... Read More


BMC yet to get possession of 736-sqm playground, access road

Mumbai, Aug. 26 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to receive possession of a 735.99-square metre (sqm) recreation ground (RG) adjoining the Rustomjee Crown residential complex on ... Read More


Iron rod strikes 17-year-old boy during demolition work

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- A 17-year-old boy was struck by an iron rod during demolition work being carried out for road widening in Vidyavihar (East) on Tuesday. Deven Jain, a first-year BCom student at Soma... Read More


'Lack of awareness stops parents from opting for epilepsy surgery'

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- With epilepsy affecting 0.8% of India's paediatric and adolescent population, about one-third of whom have drug-resistant epilepsy, a timely curative surgery could prove life-changi... Read More


CM orders guardian ministers, MLAs to monitor school repairs

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- The Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) recently launched 'School Thik Karo' movement, which has shone the spotlight on critical gaps in government school infrastructure and teaching sys... Read More


Time for old guard to step back: Gadkari

NAGPUR, Aug. 26 -- Known for his unfiltered candour and straight-talking, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has once again set political corridors abuzz. Speaking at a local... Read More


Court allows Rs.33-cr Choksi rental income to be put in FD

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- A special PMLA court has allowed ICICI Bank to transfer Rs.33.02 crore in rental and other receipts from a lessee of Kolkata's Axis Mall into a fixed deposit held in favour of the c... Read More


State lifts 30-year age bar on tribal hostels after Rahul's letter

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- The state government has decided to withdraw its decision to cap the age limit at 30 years for tribal students seeking admission to government-run hostels. This was announced by the... Read More


Welding repaired once before idol collapsed: Police

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- The sculptor who made the Bhuleshwar Cha Raja idol, which collapsed during a procession on Sunday and killed two people, recorded his statement before the L T Marg police on Tuesday... Read More


Man held after failed bank burglary bid

MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- A burglary attempt at a bank branch in Malad came to nothing after a man allegedly broke into the premises but could not access the cash kept in secured lockers, police said. The ac... Read More