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Need a policy against illegal constructions: HC

MUMBAI, Aug. 27 -- The Bombay High Court has expressed an urgent need for a comprehensive state-wide policy to deal with rampant unauthorised constructions across major cities in Maharashtra, after no... Read More


Multiple choke points on signal-free SCLR

Mumbai, Aug. 27 -- After spending Rs.1,104 crore to build it, the arterial Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) was supposed to provide seamless, signal-free vehicular movement between the eastern and w... Read More


Over 1,000 farmers submit consent letters for Purandar airport

Pune, Aug. 27 -- Over 1,000 farmers have agreed to give land for the proposed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport project at Purandar. According to the district administration, farmers fro... Read More


Breach Candy residents want to adopt footpaths

MUMBAI, Aug. 27 -- In a bid to take back control of the footpaths outside their buildings and help the BMC keep them clean and encroachment-free, Breach Candy residents have written to D ward to ask f... Read More


Muslims of Navi mum defer eid procession for Ganeshotsav

Navi Mumbai, Aug. 27 -- In a gesture of civic sensitivity and communal solidarity, Navi Mumbai's Muslim community has once again deferred its annual Eid-Milad-un-Nabi procession-this time from Septemb... Read More


New SOP for environmentally friendly Ganeshotsav in place

Mumbai, Aug. 27 -- The BMC is prepared with new ways to contain water pollution during this Ganeshotsav. In line with directives from the Bombay High Court and the Central Pollution Control Board's (C... Read More


New monorail trains soon, faster commutes ahead

MUMBAI, Aug. 27 -- Two new monorail trains, parked in the Wadala depot for the last six to eight months, will be pressed into service, taking the number of operational trains to seven. For the last fo... Read More


BMC warns mandals about old bridges, stingrays, and jellyfish

India, Aug. 27 -- The BMC has warned Ganpati mandals to be cautious during processions on 12 old bridges in the city, as they lack adequate load-carrying capacity. The advisory applies to the Ghatkopa... Read More


Two monorail officials suspended over stalling fiasco on rainy Tuesday

MUMBAI, Aug. 27 -- Two new monorail trains, parked in the Wadala depot for the last six to eight months, will be pressed into service, taking the number of operational trains to seven. For the last fo... Read More


SSA proposes 3K full-time posts for employees

MUMBAI, Aug. 27 -- The state director of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has proposed full-time appointments for 3,052 staff members and teachers working under SSA across Maharashtra. Many of these em... Read More