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For many Marathas, the Kunbi certificate has been a passport to unimagined wonders

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- Forty-seven-year-old Brahmanand Sirsat from Umara village in Nanded was overjoyed to share that his son Ruturaj Sirsat had got admission into the MBBS course at Mumbai's Nair Hospit... Read More


Govt averts crisis for now

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- For five days, Manoj Jarange-Patil had the Maharashtra government with its back against the wall, forcing it to concede six of his eight demands on Tuesday. As the Maratha quota act... Read More


Parents oppose moving a 62-yr-old BMC school at Vikhroli 2.5 kms away

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- The BMC has decided to shift its Tagore Nagar 1 school in Vikhroli to Kannamwar Nagar, about 2.5 km away on the ground that the school building falls under the C2 category (requirin... Read More


Civil society groups renew PSA protests

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- Civil society groups in Maharashtra are preparing to launch fresh protests against the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, calling it "draconian" and an attempt to suppr... Read More


SRA to replace developers of 33 city projects

India, Sept. 3 -- Mumbai: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has initiated measures to replace the developers of as many as 33 slum redevelopment projects across Mumbai for defaulting on rent pay... Read More


HC orders Bandra SRA to remove illegal alterations

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- The Bombay high court recently directed the tenants of a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) building in the Bandra-Kurla Complex to remove unauthorised alterations and stop illegal... Read More


Malaria, chikungunya cases surge in city; BMC steps up vector-borne disease drive

Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- The city has witnessed a sharp rise in vector-borne diseases this year, with malaria and chikungunya cases seeing the biggest jump, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporati... Read More


bus on Mum-Goa h'way runs over medical student; brother critical

NAVI MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- A rashly driven state transport bus caused a fatal accident on the Mumbai-Goa Highway on Monday, killing a 19-year old medical student and leaving her younger brother in a crit... Read More


Panel to probe lapses in VVCMC landfill project

Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- The state government has appointed a high level committee to probe alleged irregularities in a solid waste management project at the Gokhivare dumping ground under the Vasai-Virar C... Read More


Duo pose as policemen, extort Rs.10 lakh from bizman

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- Two unidentified men allegedly impersonated policemen and extorted Rs.10.3 lakh from a Kandivali businessman at Bandra Terminus on Monday. They checked his bag, stating security pur... Read More