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BMC cracks down on 5-star hotels without Marathi signboards

MUMBAI, May 14 -- At a time when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is facing mounting criticism over alleged irregularities in civic works, monsoon preparedness, inflated expenditure, tende... Read More


Petition against Tata Trust withdrawn after HC rap

MUMBAI, May 14 -- Expressing strong displeasure over the petitioner's conduct, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the withdrawal of a plea challenging the board composition of the Sir Ratan Ta... Read More


Kharghar hsg projects under probe: minister

Mumbai, May 14 -- Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday ordered a detailed investigation into alleged illegal excavation of minor minerals and unauthorised construction at two residen... Read More


New law seeks tighter regulation for all healthcare facilities

MUMBAI, May 14 -- The Maharashtra government is set to introduce a sweeping new law to regulate hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres and virtually the entire healthcare sector through the proposed M... Read More


RTI activist's murder: Quarry owner held, son still at large

MUMBAI, May 14 -- The Virar police have arrested stone quarry owner Bhalchandra Patil and one of his associates in connection with the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Atmaram Patil on Tu... Read More


Insta suspends Cong account; party calls it dictatorship

MUMBAI, May 14 -- Social media platform Instagram suspended Maharashtra Congress's account -- @INCMaharashtra - on Wednesday on grounds that it "had not followed community standards on dangerous indiv... Read More


4 yrs after sanction, SGNP road stuck over green nod

Mumbai, May 14 -- A key road project passing through the eco-sensitive zone of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) has hit a hurdle four years after it was officially sanctioned, as the Brihanmumbai Mu... Read More


Rs.2,267 crore approved for land acquisition for Nashik Kumbh Mela

MUMBAI, May 14 -- The Maharashtra government has approved Rs.2,267 crore for land acquisition as part of preparations for the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik, while deputy chief minister Eknat... Read More


Nine devotees injured after Jejuri-bound bus overturns

NAVI MUMBAI, May 14 -- At least nine passengers were injured after a minibus travelling from Murbad to Jejuri overturned near the HOC Bridge on the old Mumbai-Pune highway (NH-48) in Khopoli on Wednes... Read More


Guards' stir disrupts rush hour services

Mumbai, May 14 -- Train managers or guards on Central Railway (CR) resorted to a "work-to-rule" agitation on Wednesday evening to protest against a new rule aimed at stopping trains from overshooting ... Read More