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'Godman' Dhirendra apologises amid uproar over Shivaji remark

MUMBAI, April 27 -- Self-styled spiritual preacher Dhirendra Shastri, chief of the Bageshwar Dham temple in Madhya Pradesh, has tendered an apology for his remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji, stating that... Read More


Polluting tag on over 50% industries in MMR

Mumbai, April 27 -- Amid rising concerns over air and water pollution across Maharashtra, data from the state environment department shows that out of 34,696 industrial units in the Mumbai Metropolita... Read More


Man booked under NDPS after SSR death discharged

Mumbai, April 27 -- A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court has discharged Kunal Jagdish Jani from a case registered by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) during its crackdow... Read More


Parking norms for star hotels set to be relaxed

Mumbai, April 27 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering a proposal to amend the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034, allowing up to 50% reduction in manda... Read More


Fishing vessel caught smuggling diesel

MUMBAI, April 27 -- The Customs Department has busted an illegal diesel trade operating off the Harnai coast in Ratnagiri, seizing a fishing vessel and arresting two persons linked to the operation. A... Read More


3 co-op credit societies under ed lens for role in Rs.1,478-cr fraud

Mumbai, April 27 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing three co-operative credit societies in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh for their alleged role in routing funds abroad in a Rs.1,478 crore... Read More


'Missing link' on Mum-Pune E-way to open on May 1; no additional toll

PUNE, April 27 -- Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday announced that no additional toll would be levied for using the Mumbai-Pune Missing Link project, and that existing toll rat... Read More


Union leaders to meet Sarnaik over Marathi mandate

MUMBAI, April 27 -- Amid the state transport department's mandate that auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in Maharashtra must be able to speak basic Marathi, with non-compliance potentially leading to non... Read More


Closed Oshiwara school asked to refund donations

MUMBAI, April 27 -- The state education department on Friday directed the deputy director of the City International School in Oshiwara to refund Rs.40,000-collected as a "donation" at the time of admi... Read More


Rs.4L compensation to kin of doc who died in train accident

MUMBAI, April 27 -- The Bombay High Court set aside an order from the Railway Claims Tribunal that denied compensation to the family of a young doctor who died in a train accident in 2007, ruling the ... Read More