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Viksit Bharat requires collective responsibility, says Vandana Chavan

Pune, March 10 -- Effective implementation of government schemes and collective citizens participation are essential to achieving the vision of a "Viksit Bharat," former Member of Parliament and ex-Ma... Read More


Heatwave conditions prevail in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar

Mumbai, March 10 -- Heatwave conditions have prevailed in Mumbai and neighbouring districts of Thane and Palghar as temperatures continued to rise in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Mumbai recorded a... Read More


PMRDA to inspect Pune double decker flyover ramp

Pune, March 10 -- The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) will inspect the Baner ramp of the double decker flyover at Savitribai Phule Pune University Chowk within seven days follow... Read More


Drugs worth Rs 8 cr seized in Pune; passenger from Bangkok under scanner

Pune, March 10 -- In a major action at Pune International Airport, the Air Intelligence Unit seized drugs worth approximately Rs 8 crore from a passenger who had arrived from Bangkok on an IndiGo flig... Read More


Bombay HC to hear plea against scrapping Muslim reservation on Mar 23

Mumbai, March 10 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday fixed March 23 as the date for the hearing of a petition challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to scrap the Muslim reservation. The pe... Read More


Maha govt gives Rs 50 lakh aid to kin of Latur constable who died of COVID on duty

Latur, March 10 -- The family of a police constable from Latur who lost his life after contracting COVID-19 while performing official duty during the pandemic has been given financial assistance of Rs... Read More


Measles cases detected in Malegaon, health alert issued

Malegaon (Nashik), March 10 -- Health authorities in Malegaon have issued an alert after several measles cases were detected in the city following laboratory testing of suspected patients. Officials ... Read More


Maha: Rohit Pawar meets Sonia Gandhi, Kharge, Digvijay, Chidambaram

Mumbai, March 10 -- Sharad Chandra Pawar-led NCP MLA Rohit Pawar met Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi today and discussed the tragic January 28 air crash which killed Ajit Pawar, with her. T... Read More


Bullet train project likely to be completed within 5 years: Noriaki Abe Nagpur, Mar 10 (UNI): Noriaki Abe, Minister for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Japan in New Delhi, on Tuesday said that the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project, popularly known as the bullet train project, is expected to be completed within the next five years. Speaking at an interaction at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, Minister for Political Affairs at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi, Noriaki Abe, said the project-being implemented with Japanese cooperation-could take around five more years to complete. Earlier, while presenting the state budget, Maharashtra Chief Minister Fadnavis had stated that work on three stations between Thane and Talasari on the bullet train corridor in Maharashtra is expected to be completed by 2027. He also informed that development plans would be prepared around the proposed bullet train stations at Virar, Boisar and Thane to boost economic growth in those regions. According to officials, once operational, the high-speed rail service will reduce travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to about two hours and seven minutes, with trains expected to run at an interval of 30 minutes. The first phase of the service is likely to begin between Surat and Bilimora, followed by extensions to Vapi and Ahmedabad. Eventually, the complete corridor connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad will become operational in stages, officials said. UNI PK

Nagpur, March 10 -- Noriaki Abe, Minister for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Japan in New Delhi, today said that the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project, popularly known as the bul... Read More


28.77 Lakh Power Bill Cheques Bounce in Latur; MahaVitaran to Initiate Legal Action

Latur, March 10 -- A serious issue related to bounced cheques issued towards electricity bill payments has come to light in Latur district of Maharashtra. Several consumers had submitted cheques in an... Read More