Mumbai: Maharashtra Minister of State for Public Health and Family Welfare, Water Supply and Sanitation, and Energy Meghna Sakore-Bordikar on Monday directed officials to undertake village-wise micro-planning of available water resources to prevent a water shortage in Marathwada, where rainfall h...
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Mumbai: IIT Bombay held a nearly four-hour-long open house on Monday, during which students questioned the administration over its response to their grievances and sought clarity on the implementation of their 18-point charter of demands. Students Raise Concerns Over Complaint Me...
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Navi Mumbai: A 20-year-old man and his two friends have landed in trouble after allegedly cutting a birthday cake with a sword-like weapon on a public road in Turbhe MIDC and circulating a video of the act on social media. Police Take Action After Social Media Video Surfaces The ...
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Mumbai: In connection with the IIT Bombay student suicide case, a team of the Mumbai Crime Branch visited the institute campus and inspected the spot, sources said. The Crime Branch is also likely to record the statements of the deceased student’s parents as part of the investiga...
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Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed United India Insurance Company Ltd to pay ₹70 lakh, the Insured Declared Value (IDV) of a BMW car that was gutted in a fire after it was parked on the roadside following a tyre puncture. The commissi...
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Thane: A 19-year-old man died after being struck by lightning in Shahapur on Monday evening as thunderstorms and heavy rain lashed several parts of Thane district, causing waterlogging and disrupting traffic in urban areas. The deceased has been identified as Rohit Mengal, a resi...
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Mumbai: The special MCOCA court has rejected the bail application of Aakash Shrivastav, an accused arrested in connection with the Baba Siddique murder case. He was allegedly part of the conspiracy and gave shelter to the other accused. The Special MCOCA Judge Satyanarayan R. Nav...
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Mumbai’s festive celebrations cannot come at the cost of citizens’ right to a peaceful environment, the Bombay High Court observed on Monday as it took suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the “severe” noise pollution caused by loudspeakers, amplifiers and firecrackers during proc...
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Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday evening sounded a Yellow Alert for Maharashtra, including Mumbai and its metropolitan region, for Tuesday for “thunderstorms accompanied with light to moderate rainfall”. For the rest of the week, light showers may be se...
