Murder accused arrested after 17 years on the run
On June 20, 2009, a certain Maskur was murdered by four people including wanted accused Firoz Mohammed Suleman Sheikh, 39, and three accomplices
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‘Tribals were forcibly removed from plot bought by Rahul Narwekar’s wife’: NGO
When contacted, Rahul Narwekar dismissed the allegations, saying that a three-year-old issue was being revived to defame him
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Health services hit as govt fails to clear ₹1,067-cr dues
With a cash-strapped state government failing to clear outstandings amounting to ₹1,067 crore to HLL Lifecare Limited, the company had stopped critical health operations from November 1...
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Edu benefits for construction workers’ kids hit tech roadblock
Under the revised scheme, students from Class 1 to 8 will no longer receive direct financial assistance. Earlier, students up to Class 7 received ₹2,500 every year...
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Vikhe Patil, Jayant Patil suffer setbacks in cooperative bank polls
The election results, declared on Tuesday, are politically significant because DCC banks are key sources of agricultural credit and play a crucial role in the rural economy...
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After months of complaints, BEST rolls out 48 e-buses for western suburbs
The buses will operate from the Dindoshi and Magathane depots. BEST officials said the additional services would improve frequency on select routes, especially those connecting residential areas with railway stations...
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Mill workers agree to accept homes in distant Karjat, seek lower prices
In the past, multiple mill worker unions opposed proposals for homes away from Mumbai, stating that moving elderly workers and families far away disrupted their livelihood and severed their connection to Mumbai...
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‘We want neither compensation nor rehab; our stance is No Port’
The government’s shift from compensation to rehabilitation for those affected by the Vadhavan port amounts to a betrayal of the fishing community, says Devendra Tandel of the All-Maharashtra Fishermen Action Committee...
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Greens, fisherfolk oppose felling of 971 trees for desalination plant
Fisherfolk have raised concerns about the large quantities of seawater that the plant will draw in and the discharge of brine (highly concentrated saltwater) back into the Arabian Sea. They fear that this change in salinity will affect fish populations, breeding grounds and the m...
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HC clears way for major slum rehab project in Jogeshwari
A single-judge bench of justice NJ Jamadar upheld an April order of the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee (AGRC), which recommended that the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) be allowed to float tenders to appoint a new developer...
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SC orders BMC chief’s salary to be withheld over failure to clear encroachments
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant issued a contempt notice to BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide, asking her to explain why action should not be taken against her for disobeying the court’s orders...
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Metro 3 adds 46 weekday trips, daily services rise to 337
According to MMRC, the move will reduce the peak-hour interval between trains from four minutes and 50 seconds to four minutes and 25 seconds
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What’s driving Parth’s increasing sway in NCP?
Parth is believed to single-handedly manage organisational affairs and make decisions without adequately consulting senior leaders. Consequently, the top brass feels disrespected as this is a far cry from the respect they once received under Sharad Pawar’s leadership, who groomed...