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Lizard in food sends 30 tribal students in Chandrapur to hospital

This latest disaster comes right on the heels of another tragedy last month in Gadchiroli where three students died from snakebite inside their ashram school...

76 Konkan schools get HC relief from closure

A division bench of Justices R I Chagla and Firdosh Pooniwalla also directed the department to remove the 76 schools from the lists attached to the resolutions and said no action under them could be taken against the institutions...

Rohit Pawar seeks MPSC chief’s removal, questions paper-leak probe

Pawar, accompanied by Rishikesh Gangarde, a student whistleblower from Ahilyanagar who had raised the alleged paper-leak issue, met the MPSC secretary and other officials at the commission’s CBD Belapur office...

Rutuja Patil held in MPSC exam leak

The leak came to light when Rutija’s boyfriend Gaurav Patil wrote an email to the MPSC alleging that questions from the paper had leaked

4 yrs without Tree Authority, Thane activists question permissions for 10K trees

The permissions were reportedly given for projects such as the Ring Route Metro, Anand Nagar-Saket Freeway, Thane-Borivali tunnel, coastal road, mental hospital and the new Thane railway station...

State forms panel for action report on suicide of female Phaltan doc inquiry

On October 23, 2025, the state government had appointed a one-member commission of inquiry headed by former Bombay high court judge Justice Sanjay Mehere, after a female doctor from the Sub-district Hospital in Phaltan died by suicide...

Phaltan doc suicide: Family demands ₹1 cr compensation, probe

MUMBAI: The family of the 27-year-old doctor from Sub-district Hospital in Phaltan, Satara, who attempted suicide in Sion last week following which he was admitted to Sion Hospital where he died on Monday, refused to claim his body until “justice was done”...

Akasa Air Expands Fleet To 42 Aircraft, Inducts Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 At Navi Mumbai Airport As 11th Addition Of 2026

Mumbai: Boosting its operational fleet, Akasa Air has inducted its 42nd aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 bearing registration number VT-YBS, which arrived at the Navi Mumbai International Airport on September 1, marking the airline's eleventh aircraft induction in CY2026. In a po...

Voter roll deletions trigger allegations of foul play

The allegations come a day after the state election office released the draft rolls, signalling the completion of phase one of the SIR process

Doctor climbed Sion tower in suicide attempt after alleged political pressure. Days later, he was dead

Elphinstone bridge reopening hits hurdle, pushed to 2027

Bhopal Traders Clash With Police During Massive Protest Against BMC Sealing Drive, Warn Of Citywide Shutdown

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Traders staged a massive protest on Tuesday by clanging 'thalis' (plates), blowing conch shells and beating 'damrus' to grab the government's attention towards the ongoing Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) sealing and notice drive targeting commercial ac...

Congress attacks BJP over exclusion of over 2 crore voters in Maharashtra SIR

Congress said that in West Bengal, 91% of the voter names struck off in the SIR had to be reinstated after appeals

₹2,600-Crore Ujjain–Garoth Highway Sinks For Second Time In 7 Months; 500-Metre Stretch To Be Rebuilt

UJJAIN (Madhya Pradesh): The Ujjain-Garoth National Highway has sunk for the second time in seven months. Around 500 metres of the highway near the railway bridge on Dewas Road has subsided due to a technical defect. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will now disman...

Pawanraje Nimbalkar Murder Case: Bombay HC Issues Notice To Padamsinh Patil, 8 Others On Appeal Against Acquittal

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notices to former Maharashtra Home Minister Padamsinh Patil and eight others following an appeal challenging their acquittal in the 2006 murder of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar. Family Challenges Acquittal T...

Bombay HC Directs BMC To Audit Land Holdings For Free Housing For Sanitation Workers

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to thoroughly examine its land holdings and submit a detailed report on properties that can be used to construct free housing for its sanitary workers. HC Flags 18-Year Poli...

Bombay HC Grants Bail To Ex-Reliance Communications Executive In Alleged ₹618 Crore Bank Fraud Case

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a former senior executive of the Reliance Communications group, observing that the allegations against him were “generic” and that the CBI had not prima facie shown any specific overt act linking him to the alle...

Sindhudurg To Navi Mumbai Can Soon Become An Hour Away; State Offers Aiding Airlines Under UDAN To Commence Operations

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government is pushing for direct flights between Sindhudurg and Navi Mumbai International Airport. The state is now looking to attract airlines through the Ministry of Civil Aviation's regional connectivity scheme by availing 100% viability gap funding (VG...

'CHS Members Opposing Redevelopment Cannot Split Legal Challenges Across Courts': Bombay HC

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Bombay High Court has held that housing society members opposing redevelopment cannot divide their legal battles across multiple courts. Court Sets Out Correct Forum Justice Sandeep Marne, on August 28, dismissed a plea by 41 residents of Navi Mumba...

Bombay HC Upholds JBIMS Admission Cancellation Over Forged Documents, Says Placement Cannot Override Fairness

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Bombay High Court has upheld the cancellation of admissions of three students to the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), who had taken admission to the prestigious institute on the basis of forged academic documents, holding that...

Mumbai: 28-Year-Old Ugandan Businessman Alleges Assault After Pub Altercation In Khar

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Khar police have registered an FIR against eight people after a 28-year-old Ugandan businessman alleged that a woman and her male friends assaulted him twice following accidental elbow contact at a pub in Khar West early on Monday. Six accused were ...

Malad West Road Accident: Injured Husband Brought Home To See Wife One Last Time Before Funeral

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: In the case of the Malad road crash, a heartbreaking scene unfolded after Mayank, injured in the accident, was brought home in a wheelchair to see his wife, 35-year-old former lawyer Priyanka Satra, who was killed in the crash, one last time before her ...

Bandra Hit-And-Run Case: SUV Driver Megha Rawal Sent To Judicial Custody After Family Confrontation Outside Court

Mumbai: In the case of the death of eight-year-old Ansh Gupta, nutritionist and entrepreneur Megha Rawal, 45, who was allegedly driving the SUV that ran over the boy in Bandra West on Sunday, was shielded by police from the child’s family as she was escorted to a police vehicle o...

Maharashtra To Build Six-Storey Nandgiri State Guest House Near Mumbai Airport With Modern Facilities

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will construct the proposed ‘Nandgiri State Guest House’ at Vile Parle near Mumbai Airport, with emphasis on modern amenities, privacy and security for visiting dignitaries as well as guests travelling in transit. Marketing and Protocol Minister...

Mumbai Cooperative Board Elections: Sahakar Panel Candidates Elected Unopposed For 2026-2031 Term

Mumbai: All candidates of the ‘Sahakar Panel’ have been elected unopposed to the Board of Directors of the Mumbai Cooperative Board for the five-year term from 2026 to 2031. The unopposed election reflects unity, mutual trust and a positive approach among stakeholders in the coop...

Deputy CM Eknath Shinde Accuses Shiv Sena (UBT) Of Erasing Balasaheb Thackeray’s Hindutva Legacy

Mumbai: Shiv Sena’s chief leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), accusing it of trying to erase the ideology and Hindutva legacy of the late Balasaheb Thackeray. Bow-And-Arrow Symb...

BMC Engineer Transfers Under Scanner: BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha Seeks Probe Into Alleged ‘Cash For Transfer’ Racket

Mumbai: Allegations of a “cash for transfer” racket in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have resurfaced, with BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha seeking a detailed inquiry by Chief Secretary Rajesh Agrawal into alleged financial irregularities in the transfer of civic engineers. K...

Antilia case: Retired ACP seeks fresh probe into Param Bir’s alleged role

The application, filed on August 25 by Bhimrao Rohidas Ghadge, came up for its first hearing on Tuesday.

'I Never Said Rani Padmavati Was A Coward': Swara Bhasker Clarifies Jauhar Remark, Calls Out 'False' Translation Of Her Statement- VIDEO

Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker shared a video on social media, clarifying her controversial Padmaavat Jauhar comment. Swara claimed that her statement was being “wrongly” translated and that a false narrative was being circulated. “Maine kuch kaha tha jo ab sarasar galat tareeke...

Wadala man jumps off train at Nagpur station to get to friend, dies

Loose oil ban: Fadnavis gives traders 1 year to transition

Palghar Farmers Get ₹43.36 Crore Debt Waiver Benefits Under Ahilyadevi Holkar Scheme

Palghar, Maharashtra: A district-level review meeting on the implementation of the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmukti Yojana 2026 was held in Palghar on Tuesday under the chairpersonship of District Collector Dr. Indu Rani Jakhar. Officials Review Scheme Progress The...

Bombay High Court takes minutes on record, converts plea to PIL on Adivasi ashram schools

The development followed a meeting between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Tribal Development Minister, and representatives of the protesting students...

Maharashtra Extends PoP Idol Immersion Guidelines Till Bombay HC Verdict

Mumbai: The guidelines governing the immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols in Maharashtra will continue to remain in force until further orders of the Bombay High Court, the state Environment and Climate Change Department said in a circular issued on Monday. Guidelines Issued...

FIR filed against eight for assaulting Ugandan businessman in Mumbai pub

Six suspects apprehended and released after notice served by Khar police

Maharashtra Cabinet approves policy to make State ‘drug-free’ by 2029

Under the plan, at least one lesson on drug awareness will be introduced in the school curriculum from Class V onwards, starting the next academic year (2027)....

NSCI Worli lease under cloud over holding non-sporting events ‘without permission’

Palghar Ashram School Deaths: FIR Registered Against Five Over Alleged Negligence In Students’ Deaths

Palghar, Maharashtra: An FIR has been registered in connection with the deaths of two students at the aided Ashram School at Maswan in Palghar taluka, with allegations of negligence and failure to provide timely medical care to the children. Five School Officials Named The FIR, r...

No statements from Antilia bomb scare’s alleged victims: Sachin Waze plea

MPSC exam leak: Aspirant arrested; gave 10 wrong answers to hide fraud, say police

Bombay High court upholds B-school’s cancellation of 3 students’ admissions over forged marks

Bhayandar Railway Bridge Stunt Case: RPF Books Six, Five Fined ₹2,000 Each For Dangerous Acts

Mumbai: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has traced and booked six people, including a 16-year-old boy, for allegedly performing dangerous stunts and graffiti activities on and around the Bhayandar railway bridge without permission. Five of them were produced before the Railway...

Mumbai hospital holds sensitisation workshop for staff after complaint of religious discrimination

Maharashtra Appoints Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar As Chairperson Of Minority Research Institute Amid Funding Concerns

Mumbai: Nearly one-and-a-half years after Maharashtra established the Minority Research and Training Institute (MRTI) to aid the development of minority groups, the state government appointed Deputy Chief Minister and Minority Affairs Minister Sunetra Pawar as its chairperson and...

BMC’s Tree Authority okays proposal to cut 251 trees and transplant 48 trees for BARC road connectivity project in Mumbai

Borivli Senior Citizen Loses Rs 3.1 Lakh in SIR Scam; FIR Filed

Bombay high court frowns at BMC chief over for not identifying civic lands for housing sanitation workers in Mumbai

Worli Koliwada Garbage Issue: Shiv Sena Launches Year-Long Cleanliness Campaign After Residents’ Complaints

Mumbai: Shiv Sena has stepped in to address complaints from residents of Worli Koliwada over garbage accumulation and poor sanitation, with a year-long cleanliness campaign announced for the area. Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Sachin Ahir led a cleanliness and b...

Maharashtra: ‘Ensure Justice For 246 Boat Owners Denied Special Financial Assistance,’ Says Assembly Deputy Speaker Anna Bansode

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Anna Bansode has directed the authorities to take positive steps to provide relief to 246 boat owners from Raigad district who were denied special financial assistance despite suffering losses due to Cyclo...

70-year-old man released on bail in Malad road crash that left 1 dead, 6 injured

Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane Directs Fast-Tracking Of Modern Fish Markets In Malegaon, Sangli

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: The Maharashtra government will take positive steps towards setting up a modern fish market, cold storage, fish vending centre and other essential infrastructure at Malegaon in Washim district, Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Rane said on Tuesday. R...

‘Trees Are Not Utility Poles’: BJP Corporator Siddharth Sharma Targets Telecom Firms Over Cables On Trees

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: Calling out the growing practice of telecom and cable operators using trees to support Internet, Optical Fibre Cable (OFC), broadband and cable TV networks, BJP corporator Adv. Siddharth Sharma has demanded immediate action to make Mumbai’s trees “cable...

Maharashtra Colleges Asked To Organise Job Fairs Ahead Of Statewide Rojgar Mahakumbh 2026

Mumbai: Colleges across Maharashtra should take the lead in organising employment drives and connecting students with industry to create more job opportunities for young people, said Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil. The state government will organise the...

Rising Seas Threaten Mumbai, Kolkata: Millions Face Risk Of Losing Homes To Permanent Inundation, Warns UN

United Nations: Millions of people in Kolkata and Mumbai are at “immediate risk” of losing their homes due to rising sea levels and permanent inundation, a report by the United Nations said. “Rising seas are no longer a distant threat: they are happening now, faster than at any p...

Ganeshotsav 2026: Mumbai's Ganpati Mandals Prepare For Celebrations As No Formal Appeal Against DJs Issued In City

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: At a time Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has appealed to Punekars to celebrate the upcoming 10-day Ganpati festival in a 'traditional and cultural manner' amid the protest in Pune to ban DJs and excessive sound systems causing noise pollut...

Navi Mumbai Realty Boom: Kamdhenu Realities Buys 4-Acre Thane-Belapur Road Plot For ₹150 Crore

A Navi Mumbai-based developer Kamdhenu Realities has acquired a 4-acre prime land parcel from RPG Life Sciences on Thane-Belapur Road in a deal valued at around Rs 150 crore. Plot Near IKEA Offers High Development Potential The transaction, announced on September 1, marks one of ...

Mumbai: Dismissed Police Officer Sachin Waze Seeks NIA Case Diary In Antilia Bomb Scare, Mansukh Hiran Murder Case

Mumbai, September 1, 2026: Dismissed police officer Sachin Waze has asked the court to call for the case diary maintained by the officers of the NIA while probing the Antillia bomb scare case and murder of Thane trader Mansukh Hiran. Waze has on Tuesday moved a plea pleading the ...

Maharashtra puts FDA action against loose edible oil sales on hold for 1 year

Maharashtra's chief minister has deferred enforcement action on loose edible oil sales for one year. Traders must comply with the law after this mandatory transition period ends. Joint committees will guide traditional traders in making necessary business practice changes. The go...

Indian Pilots' Body Urges Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata To Intervene Over Senior Pilot Attrition & Safety Gaps Across Air India Fleet

Mumbai: The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA India) has expressed deep concerns regarding operational risks, flight safety and rising attrition rates among senior flight crews across the Air India Group. The association raised the concerns in an open letter to Tata Trus...

India Passenger Vehicle Sales Hit Record August High; Dispatches Reach Around 4.5 Lakh Units Ahead Of Festive Season

New Delhi, Sep 1: Passenger vehicle dispatches to dealers in India are estimated to have reached a record high for August at around 4.5 lakh units, as leading carmakers reported strong double-digit growth ahead of the crucial festive season. The estimated volume is only around 1....