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Maratha Reservation Row: Bombay HC To Hear Plea Seeking Alternative Venue For Agitation, Kharghar Suggested Over Azad Maidan

Mumbai, September 16, 2026: The Bombay High Court will on Thursday hear a plea seeking restraint on the proposed Maratha agitation in Mumbai, after the petitioner claimed that protesters have mobilised and are heading towards the city despite police denying permission for the dem...

Jewellers’ Body GJC Urges Centre To Roll Back 67% Gold Hallmarking Fee Hike, Cites Impact On Small And Lightweight Jewellery

Mumbai: The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has urged the Centre and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to roll back a 67% increase in gold hallmarking charges, saying the higher cost of mandatory compliance could disproportionately affect lightweight jewellery...

Mumbai Crime Branch Busts Two Goa-Based Cyber Fraud Gangs, Over ₹1,000 Crore Allegedly Routed Through Mule Accounts

Mumbai: Goa’s coastal resorts and luxury villas have emerged as a major hub for allegedly routing money generated through cyber fraud, with the Mumbai Crime Branch busting two separate gangs operating from the state in the past two months. Police Probe Reveals Over ₹1,000 Crore T...

SP MLA Rais Shaikh Seeks Minority Entrepreneurship Centres In Six Maharashtra Divisions To Boost Youth Start-Ups

Mumbai: Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh has urged the Maharashtra government to establish Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation Centres in all six revenue divisions of the state to support young people from minority communities seeking to start micro and small busines...

'Consumers Have Right To Know What They Are Eating': Bombay HC Refuses Interim Relief To Thane Restaurant In Paneer Row

Mumbai, September 16, 2026: The Bombay High Court has refused interim relief to a Thane restaurant whose food licence was suspended for allegedly serving non-dairy analogue paneer as regular paneer, observing that consumers have a right to know what they are being served. A bench...

Vidyavihar SUV Crash Case: Bombay HC Refuses Bail To Juvenile, Cites Dangerous Stunt Driving And Public Safety Risk

Mumbai, September 16, 2026: The Bombay High Court has refused to restore bail to the juvenile accused in the Ghatkopar car crash that killed a motorcyclist and left his wife permanently disabled, holding that his repeated stunt driving had endangered not only himself but also oth...

Lalbaug Ganeshotsav Theft Cases: 2 Indore Men Arrested As Devotees Report Gold Jewellery, Cash And Mobile Phone Theft

Mumbai: Amid the massive crowds of devotees visiting Lalbaug during the Ganeshotsav celebrations, a suspected gang of thieves and pickpockets allegedly targeted devotees standing in darshan queues. On September 14, multiple theft incidents were reported in the Lalbaug area, invol...

Mumbai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Sleeper Awaits Route Clarity: Solapur Or Hubballi?

Mumbai, September 16, 2026: The proposed Mumbai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Sleeper is still awaiting clarity over the route it will take, with the Railway Board yet to decide between the Solapur and Hubballi routes. The choice will determine the train's distance, journey time, and th...

Wadala Metro Construction Site Accident: Sub-Contractor Booked For Negligence After Two Workers Die In Staging Collapse

Mumbai: The Wadala TT police have registered a case against sub-contractor Tariq-ul-Islam, 40, for allegedly causing the deaths of two workers due to negligence and lapses in workplace safety at an ongoing metro-related construction site near Bhakti Park Monorail Station in Wadal...

Badlapur To Get Advanced 600 TPD Waste Processing Facility With Recycling, Composting And Scientific Landfill Systems

Mumbai: With increasing urbanisation and rising waste generation, scientific waste management is essential for protecting public health and the environment. A modern integrated municipal solid waste management project is being developed at Badlapur on a Design-Build-Operate-Trans...

FPJ Interview: Rear Admiral MD Suresh (Retd) On India-Pakistan Naval Collision, Maritime Rules And Escalation Risks

Rear Admiral MD Suresh (Retd.) speaks to Ashwin Ahmad about the recent incident of a Pakistani naval ship crashing into an Indian one. In the interview, Rear Admiral Suresh explains the motivations of the attack, whether the attack violates international maritime law, and whether...

'FPJ Eco Ganesha: Immersions In Artificial Ponds Increased Threefold Last Year,' Says MPCB Chairman Siddhesh Kadam

Mumbai: As Ganeshotsav celebrations fill Mumbai with music, processions and thousands of devotees, the debate over water pollution, loudspeakers and noise pollution has once again taken the centre stage. Alongside the celebrations, concerns over PoP idols, immersion in natural wa...

Maharashtra B.Sc Nursing CAP Round 1 Results Out: 8,691 Students Allotted Seats, Over 8,000 Vacancies Remain

Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has released the first allotment list for the centralized admission process for B.Sc. Nursing for the academic year 2026–27. Out of a total of 16,770 seats across 295 nursing colleges in Maharashtra, 8,691 students hav...

Nearly 5,000 BMC Files Stuck Over New Audit Objection, Vendor Payments Worth Crores Delayed In Bhopal

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Around 5,000 files from various departments of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) are currently stalled following a new audit objection, delaying payments worth crores of rupees to vendors and affecting the supply of goods and services. The files had ...

Maharashtra CET Cell Opens AYUSH And Allied Medical Course Admissions 2026, Registration Deadline September 18

Mumbai: Registration for the centralized admission process for BAMS, BHMS, BUMS and other allied medical courses for the academic year 2026–27 was started by the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell announced on Wednesday. It has urged the students to adhere to the d...

Maharashtra ITI Admissions 2026 Extended Till September 21, Candidates Get Fresh Chance For Institution-Level Counselling

Mumbai: The Directorate General of Training (DGT), New Delhi, has extended the admission process for the 2026 session of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Accordingly, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET), Maharashtra, has issued a revised admission sc...

Byculla Cha Raja Completes 75 Years With Same Iconic Idol Design, Real Jewellery And Deep Market Legacy

Mumbai: The market around it has changed, generations of traders have moved on and the city has grown around it, but the Ganesha at Byculla Cha Raja has remained much the same for decades. This year, the beloved idol of the fruit and vegetable traders of Byculla is celebrating it...

Thane Government Ambulances Get Digital Fuel Cards To Ensure Uninterrupted Emergency Services And Faster Patient Transport

Thane: In a move aimed at ensuring uninterrupted ambulance services and faster emergency response, the Health Department has introduced ‘Drive Track Plus’ fuel cards for government ambulances in Thane district, eliminating delays caused by diesel shortages and cash-related hurdle...

Thane Jambli Naka Flooding Relief: TMC Sanctions ₹7.5 Crore For Reconstruction Of 40-Year-Old Stormwater Drain

Thane: Residents and traders in the Jambli Naka area may finally get relief from recurring waterlogging and flooding, with the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) sanctioning ₹7.5 crore for the reconstruction of the nearly 40-year-old stormwater drainage line. Drain Reconstruction ...

Navi Mumbai Ganesh Visarjan Row: Citizens’ Group Questions Natural Immersion Of Clay Idols, Cites Bombay HC Order

Despite setting up 170 artificial immersion ponds for Ganeshotsav 2026, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has allegedly created confusion at immersion sites by allowing some idols to be immersed in natural water bodies, raising questions over compliance with a Bombay High Cou...

UPI MDR Debate: Traders Divided Over 40 Basis Point Charge On Large Digital Payments, Warn Of Cash Shift And Tax Risks

Mumbai: Traders are divided over the National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) decision to levy a 40-basis-point merchant discount rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant transactions above Rs 2,000, with some industry bodies supporting the move while others...

The Tanjore Tiffin Room to host Chef Shankar’s Sappadu in Mumbai

The Tanjore Tiffin Room to host Chef Shankar’s Sappadu in Mumbai BW Hotelier

Ganpati Health Camps Reveal Diabetes Risk Among Devotees As 40% Above 40 Found Prediabetic Or Diabetic In 10-Year Screening Drive

Mumbai: A decade of free health screenings conducted during Ganpati by the Eyebetes Foundation has found a high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and poor vision among devotees, with the foundation reporting that at least 40% of people above 40 screened were either prediabetic o...

Maharashtra farmers hold protests, seek drought aid; doing everything possible, won’t let them suffer: CM

Palghar Administration Conducts Specialised Flood Rescue Training With NDRF For Civic Response Teams

Palghar, Maharashtra: The Palghar District Disaster Management Authority, in collaboration with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Regional Response Centre, Palghar, conducted a specialised flood rescue training programme for search and rescue teams from local civic bod...

Jarange Firm On Mumbai March Despite Health Concerns

Jarange Firm On Mumbai March Despite Health Concerns Deccan Chronicle

Ganpati Festival and Mumbai..!

Ganpati Festival and Mumbai..! Andaman Chronicle

A plank, a prayer and a promise to Bappa: Differently-abled Ganesh devotee returns to Lalbaugcha Raja

Carried on a plank, Amit Shiwalkar travels from Govandi to Lalbaug every year to seek Bappa’s blessings.

Manoj Jarange halts Mumbai march amid health deterioration during hunger strike

Manoj Jarange halts Mumbai march amid health deterioration during hunger strike Telangana Today

Ganpati visarjan: Thane noise levels hit 100 dB despite dip in DJ use

BMC plans ₹46cr repairs, noise barriers on Jogeshwari ROB, Goregaon flyover

Maharashtra govt softens stand as Jarange refuses to budge on Mumbai protest tomorrow

The activist, pushing for OBC reservations for Maratha community, left Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district on Tuesday and halted overnight at Patoda in Beed....

When Bombay ate at Irani Cafés: Excerpt from Sea, Salt and Spice: A History of Mumbai Through Food

When Bombay ate at Irani Cafés: Excerpt from Sea, Salt and Spice: A History of Mumbai Through Food Maktoob

As DJs face flak, Mumbai activists say amplification is the real noise issue during Ganeshotsav

Mumbai court denies bail to Jharkhand youth in Rs 47.78 lakh cyber fraud case

BMC issues notices to 294 establishments without Marathi signboards in Mumbai

Rs 40L bribe: CGST suptd held, CBI hunts for IRS officer

Days after PM Modi’s school friend gets relief in land dispute, Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation cancels construction permission to BJP MLA’s company

Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation cancelled construction permission for Seven Eleven company. An additional tehsildar ruled against Seven Eleven and other respondents in a petition. This order is expected to clear the way for Vohra’s name in land records. BJP MLA Narendra Meht...

Mumbai traders oppose new levy on UPI payments, say consumers will have to bear the costs

Driven to Mumbai streets by grief, Bengal man finds hope after 7 years

Maharashtra govt reduces mandatory tender period to fast-track rural works

28-year-old killed in tree-fall incident in Maharashtra, one other injured

Leaking chemical tanker evacuated from Mumbai-Goa highway

Bank employee held for making duplicate key, stealing valuables worth Rs 66L from bank locker

Meta Admits Mistake, Agrees To Strengthen Child Safety Reporting Mechanism In India

New Delhi, Sep 16: Meta officials admitted to a mistake during their appearance before the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Wednesday and said the company would report child abuse content directly to Indian law enforcement agencies, government sources...

Maratha quota activist firm on march to Mumbai despite health deterioration

A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking to prevent permission from being granted for a protest in Mumbai

PM Modi Urges Semiconductor CEOs To Support India's Next Phase Of Chip Ecosystem Growth

New Delhi, Sep 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leading CEOs, at a roundtable held here on Wednesday, to participate in the next phase of India’s semiconductor growth. PM highlights semiconductor growth During the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasised the importance of clo...

Jarange to head straight to Mumbai as health worsens

Jarange to head straight to Mumbai as health worsens The Times of India

Mumbai Police seek clarification from Jarange over ‘contradictory’ statements on proposed protest

Mumbai Police seek clarification from Jarange over ‘contradictory’ statements on proposed protest ThePrint

IITian, banker held in 1.2 crore Maharashtra digital arrest case

Cyber police arrested six individuals in a Rs 1.12 crore digital arrest scam. An IITian and a bank operations manager were among those apprehended by authorities. The scam involved receiving illicit funds and managing mule accounts for criminals. Investigators analyzed the financ...

Raigad says no to DJs, laser beams during Ganesh immersions

The preventive notification was issued by the district collector Kishan Jawale ahead of the two major immersion days - September 19, the sixth day of the festival and September 25, Anant Chaturdashi...

Raigad bans DJs, Dolby, laser lights, chemical sprays during Ganpati immersions

Raigad district collector has banned DJs and loud sound systems during immersion processions. High-intensity laser lights and chemical sprays are also prohibited for public safety. These restrictions apply to Ganpati idol immersion events on September 19 and 25. Violators will fa...

Refused alms, beggar ‘bites Mumbai woman’s nose, flees with ring’

Refused alms, beggar ‘bites Mumbai woman’s nose, flees with ring’ The Times of India

125-year-old Kanara Catholic Association celebrates Monti Fest in Mumbai

The Kanara Catholic Association celebrated Monti Fest in Bandra on September twelfth. This Catholic harvest festival honors the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. Fr Henry D’Souza led a thanksgiving service and celebrated holy mass. The cultural program featured Konkani songs, a play, ...

Uttarakhand Media Delegation Witnesses the Nation's Development Story During NTPC Visit, From Coal To Power & Ash To Greenery

On Wednesday, the media delegation visited NTPC Korba and Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) on the third day of the five-day Study and Media Exposure Tour organised by PIB Dehradun under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The media delegatio...

Mount Mary Basilica Denies Stall Allotment Bias Allegations, Says Bandra Fair Process Followed Open Lottery System

Mumbai: The Mount Mary Basilica has rejected allegations of favouritism, financial irregularities and lack of transparency in the allotment of retail stalls at the Mount Mary Steps during the annual Bandra Fair, saying the process was conducted through an open application system ...

15-year-old swept away while retrieving football at Maharashtra beach

Maharashtra govt puts tighter checks on correction, cancellation of birth & death records

APMC Police Turn Ganeshotsav Decoration Into Cyber Safety Campaign, Spread Awareness Against Fraud And Drug Abuse

Navi Mumbai: The APMC police have turned their Ganeshotsav decoration into a platform for spreading awareness about cyber fraud, drug abuse and public safety, using the festive display to convey important messages to devotees and citizens visiting the police station. Ganesh Idol ...

FDA flags massive markups on hospital consumables, Mundhe says IV set margin is 2,841%