Environmental groups have raised concerns over the proposed felling of around 680 mangroves for the Thane Coastal Road-2 project, which is expected to affect approximately 1.7 hectares within the ecologically sensitive Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS), a Ramsar-listed wetland. NatConnect App...
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A 30-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by local residents after he attempted to forcibly take away a young woman in the Katraj area of Pune on Saturday evening. The Bharati Vidyapeeth police have registered a case against the accused following a complaint lodged by the woman. ...
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has reportedly directed the state transport administration to make sure that about 83,000 employees and officers get their November salaries before Diwali. This year, Dhanteras - considered the first day of the five-day Diwali...
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Thane : In view of the upcoming "Samvidhan Hakk Sangharsh Morcha" organized by the Shramjeevi Sanghatana on October 27, the Thane Police Commissionerate has issued a comprehensive traffic control notification. With over one lakh members of the Adivasi community expected to partic...
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Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday accused the Opposition of spreading a “fake narrative” over alleged large-scale tree felling for Torrent Power’s proposed pumped-storage hydropower project in Karjat taluka of Raigad district, asserting that the project would be ...
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Navi Mumbai: Around 300 people participated in a walkathon organised at Mini Seashore in Navi Mumbai to mark World Polio Day, with a focus on the importance of childhood immunisation and the need to sustain India’s polio-free status. The walkathon was organised by Sanofi | Dr. Re...
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Mumbai: Senior leaders of the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence, Varsha, on Sunday and sought the return of the Finance portfolio to the party. The meeting was held under the leadership of Deputy Chief M...
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Thane: As festive fervor sweeps across Maharashtra, a silent casualty is struggling for breath under the city lights. Local environmental organization Nisargasatta has sounded a passionate alarm against the widespread practice of wrapping live urban trees in heavy electrical wiri...
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Hindu-owned restaurants, hotels and food businesses have come together under the Hindu Association of Restaurants, Hotels, Aahar and Refreshments (HARHAR), an initiative supported by the World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF), to strengthen industry networks, promote indigenous food p...
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Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued notices to Ruby Hall Clinic and Noble Hospital, Hadapsar, seeking explanations for alleged lapses in dengue reporting and discrepancies between diagnostic test records and entries on the government surveillance portal followin...
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In a separate statement, the Air India group said it “will progressively transition Air India Express services to Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Doha, Muscat, and Sharjah, to NMIA, with the process expected to be completed by the IATA Northern Summer 2027 season”...
