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Dumper plying in no-entry zone claims 21-year-old youth's life in Mumbai

A 21-year-old man headed to his workplace on his motorcycle died in a hit-and-run accident in Dahisar on Sunday morning. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/oOkQxBp

No link to lawyer's plea in SC on party properties: Shinde's Shiv Sena

The chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Monday said that it had no connection with a petition filed by a lawyer in the Supreme Court (SC) saying that all movable and immovable properties belonging to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) should be transferred to Shinde's Shiv Sena. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/6BghUoO

Now corporates splurge on Miyawaki urban forests no longer civic preserve

Since a year ago, corporates have been approaching the BMC to carry out Miyawaki forest plantations by using CSR funds. The Miyawaki urban forest concept was introduced in January 2021 and for nearly a year it was only the BMC that was developing these forests. The concept has since caught on. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/now-corporates-splurge-on-miyawaki-urban-forests-no-longer-civic-preserve/articleshow/99394126.cms

Live: Maha reports 328 fresh Covid-19 cases, one fatality

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PAC to be set up this week, both Congress & NCP want to head it

Close to a month after the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) special audit report on the BMC was tabled, the state legislature will finally get a new public accounts committee (PAC) this week. As per legislative procedure, the CAG report will be sent to the PAC, which can recommend further action. However, there is a tiff between Congress and NCP over the post of PAC chairperson as both parties have claimed it. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/6mkGyAz

'First Lady of Afghanistan' cons Mumbai man of Rs 5 lakh

A 60-year-old accountant from Andheri was duped of Rs 5 lakh by cyber fraudsters recently. An FIR was registered on Saturday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/DykozUM

'Milk vendor' sells train tickets in black, held in Maharashtra's Dombivli

The crime investigation branch of Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested a man allegedly involved in black marketing of long-distance train tickets under the pretext of running a milk business in Dombivli. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/vIOGnhX

Chinks in MVA? BJP and NCP join hands for Bazar Committee polls across Maharashtra

Days after NCP president Sharad Pawar opposed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani scam, it now appears as though cracks have developed in the three-and-half year Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance as it was found that NCP has joined hands with the BJP in the crucial elections to the Bazar Committees across the state. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/rsAJNb9

CRZ dilution lets celebrities in Mumbai expand seaside homes

The 2019 dilution of the once-stringent Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), which restricted building activity near the coast, has benefited some of Mumbai’s prominent personalities staying in prime properties near the sea. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/uWiMkeX

Latest news updates from Maharashtra

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Maharashtra accounts for 15% of India's GST collection

Maharashtra continues to report the highest GST collection in the country, accounting for almost 15% of the national figure in 2022-23. Its GST kitty is also growing the fastest, with its compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2018-19 and 2022-23, outstripping all other states. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3V6Iqle

Lawyer not hired for life by paying fees: Mumbai consumer commission

Observing that it appeared that the complainant was under the impression that he has hired the lawyer for life by paying the fees, and that she would continue handling his appeal until he gets a favourable order, a district consumer commission dismissed a plea by a city man who sought a refund of Rs65,000 paid as legal fees for appearing in a matter before Bombay high court along with compensation. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/I1BlpHA

Few convictions in cases with ACB in Mumbai, reveals RTI reply

Even as complaints of graft are piling up with the state's anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Mumbai division, cases getting converted into FIR and achieving convictions in the last four years are miniscule. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/B0MsrFk

Two workers die after falling from 19th floor of building in Mumbai

A civil contractor was booked for causing death by negligence after two workers carrying out repair works on the 19th floor of a building in Matunga fell and died recently. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/HpI9ryj

Latest news updates from Maharashtra

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Money laundering case: Now, Ahmedabad ED unit takes bookie Anil Jaisinghani's custody

Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Ahmedabad unit took custody of bookie Anil Jaisinghani on Thursday in a decade-old money laundering case. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/PM1tAwY

Thane police lodge case as Sena ex-corporator alleges defamation

A former woman Shiv Sena corporator from Thane has lodged a complaint with Thane police against a man for posting allegedly obscene and defamatory content against her on a social networking site. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/NCyxlJu

ED takes custody of bookie Anil Jaisinghani in 2015 money laundering case

The Ahmedabad unit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) took custody of bookie Anil Jaisinghani on Thursday in a money laundering case they had registered in 2015. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/sTzIJXF

Biker dies after dumper hits him when signal turns green in Mumbai

In yet another fatal crash involving a dumper truck on Thursday, a motorcyclist was run over on Malad Link Road and succumbed to his injuries. The dumper truck driver, Mahabali Pal, was attempting to flee when other motorists caught him and handed him over to Bangur Nagar police. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/HkNbOCv

Latest news updates from Maharashtra

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CNG's price drops by Rs 8/kg, piped cooking gas by Rs 5/unit in Maharashtra

The price of CNG will drop by Rs8/kg from Saturday morning. This will be good news for over nine lakh CNG vehicle users in Mumbai metropolitan region, including four lakh private car owners and a huge fleet of public transport such as autos, taxis and buses on city roads running on the green fuel. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/5SGTz7y

Parts of Mumbai experience light rain

In its forecast for the next five days, the IMD has said that starting Saturday dry weather conditions are likely for Mumbai and Thane. However interior parts like Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg could see thunder and lightning activity. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/YgJeja1

Fire breaks out in ground plus seven storey building in Mumbai, no injuries reported

​​Motorists and other pedestrians said that they noticed large flames coming out of the building and immediately traffic movement had to be restricted. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/N0hKLDp

Bombay high court quashes FIR against activist who campaigned to save Aarey trees

Backing the democratic right of citizens to protest, the Bombay high court has quashed a 2018 FIR against the director of an online campaign organiser who was booked for messages sent to the then Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation managing director Ashwini Bhide to save Aarey trees. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ir84ZYD

South Mumbai businessmen heave sigh of relief as robber gang busted

Businessmen and jewellers in Kalbadevi, Zaveri Bazar, Pydhonie and other market areas in south Mumbai were in for some relief as L T Marg police have busted a gang of robbers and invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against them. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/xThisLO

Maharashtra news live updates: Madarsa teacher held for molesting teen girl on board train

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Many services linked to flat construction to attract lower 12% GST

A recent Appellate Authority for Advance Rulings (AAAR) order in the case of a Thane-based developer will gladden the hearts of buyers of under-construction properties, as it could translate into reduced costs. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/It6JyQ3

100-year-old woman rescued after slab collapses in Thane building

A 100-year-old woman was rescued after the slab of a ground-plus-one residential structure in Mumbra in Maharashtra's Thane district collapsed on Thursday afternoon, a civic official said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/SDialIs

WR launches Yatra app for real-time tracking of locals

estern Railway has introduced the Yatri app for its passengers to check the real-time status of local trains. The app is already operational on Central Railway. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ROmonji

Rs 20cr cocaine: Nigerian national among 3 held at Mumbai airport

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Tuesday arrested two Telangana natives, and one Nigerian national, at the Mumbai International Airport for smuggling two kg cocaine worth Rs 20 crore from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/l71fAo2

Stone hurled at BEST bus in Mumbai, passenger & driver injured

A passenger and conductor suffered minor injuries after a glass shred of the rear windscreen of the BEST bus (route C-72), hit them after an irked auto rickshaw driver hurled a stone on Tuesday. Jogeshwari police arrested accused Saud Mohammed Azim Shaikh (26), on Wednesday. However, he was later released on bail. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/jgxDPJm

Latest news updates from Maharashtra

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Mumbai: BEST trims fares of bus passes, to benefit students, senior citizens

The BEST on Wednesday announced new, simplified bus passes with lower fares for office-goers, students and senior citizens - with all plans now allowing travel in both AC and non-AC buses. Apart from offering convenience, the new plans also help commuters save up to 60% when compared to buying daily tickets, said BEST general manager Lokesh Chandra. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/JhzRNvH

Online investment group that defrauded over 800 women busted with 4 arrests in Gurgaon

Cyber police in Haryana’s Gurugram, on Wednesday, arrested four fraudsters busting a gang, which allegedly cheated more than 800 women by luring them to invest in a mobile application and work from home. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/4U05Yty

The men & women who drove Coastal Road forward

The driving force behind the Mumbai Coastal Road Project are the men, women and the machinery that worked behind the scenes. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/VcnY8wd

Some cracks in Mumbai's Gateway of India but structure OK: Centre

he Central government said in Parliament that a few cracks were found on the surface of the Gateway of India during an inspection but the "overall structure was found to be in a good state of preservation". from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2h9yRde

Live: Maha records 711 Covid-19 cases, four fatalities

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Four corner, harass couple at isolated spot in Mumbai's Nahur, held

A gang of four youths cornered a couple sitting in an isolated place in Nahur on Monday, forced the woman to leave the spot but thrashed the man before stripping his clothes, robbing him of Rs 5,200 cash and throwing him in a nullah. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/HuGJvfD

Railway commuter thrashed by fellow passengers at Diva station in Thane

A video has gone viral showing an unidentified suburban railway commuter being thrashed by fellow passengers at Diva station in Thane. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/zjMC1Gc

Mumbai Airport to temporary close both runways on May 2 for maintenance work

Mumbai Airport on Tuesday said both its runways will remain temporarily closed for operations for five hours on May 2 as part of the facility's monsoon contingency plan. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/O5dWFXp

Mumbai's NMIMS University restricts internet access to prevent misuse

After suspending an entire class of BCom students for two days as a disciplinary action last week, the premier NMIMS University in Vile Parle has decided to limit internet access only to approved academic sites within the Wi-Fi enabled campus. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/8NU63xL

80-year-old gets call from 'nude' woman in Mumbai, is made to pay Rs 8 lakh

An 80-year-old realtor from Matunga became a victim of the sextortion racket, and lost Rs 8 lakh to 'cyber cop from CBI' who called him up to say that a woman before whom the elderly man had posed nude committed suicide and he was being probed. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/tgNGXEU

Rs 2 crore gold stolen on bus in Raigad, phone left on seat records theft

A bit of ingenuity can help the police help you. A jeweller from Powai recently lost a bag of jewellery and cash of a collective value of Rs 2 crore on an outstation bus trip. Some smart thinking on his part has now thrown up vital clues for the police to identify the thieves. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/sF6BbJR

Put up PM Narendra Modi's degree at entrance to new Parliament in Delhi: MP Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday sarcastically said that PM Modi's 'entire political science' degree should be put up at the grand entrance to the new Parliament building so that the whole country "could see his historic and revolutionary degree." from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/S5Zje7D

Rahul Gandhi is neither Savarkar nor a Gandhi: Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

Rahul Gandhi, born with a golden spoon, does not know the history of the country. His party survives on Chinese government money, alleged deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Monday as he came down heavily on the Congress leader for his remarks against Veer Savarkar. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ge2UxEH

Maharashtra issues GR on healthcare funds for 865 Karnataka villages

The Maharashtra government on Monday issued a government resolution (GR) regarding the implementation of its move to provide benefits of the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) to residents of 865 Marathi-speaking villages in Karnataka. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/QchNspE

Man held in 20kg ganja seizure by Mumbai Police gets bail as samples get mixed up

Holding that a sample taken and weighed after mixing contents from two bags was "not a representative sample", Bombay HC granted bail to a man arrested in November 2020 for having 21kg of ganja, a commercial quantity. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZLYFQ6M

Yatras an answer to insults to Savarkar, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

Leading the Veer Savarkar Gaurav Yatra in his hometown Thane on Sunday, chief minister Eknath Shinde said the procession was an answer to those insulting the late Hindutva ideologue. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/cnlJGPg

2 diamond brokers held in Rs 1 crore case of cheating in Mumbai

Two diamond brokers who hoodwinked and cheated a diamond merchant in Gujarat and fled with diamonds worth more than Rs1 crore were arrested from Mumbai by city crime branch. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/kEKw3bv

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to visit Ayodhya on April 9

Chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said that he along with Shiv Sena leaders will visit Ayodhya on April 9 and offer prayers at the temple there. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines, Coronavirus News, BMC Elections 2022 Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/xeHOFqf