RTO clerical staff across Maharashtra intensify stir on seventh day, two-hour sit-in protest on June 22 | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The indefinite strike by RTO employees entered its seventh day on Sunday, with no resolution in sight as the govt and administration remain unresponsive to the union’s pending demands. In a bid to escalate pressure, employees across Maharashtra will stage a two-hour sit-in protest in all RTO offices on Monday morning.The RTO Employees’ Union,…

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Thane’s double-decker bus hits roadblock as ridership fails to take off since its launch | Mumbai News

Thane: Poor route planning, long travel time and limited operating hours appear to have derailed the Thane Municipal Transport’s (TMT) much-publicised AC double-decker bus service, with the city’s first such bus drawing barely a quarter of its carrying capacity during its first week of launch.Introduced last Tuesday, the lone bus service modelled on Mumbai’s popular…

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‘Water Mafia Thriving, Residents Paying the Price’: BJP Targets TMC Over Thane Crisis | Mumbai News

Thane: Alleging a complete collapse of Thane’s water planning system, three BJP legislators on Sunday accused the municipal administration of pushing over 25 lakh residents into the clutches of an unregulated tanker mafia that is allegedly profiteering from the city’s chronic water shortage while Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) authorities look the other way.Addressing a press…

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Two persons arrested at Mumbai airport for smuggling 19 kg of weed worth Rs 6.6 crore | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) arrested two Indian passengers for smuggling 19.017 kg of hydroponic weed worth over Rs 6.65 crore in the illicit market from their baggage following their arrival from Bangkok.The arrested persons have been identified as Tejinder Gaba, 48, a resident of Karnal, Haryana, and Rohan Chandrakant Mahale,…

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‘Healer’ dupes 75-year-old Mumbai-based businessman of Rs 56 lakh, FIR registered | Mumbai News

Thane: A 75-year-old Mumbai-based businessman was allegedly duped of Rs 56 lakh by a ‘healer’ who promised to cure his ailments with alternative treatments before allegedly blackmailing him using nude photographs, police said.According to the Kasarvadavali police, the accused and an associate befriended the businessman at a Mumbai hospital nearly two years ago while he…

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Physics toughest in NEET re-examination, complain students in Mumbai; lower cut-offs expected | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Students across Mumbai appeared for the NEET re-examination amid heavy security deployment and tight monitoring at centres on Sunday. For a majority of students, physics was the toughest and lengthiest section, with many categorising the overall paper as ‘moderate’ to ‘difficult’.Unlike the May 3 examination, students found the re-test more challenging and requiring more…

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Some dissident MPs in touch with Shiv Sena (UBT), claims Sanjay Raut; Sanjay Patil’s daughter meets Uddhav Thackeray, says she’s still with party | Mumbai News

Sanjay Raut claimed that talks are underway with at least two of the dissident MPs Mumbai: Shiv Sena of the dissident MPs are in touch with Shiv Sena (UBT) because they are scared of public anger in their constituencies, and talks are currently underway with at least two of them, party MP Sanjay Raut claimed…

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