Navi Mumbai: Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) workers and environmental activists will soon launch a “Chipko-style protest” against tree felling for Torrent Power’s proposed 3,000MW hydropower project at Saidongar in Karjat, Raigad district.“We have given an ultimatum to govt to scrap the project. Else, our Chipko movement will commence,” said PWP spokesperson Chitralekha Patil. Karjat…
Mumbai: Twenty Katkari tribal families from Mhatroli village in Alibaug taluka of Raigad district were allegedly forcibly evicted after their homes were demolished in March 2024, the Sarvahara Jan Andolan has alleged. The organisation, at a news conference, has demanded registration of offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul…
Bombay HC said the comments on actor Dia Mirza’s video were ‘stray thoughts of one or two persons’ Mumbai: Bombay HC on Tuesday said it was “unfortunate” that BMC had removed from its social pages a video of actor Dia Mirza urging citizens to avoid firecrackers as part of its anti-pollution campaign. It suggested that…
State NCP chief Sunil Tatkare leaves deputy CM Sunetra Pawar’s official residence in Mumbai after the meeting on Tuesday night Pune: Discontent among NCP seniors over Rajya Sabha member Parth Pawar’s growing role in the party’s decision-making was at the core of a discussion chaired by its president and deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar at…
Mumbai: Hours after Bombay HC called for restoration of actor Dia Mirza’s video, CM Devendra Fadnavis said it was the civic body’s prerogative whether to keep or delete the clip as it manages its own social media handles.“Dia Mirza may be a good actor but she’s not some big politician from India. Hence, I don’t…
Thane: Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) of Thane Crime Branch Amarsinh Jadhav, who heads the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Shiv Sena (UBT) Manpada division chief Pradeep Purnekar’s Sept murder along with DCP Prashant Kadam, will continue in his present posting.Kadam is also overseeing the inquiry into the alleged custodial assault of two men who…
Mumbai: Haryana resident Suneha Pandit (22), sister-in-law of absconding accused Anil Pandit arrested in the Tiger Shroff firing case, handled the extortion amounts in India, police have alleged.Seeking 15 days of police custody, special public prosecutor Sunil Gonsalves submitted that the investigation had revealed a cryptocurrency wallet in the name of Abhishek Pandit, Suneha’s husband….
File pic of former Thane Municipal Corporation mayor and Shiv Sena leader Meenakshi Shinde arriving at the Anti-Extortion Cell for questioning in connection with the murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar in Thane Thane: Former Thane mayor and Shiv Sena corporator Meenakshi Shinde on Tuesday approached Thane police commissioner Ashutosh Dumbare seeking additional…
Pelhar police have registered cases against more than 40 people in connection with the vandalism incident Nalasopara: A mob of 50 to 60 people allegedly attacked 30-35 houses across eight to nine chawls in Shriram Nagar, Nalasopara East, on Monday night to avenge an assault on a man accused of kicking a stray dog.Pelhar police…
A file photo of Maharashtra minster Mangal Prabhat Lodha. MUMBAI: Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha has urged the authorities to reconsider the proposed location of an electrical substation for the Orange Gate–Marine Drive Underground Road Tunnel Project, opposing the use of the volleyball ground at Mafatlal Gymkhana in Girgaon Chowpatty.Lodha met Mumbai city additional collector Bappasaheb…
