Navi Mumbai: Over 400 rescued homeless people at a shelter home in Panvel are facing a difficult situation due to high electricity bills, which has led to a crisis.The founder of Social and Evangelical Association for Love (SEAL), pastor K M Philip, has now written to the state chief minister on behalf of the inmates,…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court vacation bench on Friday offered relief to over 500 private unaided schools across Maharashtra by staying Maharashtra government’s requisition to deploy their teachers and employees for compulsory census duties.A division bench of Justices Gautam Ankhad and Sandesh Patil, while granting urgent relief in a batch of petitions filed by Unaided…
A routine police drive to rehabilitate beggars from the street took an extraordinary turn when a disoriented pavement dweller turned out to be a former medical student separated from his family during a mental health crisis Mumbai: A routine police drive to rehabilitate beggars from the street took an extraordinary turn when a disoriented pavement…
Thane, May 21 (ANI): A fire broke out in several shops in the Gaondevi Market near the Thane district station complex, in Thane on Thursday. (ANI Video Grab) Thane: The Thursday tragedy at the Gaondevi vegetable market, which claimed two lives and left three injured, has triggered strong political backlash, with leaders across party lines…
Global companies are eager to invest in Maharashtra because of its excellent infrastructure, connectivity, and skilled workforce, Shinde said Thane: Maharashtra has emerged as a favourable destination for industries in the country, with large-scale foreign investments flowing in and new projects in data centres, IT and manufacturing sectors coming up of late, deputy chief minister…
Navi Mumbai: A nature enthusiast said that a major part of a lake in Kamothe, Sector 20, was lost to reclamation and a playground thereafter. Between April 2018 and Feb 2025, the lake lost about 7 acres. The lake is located near Jawahar Industrial Estate and houses many aquatic animals and plants. Activists complain most…
Navi Mumbai: On International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated May 22 every year, environmentalists appealed to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to fast-track long-delayed legal protection for more than 23,000 wetlands across the state, warning that continued neglect accelerates biodiversity loss and increases climate vulnerability.Appealing to the CM for urgent intervention, B N Kumar, director of…
Mumbai: Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Friday announced starting of ‘practical Marathi training’ classes for non Marathi autorickshaw and taxi drivers in collaboration with Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh and Konkan Marathi Sahitya Parishad. Sarnaik warned of action against drivers who do not speak Marathi even after August 15. Industries minister Uday Samant has agreed to…
As the child frequently played near the Mothagaon creek, the family went there to look for her and found her body floating near the edge of the water Kalyan: The body of a four-year-old girl was found floating in the Mothagaon creek area of Dombivli, police said on Friday.According to Vishnu Nagar police, the child…
Questions were raised over the actual quantity of silt removed, GPS monitoring of disposal at dumping grounds, and lack of focus on chronic flooding spots Mumbai: With the monsoon around the corner, corporators across party lines raised concerns over the pace and the quality of nullah desilting works in the city. Many warned that Mumbai…
