NGO seeks chief minister’s intervention in proposed Maharashtra Maritime Board ad policy; cites concerns over light pollution, biodiversity loss, and visual defacement of state’s coastline | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Environmental NGO Awaaz Foundation has written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking personal intervention against the proposed Maharashtra Maritime Board (Regulation of Display of Advertisements) Regulations 2026, raising concerns over light pollution, biodiversity loss and visual defacement of Maharashtra’s coastline.In the letter to Fadnavis, dated May 9, Awaaz Foundation founder Sumaira Abdulali objected to…

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FIR against kin of Ambernath BJP functionary and others for ‘forging’ will and power of attorney | Mumbai News

Thane: Mahatma Phule police in Kalyan have registered a cheating and forgery case against five persons, including two nephews of a BJP functionary from Ambernath, for allegedly preparing forged will and power of attorney documents using backdated stamp papers to usurp family property worth crores belonging to their sister.The accused have been identified as brothers…

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Union minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates Phase I of Dahisar river rejuvenation project | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday inaugurated Phase 1 of the Dahisar River Rejuvenation and Beautification Project and said the sewage treatment plant (STP) model developed along the river should emerge as a “role model” for the rest of the country.Speaking at the inauguration in Dahisar, Goyal said cleaning rivers cannot…

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