Maharashtra legislative council OKs appointment of ombudsman to resolve grievances in public universities | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The state legislative council on Tuesday passed the Public Universities (fourth amendment) Bill, 2026 for the appointment of an ombudsman to resolve grievances and to replace the grievance committee.Opposition members asked if universities would be brought under the purview of the Lokpal as the Bill mentioned the appointment of Lokpal. Higher and Technical Education…

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Debris removal continues on Goa highway’s Mumbai corridor at Kashedi Ghat; normal traffic on remaining section | Mumbai News

Navi Mumbai: Debris cleaning operation continued for the second day on the Mumbai corridor of the Mumbai-Goa highway in the Kashedi Ghat section, Ratnagiri. A collapsed hillock fell on the highway on Monday, resulting in complete closure of the highway for 12 hours on Monday. The Mumbai-bound traffic was diverted to the Goa-bound carriageway since…

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Body of Nalasopara man found alongside Lonavla-Karjat railway tracks | Mumbai News

Navi Mumbai: The body of a Nalasopara resident, Chandrakant Chavhan, 55, was retrieved off the railway tracks near Monkey Hill on the Lonavla-Karjat section on Tuesday evening. Under the guidance of Khopoli police inspector Sachin Hire, the volunteers of local NGO Help Foundation brought the body amid inclement weather conditions, including incessant rain, by trekking…

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Can’t attribute tree crashes in Mumbai solely to concretisation, says BMC commissioner | Mumbai News

Ashwini Bhide said strong winds over the past two days has caused extensive damage to the city’s green cover Mumbai: It would be a “sweeping statement” to attribute tree-fall incidents solely to concretisation, BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide said on Tuesday even as she announced that the civic body would engage expert institutions and arborists to…

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Opposition alleges forged documents used to list Maharashtra CM, deputy CM as housing scheme beneficiaries | Mumbai News

opposition legislators claimed forged identity documents had been used to create bogus beneficiaries, including profiles in the names of chief minister (L) and deputy chief minister (R). MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered a closer examination of alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Ramai Awas Yojana in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after opposition legislators claimed…

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4 days on, Taloja youth’s body found near waterfall | Mumbai News

Mohammed Mobshir Mohammed Shahid had sneaked into Kharghar’s Pandavkada waterfall with four friends Navi Mumbai: Four days after a 20-year-old Taloja resident went missing at Kharghar’s Pandavkada waterfall, his body was found in a downstream channel on Tuesday.Mohammed Mobshir Mohammed Shahid, a garage worker, had sneaked into the waterfall area, along with four friends, in…

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Maharashtra Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2026 referred to joint select committee | Mumbai News

The 21-member committee has been asked to give recommendations by the end of the ongoing monsoon session of the legislature Mumbai: The state Legislative Assembly unanimously referred the Maharashtra Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2026, to a joint select committee of both Houses of the state legislature. The 21-member committee has been asked to…

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