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MUMBAI: The Australian Consulate-General in Mumbai on Thursday announced a new initiative aimed at improving school infrastructure in rural Maharashtra through renewable energy and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions.The announcement marked a collaboration between the Australian Consulate-General Mumbai and Swades Foundation to implement the programme in Raigad and Nashik districts.Senior dignitaries attended the event…

MUMBAI: A group of young farmers from Nashik were in Mumbai for the first time this week, that too at the home of the Australian Consul-General’s residence in Breach Candy where they spoke candidly on how they are now no longer waiting for the rains to decide their future. Until recently, most of them depended…

Palghar: A worker sustained severe burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a factory located in an industrial area of Boisar in Palghar district on Thursday, an official said.The incident occurred at 10.45am in Nandosal Industries located in Tarapur Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area, he added.“A company worker suffered around 60% burn injuries in…

Mumbai: State government on Thursday told Bombay high court it has no scheme for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare neurodegenerative disease that is caused by mutated measles virus.Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Shyam Chandak were hearing a PIL filed in September 2025 by Panvel resident Mahadu Belkar whose son was suffering from SSPE…

Mumbai: The upgradation and beautification plan for the area surrounding Siddhivinayak Temple in Prabhadevi has not commenced even four months after BMC issued a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to the contractor for the first phase of the project which involves works worth around Rs 80 crore.The contractor has now written to the BMC administration seeking…

Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has expedited the tunnel road work underneath the Palm Beach Road in Sanpada sector-19. The underpass opposite the Moraj Circle area has been under attention over the proposed axing and transplantation of 440 trees.The state tree authority had green signaled the tree issue in June 2023. However,…

Navi Mumbai: Days after five donkeys used for transporting construction materials at Raigad Fort were found dead, assistant commissioner of animal husbandry department Subhash Dalvi inspected the area on Wednesday. The department has written to the contractors and authorities warning them of action for animal cruelty.Activists alleged that contractors use around 150 donkeys instead of…

Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has expedited the tunnel road work underneath the Palm Beach Road in Sanpada Sector-19. The underpass opposite the Moraj Circle area has been under attention over the proposed axing and transplantation of 440 trees. The state tree authority had green signalled the tree issue in June 2023….

Mumbai: In a taxpayer-friendly ruling, the Mumbai bench of the income tax appellate tribunal (ITAT) recently held that a claim for capital gains exemption under Section 54 of Income Tax (I-T) Act, for investing in a new house, cannot be denied solely on the ground that an I-T return was not filed at the outset….

Thane: Amid a rise in leopard numbers and wild animal attacks in Maharashtra, state forest minister Ganesh Naik said the forest department has captured 250 leopards so far and kept them in safe habitats. He made the statement while responding to media questions at his Janata Darbar held on Thursday in Thane city. Naik said…