Mumbai : The Central Railway witnessed growth in passengers and revenue after increasing the number of AC locals on Harbour line recently, an official said on Thursday.Introduced on January 26, 2026, the Harbour Line AC locals have drawn an encouraging response, prompting the railway to expand operations to meet demand. With effect from May 1,…
Mumbai: Gangster Anmol Bishnoi monitored the entire operation of firing on Rohit Shetty’s house through a video call and remained in touch with the shooters until the attack was executed, states the chargesheet, which was filed last month before the special MCOCA court.Investigators stated that the firing was part of a pre-planned operation intended to…
Several senior IPS and State Police Service officers were transferred across key postings Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt on Thursday issued a reshuffle in the state police department, transferring several senior IPS and State Police Service officers across key postings. Some transfers that took place last week have also been cancelled. Praveen Padwal, who was Special…
Pune: The All-India Congress Committee (AICC) has appointed 69 new city and district presidents in Maharashtra with an eye on the 2029 elections. AICC general secretary K C Venugopal issued the letter, along with a list of new appointees, on Wednesday.According to Congress members, the appointments have been made following the party’s ‘Sanghatan Srijan Abhiyan’,…
Pune: Technical issues marred the first day of the first round of Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for first year junior colleges (FYJC) across the state on Thursday.Students and parents, who tried to fill up part 1 and 2 of the online admission form in the morning, found an unresponsive screen when they tried to log…
Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated on Thursday that the farm loan waiver promised by the government would be announced before June 30 and the Model Code of Conduct for the MLC polls in the state is unlikely to have an impact. The code is currently in force for the elections which are due on…
Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded a 8% decline in fatal road crashes and fatalities in the first four months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to transport department data released on Thursday. Nearly three lakh riders were caught travelling without helmets during the four-month period.Officials said the improvement came alongside intensified enforcement across…
Mumbai: Maharashtra has become the first state to use the state-of-the-art weather forecasting system, Bharat Forecast System, developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune.The Bharat Forecast System can generate detailed and high-quality weather forecasts for an area of 6 km x 6 km — a “major improvement” over the 12 km x…
Govt has issued fresh guidelines for preventing illegal transportation of cattle, illegal slaughter, and unauthorised slaughterhouses Mumbai:Mumbai:clearedThe state government has directed police to investigate and take action under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against individuals, gangs or organisations that repeatedly engage in organised smuggling of cattle in violation of laws and rules.Ahead…
One of the affected trees along Kalyan Smart City Road Kalyan: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s (KDMC) gardening department has lodged a police complaint against unidentified persons for allegedly attempting to destroy at least seven trees along Kalyan’s Smart City road using the ‘drill-and-poison’ method.Khadakpada police have registered a non-cognisable offence under Section 21 of the…
