Maharashtra: News
11 Jul 2018
MumbaiProviding refuge, serving food, rescuing stranded: Meet Mumbai's unsung heroes
Like every year, this time too Mumbai is facing a deluge and remains submerged in water due to torrential rainfall and abysmal administrative flaws.
11 Jul 2018
BollywoodFollowing father's footsteps? Riteish Deshmukh might contest elections on Congress-ticket
Following his father Vilasrao Deshmukh's footsteps, actor Riteish Deshmukh will contest elections from his hometown Latur, Maharashtra, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections of 2019, multiple reports suggested.
10 Jul 2018
MumbaiMaharashtra: 20,112 missing kids reunited with families under 'Operation Muskan'
Maharashtra's Minister of State for Home Ranjit Patil said 20,112 missing children were rescued and handed over to their families under "Operation Muskan".
10 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: BMC will collaborate with IIT-B for better-roads, says Fadnavis
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis today said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation would be directed to collaborate with institutions like IIT-Bombay to develop modern technology for ensuring good roads in Mumbai.
09 Jul 2018
Devendra FadnavisNo reduction in reservation for OBCs in medical courses: Fadnavis
There will be no reduction in reservation for students from OBCs in admissions to medical courses in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today.
09 Jul 2018
MumbaiHeavy rains in Mumbai: Schools shut; trains and buses delayed
Torrential monsoon rains lashed Mumbai and its neighboring areas, flooding streets, rail-tracks and crippling life in the city.
09 Jul 2018
WhatsAppFake retail vouchers are being circulated on WhatsApp
According to reports, several cases of fake retail vouchers being circulated on WhatsApp have surfaced in the last couple of months.
08 Jul 2018
Mumbai'Roti Bank' satiating hunger of the poor, gets good response
In a bid to feed needy people, a retired IPS officer D Sivanandan in December 2017 launched "Roti Bank" in collaboration with Mumbai's famous tiffin carriers "Dabbawalas".
08 Jul 2018
Maharashtra PoliceVictims of Dhule lynching belonged to a peaceful tribe: Police
The five people lynched in Maharashtra's Dhule on suspicion of child-lifting were members of the nomadic Nath Gosavi community, which is a peaceful tribe with no criminal record, said Dhule's SP Ram Kumar.
08 Jul 2018
IndiaThis Mumbai-girl showed her father what a daughter can do!
When it comes to financial constraints, many families in India still ask the girls to drop out of colleges or schools.
07 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: AK-56 seized from Dawood gang member's house; wife arrested
An AK-56 rifle has been seized from the house of a member of Dawood Ibrahim gang in suburban Goregaon in Mumbai.
07 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: 'Jobless' man climbs Doordarshan tower for media coverage
A 30-year-old man climbed the Doordarshan Tower in Worli in South Mumbai in the wee hours yesterday, sending police and fire brigade officials into a tizzy.
07 Jul 2018
MumbaiBodies of 4 teens, who drowned off Juhu beach, recovered
The body of the fourth victim, who had drowned off Juhu beach along with three others, was found behind JW Marriott hotel in the wee hours today.
07 Jul 2018
Indian RailwaysMaharashtra: Railways awaiting govt nod to act against plastic-ban violators
Over two weeks after the Central Railways (CR) and the Western Railways (WR) authorities requested the Maharashtra Environment Ministry to authorize them to act against the plastic ban violators and penalize them, they are still waiting for a response, an official said today.
06 Jul 2018
MumbaiPlastic ban: Allow bags weighing 20g, demand manufacturers
Days after Maharashtra Government relaxed the norms for FMCG firms by just self-proving that they only use recyclable multi-layer packaging, plastic manufacturers are raising their voices.
06 Jul 2018
Yogi AdityanathUP follows Maharashtra with a complete plastic ban
UP is going the Maharashtra way. Weeks after the western state banned most forms of plastic, UP has issued similar orders.
06 Jul 2018
MumbaiMadurai Express sleeper-class coach derails at Khandala, none hurt
A sleeper class coach of Madurai Express derailed at Khandala railway station on Mumbai-Pune route in Maharashtra in the wee hours today.
05 Jul 2018
MumbaiMaharashtra Police takes preventive-measures in the wake of Rainpada lynching
Following the lynching of five men in Maharashtra's Dhule district, Maharashtra Police are taking several preventive steps, including publication of WhatsApp numbers of police control rooms.
05 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Grant Road Bridge reopened a day after cracks seen
Tuesday was a bad day for Mumbai; within 16 hours, two city bridges faced infrastructural defect.
05 Jul 2018
MumbaiAndheri bridge-collapse: 15 doctors fought for 14hrs to revive victim
Like every day, Asmita Katkar of Mumbai took the Gokhale Bridge on Tuesday too, after dropping her six-year-old son at his school.
05 Jul 2018
ThaneThane: Man kills wife suspecting fidelity; hangs himself
A 30-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and committed suicide at Padlein Daighar area of Thane, police said.
05 Jul 2018
IndiaLynching aftermath: Maharashtra's Rainpada village becomes a ghost place
Rainpada, a remote village of Maharashtra which was the scene of brutal lynching of five men five days back, has virtually turned into a ghost place.
04 Jul 2018
EnvironmentIn 10 days, Maharashtra relaxes plastic ban yet again
The Maharashtra government is a confused lot. Since a plastic ban was imposed 10 days ago, it has changed rules at least twice.
04 Jul 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Maharashtra government's women, widower employees to get six-month childcare leave
To enable better parenting, Maharashtra government has decided to give six months' paid leave to its women and widower employees for childcare.
04 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: After Andheri-bridge collapse, cracks found on Grant-Road station bridge
Cracks were found on a bridge at the Grant Road station in south Mumbai, hours after an over-bridge collapsed at a railway station in suburban Andheri, the city's civic body said today.
04 Jul 2018
Navi MumbaiAlleged Rs. 1,700cr land scam triggers BJP-Congress war in Maharashtra
A day after the Congress alleged a Rs. 1,767cr land scam in Navi Mumbai carried out "with the blessings of CM Devendra Fadnavis," the leader has denied it, saying he is ready for any probe.
03 Jul 2018
Social MediaMaharashtra: Social activist allegedly thrashed by BJP supporters
A social activist Pravin Surana was allegedly thrashed by workers of Bharatiya Janata Party in Warora, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, for criticizing state finance and planning minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, on Sunday.
03 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaLandmark initiative: Sanitary napkin vending machines for nine Maharashtra jails
Nine prisons in Maharashtra, housing some 1,023 women, are in the process of getting sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators (for the disposal of sanitary napkins).
03 Jul 2018
MumbaiStudents who missed exams due to rain can reappear: MU
As heavy rains threw the normal life out of gear in Mumbai, University of Mumbai has announced that those who missed the examinations today can reappear later.
02 Jul 2018
MumbaiMeet Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, Mumbai Police's new boss
Mumbai Police got a new chief this weekend as senior IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal took charge of the force on Saturday.
02 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: BMC to install sensor-fitted garbage bins in pits
In a bid to curb the stink emanating from garbage bins placed in the open in several parts of Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to install them in pits specially dug for the purpose.
02 Jul 2018
IndiaFive lynched in Maharashtra over 'child-lifter' rumors, WhatsApp-toll reaches 19
Death of innocents is always tragic, but inexplicably, the pain of murdering one ordinary person after another doesn't seem to have hit India yet.
01 Jul 2018
IndiaMaharashtra government likely to ban plastic packaging of e-commerce products
Maharashtra government is likely to ban plastic packaging of e-commerce products as well as plastic bottles below 200ml capacity for water and beverages.
30 Jun 2018
IndiaMaharashtra-officials to now write name, post beneath signature on documents
Maharashtra Chief Secretary Dinesh Kumar Jain ordered state departments to ensure that every government document, letter, receipts clearly bears the name, details, and designation of the official signing it.
30 Jun 2018
Crime Against WomenMaharashtra: Man arrested for raping woman on pretext of marriage
A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman on several occasions after promising to marry her in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said today.
29 Jun 2018
MumbaiMaharashtra plastic-ban: Food-delivery to get costlier by up to 30%
After Maharashtra imposed plastic ban last week, restaurant-owners, especially those who deal with home-delivery, are facing the brunt.
29 Jun 2018
MumbaiIn rare move, Mumbai's Byculla Prison celebrates inmate's son's birthday
Last year Byculla Jail made it to news because of convict Manjula Shetye, who was allegedly beaten to death by six female officials.
29 Jun 2018
Health & WellnessMaharashtra mother-in-law saves daughter-in-law's life by donating kidney
A mother-in-law in Maharashtra has broken stereotypes and set an example of love by donating a kidney to her daughter-in-law, who was suffering from renal failure.
29 Jun 2018
PuneNext on Maharashtra government's radar: Tetra packs and multi-layered packaging
The Maharashtra government, which last week enforced a statewide plastic ban, is now mulling bringing tetra packaging and multi-layered packaging under its ambit.
28 Jun 2018
SuicideMaharashtra: Man, woman found hanging from tree; suicide suspected
A 28-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide today apparently over their failed love affair in Maharashtra's Boisar area.
