Maharashtra: News
19 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Metro security-staff goes on strike; operator seeks police assistance
Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) that operates Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro-I line sought Mumbai Police's help after the Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) staff went on strike.
18 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Teachers' group writes to PM Modi demanding better salary
Seeking better pay and a higher budget for education, Mumbai-based teachers' group Shikshak Parishad has written to PM Narendra Modi and HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar.
18 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Heavy rainfall predicted for five days; warning issued
Mumbai is likely to receive heavy showers over the next five days as the meteorological department has predicted heavy rainfall in several parts of Maharashtra due to an active monsoon spell.
11 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Two held for stabbing Bandra-Worli Sea Link toll-booth attendant
Mumbai's Bandra police arrested two men, 22-year-old Rahul Rege and 25-year-old Paleshwar Chavan, for stabbing a toll booth assistant, Amol Chavan, at Bandra Worli Sea Link.
06 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 12,000 coconut trees to be planted in six months
In a move aimed at increasing Mumbai's green cover, the city is going to get 12,000 coconut trees along its west coast within the next six months.
06 Sep 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaMaharashtra: Major relief to liquor vends after five dry months
Bringing relief to over 15,000 liquor outlets in Maharashtra, State Excise Commissioner Ashwini Joshi issued orders for renewal of their suspended licenses.
06 Sep 2017
JapanThe dark forces behind a growing addiction to porn
The Maharashtra IT department recently revealed that daily, 30,000 users log in to Mumbai's free public Wi-Fi to access porn.
06 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Union Minister Athawale's 12-year-old son's entry into politics
While it is not uncommon for politicians to hand over the baton to their children, Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale did something that has stunned everyone.
06 Sep 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra Police control rooms to be modernized at Rs. 429cr
The Maharashtra Government has given its go-ahead to a Rs. 429cr-worth project for modernizing the police control rooms in the state.
06 Sep 2017
MumbaiGanpati Visarjan Maharashtra: Celebrations marred by death of 12 people
Hundreds of thousands of devotees in Maharashtra bid adieu to Lord Ganesh during the Visarjan rituals yesterday on the last day of the 12-day long Ganeshotsav, Anant Chaturdashi.
04 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai to see loud Ganapati Visarjan after SC stays order
Mumbai will see its usual loud Ganapati Visarjan tomorrow, as the Supreme Court today stayed an order by the Bombay High Court banning the use of loudspeakers in Maharashtra.
03 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai to soon have India's longest cycling, jogging track
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has approved Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's plan to build a 39km-long cycling and jogging track along Mumbai's Tansa pipeline at a cost of Rs. 300cr.
03 Sep 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra: Government links contractors' toll exemption compensation to road quality
Maharashtra's government has decided to pay toll-exemption compensation to contractors based on the quality of roads.
03 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Family bought room for Rs. 74L, wiped-out in collapse
Syed Jafar Husain's family, who died in Husaini Building collapse in Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar, bought a room for Rs. 74L in it from Sakina Arsiwala only in 2013.
02 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: "Hero" loco-pilots of derailed Duronto Express to be felicitated
Indian Railways is going felicitate the locomotive pilot (engine driver) Virender Singh and senior assistant loco pilot Abhay Kumar of the Mumbai-bound Duronto Express that recently derailed near Asangaon.
01 Sep 2017
MumbaiBhendi Bazaar Collapse: How 21-year-old's call fetched rescue teams
When the old building in Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar collapsed, it was 21-year-old Ahmed Ali's call to the police control-room that fetched help.
01 Sep 2017
MumbaiBhendi Bazaar building collapse: 34 dead, 46 rescued so far
At least 34 people have died as the 117-year-old Hussaini building at Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar collapsed on 31 August, said the police.
01 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Commuters stage "rail roko" protest at Vasind
Agitated that local train services on Mumbai's Titwala-Kasara route haven't resumed even three days after the Duronto Express derailment, commuters staged a "rail roko" protest at Vasind station.
01 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Boyfriend sells off minor girlfriend to human traffickers
In a shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl from Mumbai's Behrampada was sold to a Nashik-based human trafficking group by her 19-year-old boyfriend, Karan Pawar.
31 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Ganpati made from "zero GST" items in Mulund
Mumbai's Shri Niwas Ganeshotav's Ganpati members in Mulund decided to highlight the positives of the "controversial" GST in a unique manner.
30 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai at a standstill: Rains hit transport services
As Mumbai came to a stop after the incessant rains flooded and sank the sub-urban railway network; however, the city's BEST buses came to the rescue of stranded people.
30 Aug 2017
MumbaiHeavy rains in Mumbai: Five dead; extremely heavy rains predicted
Mumbai is on high alert as torrential rains continue to batter the city.
28 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Railway Police to launch special helpline for reporting crime
The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Mumbai is soon going to set up a special emergency railway helpline to respond to passengers' complaints quickly.
28 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai's Videsh Bhavan reaffirms MEA's people-centrism
Yesterday, a new Videsh Bhavan (VB) was inaugurated in Mumbai. It integrates all MEA's branches related to issuance of passports, protection of emigrants and managing cultural relations under one roof.
26 Aug 2017
MumbaiIndia's first calf born through surrogacy in Pune farm
A healthy male Gir breed calf "Vijay" was delivered by a surrogate mother cow in Pune on 20 August.
25 Aug 2017
MumbaiGanesh Chaturthi: Popular Ganeshotsav mandals to visit in Mumbai
Mumbai is celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi in full-swing with over 7,600 mandals. Here are the popular mandals one should not miss:
24 Aug 2017
Andhra PradeshFemale foeticide: Aadhaar may become mandatory for sonographies in Maharashtra
In the wake of cross-border female foeticide in and around Maharashtra, the government might soon mandate Aadhaar for people from other states, especially the bordering ones, undergoing sonography in Maharashtra.
24 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Emergency Helpline for cattle transporters ahead of Bakri Eid
With barely ten days to go for Bakri Eid, the Maharashtra Police started a 24x7 emergency helpline for protecting cattle transporters from cow vigilantes ahead of the festival.
19 Aug 2017
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi's top aide resigns from INC leaving bitter words
In yet another setback for the Indian National Congress (INC), one of Rahul Gandhi's top aides quit the party.
17 Aug 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra govt reinstates encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma
Maharashtra government reinstated encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma after he was unceremoniously removed for allegedly being in contact with the underworld.
16 Aug 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra: 3 dead, 117 govindas injured in Dahi Handi celebrations
In a rather unfortunate instance, Dahi Handi celebrations in Maharashtra were marred with several govindas getting injured.
10 Aug 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra govt passes bill enabling malls to stay open 24x7
There is great news for shopaholics! Maharashtra government passed Shops and Establishment Bill that allows malls/shops/hotels etc to remain open 24X7.
09 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 3-year-old girl raped by peon in school premises
In a gut-wrenching incident, a peon of ICSE Board school in suburban Malad allegedly raped a 3-year-old girl in the school's washroom.
09 Aug 2017
MumbaiMaratha protests reignite today, lakhs expected at Mumbai silent march
On the first anniversary of last year's silent Maratha Kranti Morcha in Aurangabad which triggered a series of protests across Maharashtra, the community is holding its "biggest" rally in Mumbai today.
08 Aug 2017
MumbaiBombay HC refuses to regularize height limit for Dahi Handi
Bombay HC overruled SC's order and removed 20-feet height cap for human pyramids as well as reduced age limit of participants from 18 to 14 years for Dahi Handi celebrations.
07 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Cyber-crime rises, experts blame it on lack of expertise
According to Maharashtra police, on one hand, cybercrime related cases are rising in Mumbai and on the other, there is a sharp decline in detection rate.
07 Aug 2017
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation36,000 BEST bus workers go on strike, 30L people affected
BEST bus workers called for a strike last evening over non-payment of their dues since the past three months.
06 Aug 2017
AhmednagarCow vigilantes attacked by mob in Ahmednagar
Violence in the name of cow protection refuses to cease. Yet another incident was reported from Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra where a mob attacked gau rakshaks after they stopped a tempo suspecting it of transporting cows for slaughter.
06 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai court allows paternity test of child
To prove charges of adultery levelled against mother of a two-year-old, sessions court allowed to conduct the paternity-test.
04 Aug 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Bollywood singer Yash Wadali booked for molestation
Police arrested singer Yash Wadali after a woman complained that Wadali caught hold of her by her shirt collar, pushed her and lashed out abuses at her.
