Shiv Sena: News

16 Aug 2017

Mumbai

Maharashtra: 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.

14 Aug 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai locals: Special police squads deployed to nab miscreants

In light of rising incidents of molestation on Mumbai local trains, government railway police (GRP) has pressed special teams into service to nab miscreants on the spot.

08 Aug 2017

Mumbai

Bombay 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.

03 Aug 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai: Dahi handi injuries drop by 78% after imposing restrictions

Following restrictions on height of human pyramids and barring minors to participate in Dahi Handi festivals, petitioner Swati Patil told SC that human injuries during festival have significantly reduced since 2014.

26 Jul 2017

Mumbai

Railway ministry to launch single ticket system in Mumbai

In order to ease travelling for commuters and reduce losses, railway ministry will integrate ticketing system in next three years and kickstart it in Mumbai on pilot basis.

26 Jul 2017

Mumbai

Sunil Shitap: The man responsible for Ghatkopar building collapse?

On Monday evening, a four-storeyed building came crumbling apart in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area.

22 Jul 2017

Delhi

BJP MP Maheish Girri demands President's Rule in Delhi

BJP national secretary and MP Maheish Girri has demanded the dismissal of the AAP government in Delhi over "incompetence". President's Rule should be imposed, he said.

26 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai: Police book Indrani Mukerjea for 'inciting riots' in prison

Police booked Indrani Mukerjea, who is accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora, along with 200 inmates for inciting riots in Byculla prison after an inmate was alleged to have died out of police torture.

24 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai: RTI activist challenges Dutt's early release from jail

It was in response to the PIL filed by an RTI activist, Pradeep Bhalekar that the Bombay HC asked the state government to justify the early release of actor Sanjay Dutt from jail.

20 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai to get its first cable rail-bridge

Mumbai could get its first cable-stayed rail overbridge (ROB) which will touch down at Dr E Moses Road near the Mahalaxmi race-course.

19 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai's Taj Palace becomes first Indian building to be trademarked

The iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai has joined the elite club of the Empire State Building in New York, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sydney Opera House as it got itself trademarked.

18 Jun 2017

Mumbai

BMC's plan to reduce flooding in Mumbai not even done by half

Drowning in the complaints about rains every year, Mumbai's BMC's ambitious projects that were planned after July 26, 2005 flood are not even halfway done.

16 Jun 2017

Mumbai

IIT counselling makes a smooth start, 7 rounds to be conducted

23 IITs, 31 NITs, 23 IIITs and other government institutes started the joint seat allocation process with no technical glitches.

16 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai all set to witness BJP's 'Chanakya Neeti'

Amid the brouhaha surrounding the Presidential election, Mumbai is all set to welcome Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah who is on a 3-day visit to the state.

15 Jun 2017

Mumbai

'Mumbai Seenagers' to help older gay men socialize

LGBT rights activist Dr Prasad Dhandekar, started 'Mumbai Seenagers', an initiative that helps older gay men socialize with each other in a safe space.

14 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Maharashtra provides immediate relief of Rs. 10,000 to farmers

The government provided an immediate assistance of Rs. 10,000 to small and marginal farmers who can begin sowing in the wake of the upcoming Kharif season.

08 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Maharashtra's Konkan route to get 21 new railway stations

With the purpose of expansion and modernization, 21 new railways stations will be added on the Konkan route in Maharashtra.

06 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai school trustee charged with raping 3 year old girl

A 57 year old school trustee and a nursery teacher were charged with allegedly raping a 3 year old girl at the school premises in Mumbai.

24 May 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai based acid attack victim finds love at 26

In 2012, Lalita Ben Bansi was attacked with acid by her cousin, who threw it on her over a minor argument.

10 May 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai Police to go bulletproof 9 years after 26/11

9 years ago when Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare went to take on the terrorists involved in 26/11, his bulletproof vest was no match for the terrorists' AK-47s.

09 May 2017

Mumbai

Maharashtra- Junk food in school canteens banned

Sale of junk food in school canteens of Maharashtra has now been prohibited by the government.

05 May 2017

India

Attention unruly passengers! India will soon have a no-fly list

Following the Air India slapping row in March, centre on Friday issued draft rules for the aviation sector on no-fly list.

05 May 2017

Mumbai

After Eman, Saifee hospital to start fundraising for obese children

After successfully raising over 21 lakh for the surgery of Eman Ahmed, doctors from Saifee hospital are planning to launch a similar campaign for helping 7 obese children.

03 May 2017

Mumbai

Railways considers high-speed Spanish trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route

Spanish firm Talgo has offered to operate trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, which would reduce travel time between the two cities to 5 hours.

26 Apr 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai realty market makes space for 1BHKs

Due to a deficit in customers for premium, large-sized flats, real-estate developers in Mumbai are going back to building affordable 1-BHK homes worth Rs. 50-60 lakh.

12 Apr 2017

Maharashtra

Mumbai: Peddlers lure college students by distributing free cocaine

In order to attract youngsters, drug peddlers are distributing 'love sips' or 'love drops' (slang for cocaine sachets) for free amongst college-going students of South Mumbai.

10 Apr 2017

Bombay High Court

Mumbai hospitals get medicine-dispensing robots

Students from Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE), Bandra, invented a robotic vending machine which hands out medicines in hospitals.

07 Apr 2017

Mumbai

IIT-Bombay gets notified for software piracy

The Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay) was recently served with a 'license non-compliance' notice by a proprietary software major.

Yogi Adityanath endorses the concept of Hindu Rashtra

In an interview on Doordarshan, Yogi Adityanath, the firebrand UP CM supported the Hindu Rashtra theory.

06 Apr 2017

Lok Sabha

Air India and one man's stand against political hooliganism

The very people we choose to represent us are often the ones who turn tyrants, forgetting they were chosen to serve the people.

28 Mar 2017

Devendra Fadnavis

Pollution connected to monsoons: IIT-Bombay study

A new study conducted at IIT-Bombay discovered a relation between local pollution and the intensity of rain.

27 Mar 2017

Mumbai

Citizens' group challenges upcoming Shivaji memorial

A citizens' forum named APLI (A Port Lands Initiative) Mumbai, with the help of documents accessed through RTI, concluded that it is not feasible for the government to carry on with the construction of the upcoming Shivaji memorial worth Rs. 3,600crore.

23 Mar 2017

Maharashtra

Shiv Sena MP attacked Air India employee with slippers

Ravindra Gaikwad, a Shiv Sena MP attacked one of the members of the Air India staff with slippers on Thursday.

22 Mar 2017

Maharashtra

Mumbai: Residents can use free, unlimited WiFi for another month

The Maharashtra government has postponed its plan to start charging residents for WiFi till April.

21 Mar 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai's BEST buses undergo major makeover

BEST's historic red buses are now revamped and include automatic, clutch-free transmission for drivers, a central air-circulation system, eight charging points and a wide gap between seats.

20 Mar 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai youth's project could land on the moon

A lunar-related project led by Saumil Vaidya (a former student of Swami Vivekananda International School, Borivali) was one of the winners of TeamIndus's Lab2Moon contest where global students designed and built experiments that could be flown to the moon.

16 Mar 2017

Maharashtra

5,000 doctors from Maharashtra to 'mass bunk'

On Friday, over 5,000 doctors from Maharashtra's public hospitals are planning a 'mass bunk' to protest the assault on a resident-doctor by a patient's relative at a government hospital in Dhule.