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No flood-affected person should be deprived of relief: Abdul Sattar

The incessant rain has lashed the entire district for the past two days and rivers, lakes and nullahas were overflowed.

Seniority dispute resolved by SC

The seniority dispute of the state's deputy district collector category has been disposed of by the Supreme Court on Monday.

Swami appeals for peace & harmony

\"The Ganesh Utsav and the Jarjari Baksh Urs Mahaotsav at Khuldabad are coming in the next few days.

Khelo India to provide strong platform: MoS Raksha Khadse

KIRTI | The Minister urged local industrialists to support athletes by offering training and facilities through CSR funds and also promised GoI support

Draupadi Murmu inaugurates Vishwashanti Buddha Vihar

MONUMENT UNVEILED | During the ceremony she conducted the Chivardan ceremony by gifting robes to monks

SGPC objects to Golden Temple replica pandal in Pune

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has taken objection to the construction of a pandal replicating the Golden Temple for Ganpati Utsav in the Camp area of Pune and termed it an act of inciting Sikh sentiments.

Youth killed while trying to save brother

In a shocking incident in Pune's Gultekdi area, a 20year-old was stabbed to death on Tuesday night while trying to save his brother from assailants.

PCMC invites residents to budget-making

Earlier residents had to visit their respective zonal offices to submit suggestions but now they can send it online through the Smart Sarathi app and PCMC website

Kaas Plateau ready for flowering season

The Kaas Plateau, recognised as a World Heritage Site, is all set for the upcoming flowering season.

Private buses charge 2x fares amid MSRTC strike

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees' strike intensified on the second day on Wednesday, spelling more trouble for passengers, especially ahead Ganeshotsav.

BJP workers refuse to campaign for NCP's Tingre in Vadgaon Sheri

RIFT IN MAHAYUTI | The disgruntled BJP workers have written to party's leader Pankaja Munde demanding the seat for ex-MLA Jagdish Mulik in the upcoming Assembly polls

18-yr-old suffers from koyta attack

The victim was lured by the suspects with a fake Instagram profile of a girl

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse: Congress alleges corruption in construction

The Congress on Wednesday alleged a meagre amount of ₹1.5 crore was spent on the construction of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue that had collapsed in coastal Sindhudurg even though a sum of \"₹236 crore\" was taken for this work from the state coffers.

Port attracting global interest, says Sonowal

The Vadhavan Port is attracting significant global interest and would create 12 lakh jobs once operational, Union Minister Sarbananda was Sonowal said on Wednesday.

It's Gaikwad vs Gaikwad again in a land dispute case in Ambernath

Builder accused of turning up for land survey with an armed gang

Adani Ports, L&T show interest in Vadhavan Port

BIG-WIGS | Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd too expresses interest in the project; JNPA chairman says they will firm up the proposal.

Nightmarish traffic jam in Thane as truck overturns

The truck carrying a chemical overturned at 3.30am Wednesday, leading to a 7-8 hour jam; traffic police blames impatient motorists for breaking rules.

To save flamingos, light yellow LEDS at 45-degree angle

After repeated incidents of flamingos getting injured or succumbing due to bright streetlights en route Navi Mumbai, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has decided to replace white LED lights with light-yellow LEDs.

Five SPVs for high rise fires in 6 mths

HIGH SAFETY | SPVs can reach up to 80 storeys

Med colleges quizzed over caution money

Following complaints about some medical colleges demanding excessive refundable deposit money from MBBS aspirants, the state fee regulator has sent show-cause notices to all private medical institutes in the state.

Garage mechanic mob-lynched, four hsg soc office-bearers held

The Wadala TT police have arrested four office bearers of a housing society Almeda Compound in the Sion for allegedly Koliwada area beating up a 40-year-old man to death in the Pratiksha Nagar area of Sion.

Two labourers fall to death in Vikhroli

Two labourers from Orissa died on Wednesday after falling from the fourth floor of an under-construction building, Om Dhanlaxmi Heights, in Vikhroli's Tagore Nagar area.

Toddler dies as slab falls in Chembur

An 18-month-old died after a slab collapsed on her on Wednesday evening in Chembur West.

MP Pratapgarhi meets elderly hit over beef suspicion

MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Wednesday met Ashraf Ali, the 72-year-old man who was attacked by fellow passengers on a moving train in Nashik district after they suspected him of carrying beef.

HC levies cost for rape case after fight

The Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs2 lakh each on the accused and the victim, while quashing a rape case noting that the two were in a consensual relationship and that the case was filed to settle scores.

Live-in rape: Relation mutual, says court

A sessions court has granted anticipatory bail to a 46-yearold man, who has been booked for allegedly repeatedly raping his live-in partner, a divorcee, on the pretext of marriage, observing that the two were in a consensual relationship.

Blacklisted job aspirant deported from Sharjah

A 42-year-old job aspirant, who was blacklisted by the UAE, was deported from the Gulf country for travelling on a passport procured with the help of bogus documents.

'Install more spike speed breakers in city to double down on errants

Wrong-way driving has significantly decreased on roads in Colaba since the BMC installed spike speed breakers, claimed ex-BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar.

Crackdown on illegal parking of pvt buses

Less than 36 hours after the Free Press Journal raised the issue of illegal parking in Bhayandar West on its website, the traffic police launched a massive crackdown on Tuesday night.

Panel slams BoB for rejecting cheque

Redressal The Mumbai suburban Additional District Consumer Dispute Commission has reprimanded Bank of Baroda (BOB) for its \"high-handed behaviour\" in rejecting a senior citizen's bearer cheque, which his son tried to encash during the first Covid wave.