In a commendable move, residents of a housing complex in Kandivli in Mumbai are making their sincere efforts to make the sustainable living environment. The 230 families residing in the 20-storey building in Raheja Eternity have reduced their dependence on the electricity grid by nearly 60% by using solar power[Read More…]
The body of a two-year-old boy was found wrapped in a plastic bag in a Chawl in Malad (West). The boy Vivaan Kandu went missing in Kanchpada area in Malad in Mumbai around 6 pm on Monday when he stepped outside to play with a relative. The relative, however, claimed[Read More…]
With heavy rains lashing the island city of Mumbai, water logging has been reported in many areas of the city. The suburbs experienced a great deal of rainfall. The Colaba observatory recorded 56.8 mm of rains, while Santacruz recorded 12.8 mm from 11 pm on Monday night till 7 am[Read More…]
Former media executive, Indrani Mukerjea, was booked for rioting, destruction of property and causing injury to prison staff in Mumbai’s Byculla jail. She was among 200-odd jail inmates who were held responsible for the same. The inmates were protesting against the death of Manjura Shetye, a 45-year-old woman prisoner, who[Read More…]
Granting relief to farmers, the Maharashtra government on Saturday announced a farm loan waiver of Rs 34,000 crore. The decision was announced by Maharashtra chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, after a meeting of the state cabinet. “We have decided to write off loans upto Rs1.5 lakh of individual farmers,” Fadnavis announced[Read More…]
Clashes erupted on a national highway in Maharashtra near Thane between the protesting farmers and police on Thursday. Several policemen have been injured and additional forces have been deployed in the area, said sources. The farmers were protesting against the walling-up of an old British-period aerodrome in the area by[Read More…]
In a major relief to students who doesn’t like mathematics at all, the Bombay high court suggested that all education boards should consider making the subject an optional for school certificate examinations on Monday. A bench of Justice VM Kanade and Justice AM Badar observed that students who chose to[Read More…]
The loan waiver scheme implemented by the Maharashtra government will be exclusively for agriculturists whose only source of income is from farming. According to a Government Resolution (GR), dated June 14, those getting income from other jobs, even if they own farms, will be out of the ambit of the[Read More…]
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) increased water prices by 5.36 per cent or Rs 0.25 per 1,000 litres for domestic users from June 16. As per an official, domestic users who were paying Rs 4.66 for 1,000 litres will now have to pay Rs 4.91 per 1,000 litres. Besides, users[Read More…]
A 19-year-old man was arrested by the Navi Mumbai Police on Tuesday for kidnapping a one-and-half-year-old girl. Hamidul Umaidali Bainsi, a construction labourer, had kidnapped the child from Khairane village in Panvel while she was sleeping. Bainsi had also allegedly stolen two SIM cards also that belonged to the girl’s[Read More…]
Under mysterious circumstances, actress Kritika Choudhary was found dead at her residence in Andheri on Monday. An investigating official said that the police suspect it to be a case of murder. The incident came to light at around 3:45 pm when Kritika’s neighbours complained of foul smell coming from her[Read More…]
Soon after the Maharashtra government announced a loan waiver for farmers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that states that want to waive off loans should arrange funds on their own. After the widespread farmers’ agitation, the Maharashtra government announced a loan waiver and decided to form a committee to[Read More…]
In a statement that could strike political controversy, Shiv Sena Goa unit president Shivprasad Joshi said many people in neighbouring Karnataka cannot sing the national anthem. “People in Goa are patriots. I know many students who can sing complete Vande Mataram unlike Karnataka where many people do not even know[Read More…]
While Mumbai has got the dubious distinction of the city with maximum road accidents in the country, Bloomberg Philanthropies, a US-based non-governmental organisation founded by Michael Bloomberg, has selected Mumbai among ten cities in the world to be a part of its initiative on global road safety programme. Significantly, Mumbai[Read More…]
Soon after the success of One Rupee Clinics at several railway stations, patients can now avail themselves of the same benefits at primary health centres (PHCs) in association with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. As per mid-day reports, Dr Rahul Ghule, the former medical officer at Arthur Road Jail, who took[Read More…]
Farmers’ protest which was till now confined to Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh will now take a nationwide turn with 62 farmers’ organisations to hold a nationwide protest from Sunday. The action was decided in a meeting held in Delhi a day before. It is scheduled that from June 11 until[Read More…]
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) campaign against open defecation. He visited Aarey Colony in Mumbai on Friday to inspect toilets along with BMC chief Ajoy Mehta. He had made a visit to the site earlier also after he[Read More…]
A call centre, which duped thousands of US citizens, has been exposed by the Thane crime branch in Ambernath. The call centres were intervened during the night of June 8 and 9. Eventually, it was found that they fooled customers in name of easy loans. The BPO, Rackon enterprise was[Read More…]
In yet another shameful incident, a trustee of a prominent international school in Mumbai has been booked on charges of rape and sexual assault of two kids (a boy and a girl), both aged three years old. The case was registered on May 18, after the girl’s mother saw bruises[Read More…]
A Dalit woman, 50-years-old, was beaten up and stripped in public over allegations of having tried to steal a pair of bullocks in Buldana district, Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. So far, 23 people have been arrested in connection with the incident under IPC sections 324 (assault), 354 (assault or[Read More…]
As farmers’ strike continues to intensify in Maharashtra, it has begun to hit the everyday lives. Due to the strike, which started on June 1, vegetable prices are on a rise in Ahmedabad. As per reports, some vegetables are costing double their price compared to last week. The traders in[Read More…]
Years after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry against two senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Ajit Pawar and Sunil Tatkare in the irrigation scam, the Enforcement Directorate begun to probe. This may bring former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s role under the scanner. The central investigation agency sought[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a lady known as the ‘Lady Natwarlal’ who has allegedly cheated around Rs 10 crore, on false promises of quick money. As many as 40 women have been tricked into this.She has been named after the well-known conman Natwarlal who sold Taj Mahal and the Red[Read More…]
After Maharashtra farmers took to the streets, seeking relief from the debts, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis hit out at the Opposition, saying it was fanning the issue for political advantages. The CM did acknowledge the farmers’ loan waiver demand, but said the state can only manage to waive of some[Read More…]
Maharashtra farmers from numerous villages across Maharashtra are on a strike from Thursday demanding loan waiver from the government. In the protest, these farmers will stop sending their produce to the markets. They have been seeking a loan waiver and a better price for their produce that have been going[Read More…]
