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Three killed in Maharashtra highway landslide
Three labourers from Orissa and Chhattisgarh were killed in a landslide on the Amravati-Mumbai national highway near Badnera in this district Wednesday evening, highway police said.
Bombay HC directs school, teachers to sort out salary dispute
The Bombay High Court has directed the management and teachers of St Xavier's High School in Navi Mumbai to sort out their dispute regarding payment of salaries as per the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.
Maha Governor greets Mukherjee on presidential nomination
The governor met Mukherjee, who was in the city to attend a couple of official meetings, at Raj Bhavan, an official release said.
108 children rescued, 25 arrested from Mumbai factories
In a major crackdown on child labour, 108 children working in small scale industry units in Madanpura area of south Mumbai, were rescued.
BMC declares 34 private Mumbai schools illegal
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Wednesday declared 34 private Mumbai primary schools as illegal.
Mumbai Metro project delayed till March 2013
The project's first phase, providing a 12 km east-west Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor, was expected to become functional by August.
BMC ready to tackle monsoon
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Patangarao Kadam today expressed satisfaction over Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) preparation to tackle the monsoon.
BJP, Shiv Sena seek support for state bandh on 31 May
The two parties which are supporting the bandh, being held across the country to protest petrol prices, said essential services would not be affected.
26 killed, 27 injured in accident on Mumbai-Pune expressway
The accident took place when a speeding truck slammed into a bus which had stopped to fix a punctured tyre on the Mumbai-Pune expressway.
Mumbai rave party: Woman who invited high profile guests identified
Meanwhile, the two Disc Jockeys were grilled for the third consecutive day and their statements recorded.
White paper on irrigation not a political move: Chavan
"There is no point in criticising anybody. I am answerable as the head of the state. The livelihood of about 57 percent of the population depends on agriculture and hence irrigation is very important for the progress and development of the state," Chavan told reporters.
Maharashtra govt to set up Sports University
Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Padmakar Valvi said his department had been allotted 50-acre land by the Revenue Ministry at the Thane suburb for setting up the dedicated facility.
HC pulls up Maha govt for not following its order
The court has asked the Secretary of the concerned department to file an affidavit by 9th May on why the state had not considered this issue so far despite the order of the judges.
How a bad decision in 1970 caused Mumbai's deaths today
The causes for the two deaths on the Central Railway on Thursday have their roots in the refusal of the Maharashtra Government to shift its own headquarters to Navi Mumbai in the 1970's.
Subhash Ghai meets Raj, invites him to Whistling Woods
Ghai today met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and invited him to visit the institute's campus.
Legislator seeks removal of illegal shops around Siddhivinayak temple
Expressing concerns over the rising number of illegal shops on the premises of the Siddhivinayak temple, Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Vasant Davkhare today directed the BMC and police to remove these structures.
Mumbai terror attack trial in Pak adjourned till 10 April
The trial of seven Pakistani suspects, including terror group LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks was on Tuesday adjourned till 10 April as the anti-terrorism judge hearing the case was unwell.
Shame: Why won't Mumbai support World Autism Day?
Over 300 iconic landmarks around the world will be bathed in blue light, to show support for 'Light It Up Blue', a worldwide initiative to help raise awareness about autism. Mumbai has refused to follow suit.
Marathi poet Manik Godghate aka Grace passes away
Grace won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award last year for his book 'Varyane halte raan'.
Korean tanker catches fire in Mumbai, seven injured
There was an accidental fire on board the tanker last Saturday when it was berthed at New Pir Pau Pier of the Mumbai Port Trust.
Pulitzer winner Boo unmasks Mumbai poverty in new book
In Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Boo focuses on the hopes, fears, and improvisational efforts to survive by a handful of residents of Annawadi, a slum pieced together in the shadows of the five-star hotels that encircle Mumbai's international airport.
DGCA inquiry into near accident involving AI plane
The inquiry was ordered after the tail of the aircraft struck the runway while landing at the Mumbai airport yesterday.
Sena's Sunil Prabhu is Mumbai's mayor
At the elections held in the civic headquarters here, Prabhu garnered 125 votes, defeating Sunil More of Congress, who secured 65 votes in the 227-member body.
Now that Rahul is down, what from Sharad Pawar?
Pawar is perhaps toying with the question: can the NCP go it alone in the home state? If he can, and thinks he should, he will move silently for the kill.
Results a slap on Cong-NCP's face: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena today said the verdict in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls was a slap on the face of Congress-NCP.
Polling gets underway in Mumbai, nine civic bodies in Maha
The elections that will decide the fate of 1,244 candidates began this morning amid tight security.
SC no to MNS' public meeting at Shivaji Park
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had refused to give the party a go-ahead based on an earlier order passed by the court declaring Shivaji Park as a silence zone.
ATC averts Jet-Indigo collision at Mumbai airport
The ATC asked the Jet pilot to abort the takeoff as an IndiGo flight was about to land, airport sources said.