Maharashtra News
Shiv Sena foots Bal Thackeray funeral bills
Mumbai, May 23 : The Shiv Sena Thursday ended the controversy over its late chief Bal Thackeray's funeral expenses by handing over the billed amount to the municipal authorities concerned, an official said....
Full StoryAnti-tax agitation called off in Maharashtra
Mumbai, May 23 : Wholesalers, retailers and manufacturers across Maharashtra called off their month-long agitation against the local body tax (LBT) imposed by civic agencies following talks with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan here Thursday....
Full StoryMumbai cops want to question Meiyappan by Friday evening
Mumbai/Chennai, May 23 : Widening the probe into the IPL spot fixing scam, Mumbai police have ordered Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, to get in touch with them by Friday evening, an official said in Mumbai....
Full StoryWife commits suicide before husband's eyes in Mumbai
Mumbai, May 23 : A 27-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself while her horrified husband watched the incident on a webcam....
Full StoryMumbai Police reach Meiyappan residence
Chennai, May 23 : A Mumbai Police team on Thursday reached the residence of Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI chief and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) owner N Srinivasan, here....
Full StoryMumbai cops summon cricket board chief's son-in-law
Chennai, May 23 : A Mumbai police team here Thursday served summons on Gurunath Meiyappan, chief executive of Chennai Super Kings team of the IPL who is son-in-law of Indian cricket board president N. Srinivasan, in connection with the spot fixing controversy....
Full StoryMan watches wife kills self on webcam
Mumbai, May 23 : Upset with her newly married husband whose parents refused to accept her, a 27-year-old woman in Mumbai hanged herself on Wednesday while her spouse watched it on a webcam, reports said on Thursday....
Full StoryMaharashtra: Greenpeace calls for priority access of water
Amravati, May 22 : Environmental organization Greenpeace activists unfurled a 250-feet banner on the upper Wardha dam at Morshi taluka in Amravati with a slogan, "Water for Farmers not Power Plants" to raise an alarm on the massive diversion of water away from irrigation to water guzzling coal fired power plants....
Full StoryDighi Port handles Capesize vessel
Mumbai, May 22 : After successfully handling a gearless post - panamax in January this year, M/s Dighi Port Ltd has achieved another significant milestone by handling a Capesize vessel carrying coal for one of the largest coal importers in the country....
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Chinese Premier visits TCS centre in Mumbai
Mumbai, May 21, : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) global development centre here during his short visit to the city on Tuesday....
Full StoryChavan invites investments from China
Mumbai, May 21 : Maharashtra is willing to set up a special investment zone for Chinese companies in the state, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told the visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang here Tuesday....
Full StoryMumbai cops make 3 more arrests in IPL scam
Mumbai, May 21 : Inching ahead in the investigations into the IPL spot fixing scam, Mumbai police Tuesday arrested three more people, including Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa, a bookie and a hawala operator, a top official said....
Full StoryPawar targets Modi over Ishrat Jahan's killing at Mumbra rally
Mumbra (Thane District, Maharashtra), May 20 : Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has squarely blamed Gujarat CHief MInister Narendra Modi and Gujarat Police for the fake encounter killing of Mumbra resident Ishrat Jahan in 2004....
Full StoryAt 47 degrees Celsius, Nagpur hottest in India
Nagpur, May 19 : The orange city Saturday recorded a maximum temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest place in the country, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said here Sunday....
Full StoryMumbai hotel occupied by Sreesanth raided
Mumbai, May 18 : As the probe into the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing continued, the Mumbai Police on Saturday raided a 5 star hotel here which was allegedly occupied by pacer S Sreesanth....
Full StoryMaharashtra generates highest amount of hazardous waste
New Delhi, May 17 : India generates 7.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste every year with the highest amount generated by Maharashtra, the environment ministry said Friday....
Full StorySouth African woman caught at Mumbai airport with 26 kg drugs
Mumbai, May 17 : In one of the biggest seizure of drugs, customs officials at Mumbai Airport Friday nabbed a South African woman carrying 26 kg of drugs worth over Rs.13 crore, an official said here....
Full StoryMaharashtra, GE to modernise rural health care
Mumbai, May 17 : Maharashtra has initiated steps to modernise its rural healthcare network with a tie-up with an international consortium, an official said here Friday....
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Double whammy for Pune mountaineers
Pune, May 17 : A team of mountaineers from Pune conquered the world's tallest peak Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse, the world's fourth highest, early Friday, an official said here....
Full StoryMaharashtra assures Arunachal team speedy action, withdraws wrong book
New Delhi, May 17 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has assured a high-level delegation from Arunachal Pradesh that his government will take action through the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) against all those responsible for printing a wrong India map in a class X geography and economics textbook that shows a substantial part, including Tawang, of Arunachal Pradesh, in China....
Full StoryMaharashtra annual plan for 2013-14 finalized at Rs. 49000 crore
New Delhi, May 17 : The Planning Commission has approved an annual plan outlay of Rs. 49,000 crore for Maharashtra for the financial year 2013-14....
Full StoryWholesale and retail shops to be shut as strike continues
Mumbai, May 15 : The indefinite strike against the Local Body Tax (LBT) entered the tenth day with retailers joining the Wholesale traders in downing shutters today after a four-day closure....
Full StorySalesmen, employees suffer due to traders bandh against LBT
Mumbai, May 15 : While the owners of the shops and stores continued with their strike against proposed implementation of local body tax (LBT) by government, the workers in these shops and stores have been suffering from its aftermaths for noreason....
Full StoryBalbir Punj demands SIT probe in Coalgate scam
Mumbai, May 15 : National vice-president of BJP and MP, Balbir Punj today termed the Coalgate as a 'multi-layered' scam and demanded to constitute a Special Investigating Team (SIT) under the direct supervision of Supreme Court to investigate the scam and bring the guilty to book....
Full StoryHC rejects petitions challenging state power
Mumbai, May 15 : The Bombay High Court has rejected a bunch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the Bombay Prohibition Act, which empowers government to supervise the manufacture, purchase or sale of intoxicants or molasses or such articles enumerated in the provisions....
Full StoryCourt rejects prosecution's plea in 7/11 bomb blasts case
Mumbai May 15 : A designated Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court today rejected the plea of prosecution, seeking the cross-examination of all the alleged accused in 7/11 serial train bomb blasts case, after completion of their examination-in-chief by defence....
Full StoryMumbai to get its very own logo
Mumbai, May 15 : The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to have a logo for branding its property and also the services provided by it....
Full Story5-day camp on medical test of sexual assault victims
Pune, May 15 : After the state government issued a government resolution (GR) on do's and dont's for forensic medical examination of sexual assault victims, training camps have been organised at government medical colleges across Maharashtra, including Pune's B J Medical College and Sassoon Hospital....
Full StoryMumbai diamond merchant's 13-year-old son kidnapped, killed
Mumbai, May 15 : A 28-year-old man and his friend were arrested last night on charges of kidnapping and murdering his 13-year-old cousin, son of a diamond broker from South Mumbai for a ransom of Rs 30 lakh....
Full StoryMaharashtra annual plan finalised at Rs 49,000 crores
New Delhi, May 16 : The Annual Plan for Maharashtra for the year 2013-14 was today finalised at Rs 49,000 crore, with Plan Panel Deputy Chief Montek Singh Ahuwalia complimenting the State for high growth and inclusiveness.The Plan size was finalised here at a meeting between Dr Ahluwalia and Maharasthra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chauhan, with the state receiving laurels for all round performance....
Full StoryHC directs state to probe cricket tournament of BNZMC
Mumbai, May 16 : The Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to appoint a high-ranking officer to probe into alleged illegalities conducted by Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation in holding 'Mayor's Cup' cricket tournament in January this year....
Full Story2 PWD engineers get judicial custody
Nashik, May 16 : A court here today sent PWD executive engineer Satish Chikhalikar and branch engineer Jagdish Wagh, both arrested in a bribery case, to judicial custody for 14 days....
Full StoryMuslims to march for reservation
Nashik, May 16 : Members of Muslim community will take out a padyatra tomorrow from Malegaon in Nashik district to Azad Maidan in Mumbai demanding 20 per cent reservation for the community....
Full Story7 year-old boy drowns in water tank in Mumbai
Mumbai, May 16 : A seven-year-old boy died after falling into a water tank near a building construction site at Kandivali in the western suburbs, police said....
Full StoryFDA seizes 798 kg mangoes from trader in Nashik
Nashik, May 16 : The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have seized 798 kg mangoes worth Rs 23,940 from a trader for allegedly using carbide powder to make raw mangoes ripe....
Full StoryKarad demands double seats for medical admission
Pune, May 16 : Eminent educationist Dr Vishwanath Karad today opined that government should allow increase in the capacity of students in medical colleges in both government and private educational institutes in the country....
Full StoryDeath sentence for accused in rape case
Thane, May 16 : A 22 year-old industrial worker, found guilty on the alleged charges of rape and murder of a 8 year-old girl, was today convicted and sentenced to death by Thane Additional Sessions Judge A A Sayeed....
Full StoryThousands court arrest in Mumbai, Maharashtra against new tax
Mumbai, May 16 : Thousands of traders in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, along with prominent state politicians, courted arrest Thursday demanding scrapping of the new Local Body Tax (LBT), officials said....
Full StorySanjay Dutt surrenders before TADA court in Mumbai
Mumbai, May 16 : Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case for possessing illegal weapons, surrendered before a special TADA court here today....
Full StoryActress Manisha Koirala is now cancer-free
Mumbai, May 15 : Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala shared her joy when doctors said that she was now cancer-free....
Full StoryProstitution racket busted in Chembur
Mumbai, May 15 : The social service branch of Police rescued six girls after a raid at Postal Colony in Chembur last night....
Full StoryWholesale and retail shops to be shut as strike continues
Mumbai, May 15 : The indefinite strike against the Local Body Tax (LBT) entered the tenth day with retailers joining the Wholesale traders in downing shutters today after a four-day closure....
Full StoryTwo vehicle thieves held, cache of arms recovered
Mumbai, May 15 : The Malwani police has busted a two-member gang that stole heavy vehicles from the western suburbs and recovered a cache of weapons from them....
Full StorySalesmen, employees suffer due to traders bandh against LBT
Mumbai, May 15 : While the owners of the shops and stores continued with their strike against proposed implementation of local body tax (LBT) by government, the workers in these shops and stores have been suffering from its aftermaths for noreason....
Full StoryBalbir Punj demands SIT probe in Coalgate scam
Mumbai, May 15 : National vice-president of BJP and MP, Balbir Punj today termed the Coalgate as a 'multi-layered' scam and demanded to constitute a Special Investigating Team (SIT) under the direct supervision of Supreme Court to investigate the scam and bring the guilty to book....
Full StoryCourt rejects prosecution's plea in 7/11 bomb blasts case
Mumbai May 15 : A designated Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court today rejected the plea of prosecution, seeking the cross-examination of all the alleged accused in 7/11 serial train bomb blasts case, after completion of their examination-in-chief by defence....
Full StoryCourt rejects prosecution's plea in 7/11 bomb blasts case
Mumbai May 15 : A designated Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court today rejected the plea of prosecution, seeking the cross-examination of all the alleged accused in 7/11 serial train bomb blasts case, after completion of their examination-in-chief by defence....
Full StoryHC grants bail to man who helped son elope with minor girl
Mumbai, May 15 : The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man who was arrested for allegedly facilitating his son's elopement with a minor girl in Solapur....
Full StoryMumbai to get its very own logo
Mumbai, May 15 : The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to have a logo for branding its property and also the services provided by it....
Full Story5-day camp on medical test of sexual assault victims
Pune, May 15 : After the state government issued a government resolution (GR) on do's and dont's for forensic medical examination of sexual assault victims, training camps have been organised at government medical colleges across Maharashtra, including Pune's B J Medical College and Sassoon Hospital....
Full StoryMumbai diamond merchant's 13-year-old son kidnapped, killed
Mumbai, May 15 : A 28-year-old man and his friend were arrested last night on charges of kidnapping and murdering his 13-year-old cousin, son of a diamond broker from South Mumbai for a ransom of Rs 30 lakh....
Full StoryMaharashtra traders to protest tax
Mumbai, May 15 : The trading community protesting the proposed Local Body Tax (LBT) Wednesday announced a jail bharo agitation all over Maharashtra from Thursday if their demands were not met....
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Kashish film fest back with fourth edition
Mumbai, May 15 : The Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is back with its fourth edition to encourage greater visibility of domestic and international queer cinema. It will screen as many as 132 movies....
Full StoryMumbai boy kidnapped, killed by kin for ransom
Mumbai, May 15 : Two debt-ridden youths, who allegedly kidnapped a minor boy to demand a hefty ransom, allegedly killed and burnt the victim after their plan went awry, police said here....
Full StoryMBA kills cousin after IPL bet loss
Mumbai, May 15 : An MBA graduate in Mumbai who lost lakhs of rupees in an Indian Premier League (IPL) bet kidnapped his cousin for ransom along with another accomplice and then in panic killed him when the victim's father informed the police, reports said on Wednesday....
Full StorySanjay Dutt withdraws plea to surrender before Pune's Yerawada jail
New Delhi, May 15 : Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 bomb blasts case, has withdrawn his plea to surrender before the Yerawada Jail in Pune instead of the special court in Mumbai....
Full Story'Bullion' Tribute to Master Blaster by Valuemart
Mumbai, May 13 : In a unique celebration of achievements of Sachin Tendulkar over the last many years, Valuemart Gold & Jewels Limited (a subsidiary of Valuemart Retail India Limited) unveiled a limited edition of 10 gms Gold Coin with an embossed face of the Master Blaster....
Full StoryWon't enter Goa, say bus operators
Mumbai, May 13 : Bus operators will halt at the Maharashtra-Goa border today to protest against taxes, so tourists will have to make alternate arrangements for entering Goa....
Full StoryWholesalers continue strike against local body tax
Mumbai, May 13 : Wholesalers in the city continued to observe bandh for the eight day today against the local body tax (LBT) even as associations representing retailers called off their strike on Saturday....
Full StoryFive killed, 12 injured in road mishap near Amravati
Nagpur, May 13 : Five people were killed and 12 others received serious injuries in a head-on collision between a private taxi and mini truck last night, about 4 kms from Anjangaon Surji in Amravati district of Maharashtra....
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