Language activists under Mumbai-based organisation Marathi Abhyas Kendra to march to BMC headquarters on Dec 18 | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Alarmed by the steady decline and closure of Marathi-medium schools in the city, a collective of educationists, teachers and activists working under the banner of the Marathi Abhyas Kendra, a city-based organisation focused on Marathi language and education, has announced a march to the BMC headquarters on Dec 18. Addressing a conference in Dadar,…

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Cidco invites bids for Navi Mumbai airport’s third runway techno-commercial feasibility study consultant | Mumbai News

Navi Mumbai: Keeping in view future air traffic growth and operational requirements at Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) has invited bids for the appointment of a consultant to conduct a comprehensive technical and commercial feasibility study for the development of a third parallel runway.The duration of the consultancy…

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Rapido taxi-bike driver arrested for molesting and trying to rob female passenger in Mumbai | Mumbai News

Kalyan: Police have arrested a newly hired Rapido bike taxi driver, aged 19, for allegedly molesting and attempting to rob a 26-year-old female passenger on a deserted stretch in Kalyan on Saturday evening. Mahatma Phule police station’s senior inspector Baliramsingh Pardeshi said, “We have also recovered a knife from the accused, who has been identified…

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Fake jewellery scam bust: 5 arrested for duping Mumbai resident of Rs 25 lakh; police recover Rs 15 lakh in cash from gang member | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Five members of a gang from Rajasthan’s Jalore district have been arrested for defrauding a Mumbai resident of Rs 25 lakh by selling him fake gold ornaments they claimed were discovered during excavation near a temple in Nashik, police said on Sunday.The gang member Babulal Bhalaram Waghela befriended the victim, Dinesh Mehta, a 51-year-old…

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