Congress free to make its own decisions, so is Shiv Sena (UBT), says Uddhav Thackeray day after MVA ally’s announcement to contest BMC polls in Mumbai alone | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said Congress can take its decisions independently, and so does his party, indicating that he’ll not pacify the grand old party to remain in the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance for the BMC polls.Uddhav’s comments came a day after Congress’ Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala and Mumbai Congress…

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Mumbai: Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation launches one-window online portal system to prevent illegal constructions | Mumbai News

KALYAN: In wake of the recent scandal involving 65 illegally constructed buildings in Kalyan, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has taken a decisive step to prevent such irregularities and has launched a first-of-its-kind one-window online system for building permissions in Maharashtra.The new digital platform named KD SWIFT, was inaugurated by municipal commissioner Abhinav Goel. Designed…

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Mumbai: Bhandup Residents’ Agitation Leads to Restoration of Cancelled BEST Bus Routes, Increased Services | Mumbai News

Mumbai: A citizens’ agitation in Bhandup recently resulted in the BEST administration restoring bus routes that were scrapped or short-terminated and also increasing the number of buses operating in the area. Supported by the local Shiv Sena and a few activists, citizen protesters forced BEST to resume discontinued services after passengers faced higher fares when…

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FIR against Amit Thackeray, 70 MNS workers for forcibly unveiling statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Nerul after NMMC delays inauguration | Mumbai News

Navi Mumbai: Nerul police have filed an FIR against Amit Thackeray, the son of MNS chief Raj Thackeray and 70 MNS workers including office bearers for defying police prevention and forcibly unveiling the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a canopy constructed by NMMC at a junction in sector -1, Nerul near Rajiv Gandhi flyover…

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Mumbai: Man acquitted in 2020 rape case; court cites inconclusive age proof, says relationship was consensual | Mumbai News

Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of raping a girl alleged to be a minor, citing insufficient evidence to establish her age and observing that the relationship appeared to be “more or less consensual in nature.“The prosecution failed to prove the allegations against the 22-year-old man beyond a reasonable doubt, special judge…

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French woman molested on Bandra road in Mumbai, scooterist arrested less than 24 hours after consulate filed complaint | Mumbai News

Mumbai: A 27-year-old French national was molested by a scooterist on a Bandra West road a little after midnight recently. The woman, working with the French consulate here for some time, was walking back to her place after visiting a friend at Pali Hill, just around a km away, when the scooterist started following her….

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