Pune/Nagpur: OBC Jan Morcha announced on Sunday that it would organise agitations to protest Jarange’s demand for Maratha reservation under the OBC quota. The outfit’s chief and former BJP MLA, Prakash Shende, said the district units of the organisation would hold peaceful sit-ins at district headquarters in a phase-wise manner from Monday. “Our Jalna unit…
Mumbai: A 66-year-old Mulund resident lodged a cheating complaint against a city-based construction firm and its partners for allegedly duping him and his family of Rs 1.3 crore under the pretext of financial assistance and a flat allotment. The Mulund police on Saturday booked the two partners, Bharat Prajapati and Bhavit Seth of Ms Marigold…
Mumbai: Educational institutions in and around Azad Maidan, Fort, will remain closed or shift to online classes on Monday as the Maratha reservation protest enters its fourth day.Sonal Parmar, principal of the Cathedral and John Connon School, said classes would be conducted online on Monday. The JB Petit High School for Girls informed parents via…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT), Mumbai Bench, set aside the prolonged suspension of two police constables entangled in the custodial death of terror suspect Khawaja Yunus. The Tribunal termed their suspension beyond 90 days as legally unsustainable and directed the commissioner of police to reinstate them in the force. Additionally, it ordered the payment…
Mumbai: Police are investigating an alleged land scam in Kandivli, where heirs of a developer, along with a builder, forged documents and attempted to reclaim roughly 2.5 acres of land already surrendered to the BMC in exchange for additional Floor Space Index (FSI).The case was filed at the Borivli police station by BMC engineer Sunil…
Mumbai: The Supreme Court recently upheld an interim order of the Bombay High Court that refused to stay, pending an appeal, the termination of a lease for 150 acres of salt pan land out of 782 acres spread across Mulund, Bhandup, and Kanjurmarg. The SC stated that a stay is not a statutory right in…
Thane: More than 191 families are continuing to live in 37 buildings deemed extremely dangerous by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), risking their lives possibly amid fears of losing their rights over the flats.The concern was highlighted during a review meeting held by Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao late on Friday, following the recent tragic…
MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange continued his indefinite hunger strike at Azad Marian for the third consecutive day on Sunday. DCM Eknath Shinde and DCM Ajit Pawar who are in their home districts of Satara and Pune respectively are expected to come to Mumbai on Sunday and discuss the strategy to tackle Jarange and…
MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Sunday said that from Monday he would stop drinking water and intensify his indefinite hunger strike. Jarange said the Marathas would not leave Mumbai until they were granted reservation under the OBC quota. “Since the government is not listening, I will stop drinking water too. I was…
MUMBAI: Opulence and spirituality make a charming paradox at several Ganesh pandals. Devotees offer gold and silver ornaments to the idol while mandals open free kitchens to serve prasad meals.GSB Seva Mandal, King’s CircleThe scale and grandeur of this sprawling 71-year-old Ganeshotsav in King’s Circle is unique. GSB’s dazzling South Indian style idol is adorned…
