Mumbai: The cash-strapped state cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal for a Rs 403 crore loan from the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to Rajgad cooperative sugar factory in Pune’s Bhor district. The factory is controlled by former MLA Sangram Thopte who had switched from Congress to BJP in April, reports Priyanka Kakodkar.The proposal was…
Mumbai: Observing that an obstructive approach can be counterproductive to redevelopment, Bombay high court ordered minority members of four dilapidated buildings in Vasai West to vacate their flats for demolition. It granted 11 members 15 days time due to the Ganpati festival. “These members need to cooperate in the demolition of these buildings by vacating…
Mumbai: Adani Properties’ winning bid to commercially develop a 24-acre Bandra Reclamation land parcel received a boost Tuesday when Bombay HC dismissed two PILs filed against the proposed development, pointing to “conscious relaxation granted” to keep the land outside CRZ, reports Swati Deshpande.The PILs by activist Zoru Bhathena & Bandra Reclamation Area Volunteers Organisation sought…
Mumbai: Minister of state for home Pankaj Bhoyar has been appointed as new guardian minister of Bhandara district in place of incumbent Sanjay Savkare.Textile minister Savkare has been relieved of Bhandara’s charge and appointed co-guardian minister of Buldhana district, said an order issued on Monday by the general administration department’s deputy secretary Dilip Deshpande. In…
Mumbai: The state on Tuesday approved four amendments and inclusion of two new sections in the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. The new amendments made provisions for stricter punishment for violations of the Act.“The Maharashtra Public Trusts Act was made to regulate public, religious, and charitable trusts in the state and control their management. It…
Mumbai: On the run after allegedly murdering his three-year-old cousin and disposing of the body in a dustbin inside the lavatory of Kushinagar Express at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Kurla, 30-year-old Vikas Kumar Shah was arrested from Bandra-Kurla Complex by Surat Police late on Monday.After Akash alias Aarav Shah went missing from his Surat…
Mumbai: Maharashtra government on Tuesday decided to set up a cabinet sub-committee to expedite welfare measures for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and resolve issues related to job quota, sources said.The state already has a separate ministry for OBC welfare, which is currently headed by a BJP cabinet member.Members of the new sub-committee will be announced…
Mumbai: The one-member Commission of Inquiry led by former Allahabad high court chief justice Dilip Bhosale into the Badlapur ‘encounter death’, submitted its report to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday in a sealed cover. The findings will be revealed once the report is presented before the State Cabinet.It is learnt that the report recommends…
Mumbai: A sessions court Tuesday denied anticipatory bail to three railway policemen accused of extorting money from a passenger at Mumbai Central railway station, noting that the search of the victim’s bag took place in a room and not under CCTV surveillance as required. This action, the court stated, shows the “ill intention” of the…
Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently unveiled the logo of “Solapur District Tourism Festival 2025” , being organized by Solapur Social Foundation between Sep 27 (World Tourism Day) and Oct 2 (Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday).“The objective is to ensure the holistic development of Solapur’s tourism sector and to promote its historical, religious, cultural and rural tourism….
