NCP started it: State BJP chief | Mumbai News

Nashik: State BJP president Ravindra Chavan on Monday said the “dharma of Mahayuti” must be honoured even in rival contests and that it is not the responsibility of his party alone. Asked about the recent war of words between BJP and NCP, he said, without naming anyone in particular, “It was they (NCP) who started…

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2020 riots: Supreme Court rules terror act extends to anything that threatens national integrity, sovereignty | Delhi News

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam NEW DELHI: Giving an expansive interpretation of a terrorist act as defined by UAPA, Supreme Court on Monday said it is not restricted to only use of conventional weapons, such as guns, bombs and explosives, but also extends to all acts threatening national integrity and sovereignty, including disrupting supply of…

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State’s new industrial policy likely to boost MSME investments in Pune, say experts | Pune News

Pune: The state govt has widened the scope of the recently introduced Package Scheme of Incentives for micro, small and medium enterprises to include more developed areas, which will make higher investments in Pune viable, industry players said.The scheme provides subsidies such as interest subvention, rebate on goods and services tax, reduced electricity tariffs and…

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‘Legally sound’ but should be more careful: Mumbai civic chief’s report on returning officer who did not accept AAP nominations after 5 pm | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Days after the Aam Admi Party (AAP) and Janata Dal complained to the State Election Commission (SEC) that their candidates were not allowed to file nominations for the BMC polls in Colaba by returning officer (RO) Krishna Jadhav, municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani submitted a report pointing out that although Jadhav’s actions were legally sound,…

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‘Dhatura laddoos, strangled with muffler’: Delhi man walks into police station, confesses to killing mother, 2 siblings; attempted suicide multiple times | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man walked into Laxmi Nagar Police Station on Monday and confessed to killing his mother, sister and teenage brother.When police reached his home, they found the bodies of his mother, Kavita (46), and two siblings – Meghna (24), a lab staffer, and Mukul (14), a Class 7 student. As the family…

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150 Mumbai University Colleges Launch Biodiversity Mapping Drive Across Districts | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Around 150 colleges across seven districts and departments affiliated with Mumbai University have launched an extensive biodiversity survey. The mapping initiative started within their own campuses and will later extend to their neighbourhoods. The data collected will be used to create a community-driven biodiversity register for Mumbai and other districts and can provide various…

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BMC to Bombay high court: Requisitioned court staff for election duty due to ‘inadvertent misreading’ of SEC order | Mumbai News

Mumbai: BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani on Monday informed the Bombay high court that requisitioning subordinate court staff for civic poll duty was the result of an “inadvertent misreading of the SEC (State Election Commission) order”. The HC, at a special vacation hearing, stayed the commissioner’s Dec 22 order to summon subordinate court staff for poll…

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