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February 26, 2019 04:56 IST

The District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) have reported lower outstanding farm credit, even as nationalised banks have shown an increase in the amount.

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February 26, 2019 04:44 IST

The Shaare Rason Synagogue, which is surrounded by industrial godowns and scrap sellers near the Masjid railway station, turned 175 this year.

Kerala woman starved to death over dowry; husband, mother held
February 26, 2019 04:37 IST

According to police, the woman — identified as Savita Laxman Sharma, who resided in Crescent Bay tower in Parel - had been undergoing treatment for depression since August 2018.

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February 26, 2019 04:24 IST

Muralidharan and his aide, Ismail Hamza Chiragpalli, were arrested by the ATS in Talegaon Dabhade, on the outskirts of Pune in May 2015.

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February 26, 2019 04:20 IST

The schools’ body had stated, in a letter to the state department on January 24, that they will be striking over the state department's lack of response over issues in the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act.

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February 26, 2019 04:02 IST

The proposal, likely to be tabled before an improvement committee meeting on Wednesday, says occupants will have to leave in case they were unwilling to take the plots on lease. Such plots will then be leased to interested parties for 30 years.

Kerala woman starved to death over dowry; husband, mother held
February 26, 2019 03:45 IST

“Mohammad Ashraf was a resident of Kalwa. He was painting the fourth floor of Unicon builders’ building in Dwarle village when he fell after the ‘rope bridge’ on which he was standing collapsed,” said an officer from Shil-Daighar police.

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February 26, 2019 03:23 IST

A Dharavi Redevelopment Authority (DRA) official, who did not wish to be identified, said the railways would get Rs 1,000 crore in the first phase, of which Rs 800 crore would be given during the MoU and Rs 200 crore after six months.

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February 26, 2019 03:08 IST

Civic body says clause will ensure trees are properly trimmed and dangerous ones removed.

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February 26, 2019 03:03 IST

According to Pawan Sharma, the wildlife warden of Thane, a distress call was made to the Forest Department by local residents after they heard the animal’s cries from the well.

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February 25, 2019 04:28 IST

The agreement was finalised by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal and Railways Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav in Mumbai, and will be announced in Delhi on Monday.

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February 25, 2019 02:48 IST

The man who was a rickshaw driver, is survived by his mother, younger brother and grandparents.

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February 25, 2019 12:00 IST

TISS director Shalini Bharat, students union president Jit Hazarika, SC/ST cell officer Avatthi Ramaiah and dean of student affairs Asha Banu Soletti have also been named in the complaint.

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February 25, 2019 02:31 IST

The move comes after the civic body received complaints from bulk generators that the private companies charged exorbitant amounts to collect and process waste.

Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia granted bail in defamation case filed by BJP's Vijender Gupta
February 25, 2019 02:31 IST

Sources in the AAP said the party’s central leadership was working to find common opposition candidates against the BJP for the Lok Sabha polls in other parts of the country.

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February 25, 2019 02:33 IST

However, police said the postmortem report was inconclusive as to the cause of death.

Maharashtra approves extension of Metro route from PCMC to Nigdi
February 25, 2019 02:18 IST

The petition states that the school has been running for the past 30 years and has catered to the need of the underprivileged students in the surrounding areas.

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February 25, 2019 02:18 IST

Says no question of accepting invitation when there is ‘anger across the country over Pulwama’, towards which the BJP has shown ‘zero sensitivity’.

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February 25, 2019 05:37 IST

Over the last 10 years, implementation of the Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project-II has virtually come to a standstill. Amid this, the NGT has stayed an MoEF notification on norms for STPs, which is likely to further delay BMC’s plan to modernise these plants.

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February 25, 2019 01:57 IST

The tribunal also termed their suspension by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Railway) “unauthorised”, saying the DCP is not the competent authority to issue suspension orders.

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February 25, 2019 01:52 IST

Dahanu in Palghar has been experiencing earthquake swarms for over four months now. Affected residents are sleeping outside in tents with the administration joining hands with the NDRF and local NGOs for providing people with makeshift homes. Prashant Narnaware , district collector of Palghar, talks to The Indian Express about preparedness and long-term solutions in anticipation of a bigger earthquake.

Crime against women in Panchkula: 162 cases in 2018, 289 last year
February 25, 2019 01:42 IST

According to police, the accused was arrested four months ago for allegedly stalking a 23-year-old woman in his locality for the past two years, during which she filed several non-cognisable complaints against him.

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February 25, 2019 01:41 IST

Police, on the basis of a complaint lodged by the wife of the deceased, have booked an unidentified person for causing death due to negligence and rash driving.

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February 25, 2019 01:36 IST

On Sunday, Jaitley announced that the GST on under-construction homes will be slashed from 12 per cent to 5 per cent.

February 25, 2019 01:32 IST

“Many projects have stopped since 2017, but some are genuine. The MahaRERA has decided to give developers a second chance to complete delayed projects after the usual extension of a year, but only if a builder can get more than 50 per cent customers to agree,” said a senior MahaRERA official.

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