On January 1 this year, widespread violence had erupted in the area which left one person dead and several others were injured. Several incidents of clashes between Maratha and Dalit groups were also reported on that day.
The suit was filed in February by Mumbra resident Nazma Deshmukh, the second wife of Inspector Bashir Deshmukh, who died intestate in July 2017.
The works will include construction of earthen and concrete stop dams, farm ponds, deepening and widening of streams and desilting of rivers, irrigated wells, check dams and canals.
The veteran actor had said that "poison" had already spread in the country and he felt worried for his children, who would have no answer when asked which religion they belong to.
The food subsides, which is given to families belonging to the below poverty line (BPL) category, is being extended to the above poverty line (APL) category in the 151 talukas that have been declared drought-hit.
Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta sums up the eventful year, talks about lessons learned and discusses his plans for better roads, flood-free monsoon, the coastal road and Mumbai’s transforming cityscape in 2019 with The Indian Express.
Looking back at yet another year capped by multiple disasters and accidents, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has noted a marked improvement in its preparations this time around.
Officials said they would send notices to the society for fire safety violations under the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act.
In 2004, Nirmala Sarvardekar, a former professor of Wilson College, along with a retired teacher of St Xavier’s High School, Sulochana Bapat (79), formed Visava, which means rest and relaxation in Marathi.
The police said they did not receive any terror-related input, but would deploy heavy police bandobast across the city. The police said the restaurants and bars would be permitted to remain open till 1.30 am on January 1.
Speaking at the Mood Indigo festival of the IIT-Powai, Yadav said the last four years have seen “the idea of India” be dismantled bit by bit. This challenge, he added, comes from those occupying positions of constitutional power.
4 others in hospitals, histopathology reports of both deceased awaited
Firefighting operations at the Sadhana Industrial Estate near Mahindra Tower in Worli continued late into the night, hours after the fire brigade escalated the level of seriousness of the blaze, with at least 14 fire engines pressed into service.
The Jaystambh was erected by the British government to remember the valour of soldiers who were part of the British Army and fought against the Peshwas in the Battle of Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 1818.
The outfit had planned a rally — Bhima Koregaon Sangharsh Mahasabha — in the presence of its chief Chandrashekhar Azad at the SSPMS ground on December 30.
In order to serve liquor all night, such establishments will need a special police permit. The police commissioner’s office has been given powers to decline an application on account of security or law and order concerns.
Violence had broken out in the area on January 1 this year, when lakhs had gathered to mark the 200th anniversary of the battle, and one person had died and hundreds were injured.
Lags behind UP in sale of 2-wheelers. In fiscal 2017-18, 1,13,461 buses and trucks were sold in Maharashtra, giving it a 13 per cent marketshare.
Police has identified heart patient Salim Dola (52) as a key figure in the Fentanyl seizure. Dola’s plan was to send the containers to Mexico through cargo at the Mumbai airport, said police.
Sharad Kalaskar, Avinash Pawar, an employee of Mazgaon docks and Shrikant Pangarkar, a former Shiv Sena corporator, sought bail claiming that there is no direct or indirect evidence linking them to the case.
The report comes in the light of five deaths in the Ghatkopar plane crash.
Smriti Irani was addressing students on the second day of IIT-Bombay’s Mood Indigo festival.
According to the Women Wall Formation Committee, Mumbai, more than 3 million women will stand shoulder to shoulder across the entire stretch of Kerala to form the ‘Women Wall’ in a show of unity.
Charan Singh Sapra, president of PCHB and former member of legislative council, said the movie was also a violation of Section 295 (A) that pertains to deliberate act to hurt religious sentiments.
Many residents escaped from B wing to A wing through the ladder. A few residents on the 11th floor escaped to C wing from the eighth floor, where both wings are connected.





