“Between Wednesday and Friday, police stations across the city have booked more than 100 people for flouting the SC order on bursting crackers,” said DCP Manjunath Singe, Mumbai Police spokesperson.

While hearing a petition filed by Gagan Sharma and Shagun Sharma, booked under both IPC and IT Act sections in connection to a cheating case, the court quashed and set aside IPC sections included in the FIR filed by the Maharashtra Police.

Patil’s decision has invited criticism from leaders of the MKM, which was set up two years ago to take forward the Maratha reservation agenda.

"If we reflect on the progress made in the last four years, it is very satisfactory. The irrigation potential in Gosikhurd has increased from 8,449 lakh hectares in 2013-14 to 47,557 lakh hectares in 2017-18,” the CM said.

In 2016, the Bombay High Court had banned new construction in Mumbai due to rampant unauthorised dumping of debris in the city’s landfills. In March, the Supreme Court lifted the ban for a period of six months with some riders.

“The accused does some odd jobs in the film industry and stays in Malad. After he met the woman through a common friend, he employed her as a domestic help in June,” said a police officer.

The Gamdevi police, investigating the case, was led to the alleged criminal after it made inquiries with the tailor who had stitched the trousers.

On Sunday, wildlife activists will march near Worli seaface to demand resignation of Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar. This comes days after Union Minister Maneka Gandhi lashed out at Mungantiwar while dubbing the killing a “ghastly murder”.

One of the key reasons that the BMC lost the Jogeshwari plot is because the High Court had ruled that the civic body had not declared its intention for acquiring the land.

In JJ Hospital, five persons injured on Wednesday were admitted and discharged by Friday. Two patients were rushed to the hospital with burn injuries on Wednesday night. Vanita Rathod (35) suffered first degree burns on her right hand.

Metropolitan Commissioner R A Rajeev said: “The proposal is final and we will float tenders for construction work between November 15 and 20. It will be a green building, with eco-friendly features.”

India has six ports where FSSAI officers are posted to inspect imported food items. “But there are over 250 tiny ports and entry points where we have no FSSAI officer stationed. Port officials inspect all goods,” he said.

Last week, at a meeting of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare officials in Assam, the Maharashtra government presented a poster about the pilot project attempted in Palghar.

The police, however, said the prime suspect has already left the country. According to police officers, the incident took place in the intervening night of October 10 and October 11.

The pollution control board officials refused to comment on the protest. An officer said: “If there are concerns we will check..."

The state had filed an appeal before the High Court against the acquittal of nine persons by a session judge in Pune in June 1997.

The programme will also include the SOI playing compositions of Astor Piazzolla, who is considered to be the foremost composer of tango music.

The accused, a temporary sweeper at the Government Rural Hospital in Yavatmal district, was found guilty of sexual harassment under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

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When the victim reached home, she told her mother about the incident, following which, the family informed the school authorities. The parents also alerted the police, and the sweeper was booked.

The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) defines a green building as the one, which uses less water, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides for healthier spaces for occupants as compared to a conventional building.

While the Bombay High Court did not strike down the amnesty scheme entirely, it read down amendments introduced in the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966, in this regard that have virtually rendered it toothless.

Ever since the NOTA was introduced, rights’ activists and NGOs have been seeking the NOTA winner option to empower voters.

An official in the water conservation department said: “Water structures, like farm ponds and irrigation wells, have helped the farmers cultivate sugar cane in the drought-prone districts of Marathwada.”