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Mumbai senior citizen jumps off seventh floor

14 May 2025 | 1:54 PM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) A senior citizen committed suicide after jumping from the seventh floor of a building in Dahisar area of Mumbai suburban, police said here on Wednesday.

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Mumbai Sr Police officer arrested while accepting bribe of Rs 1 lakh

Mumbai Sr Police officer arrested while accepting bribe of Rs 1 lakh

14 May 2025 | 12:55 PM

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI) In a major crackdown on corruption within the police force, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Mumbai arrested Senior Police Inspector Bapurao Madhukar Deshmukh, 57, who is heading the Mumbai suburb Shivaji Nagar Police Station, while allegedly accepting Rs 1 lakh of the total bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh that he had allegedly demanded from a school’s trustee in lieu of providing police services for helping him in a legal matter official said here on Wednesday.

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Role of workers vital for creating developed Maharashtra by 2047: Guv

14 May 2025 | 1:28 AM

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) The contribution of workers is not only necessary but also mandatory in fulfilling the dream of ‘Developed Maharashtra 2047’ as the nation moves towards its target of a trillion-dollar economy, asserted state Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday.

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Implement programme to increase revenue of Maha Maritime Board: Minister

14 May 2025 | 1:19 AM

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Rane on Tuesday gave instruction to implement a planned programme to increase the revenue of the Maharashtra Maritime Board and spend entire received funds.

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Start Balika Panchayat to prevent child marriage: Maha Minister Tatkare tells officials

14 May 2025 | 1:14 AM

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) The rate of child marriage is high among migrant labourers and workers. Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare said on Tuesday, directing officials to implement an informative and public awareness campaign regarding children's homes in a particular area.

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Special zones must be created for green energy generation: Manohar Lal Khattar

14 May 2025 | 12:56 AM

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) To reach the goal of increasing the country's nuclear power generation to 100 gigawatts by 2047, every state needs to create special zones for generating green energy and achieve ‘net zero emissions, said Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday.

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Maha: CM inaugurates Mumbai’s 1st land-based cable-stayed bridge

14 May 2025 | 12:37 AM

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated the long-awaited Mumbai’s first land-based cable-stayed bridge.

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Maha: ACB officials nab executive engineer for accepting Rs 30,000 bribe

14 May 2025 | 12:25 AM

Kolhapur, May 13 (UNI) Anti-Corruption Berou (ACB) officials on Tuesday arrested an executive engineer in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant for approving electricity connections to a new apartment.

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Rs 704 cr worth cases resolved through Lok Adalat settlement

14 May 2025 | 12:12 AM

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) The National Lok Adalat amicably resolved 13,296 cases during its sitting in various legal institutions of the western metropolis last week, an official statement said on Tuesday.

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Maha: Youth from AP booked for flying drone near Gateway of India without permission

14 May 2025 | 12:07 AM

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) A man from Andhra Pradesh was arrested while allegedly flying a drone without permission near Gateway of India in Colaba area of south Mumbai on Tuesday.

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Maha: HC allows MCA to hold T20 Mumbai League without Shivaji Park Lions

Maha: HC allows MCA to hold T20 Mumbai League without Shivaji Park Lions

13 May 2025 | 11:32 PM

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) The Bombay High Court has allowed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to go ahead with the T20 Mumbai League without the Shivaji Park Lions team, whose contract was terminated in 2020 due to alleged payment defaults, a lawyer said here on Tuesday.

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Cabinet approves ‘Mobile Team’ scheme for implementation across Maha

Cabinet approves ‘Mobile Team’ scheme for implementation across Maha

13 May 2025 | 11:03 PM

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) The Maharashtra government, headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday gave its approval for implementation of the comprehensive scheme, ‘Mobile Team’, for rehabilitation of the street children in the state on a regular basis.

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Dubai devotee offers gold letters worth Rs 24 lakh to Shirdi Sai Baba temple

13 May 2025 | 9:19 PM

Shirdi May 13 ( UNI): A Dubai based Sai devotee has offered the name 'Om Sai' in gold, weighing 270 grams, with attractive embroidery to the Sai Baba temple in Shirdi, the temple authority said on Tuesday.

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Maha: Young woman among 2 die, 8 others injured in road accident in Sindhudurg

13 May 2025 | 8:36 PM

Kolhapur / Sindhudurg, May 13 (UNI) Two people, including a young woman, were killed on the spot and eight others were injured in a road accident, involving three vehicles, at Humarmala on Mumbai-Goa national highway in Sindhudurg district on Tuesday.

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Heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Madhya Maharashtra

13 May 2025 | 8:19 PM

Pune, May 13 (UNI) Heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over Madhya Maharashtra, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

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