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New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday launched a pilot project to remove the overhead power lines and shift them underground at BH Block, Janta Flats Colony, in her Shalimar Bagh constituency. Gupta said the project, with an outlay of Rs 8 crore, is expected to be completed in three months. Also Read | Palghar Shocker: Class 10 Student Dies of Electrocution While Retrieving Shuttlecock in Naigaon Near Mumbai. Asserting this is just the beginning, the chief minis ...Read More >
Shilphata (Maharashtra) [India] July 11 (ANI): On July 9, the first breakthrough was achieved in the 21 km long tunnel being constructed between Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Shilphata in Maharashtra, marking the successful completion of a 2.7 km continuous tunnel section. Out of the total 21 km tunnel, 5 km is being constructed using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) between Shilphata and Ghansoli, while the remaining 16 km will be built using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs). The tunnel ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will enact a strict law to curb cases of religious conversion and also demolish unauthorised churches that have come up across the state, especially in tribal districts, in the next six months, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said in the state assembly on Wednesday. The announcement was made after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs Anup Agrawal, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Sanjay Kute, and Gopichand Padalkar alleged that tribals were being converted to Christ ...Read More >
Palghar, Maharashtra: In a major reshuffle of senior IPS officers, the Maharashtra Home Department has transferred two high-ranking police officials in a move that has raised eyebrows due to its political undercurrents. According to an official order issued today, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Niket Kaushik has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner of the Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Commissionerate. Kaushik, who previously headed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra has secured the eighth position in the recently released National Achievement Survey (NAS) conducted under the PARAKH initiative of the National Education Policy 2020. While the state's overall performance remains above the national average in most subjects, it shows contrasting results within districts Kolhapur has emerged as the top-performing district across all parameters, whereas Mumbai Suburban ranks among the lowest performing districts. The NAS 2024 survey, held on D ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam on Tuesday insisted there is no discrimination between Marathi and non-Marathi communities when it comes to granting permission for rallies, but law and order cannot be compromised. The state government is committed to ensure law and order is maintained during such protests, he said. Speaking to reporters in the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan, Kadam said, "There is no difference in the treatment of non-Marathi and Marathi p ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said permission had been granted for a rally in neighbouring Mira Bhayander in which MNS leaders planned to participate but the party insisted on a specific route which posed law and order challenges. Police detained Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's Thane and Palghar head Avinash Jadhav and several other party activists on Tuesday ahead of the rally planned in Thane's Mira Bhayander area to counter a protest staged earlier ...Read More >
Amritsar: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey from Jharkhand has claimed that Britain assisted India in executing the 1984 Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, stoking a new controversy.In a post on X on Monday, Dubey alleged that then PM Indira Gandhi "launched an attack on the Golden Temple in collaboration with Britain", with British Army officers present in Amritsar.He uploaded a classified British document, "Sikh Community", claiming that on Feb 23, 1984, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth ...Read More >
Mumbai: Three gates of the Middle Vaitarna dam were opened on Monday afternoon after the reservoir's level hit 90% of its capacity owing to continuous rainfall.The dam is the third largest among the seven supplying water to the city in terms of useful content. Its reservoir's full storage level is 285m and the current water level is at 282.1m. Water from it is now being discharged at a rate of 3,000 cusecs.The total stock across the seven lakes was 9,82,413 million litres as on early Monday morn ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 7 (UNI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has extended rainfall alerts across coastal Maharashtra through July 9, maintaining a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts with forecasts of heavy showers and gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph in isolated areas. Concurrently, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts remain under orange alert for very heavy downpours. The weather system, driven by cyclonic circulation over Madhya Pradesh, will bring thunderstorms and strong win ...Read More >
Thane, Jul 5 (PTI) From deep urban shafts to mountain tunnels and marine crossings, the Bullet Train project is progressing fast, with 80 per cent of excavation work completed at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) station in Mumbai, an official release said on Saturday. Of the 21-km-long underground and undersea tunnel between BKC and Shilphata in Thane district, 16 km is being excavated using Tunnel Boring Machines and 5 km with the help of the New Austrian Tunnelling Method, said the National Hig ...Read More >
The matter was raised by MLA Sneha Dubey, who flagged concerns about encroachments on mangrove land in Palghar district THE MAHARASHTRA government is positive towards granting carbon credits to farmers who conserve mangroves on their agricultural fields or private land located along the coastline, Environment Minister Pankaja Munde informed the state Legislative Assembly Thursday. "Farmers will be empowered to protect mangroves on such land, and the government is considering extending carbon c ...Read More >
Mumbai: The state is expected to receive heavy rainfall over the weekend as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued warning for increased rainfall activity from July 5 to 8. "Widespread rainfall activity with Heavy to Very Heavy rainfall at a few places is very likely over Konkan and ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during the period," the warning said. Following this, several districts are places under Orange Alert for heavy to very heavy rains, including the ghats region, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Signalling the government's intent to move ahead with the impeachment motion of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that main opposition parties have given their in-principle approval to support the motion in the upcoming monsoon session scheduled for July21-August 21. Rijiju said that the government is yet to decide whether the motion would be brought in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. For the Lok Sabha, signatures of a m ...Read More >
Palghar, Maharashtra: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids on the residences of architects, builders, and chartered accountants in the Vasai-Virar construction scam, unearthing crores of rupees and seizing highly crucial and confidential documents. During the operation, bank funds totaling ₹12 crore and fixed deposits were frozen, and ₹26 lakh in cash was confiscated. The ED has found evidence of a deep-rooted nexus between municipal officers, construction developers, and ...Read More >
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected that Mumbai will receive 106% above the Long Period Average (LPA) rainfall for July 2025, indicating a significantly wetter month than usual for the city. Weather Alerts in Place The IMD has issued weather alerts across Mumbai and neighboring districts: Yellow Alert has been issued for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts, warning of heavy rainfall at isolated locations through Thursday. Additional yellow alerts are in effect for the upc ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): In a major move to boost industrial development and job creation in Maharashtra, the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Industries, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, today approved investment proposals worth Rs 1,35,371.58 crore in thrust sectors and high-technology-based industries. These projects are expected to generate around 1 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities across the state. Also Read | 'I Will Come Again': Man Posing As Deli ...Read More >
Mumbai weather forecast: The city is in for another spell of intense monsoon activity as the IMD has forecast persistent rainfall from July 3 to July 6. Mumbai Weather Forecast: Mumbai is on yellow alert as the city is set to experience a mostly overcast sky with spells of heavy rain on Thursday, July 3. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in the city for July 3 and asked residents to remain vigilant. Waterlogging in low-lying areas may lead to travel delays and ...Read More >
Mumbai and its neighbouring districts -- Thane and Palghar -- are likely to experience significant rainfall over the coming days. The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Thursday, and again for the weekend, from Saturday to Sunday. Meanwhile, Raigad and Ratnagiri have been placed under an orange alert, with forecasts of heavy to very heavy rainfall between Thursday and Sunday. ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange alert for most parts of the Konkan region as well as mountainous road sections in western Maharashtra, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places. In its 'District Forecast and Warning for next 5 Days' issued in the afternoon, the meteorological office also sounded a red alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall for a few places in the 'ghat' (mountainous passes) areas in Pune district, and e ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a significant development, India's largest urban co-operative bank, Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd (SCBL) on Tuesday announced its voluntary proposal to merge the beleaguered New India Cooperative Bank with itself. About The Decision The bank said that it has approached the Reserve Bank (RBI) voluntarily for the amalgamation of New India Co-operative Bank Ltd. (NICBL) with Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd. (SCBL), subject to approval of shareholders of both banks. SCBL will be taking ...Read More >
Mumbai: Cloudy weather is anticipated in Mumbai and its neighboring areas starting in the morning, leading to a yellow alert, which indicates moderate to heavy rainfall, especially intensifying in the afternoon and evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that heavy rainfall will continue in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Kalyan-Dombivli on July 2, as a result of an active monsoon impacting the Konkan coastline. Mumbai's weather report as of 9 am indicates mostly cloudy skies at ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' close confidant and former minister Ravindra Chavan was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the president of the Maharashtra BJP unit. Chavan, who is the state BJP working president, was the sole nominee who had filed his nominations. The announcement was made by the Union Minister Kiren Rijiju at the party's executive council meeting in the presence of the Chief Minister, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and other leaders. Chavan succ ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) Former minister Ravindra Chavan was on Tuesday unanimously elected as the Maharashtra unit president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a meeting here, replacing Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule ahead of the crucial municipal polls. Union minister and BJP's central observer Kiren Rijiju made this announcement following the meeting. Chavan, a close aide of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has become the 12th president of the party's state unit. He succeeds Baw ...Read More >
Mumbai: As June drew to a close, rainfall readings from the city's two main weather observatories painted a contrasting picture. While the Colaba observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded 592 mm of rain -- exceeding its monthly average of 542.3 mm -- Santacruz fell slightly short, logging 512.7 mm against an average of 537.1 mm.The shortfall of rainfall in the suburbs, although marginal, came even as the city experienced its earliest onset of the southwest monsoon on May ...Read More >
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a high tide alert for Mumbai following a spell of heavy rainfall. As per the IMD forecast, high tide is expected around 3:48 pm on Monday, with sea waves likely to surge as high as 4.28 meters. In view of this, residents and tourists have been advised to stay away from Juhu Beach and other coastal areas during the high tide hours. Authorities have specifically appealed to the public to avoid venturing to Juhu Beach around the high tide period ...Read More >
Mumbai: The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar for July 2, indicating heavy rainfall at isolated places. Meanwhile, an orange alert has been issued for Raigad for the same date, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places.In its district forecast from June 30 to July 3, the IMD indicated that rains would continue throughout these days. In the 24 hours ending at 8:30 am on June 29, the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatories recorded 5.8 mm and 6.8 mm of ra ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 28 (PTI) Police have arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals, six of them women, from different localities in Mumbai and Pune for staying in the country illegally, an official said on Saturday. Earlier this week, a team from the MIDC police apprehended Bayajid Khan (24), who had entered India through Guwahati, Assam and was living in Palghar, the official said. He said Khan, who was employed in the western suburb of Andheri, informed the police that he had facilitated accommodation an ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 27 (UNI) Fuel prices remain a significant burden for residents across Maharashtra, directly impacting household budgets and broader inflationary pressures. The latest petrol and diesel rates, effective from 6 AM today, June 27, 2025, have been officially announced statewide. Authorities urge motorists to verify the updated costs specific to their location before refuelling. While providing modest relief, today's figures confirm petrol continues to exceed 104 rupees per litre acros ...Read More >
Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that as of Thursday, the Colaba observatory measured 548.2 mm of rainfall, surpassing the average of 542 mm by 90 mm. In contrast, the suburban Santacruz station recorded merely 478 mm, which is 10% below its average of 537 mm for May. Authorities have alerts to stop visitors from accessing the beach at Juhu when the tide is high. Juhu beach has captured interest as Mumbai's island city section received more than its typical June rainf ...Read More >
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