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MUMBAI: A pro-Marathi rally led by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and supported by other pro-Marathi groups under the banner of Marathi Ekikaran Samiti witnessed high drama in Mira Road on Monday. The march was organized in response to a recent traders’ protest against an incident where an MNS activist slapped a food stall owner…
MUMBAI: Amid the ongoing language row, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers were detained by police on Tuesday in Mira Bhayandar while attempting to counter a traders’ protest. MNS Thane district chief Avinash Jadhav was taken into preventive custody before the protest began.Avinash Jadhav after his release said that “I am happy that the marathi manus…
MUMBAI: On Monday, around 200 residents and activists marched from Samvidhan Chowk in Lallubhai Compound to the M-East ward office, protesting the proposed privatisation of two newly constructed civic hospitals.Residents see the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model as the final blow after years of inadequate public healthcare. “There were times when pregnant women and infants were…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Punjabi Sahitya Academy, run under the Minorities Development Department, urgently needs some staff and office space. Currently operating out of a room at Old Customs House, the Academy faces eviction as the culture department has asked it to look for alternative space on rent.“The Punjabi Academy was established in 2018 and…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court recently dismissed a petition filed by student born to an inter-caste couple who wanted to be declared as a Scheduled Caste on his mother’s side. His parents were divorced when he was a minor, and he was raised by his mother. A district caste scrutiny committee denied his claim last April,…
Mumbai: Hitting back at CM Devendra Fadnavis for his comment that the Thackeray cousins’ ‘reunion’ rally was a “rudali” (professional women mourners) act and not a “victory celebration”, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said that the “original BJP” was “dead” and that “those who feel sad about the happy moments of Marathi people are…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) on Monday signed an agreement with the Adani Group for the implementation of the Motilal Nagar redevelopment project in Goregaon (W). Around 3,700 residents of this 142 acre parcel of land will be rehoused in “ultra modern” apartments measuring 1,600 sq ft built-up area. This is the…
Navi Mumbai: Raigad police beefed up security along the coastline after the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Delhi informed the ICG at Murud in Raigad district that a suspicious ‘Pakistani’ fishing boat has been spotted in the Arabian Sea about 3 nautical miles near Korlai Fort in Murud taluka on Sunday around 9pm. However, after a…
Mumbai: Sixteen local govinda teams bearing names like Nagpur Ninjas, Lucknow Panthers and Surat Titans will bid for cash prizes worth Rs 1.5 crore during this year’s dahi handi festival, thanks to an IPL style bid by owners from different parts of India. However, the Maharashtra govt will no longer co-host or sponsor the event…
Mumbai: MLC Pravin Darekar pointed out in the state legislative council that there were not enough officers appointed to manage the affairs of 36 districts for disabled welfare in the state. However, a minister said “recruitment process was on and will complete in all districts in three months.” tnn Source link
