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Mira Bhayandar: Amid drama over police’s initial denial of permission and detention of MNS functionaries, hundreds of party workers and locals took part in a march taken out at Mira Road Tuesday to counter a protest by traders last week against the assault by MNS activists on a shop-owner for not speaking Marathi, reports Vishal…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by a Jain mandir trust in Vile Parle against a city civil court order, paving the way for the demolition of the temple structure. However, the HC extended its status quo on further demolition of the structure to 4 weeks, reports Swati Deshpande.Denying relief against the…
Mumbai: Six years after a man was killed as he intervened in a fight between two neighbours, a sessions court on Tuesday sentenced two men to life imprisonment. Additional sessions judge A Subramaniam held Siddhesh Dagale and Suraj Salve guilty of murder and other relevant offences under the Indian Penal Code. Two other accused, Umer…
Mumbai: With the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai visiting the Maharashtra Legislature on Tuesday, the Opposition used the opportunity to push its demand for the Leader of Opposition (LoP) post, which has lain vacant since the Mahayuti govt’s landslide victory in Nov 2024.With state assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar refusing to name an LoP…
Mumbai: An aspiring model and his female associate were apprehended for allegedly compelling a 32-year-old chartered accountant to die by suicide after extorting Rs 2.47 crore from him since 2024. The accused reportedly spent the money on online gaming and share market activities.The deceased, who ended his life at his Santa Cruz (East) residence on…
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,…
