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On Sunday, Devendra Fadnavis, accompanied by state forest minister Ganesh Naik and fisheries minister Nitesh Rane, carried out an inspection of various infrastructure projects in Palghar district Mumbai: The 157km Mumbai-Vadodara Expressway, part of the Delhi-Mumbai freight corridor, will be commissioned by August 31, said CM Devendra Fadnavis. Once commissioned, the travel time between Vadodara…

Thane: Nearly six years after a young woman was set ablaze at her residence in Diwa, a Thane Sessions Court convicted her husband for murder, relying primarily on her dying declarations and other corroborative evidence. Additional Sessions Judge B.D. Shelke convicted Shahir Devram Parkhe (32), under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for murdering…

Thane: A fire broke out at a timber warehouse in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra‘s Thane district in the early hours of Sunday, and no casualties were reported in the incident, an official said. The blaze erupted at the facility in the Bhinar Nimbavali area around 5 am, the official said. “Three fire engines from the…

MUMBAI: A Mumbai metropolitan court has acquitted a woman accused in a two decade old investment fraud case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove her involvement in the alleged cheating scheme beyond reasonable doubt.The case related to investments collected in 2007 for a purported textile import business that allegedly promised high returns to investors….

Dada Bhuse said, “The Maharashtra government is fully committed to the preservation, promotion, and propagation of the Marathi language.” MUMBAI: Maharashtra education minister Dada Bhuse on Monday announced that Marathi will be a compulsory language from Classes 1 to 10 across all schools in the state.According to news agency ANI, he warned of strict action…

The calf was buried at Versova beach Mumbai: A blue whale calf, about 25ft long, died after being stranded along the rocky Bandra coast on Saturday morning.Veterinarians, officials from the forest department’s mangrove cell and the civic body, and other rescue teams attempted to save it but failed. The carcass was recovered with the help…

Mumbai: A fire triggered by a suspected short circuit in an “ageing” underground power cable sparked panic in the congested Bhendi Bazaar in south Mumbai on Sunday morning. No injuries were reported. The fire was contained to the site and didn’t spread to nearby structures.It broke out around 11.30am on Mutton Street in the densely…

Brinda Miller, recipient of the Bombay Times Art and Culture Visionary Award, sees the honour as a testament to her lifelong dedication to Mumbai. Inspired by her father, Nana Chudasama, a former Sheriff who championed city beautification, Miller has been a driving force behind the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival’s growth. Receiving the Bombay Times Art…

Visuals from Mumbai Coastal Road after heavy overnight rain MUMBAI: Intense overnight showers lashed Mumbai’s suburbs on Monday, with several areas recording over 100 mm of rainfall in just four hours, triggering waterlogging and traffic disruptions in some pockets, civic officials said.According to data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Veena Nagar in Mulund…