Kalyan: A 57-year-old man and his two sons were arrested for allegedly beating up a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable when he tried to intervene in a dispute involving commuters, a police official said on Friday.The incident took place on Thursday afternoon at Kalyan station in Thane district, he added.“The RPF constable, who was on…
Mumbai: The state is exploring ways to revive an old government policy which would allow them to take greater control over government and government-funded institutions. The primary idea is to keep the academic and administrative autonomy of these institutions intact, but safeguard government property and assets, said sources.While these institutions will continue to be managed…
Navi Mumbai: Following the appeal by PM Narendra Modi to the govt officials among citizens of the country to take initiative for fuel consumption amid the escalating West Asia war crisis, Anchal Dalal, the Superintendent of Police of Raigad district, and Sachin Khade, the tehsildar of Mhasala taluka in Raigad district, have started riding to…
Mumbai: A day after the Election Commission (EC) announced the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra, Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh on Friday urged Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders to immediately constitute a state-level task force to monitor the process and prevent a repeat of the large-scale voter exclusion witnessed in West…
Navi Mumbai: A 37-year-old man working as a seafarer in Merchant Navy, while racing on his sports bike competing with his friends on the Palm Beach Road, was severely injured as he crashed into a cab at the junction of Moraj Circle at Sanpada on Thursday early morning around 3.20 am. The sports bike and…
Navi Mumbai: CIDCO and the Africa India Economic Foundation (AIEF) signed and exchanged an agreement on Thursday at Mantralaya to enable the formation of an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) for creating Africa India International Development Zone (AIIDZ) and the proposed Africa India Business Centre (AIBC) in Navi Mumbai. The agreement was signed in the presence…
Mumbai: Post-SSC polytechnic courses in the state will undergo changes, in line with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, with the inclusion of subjects such as soft skills, social and life skills, yoga, entrepreneurship, Indian knowledge systems, environment and sustainability, management, startup studies, among others. The state govt is planning to start admissions to post-SSC polytechnic…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a policy that candidates from reserved categories, who avail concessions in competitive examinations such as age relaxation and educational qualification, will not be eligible to claim appointment against open category posts.The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, a statement issued…
Students register for FYJC admissions Mumbai: 9.54 lakh students have already registered for FYJC admissions for the 2026-27 academic year. Students must complete and submit Part 1 of the online application form, along with the required documents, by May 18. The provisional merit list will be declared on May 21 at 11 am. Students will…
Thane: Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Friday said former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Anand Paranjpe was inducted into the Shiv Sena to stop him from the Opposition and added that the Sunetra Pawar-led party was kept in the loop about his induction to avoid any misunderstanding.Paranjpe had resigned from the NCP headed by Deputy…
