A govt press release said an auxiliary grant scheme is being implemented under the Women and Child Development Department Mumbai: The state govt has issued a revised and comprehensive set of guidelines to expedite the recovery of dues under Revenue Recovery Certificates (RRCs) and recovery warrants, giving special priority to cases received from the Maharashtra…
WhatsApp conversations and a bitter breakup have emerged as key leads in the MPSC exam paper leak MUMBAI: “Get 10 questions wrong” — this was allegedly the instruction given to Rutuja Patil after she got access to the Maharashtra Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) Drug Inspector exam paper in advance, in an apparent attempt to ensure…
In a heartfelt post on X, Supriya Sule recalled her bond with Ajit Pawar since childhood. MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule remembered former Maharashtra deputy chief minister and her cousin, the late Ajit Pawar, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Friday.In a heartfelt post on X, Supriya Sule recalled her…
Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganpati-making workshops are offering devotees a different way to prepare for the festival — by creating the idol themselves. The workshops bring together art, tradition and sustainability, with participants working with natural clay to sculpt their own murtis and, in some cases, take them home for the festival.‘Creating the idol yourself…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis granted drivers a one-year grace period for Marathi language skills. MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s decision to give auto and taxi drivers a one-year grace period to acquire working knowledge of Marathi has eased immediate tensions over the state’s language compliance drive, but may also expose differences within the ruling…
WhatsApp conversations and a bitter breakup have emerged as key leads in the MPSC exam paper leak MUMBAI: A WhatsApp conversation and a bitter breakup between a couple have emerged as key leads in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) Drug Inspector exam paper-leak probe, with investigators examining an alleged Rs 50 lakh payment for…
Police said the arrested men said the complainant must pay a fine for smoking inside a rickshaw Mumbai: Kherwadi police arrested three Powai residents on Wednesday for allegedly posing as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials and extorting Rs 19,500 from a businessman after accusing him of smoking in an auto-rickshaw.The accused–Amit Kulaye (34), Sudheer Pujari (32)…
Ulhasnagar: An FIR has been registered against a youth after he allegedly played a song containing pro-Pakistan slogans and lyrics over a loudspeaker at an Eid-e-Milad stage in Ulhasnagar on Wednesday. Police said the incident occurred at Kailash Colony Chowk, where a stage had been erected for the Eid procession.The accused, identified as Nihal Abdul…
Mumbai: The crime branch probing the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) exam leak has said that Rutuja Patil, who cleared the exams for FDA inspectors, had asked her boyfriend Gaurav Patil to arrange Rs 5 lakh for payment to officials for the question paper. Gaurav reportedly refused because of financial constraints, police said.Rutuja’s father Amrit…
Mumbai: Approximately 300 tourists from Maharashtra have been affected by the flash floods that ravaged Nepal on Aug 26.Figures released by State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said at least 114 citizens from the state are reported to be stranded. Of these, 53 have been confirmed safe in the Saga–Mansarovar sector, while over 60 are untraced…
