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The state govt’s official notification is awaited Mumbai: The state govt has decided to withdraw cases lodged against students who participated in the recent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests across Maharashtra. According to the chief minister’s office, CM Devendra Fadnavis has directed additional chief secretary (home) Manisha Mhaiskar to initiate the process.The state govt’s official…

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Cyber Cell found that 429 handles or posts were created on Instagram, X, Facebook and YouTube to spread fake and derogatory information, including 140 AI-generated content, during the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest march.The cyber cell team that deleted the posts or handles found that Instagram was used the most, with 312…

Mumbai: The BMC proposal to lease 15 acres of reclaimed land at the Mulund dumping ground to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) for five years to set up a casting yard, precast element manufacturing facility and ready-mix concrete (RMC) plant ran into stiff opposition from Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress members during the civic improvements…

Bombay high court has directed that allegedly defamatory social media posts, videos and messages targeting S D Corporation Pvt Ltd and its Mhada redevelopment project should not be circulated further until the next hearing Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim relief to Mumbai-based real estate developer S D Corporation Pvt Ltd in a…

Bhiwandi: A 27-year-old man was killed and two others were injured after they were allegedly attacked by a group of men over an old rivalry in Bhiwandi on Monday night. The Bhoiwada police have registered a murder case against five accused, who are currently absconding.The deceased was identified as Ankush Ade (27), while the injured…

Mumbai: To ensure timely resolution of complaints and disputes involving street vendors, BMC has decided to constitute a three-member Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee. The committee will be headed by a serving or retired City Civil Court judge and will function for the next five years. Civic officials said the Town Vending Committee is…

Mumbai: The BMC’s Improvement Committee on Tuesday approved a proposal to hand over the sprawling SevenHills Hospital campus at Marol to Capri Global Ventures Pvt Ltd, with the Shiv Sena-BJP-led ruling panel pushing through the proposal amid strong objections from Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress members.The proposal first came up before the committee in May…

Khar police arrested the accused and seized his scooter Mumbai: Traffic came to a halt for almost 20 minutes on Yari Road in Versova, Andheri (W), on Monday evening after a scooterist allegedly blocked a BEST bus, collared the driver, and repeatedly slapped him in a road rage incident.Khar police arrested Devchand Chachar (28), seized…

Mumbai: The Gargai dam will be made operational by May 2029, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directing officials to expedite all activities related to rehabilitation, afforestation and construction of the dam.Fadnavis on Monday held a review meeting for the project which is coming up in the Western Ghats in Palghar district. He said the project…

Mumbai University’s Management Council decided to transfer the TYBCom paper leak investigation to the state CID (File photo) MUMBAI: Mumbai University‘s Management Council, at its meeting on Monday, decided to hand over the probe into the TYBCom paper leak case to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID).While the police investigation is already underway, the university…