Hinduja Group to invest Rs 35,000 Cr in Maharashtra

Shiv Sena row: HC reserves order on Uddhav's appeal against EC decision freezing party name, symbol

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its order on an appeal by former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray challenging a single judge's decision dismissing his plea against an Election Commission's (EC) interim order freezing the Shiv Sena name and election symbol.

Thackeray claimed the single judge's November 15 order, by which it had also directed the EC to expedite the proceedings pending before it, is "erroneous" and liable to be set aside.

Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case: NBWs issued against two absconding accused 

A special NIA court in Mumbai on Thursday issued non-bailable warrants against two absconding accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

The National Investigation Agency had filed a plea before Special Judge Rajesh Katariya seeking such warrants against alleged Maoist leaders Prakash alias Ritupan Goswami and Mupalla Laxman Rao alias Ganapathy.

The court allowed the probe agency's plea and directed the investigation officer/prosecution to depute a special team to execute the NBW against the two absconding accused.

3 IAS officers transferred

IAS Transfer Order dt. 15.12.2022
1. Shri. Chinmay Gotmare, IAS :AM- 2009 Chief Executive officer, Nagpur Smart City, Nagpur has been posted as Collector, Gondia.

2. Smt Nayana Arjun Gunde, IAS-2010 Collector, Gondia has been posted as Tribal Commissioner, Nashik.

3. Shri H.S.Sonwane, IAS-2010 Commissioner, Tribal Development, Nashik has been posted as Dairy Development Commissioner, Mumbai. 

G20 Development Working Group meeting concludes in Mumbai

G20 Development Working Group meeting concludes in Mumbai; know the key takeaways from the meet

TJS George to get Mumbai Press Club's lifetime achievement award

TJS George to get Mumbai Press Club's lifetime achievement award

Maharashtra govt announces hike in financial assistance to the farmers hit by rains and floods

Pune: Four die of electrocution while placing water pump motor in dam backwater

Maharashtra: 4 electrocuted to death while placing water pump motor in dam backwater in Pune

Maha: Mungantiwar asks forest officials to take steps to curb tiger attacks in Chandrapur 

Maharashtra forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Thursday asked officials in his department to curb tiger-human conflicts in Chandrapur by taking appropriate steps.

As per the district information office, two persons were killed in separate tiger attacks in Mul and Saoli tehsils on December 14, while a woman was killed in Khedi on Thursday.

Action would be taken against officials if they fail to curb tiger-human conflicts, a release quoted the minister as saying.

Maha crop insurance claim: Will ensure farmers get not less than Rs 1,000, says minister

Farmers eligible for crop insurance will get at least Rs 1,000 against their claims, Maharashtra agriculture minister Abdul Sattar said on Thursday.

He told reporters 50 lakh applications have been received for crop insurance and these are being scrutinised.

"We will ensure each eligible farmer gets at least Rs 1,000 against his claim. The crop damage assessment has been completed and a sum of Rs 1,902 crore has been disbursed. The total amount to be disbursed is Rs 2,313 crore," Sattar said.

Mumbai: Governor Koshyari appoints Birendra Saraf as the new Advocate General of Maharashtra 

Due to the visit of G-20 representatives to Kanheri Caves, operation of Bus Route No. 188 between Borivali Station and Kanheri Caves will be temporarily closed on 15th and 16th December 2022.

Mumbai Police's EOW team gives BJP leader Kirit Somaiya a clean chit in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds collected to save aircraft carrier INS Vikrant from scrapping. EOW filed a C Summary report before the Court last evening.

Fire breaks out at residential building One Avighna Park in Mumbai's Currey Road; no injuries reported

Air Quality Index of the most significant places across the city

Heavy traffic congestion on Western Express Highway near Andheri,Powai; commuters plan travel accordingly

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss "the subversion of independence of institutions like ED, IT, CBI, EC, CVC and CIC."

Traffic is moving at slow speed due to the road bottleneck due to Metro work at the bridge landing in front of Mankhurd station.

Signal problem at Jui Nagar railway station resolved at 7.00am. Services are running between CSMT and  Vashi on Harbor line and Thane to Nerul on Trans Harbor line but are late due to bunching. 

Two leopard cubs who were found on the farm of a farmer in Pimpri Sayyad Village in Nashik were reunited with their mother on 13th Dec with the help of Nashik (West) Forest Department and Eco Echo Foundation.

Mumbai: Signal problem at Jui Nagar railway station. Point not coming to normal since 6 am. Services running between CSMT & Vashi on Harbor line and Thane to Nerul on Trans-Harbor line. Staff is resolving the issue. It'll be sorted out in another 15-20 mins: Central Railway SPRO

Repeated AC local failure irks Central commuters

Commuters who avail of Central Railway’s air-conditioned local service are upset with repeated cancellations, especially as they have paid a premium for the service.

On Wednesday, the railway replaced 14 air-conditioned local services with regular services owing to a technical problem in a rake.

Central runs a total of 56 air-conditioned services a day with five rakes of which one is in periodic overhaul at any given point in time and four are in service; there is no standby rake.

Mumbai: Repeated AC local failure irks Central commuters