Tempo-truck collision in Maharashtra’s Palghar: FIR against both drivers for traffic violations

Heavy traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, coupled with the tempo driver taking a wrong-side shortcut in violation of traffic rules, led to the fatal crash

Citizens continue protests against proposed felling of 45,000 mangrove trees in Mumbai for Coastal Road project

Citizen volunteer-led group continue to protest and question the felling of 45,000 mangroves for the second phase of the Mumbai Coastal Road project which aims to connect suburbs Versova and Bhayandar

Maharashtra Congress to hold training camp for 7,000 office-bearers

The training programme is intended to familiarise new functionaries with party organisation, election procedures, and administrative responsibilities

Bombay High Court quashes Maharashtra GRs on school disqualification

The Bombay High Court, at its Kolhapur bench, on April 29 ordered that two government resolutions (GRs) issued on April 1 and April 2 are not applicable to the petitioner schools

Palghar tempo-truck collision: 13 people die; CM Fadnavis announces compensation

An tempo packed with more than 50 passengers heading for an engagement ceremony collided with a speeding container truck near Dhaniwari village

Polls to 16 seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council on June 18

The last date for filing nominations is June 1, and candidates can withdraw from the poll race by June 4, as per the notification

Woman stripped, paraded with slipper garland after temple entry dispute; two women arrested

Assault took place after a youth from the victim’s family defied a caste panchayat’s ban on the family entering the local temple; videos show bystanders watching and recording on mobile phones

TCS sexual harassment case: Court says clear evidence of abetment by POSH committee member

The court had refused bail to TCS site head and POSH committee member Ashwini Chainani, others in the alleged sexual harassment-conversion case

Marathwada floods: Relief out of reach

Nearly a year after the Marathwada floods in Maharashtra, many farmers affected by the destruction that followed say they are still waiting for parts of the compensation the government promised. Snehal Mutha finds that some have taken additional loans for the next crop, while some have given farming a break for the year

Karjat MLA Rohit Pawar hits out at CJI comment on youngsters

Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi pulled up a lawyer for “pursuing” a senior advocate designation, saying that there are already “parasites” in society who attack the system, and asked the petitioner whether he wanted to join hands with them