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





