Category: Maharashra

Six out of seven corporators of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday joined the Shiv Sena, giving the party, which rules the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, an edge over the BJP. With this, Shiv Sena’s strength in the BMC, the country’s richest municipal body, has increased to 90, eight more than that of BJP, a senior Sena leader […]

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane, who had recently resigned from the Congress, on Sunday announced the launch of a new party called Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksh. “I have just launched the party. I am waiting for some people to join, then I will decide the future course [of action],” the 65-year-old Konkan strongman said at a press conference here. Mr. […]

At least 22 people were killed and several injured in a rush hour stampede on a foot over bridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban railway stations in Mumbai this morning, police said. Railway minister Piyush Goyal, who happens to be in the city, is expected to visit the site of the tragedy, said railway officials. A combination of heavy […]

A 46-year-old auto driver from Nallasopara was arrested on Thursday for impersonation and fraud. He allegedly posed as a ticket checker and collected fines from ticketless travellers. Prakash Phadkale, who worked as an autorickshaw driver in Goregaon, wore the uniform used by the ticket checking staff and mostly caught passengers travelling in the handicapped coaches of trains. He used to […]

Two wings of a ground plus five storey building on the Pakmodia Street in south Mumbai completely collapsed on Thursday morning, killing ten people and injuring 15 others. At least 30 others are still feared to be trapped under the rubble, and rescue efforts are under way at the spot. Mumbai Fire Brigade officials said that the call about the […]

A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a peon inside a renowned ICSE Board school in suburban Malad following which the accused was arrested, police said on Tuesday. The peon allegedly sexually assaulted the girl inside a washroom of the school between August 1 and 4, Senior police Inspector of Dindoshi police station, Rajaram Vhanmane said. Her mother filed a […]