Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane Lok Sabha MP Rajan Vichare on Thursday inspected the ongoing construction of a new railway station between Mulund and Thane: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, an accused in a money laundering case, on Thursday moved a plea before a special court here seeking interim bail for treatment of malignancy, which was revealed during tests conducted by private doctors: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: At least five Congress MLAs did not attend a meeting of the party's lawmakers in Maharashtra on Thursday, called in the aftermath of the high-profile exit of former chief minister Ashok Chavan that has triggered speculation about more such defections: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday held that the NCP faction led by deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was the real Nationalist Congress Party, and the anti-defection provisions in the Constitution can not be used to stifle internal dissent: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Bombay Catholic Sabha and the Citizens for Justice and Peace on Thursday said using Aadhaar information for the National Population Register exercise was questionable and could lead to genuine citizens getting illegitimately excluded: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker on Thursday described his order recognising the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction as the real party as tenable, sustainable, and based on the principles established by the Supreme Court: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The chief officer of Ahmedpur municipal council in Latur district and a town planner were nabbed for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe, a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said on Thursday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Thane police have registered a case after thieves broke into a temple and took away Rs 7,000 from its cash box on Thursday, an official said. While there was an attempt to commit a similar theft at another shrine, it was not successful: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP founder Sharad Pawar on Thursday said his party belonged to the common people, and although it was going through difficult times today, nobody should worry about the challenges it was facing: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Thursday said Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's decision holding the faction led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar to be the real Nationalist Congress Party was "ridiculous" and "copy-paste" of his ruling in the Shiv Sena case: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed activist Manoj Jarange, who is on a hunger strike seeking Maratha quota, to allow state government doctors to examine him and administer medical treatment: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has taken serious note of an incident in which a dog was mercilessly beaten at a pet clinic in Thane, said a local MLA on Thursday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Activist Govind Pansare was killed because of his book on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, his family told the Bombay High Court on Thursday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Dilip Swami took charge as collector of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Thursday, an official said. He was chief executive officer of the Solapur Zilla Parishad prior to this assignment, the official added: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, quota activist Manoj Jarange and Mathadi leader Narendra Patil will be conferred the 'Maratha Bhushan' this year, the organisers said on Thursday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NIA carries out multiple raids in Maharashtra in ISIS conspiracy case, arrests one
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested one accused following raids at multiple locations in Maharashtra in a case related to a conspiracy by global terror group ISIS to target vital installations in the western state, an official said. Mohammed Zoheb Khan was arrested during raids conducted at the houses of various suspects at nine locations in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, formerly Aurangabad, a spokesperson of the anti-terror agency said.<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/isis-conspiracy-case-nia-arrests-one-during-raids-at-9-places-in-maharashtra-23335313" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 60-year-old woman held with drugs worth Rs 12 lakh in Palghar&nbsp;
Two persons, including a 60-year-old woman, were arrested after the police recovered drugs worth nearly Rs 12 lakh from them in Palghar district, an official said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap near a school in Nalasopara and intercepted one Bajrang Suresh Kasbe (24) and the woman Purnima Raju Rathod on Tuesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) on Thursday launched the 'chala vachuya' initiative to make books easily accessible to students from class V to X in municipal schools. A brainchild of TMC chief Abhijit Bangar, it was launched by state chief secretary Nitin Kareer. The initiative would provide open access to books for all students, with no locked cupboards.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar-led NCP is 'real political party', says Rahul Narwekar
Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday pronounced his ruling on disqualification pleas filed by rival NCP factions and said that the Ajit Pawar-led NCP was 'real political party' when rival factions emerged. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/ncp-disqualification-pleas-verdict-ajit-pawar-led-ncp-is-real-political-party-says-rahul-narwekar-23335293" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'Invisible power' behind NCP name, says Supriya Sule
Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar leader Supriya Sule on Thursday targeted the "invisible power", a veiled reference to the ruling BJP, for snatching the party founded by her father. Sule said her party has approached the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India's decision to recognise the Ajit Pawar-led faction as the real NCP.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Navi Mumbai: Man booked for holding doctor captive, extorting Rs 30 lakh
A man was booked for allegedly holding a Nagpur-based doctor captive in a hotel in Navi Mumbai and extorting Rs 30 lakh from the latter's father, a police official said on Thursday. According to police, accused Rakesh Pusadkar, since April last year, had lured Dr Himanshu Raut into investing Rs 28 lakh in the jewelery and electronics sectors but did not give the latter the promised returns. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra to sell sand online on 'no profit no loss' basis under new scheme
The Maharashtra government has decided to sell sand online on a "no profit no loss" basis, a move that will enable people to buy the key construction material at a cheaper rate and curb illegal sand mining, revenue minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Only BJP benefitted from electoral bonds, say Maharashtra opposition parties
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was the only outfit that benefited from electoral bonds, said opposition parties in Maharashtra on Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down the political funding scheme, calling it "unconstitutional". (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rajya Sabha elections
All six candidates who are in the fray for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra, including Congress turncoats Ashok Chavan and Milind Deora, filed their nomination papers here on Thursday. Pics/Atul Kamble. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/maharashtra-leaders-file-nominations-for-rajya-sabha-elections-99481/1" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More<img src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2024/feb/rsedit12_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /><img src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2024/feb/rsedit13_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: A man was allegedly thrown into a creek in Maharashtra's Thane city by some persons and he was yet to be traced, officials said on Thursday. A local fire station received an alert at 10.55 pm on Wednesday that some persons threw a man into the creek from a pipeline in Rabodi area, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was the only outfit that benefited from electoral bonds, said opposition parties in Maharashtra on Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down the political funding scheme, calling it "unconstitutional". The NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar claimed the electoral bonds were brought into practice to solely benefit the BJP from anonymous donors. This scheme cannot rule out the possibility of a 'quid pro quo' from an individual or a company to a political party and therefore seeing the quantum of electoral bonds received by the BJP, this is a possibility, said party spokesperson Clyde Crasto. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Hours before Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's verdict on Thursday on the petitions filed by the two NCP factions against each other, the group headed by Ajit Pawar asserted that it won't backtrack on its decision to join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The NCP was split in July last year after Ajit Pawar along with eight other MLAs joined the state government under the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and BJP, resulting in the cross-petitions. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP leader Praful Patel, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena's Milind Deora and Congress candidate Chandrakant Handore on Thursday filed their nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra. Patel was accompanied by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sunil Tatkare and ministers Chhagan Bhujbal and Dhananjay Munde when he filed the nomination paper at the state legislature complex in Mumbai. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Maharashtra government has decided to sell sand online on a "no profit no loss" basis, a move that will enable people to buy the key construction material at a cheaper rate and curb illegal sand mining, revenue minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said. During the state cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Vikhe Patil proposed changes in the sand mining policy in the state. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Former Maharashtra minister Baban Gholap resigned from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday, ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha and state assembly polls. Gholap, who represented the Nashik Road-Deolali assembly constituency for five consecutive terms, had in September last year resigned as the deputy leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT) but it was not accepted. In a one-line letter to Thackeray on Thursday, Gholap said he has resigned from the post of 'Shiv Sainik'. He posted the letter on X. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Special session called on Maratha reservation
The Maharashtra cabinet has decided to hold a day-long special session of the state legislature on February 20 to discuss the Maratha reservation issue. The CMO said on Wednesday that the session will exclusively debate the various demands that have been raised by the Maratha community. The raging subject has been on the agenda of the government for a long time... <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-special-session-called-on-maratha-reservation-23335199" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Doctor among 2 booked in Navi Mumbai for cheating farmer with job promise
The Navi Mumbai police have registered a case against a doctor and his associate for allegedly cheating a 32-year-old farmer of Rs 25,000 by promising to get him a job in the Indian Railways, an official said on Thursday. The victim, hailing from Jalgaon in Maharashtra, allegedly paid Rs 25,000 to the doctor at his clinic in the Belapur area of Navi Mumbai on November 28, 2023, the official from CBD police station said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cops ensure safe court appearance for BJP MLA Gaikwad
Thane police took extensive measures, including heavy police presence and the imposition of section 144, around Ulhasnagar court premises to ensure the safe production of accused&nbsp;BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad and other accused.&nbsp;The Thane Crime Branch, investigating the matter, has apprehended five suspects, including MLA Ganpat Gaikwad, but Vaibhav Gaikwad, son of Ganpat Gaikwad, remains at large. Special teams have been formed to trace him... <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/ulhasnagar-firing-incident-cops-ensure-safe-court-appearance-for-bjp-mla-gaikwad-23335200" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read More</a>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: School bus operators in Maharashtra have opposed the state government's decision to begin classes for pre-primary to IV grades at 9 am, saying it would pose difficulties for them and lead to hike in their charges. They argue that the new timing will lead to the school buses getting stuck in the morning peak hour traffic, which will ultimately result in delays. The government last week issued an order asking schools to start classes for pre-primary to standard IV from 9 am onwards. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: RTOs generate over Rs 41 lakh from VIP number sale 
The Ministry of Road Transport &amp; Highways generated revenue of Rs 41.73 lakh in five days as people rushed to get customised numbers. According to the Regional Transport Office (RTO), it received 234 applications. &ldquo;A total of Rs 38.22 lakh was collected as government fees and the amount went up to Rs 41.73 lakh after bidding took place,&rdquo; said an official.. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-rtos-generate-over-rs-41-lakh-from-vip-number-sale-23335201" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">read more</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: A viral message circulating on WhatsApp falsely claims that Dr Samar Gupte, a leading specialist in gynaecological cancer, has access to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for surgeries for poor women with gynaecological cancers. The message urges recipients to contact Dr Gupte for assistance before March 31, listing his mobile number and identifying him as a senior once-gynaecologist at a hospital in Khar. However, Dr Gupte has refuted these claims, clarifying that he does not have access to any CSR funds for cancer patients or surgeries....<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-no-of-calls-is-insane-23335202" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read More</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Congress is united, govt trying to divert attention from real issues: Nana Patole after CLP meeting
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Thursday asserted that the Congress party in the state is united and alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government is "spreading rumours" to divert attention from "real issues."

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Legal luminaries support call for independent body in legal education
Practising advocates and solicitors have welcomed the recent recommendation made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee to delineate the Bar Council of India&rsquo;s (BCI) authority. The aim is to impart legal education in the country to strengthen legal education given the emerging challenges before the legal profession. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/legal-luminaries-support-call-for-independent-body-in-legal-education-23335203" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Victims demand transparency in Bangur Nagar assault case
An incident unfolded on January 22 where two individuals Dinesh and Chandrashekar Panchkale were attacked and brutally beaten by a mob during a cricket match at Bangur Nagar. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-victims-demand-transparency-in-bangur-nagar-assault-case-23335204" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Versova-Dahisar Link Road proposal worth Rs 25,413 cr cleared
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved a proposal worth Rs 25,413 crore for the Versova-Dahisar Link Road (VDLR). The civic body plans to kick off the project before October 2024. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-versova-dahisar-link-road-proposal-worth-rs-25413-cr-cleared-23335209" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Will go to Mumbai to press for Maratha quota implementation: Jarange
Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday said he would go to Mumbai on February 18 or 19 to press for the demand of converting the Maharashtra government's draft notification on 'blood relatives' of Kunbi Marathas into a law. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/will-go-to-mumbai-to-press-for-maratha-quota-implementation-manoj-jarange-23335243" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BMC to complete 2 yrs without elected rep; how's Mumbai running under admin rule
On March 8, 2024, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will complete two years under an administrative rule. It is the longest period in the history of the BMC, the richest civic body in the country, to run without elected representatives. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bmc-to-complete-two-years-without-elected-reps-how-is-mumbai-running-under-admin-rule-23335237" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Congress Legislature Party meeting begins at party office at Vidhan Bhawan
A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party was held at the party office at Vidhan Bhawan in Maharashtra's Mumbai on Thursday. The meeting was led by Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole and Congress Legislature Party leader Balasaheb Thorat.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 28 lakh peacock tail feathers seized at Nhava Sheva Port
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday got hold of approximately 28 lakh peacock tail feathers worth Rs 2.01 crore at Nhava Sheva Port, one of the largest such seizures in recent history. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-28-lakh-peacock-tail-feathers-seized-at-nhava-sheva-port-23335208" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: No girders, no ramps; how will Gokhale bridge open in three months?
Residents of Andheri and Vile Parle are doubting BMC&rsquo;s claim that the second side of the Gokhale bridge will be open to the public before the monsoon. Though some work is in progress on the railway portion, work on the approach roads from both sides of the railway tracks is not even 50 per cent complete. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-no-girders-no-ramps-how-will-gokhale-bridge-open-in-three-months-23335210" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Doctor among 2 booked in Navi Mumbai for cheating farmer with job promise
The Navi Mumbai police have registered a case against a doctor and his associate for allegedly cheating a 32-year-old farmer of Rs 25,000 by promising to get him a job in the Indian Railways, an official said on Thursday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 'That monster will walk free on bail of just Rs 10!&rsquo;
The owner of the pet dog who was brutally pummelled by vet staff of the Vetic Pet Clinic in Thane has revealed that the two accused who were arrested yesterday will walk out without any stringent punishment. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-that-monster-will-walk-free-on-bail-of-just-rs-10-23335207" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;No footpaths left to walk for Mumbaikars&rsquo;
Fed up with illegal hawkers obstructing the city&rsquo;s footpaths and roads, Mumbai residents have moved the Bombay High Court seeking a permanent solution. A Borivli resident had filed a writ petition highlighting the disruptions caused by unauthorised vendors, who endanger pedestrians across neighbourhoods. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/no-footpaths-left-to-walk-for-mumbaikars-23335206" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: "Didn't expect my candidature": BJP's Raja Ajit Gopchade on RS nomination from Maharashtra
Ajit Gopchade, who has been nominated as a BJP candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra on Wednesday, said that the decision took him by 'surprise.'

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra finance dept stays procurement of 'unnecessary items' till March 31, cites 'huge spend'
Maharashtra finance department on Wednesday ordered to put on hold the procurement of "unnecessary items" such as spare parts for computers and photocopy machines till March 31 in the wake of "huge spending" in the last three months.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two loyalists and a turncoat
The BJP kept its date with a new entrant, Ashok Chavan, awarding him a Rajya Sabha ticket from Maharashtra on Wednesday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-two-loyalists-and-a-turncoat-23335198" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: "Proud moment for all Indians": Maharashtra CM Shinde on BAPS Temple inauguration in Abu Dhabi
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that the inauguration of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir in Abu Dhabi is a 'proud moment' for all the Indians.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Over 8 lakh vehicles ply on Atal Setu in over one month
The recently inaugurated Atal Bihari Vajpayee Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) sea bridge has recorded traffic of over 8 lakh vehicles as of now, as per the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Cabinet decides to convene special one-day session of legislature on Feb 20 to discuss Maratha reservation
The Maharashtra government has decided to convene a special session of the state legislature on February 20 to discuss the demands for the Maratha reservation.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman teacher booked for torturing minor girl employed as domestic help
A 33-year-old teacher from Thane was booked for allegedly torturing and injuring her 11-year-old female domestic help, originally from Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

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