Maharashtra

Pune Municipal Corporation has streamlined its property tax assessment process to speed up bill issuance and reduce delays for citizens. The new system removes several approval layers, gives Assistant Municipal Commissioners more authority, and is aimed at making assessments faster and more transparent. Pune Municipal Corporation’s revised property tax system reduces approval layers and speeds […]

The rape and murder of a four-year-old child in Pune have sparked public outrage as protesters numbering in the hundreds occupy the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway, calling for swift justice for the perpetrators. While the perpetrators will undergo a fast-track process in court, the accused is still under police custody. Protesters block the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway near Navale

A massive narcotics bust in Mumbai has put India’s drug enforcement machinery in the spotlight after the Narcotics Control Bureau seized 349 kg of high-grade cocaine worth Rs 1,745 crore. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government is determined to “ruthlessly crush” narcotics networks, calling the operation a major blow to an international cartel.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that people living in Maharashtra should learn Marathi, but any attempt to enforce language pride through violence or intimidation will not be tolerated. Speaking at Hutatma Chowk on Maharashtra Day, he also rejected what he called “narrow-minded” politics amid the ongoing row over Marathi language rules for rickshaw drivers.

A man in Mumbai’s Agripada area allegedly stabbed a shopkeeper five to six times after assuming that the victim and his brother were laughing at him. Police said the accused, identified as Firoz Mansuri, was arrested within hours using technical assistance and intelligence inputs. Police investigate the Agripada shop where a customer allegedly attacked a

The long-awaited Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link is being inaugurated on May 1, but regular motorists will only be able to use it from the morning of May 2 after the ceremony and clearance work are completed. The new stretch is being opened in phases, with restrictions on vehicle categories and a permanent ban on hazardous