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Amey Tirodkar
Politics and Pressure From Environmentalists Rescue Mumbai's Salt Pan Land For Now
21 Jan 2022
Maharashtra's two senior ministers declared that Mumbai's salt pan land would not be used for construction purposes. This is the result of a political tussle between Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the…
Amey Tirodkar
Weaker Sections of Maharashtra Fear Another Lockdown as COVID-19 Cases Jump
03 Jan 2022
Small-scale farmers and shopkeepers and street vendors fear the loss of livelihood as they were the worst affected during the last two lockdowns.
Amey Tirodkar
Maharashtra Government at Alert Due to Rising COVID Cases, More Restrictions Soon if Trend Continues
30 Dec 2021
The jump in COVID cases from the third week of December has alarmed the Maharashtra government. The state is also seeing a surge in the number of Omicron cases.
PTI
Maharashtra: 11 COVID Patients Killed in Fire at Ahmednagar Hospital
06 Nov 2021
The fire broke out around 11 am in the ICU, where 20 COVID-19 patients were undergoing treatment.
Yashashwini Santuka
Why Mumbai Sessions -Court’s Order Upholding Two-Year Detention of HIV Positive Woman is Bad in Law
23 Oct 2021
Critiquing the recent controversial order by a Mumbai court directing the detention of an HIV positive alleged sex worker.
Amey Tirodkar
Big Cities Shut, Bus Services Disrupted During Maharashtra Bandh
11 Oct 2021
The strike was called by the ruling alliance and supported by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Artisans Turn into Vegetable Vendors, Hawkers as Gold Industry Loses Glare
17 Aug 2021
MSME jewellery units, which comprise around 60% of the estimated five lakh jewellery units in the country, took the maximum hit during the pandemic
PTI
Mumbai Rain Fury: 25 Die in House Collapses After Landslides
18 Jul 2021
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai in the backdrop of heavy rains, a BMC official said.
Vallari Sanzgiri
How many “Natural Disasters” Until the Govt Takes Notice of Ambedkar Nagar Residents?
30 Jun 2021
A resident of this low-income neighbourhood in Mumbai's Malad area, and an interim report highlight the exclusionary tactics of India’s city of dreams
Sumedha Pal
Aarey Forest: As Govt. Transfers Land to Forest Department, Cases against Activists Continue
17 Jun 2021
Those who had intervened on the night of October 4 against the felling of trees continue to face charges, as do others, for forming a human chain.