Maharashtra government

Hotel, restaurant associations welcome Maha govt’s move to waive excise license fee

9:59 pm December 24, 2020

Mumbai : Hotel and restaurant associations on Thursday welcomed the Maharashtra government’s move to waive excise licence fee on a pro-rata basis and the rollback of 15 per cent annual hike. Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI), Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) […]

Maha BJP legislators protest over Maratha quota issue

2:05 pm December 14, 2020

Mumbai: Legislators of the Opposition BJP squatted on the stairs of the VidhanBhavan building here on Monday to protest against the Maharashtra government’s “lackadaisical attitude” towards the Maratha quota and farmers’ issues. The protest was held before commencement of the two- day winter session of the state Legislature. The Supreme Court in September this year […]

Mumbai: 500 teams to be deployed to administer COVID-19 vaccine

9:08 pm December 11, 2020

Mumbai: At least 500 teams of five trained personnel each will be deployed for administering the COVID-19 vaccine in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday. The first to get inoculated will be health workers followed by frontline workers, people above the age of 50 and those suffering from co-morbidities, it said […]

Goswami seeks stay to probe by Mumbai police in TRP scam

Noida Media Club demands release of Arnab Goswami

11:59 pm November 4, 2020

Noida (UP): The Noida Media Club on Wednesday condemned the arrest of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami terming it as an “attack on free press” and called for his immediate release. The media body said the way the Maharashtra Police have been acting against the journalist is “shocking” and “misuse of state power”. Goswami was […]

Kangana seeks compensation of Rs 2 crore from BMC

7:15 pm September 15, 2020

Mumbai: Actor Kangana Ranaut has amended her petition before the Bombay High Court to seek a compensation of Rs 2 crore from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for “illegal” demolition at her bungalow. After the BMC demolished what it termed as illegal alterations at the “Queen” actor’s bungalow at Pali Hill in suburban Bandra on […]