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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) […]

Man on morning walk run over by tanker in Mumbai

9:58 pm December 20, 2020

Mumbai: A 20-year-old man was run over by a tanker during a morning walk on the Siddharth Colony stretch of Eastern Express Highway, police said on Sunday The incident took place on Saturday morning and the deceased has been identified as Shriram Gautam of Rabale in Navi Mumbai, an official said Tanker driver Vinod Kumar […]

Rupee settles flat at 73.59 against US dollar

7:44 pm December 17, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee ended just 1 paisa lower at 73.59 against the US dollar on Thursday despite a weak greenback overseas and a firm trend in the domestic equity markets. RBI’s intervention to absorb the dollar inflows kept the rupee steady, traders said. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 73.52 […]

Hundreds gather at Mumbai plot after rumours of ‘free’ land

10:12 pm December 14, 2020

Mumbai: Several people have assembled near an open government plot in Vikhroli area of Mumbai following rumours of land being provided free of cost to the poor, officials said on Monday. Civic authorities and police removed them from the spot, but they are still staying put in the vicinity in the hope of getting free […]

Pavement-dweller found dead with head smashed

11:54 pm December 13, 2020

Mumbai: A 60-year-old pavement-dweller was found dead with his head smashed using a concrete block near Mahalaxmi railway station in Mumbai, police said on Sunday. He was found dead on Saturday morning by his wife, who was sleeping nearby, they said. ”Victim Naresh Shinde and his 55-year-old wife were sleeping on the footpath near the […]