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Every effort must be made to improve hygiene
While BMC hospitals face significant challenges on different fronts, every effort must be made to improve hygiene.
26 March,2025 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Mumbai University graduates stuck outside in heat for two hours
Over 150 students were left outside Mumbai University’s Fort campus in the scorching heat as convocation hall couldn’t accommodate them
26 March,2025 08:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Maharashtra government approves Rs 10 crore for Shiv Smarak at Panhala Fort
The decision was taken during a meeting at Vidhan Bhavan, where MLAs from Kolhapur urged the government to expedite the project. A government resolution approving the funds was promptly issued and handed over to the legislators
25 March,2025 11:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ashish Shelar urges transfer of Centrally protected forts under ASI to state
The state is home to 54 Centrally protected and 62 state protected forts. In his letter dated March 24, Shelar emphasised Maharashtra’s proactive role in safeguarding its heritage, having undertaken extensive conservation efforts for the state-protected forts
25 March,2025 02:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Amid protest, Mumbai University presents Budget outlay of Rs 968.17 crore
Senate members from the Aaditya Thackeray-led Yuva Sena and the Bombay University and College Teachers’ Union (BUCTU) disrupted the Mumbai University’s Budget Session for about half an hour on Saturday. Despite this, the budget was passed with a majority vote
22 March,2025 05:28 PM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Forty years on, 3 gets death for killing 24 Dalits in UP village
A gang of 17 dacoits dressed in khakis stormed Dehuli at around 4.30 pm on November 18, 1981. They targeted a Dalit family, gunning down 24 people, including the toddlers aged six months and two years, respectively
18 March,2025 06:14 PM IST | Mainpuri (UP) | PTI
Fortifying an idea
As Maharashtra government raises the pitch to push for a UNESCO tag for 12 forts of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, our sutradhaars have a few observations to improve things at the ground level
17 March,2025 08:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Pune: 60 injured in bee attack at Shivneri Fort
Of those injured, 50 were treated at a nearby hospital, a forest official said
16 March,2025 09:18 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
"I'm most comfortable batting in...": KL Rahul
Previously, KL Rahul, who led Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants, has reportedly rejected the opportunity to lead Delhi Capitals in the upcoming IPL 2025. If not KL Rahul, all-rounder Axar Patel would likely wear the captaincy hat of Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025
13 March,2025 06:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
How Fort’s colonial past shaped Mumbai’s modern identity
The garden was laid out in 1869, but it was originally a large open space called the Bombay Green, meant for trading cotton, which was the largest trading commodity in the 1860s
13 March,2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez