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Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) police on March 1 arrested a married man who allegedly pretended to be “a Mughal emperor’s heir” on a matrimonial website and called his victims for “discussions” in malls and parks and subsequently fled with their jewellery and mobile phones Source: Mumbai News

Voices of outrage boomed across varsities in Hyderabad on Wednesday against the ban on beef in Maharashtra Source: Mumbai News

Hospitality industry has decided to promote Holi as a festival of the world on the world tourist map and attract international tourists during the festival time. Source: Mumbai News

Slaughter of cattle came to a standstill at Deonar abattoir on Wednesday. The abattoir’s authorities, following Bombay high court’s order on Tuesday, did not allow the slaughter of bullocks, bulls and even buffaloes Source: Mumbai News

The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI), in the anticipation of the tragic waste of the most precious resource – water during Holi has called for a ‘Save Water’ campaign across all hotels in the western region. Source: Mumbai News

In a significant move to meet growing water supply demand in Mumbai region, the central government gave its in-principal nod to the state’s proposal to tap water from rivers Damanganga and Pinjal falling close to Mumbai Metropolitan region (MMR). Source: Mumbai News

Sharmila, wife of MNS president Raj Thackeray, held a protest rally against Metro-III car shed in Aarey, Goregaon. She said the controversial project should be scrapped following widespread protest by citizens Source: Mumbai News

BJP MLA from Colaba Raj Purohit has once again raised the red flag against the Metro-III project. This time he has made it an island city versus suburban residents issue Source: Mumbai News

Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has administered yet another bitter pill to the BJP by saying that his party will not extend unconditional support to the land acquisition bill Source: Mumbai News

A sessions court has convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment an autorickshaw driver for trafficking and pushing women into prostitution. The convict, Rajendra Yadav was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 50,000 of which Rs 40,000 will be paid to one of the rescued women as compensation Source: Mumbai News