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The Central Railway has planned to carry out a special block between Mumbai CST and Thane from 12 midnight to 6am to carry out the conversion from 1500-volt direct current (DC) to 25,000-volt alternating current (AC) traction. Source: Mumbai News

Commuters travelling by Western Railway between Santacruz and Goregaon on Sunday are being inconvenienced due to the ongoing rail block. Source: Mumbai News

On June 4, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) lost yet another big cat. Twenty-year-old, Siddharth was among the oldest white tigers at SGNP and died on Thursday evening due to old age. Source: Mumbai News

The Maharashtra government has signed an agreement with the Dutch government to promote the use of technology in agriculture. The agreement with help provide the state’s farmers with high yielding varieties of seeds, help them combat natural calamities and promote the use of modern farm technology, state agriculture minister Eknath Khadse said. Source: Mumbai News

Various animal rights groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and People For Animals (PFA) have heartily welcomed the high court order to phase out horse-driven Victorias from the city, as it will save the horses from extreme cruelties. Source: Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Victoria joyrides on Mumbai streets will be a thing of the past in exactly a year's time. In a victory for animal rights activists, the Bombay high court on Monday declared that horse drawn carriages in Mumbai are illegal. The court has given the horse drawn carriages a year's time to phase out services. The court has further directed the state to come up with a rehabilitation plan for the horses, its owners and riders.The court was hearing a public interest litigation filrd by Animal and Birds Charitable Trust seeking a ban on Victrorias on city roads. The PIL claimed that overwork, malnutrition, and lack of proper care are the common owes plaguing the horses. The HC had earlier given the the BMC the go ahead to confiscate unfit and unlicensed horses, who would be handed over to NGOs like PETA for rehabilitation.At an earlier hearing of the case, the state informed the high court that it had issued licenses to only 18 carriages. Of the 53 applications for licenses 35 w…

In Jyotirmoy Dey murder case, three years after charge sheet was filed in 2012, on Monday charge has been framed for the offences u/s 3(1)(i), 3(2), 3(4) of the MCOCA along with sec 120B, 302 of IPC against the accused persons and sec 27 r/w 135 of Arms Act against the shooter. Source: Mumbai News

In Jyotirmoy Dey murder case, three years after charge sheet was filed in 2012, on Monday charge has been framed for the offences u/s 3(1)(i), 3(2), 3(4) of the MCOCA along with sec 120B, 302 of IPC against the accused persons and sec 27 r/w 135 of Arms Act against the shooter. Source: Mumbai News

Acknowledging the long-term partnership customers have given MTNL by giving the opportunity to serve them for generations, MTNL is in the process of felicitating its valued customers across the city. Source: Mumbai News

Tata Power will operate two mobile medical vans to ensure health and hygiene for underprivileged citizens in the city. Source: Mumbai News