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During monsoon, the Konkan Railway (KR) will conduct a 24x7 patrolling to ensure safety along the track. Around 950 personnel will patrol the stretch from Kolad to Thokur, officials said. Source: Mumbai News

A Kurla court on Wednesday sent Janhavi Gadkar to police custody until June 12. Gadkar who involved in an Audi crash that left two dead on Tuesday. Source: Mumbai News

The Central Railway will save Rs 1.44 crore per annum through rain water harvesting, officials said. Source: Mumbai News

A Kurla court on Wednesday sent Janhavi Gadkar to police custody until June 12. Gadkar who involved in an Audi crash that left two dead on Tuesday. Source: Mumbai News

To clear extra rush during summer vacations, Railways will run one trip of Bandra (T) – Jaipur Tatkal Super Fast Special train. Source: Mumbai News

Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State Home Department after an email drew the court's attention to the deteriorating health of G N Saibaba, former Delhi University lecturer. 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…