Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Increase capacity of websites of exam-conducting boards, says Shelar

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Nigerian national held with drugs worth Rs 11.58 crore in Maharashtra`s Palghar

A Nigerian national was arrested allegedly with drugs worth more than Rs 11.58 crore in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, a police official said, adding that it is one of the biggest hauls of contraband in recent times in Palghar, reported the PTI. Following a tip off about suspicious activities in a flat in a housing society in Vasai East in Palghar, a Crime Branch Unit II team under senior inspector Samir Ahirrao carried out a raid on April 5, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mandan Ballal told reporters, according to the PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Take strict action against illegal soil transportation, embezzlement of royalties, Bawankule tells officials
Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday asked officials to take strict action against those involved in the illegal transportation of soil and embezzlement of royalties within Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) limits. An official release said the minister expressed strong disapproval of the delay in taking action against errant contractors and questioned why officials, who were aware of the irregularities since 2018, failed to take timely measures.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sapkal slams Centre for hike in excise duty; demands slashing of petrol, diesel prices
Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal slammed the Centre on Monday for hiking the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre despite a steep drop in crude oil prices in the international market. Addressing a press conference here, Sapkal demanded that the prices of petrol and diesel be brought down to Rs 51 and Rs 41 per litre respectively.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Fadnavis seeks speedy implementation of growth hub projects in MMR
The creation of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Growth Hub is crucial to increase the area`s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to USD 300 billion by 2030, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. For the development of MMR as a growth hub, significant contributions from sectors like tourism, industry, urban development, housing, and the environment will be required, he said, adding that work on various projects that have been initiated in this region must be accelerated.