Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) In a major crackdown on illegal cattle trafficking, Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Pankaj Bhoyar on Wednesday announced that the state government is actively considering cancelling the registration of vehicles repeatedly used for illegal cattle transportation.Replying to a half-hour discussion in the Legislative Assembly raised by MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar on animal preservation and enforcement of the cattle slaughter ban, the minister said the state was effectively im…
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Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister of School Education Dadaji Bhuse on Monday announced that, starting next year, a dedicated high-level committee headed by the Chief Secretary will be appointed to oversee the deployment of secure digital infrastructure to transition the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) and all other state public competitive examinations entirely to a secure online format.He made this announcement while delivering his statement in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on t…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Special Cell of the Delhi Police on Friday arrested gangster Shabir Ali alias Shabir Chaudhary, who led an organised crime syndicate operating across North-East Delhi and the Trans-Yamuna region. Police said the accused had been absconding since April 2025 in a case registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). According to a statement issued by the Special Cell on Friday, Shabir Ali was wanted in a 2025 MCOCA case being investigated by th…
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Maharashtra government has launched a massive crackdown on drug trafficking, adopting a “Zero Tolerance” policy against the narcotics menace. The stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) has already been invoked in 14 different cases, announced Minister of State for Home, Yogesh Kadam, during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council on Wednesday. He was responding to a query raised by member Shashikant Shinde. Other members, including Satej P…