Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is planning to draw a policy in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 that would empower government agencies and institutions to formally recognise individuals’ existing skills and competencies through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).While exploring a resolution for over 130 students who were allegedly duped by Bandra’s Dr Baliram…
Mumbai: Mhada on Thursday issued a letter of acceptance to a consortium of builders for the cluster development of Abhyuday Nagar, Kalachowkie. Under the scheme, residents occupying flats measuring 210 sq. ft carpet area will receive free homes measuring 641 sq. ft carpet area.Mhada accepted the bid submitted by the consortium of MGN Agro Properties,…
Mumbai: A sessions court on Thursday rejected the bail pleas of three accused in the fatal drug overdose case, while granting relief to one of the alleged organisers of the music concert at Nesco, Akash Samal. The court denied bail to alleged drug suppliers Raunak Khandelwal and Pratik Pandey and senior executive of the exhibition…
Mumbai: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2024, released on Wednesday, showed an overall decline in crime across India’s metropolitan cities and states, even as Mumbai recorded rises in total offences, crimes against women and children, and cybercrime. While several traditional offences such as murder, robbery and house break-ins declined, concerns persisted over…
Pune: NCP neta Jay Pawar on Thursday said his mother deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar would contest the 2029 Baramati assembly election and expressed hope that she would emerge as the chief ministerial face.Speaking to reporters after holding a janata darbar in Baramati — an initiative earlier started by his father Ajit Pawar — Jay…
Mumbai: A major leak in a 1,650mm diameter main water pipeline on Dr E Moses Road led to a large-scale water shutdown across parts of South and Central Mumbai on Thursday, with the BMC taking up emergency repair work on a “war footing.“The leakage was detected late Wednesday night in the main water line located…
Mumbai: City’s public transport network has taken another meaningful step towards inclusion with the appointment of Pooja Jadhav as the first woman driver under BEST’s wet lease model. A resident of Mumbai, Jadhav’s induction is being seen as both a personal triumph and a wider milestone for women seeking space in roles long dominated by…
Navi Mumbai: The Union government’s in-principle clearance for diversion of 237.086 hectares of forest land and the felling of nearly 40,000 trees for the proposed Vadhavan Port connectivity corridor has triggered strong opposition from environmentalists, who warned of irreversible ecological damage and escalation in wildlife-human conflict in the ecologically sensitive Dahanu-Palghar region.The clearance covers an…
Mumbai: Mumbai airport has completed its annual pre-monsoon runway maintenance exercise, restoring both its runways to full operations after a six-hour shutdown window on Thursday.The airport was shut for flight movements from 11am to 5pm. The maintenance covered inspection and strengthening work on runway 09/27 and runway 14/32, along with pavement maintenance, rubber removal, electrical…
Mumbai: The state govt aims to attract more than Rs 10,000 crore investment in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030-31 and generate over 1.5 lakh direct and indirect jobs in AI and AI-enabled domains.The state’s new AI policy gives out several subsidies. Officials said as part of fixed capital investment (FCI) incentive (capital subsidy), AI units…
