State govt tweaks membership and name of autorickshaw/taxi drivers board | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The state Transport Department on Wednesday renamed the welfare board for autorickshaw and taxi drivers as “Dharmveer Anand Dighe Saheb Maharashtra Passenger Transport Drivers Welfare Board”.Earlier it was called the Dharmveer Anand Dighe Saheb Maharashtra Auto-Rickshaw and Mitred Taxi Drivers Welfare Board.After the change in name, drivers of all passenger transport vehicles will be…

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Pillion rider crushed by BEST bus after biker applies sudden brake to avoid hitting pedestrian crossing Andheri road in Mumbai | Mumbai News

The mishap took place on Marol Maroshi Road at Bhavani Nagar in Andheri (East) on Tuesday night Mumbai: A 26-year-old pillion rider, Ayesha Salmani, was killed when her office colleague suddenly applied the brake to avoid hitting a pedestrian, causing her to fall off the bike and come under the rear tyre of a BEST…

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Kharat extorted Rs 5.6 crore from businessman under guise of religious guidance, ED tells Mumbai court; gets his custody till Tuesday | Mumbai News

ED officials produce Ashok Kharat before a Special PMLA Court in connection with a Rs 70 crore money laundering case Mumbai: Seeking custody of Ashok Kharat, a Nashik-based astrologer accused of running a money laundering operation by exploiting spiritual faith, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday submitted how through repeated meetings and rituals presented as…

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Watermelon deaths in Mumbai: Dokadia family’s utensils handed over to FSL to find rat poison and fingerprint traces | Mumbai News

The utensils will be put through a wide array of tests to find traces of zinc phosphide alongside fingerprints Mumbai: Two weeks after forensics concluded that rat poison in watermelon had killed four of the Dokadia family, JJ Marg police have sent utensils, including plates, knives, and bowls, from their Pydhonie residence for forensic analysis..Forensic…

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Engineering admissions delayed due NEET leak, Maharashtra tightens rules on college fees | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The fallout of the NEET paper leak is set to delay admissions and the start of the academic year for engineering and pharmacy colleges in Maharashtra, even as the state govt has moved to tighten regulation of college fee collection and expand financial relief for girl students pursuing higher education.The higher and technical education…

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Mumbai to host animation workshop for children at NGMA

BMC and UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in association with Neelaya Collective is organising ‘A Toon Club Animation Workshop for children’ at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) The BMC and UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), in association with Neelaya Collective, are organising ‘A Toon Club Animation Workshop for Children’ at the National Gallery…

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