The proposed plan was presented before the BMC landscaping committee Mumbai: A waterfront plaza for hosting events that overlooks the sea, pickleball and padel courts, food trucks, and even a petting zoo with duck and turtle ponds could be among the ticketed recreational facilities on Coastal Road’s open spaces.A team from Reliance Industries Ltd, which…
Monitor lizard in ATM kiosk Navi Mumbai: A monitor lizard that sneaked into an ATM kiosk in Sector 20, Kharghar, on Thursday night was rescued by wildlife rescuer, Ashtavinayak More after a local resident alerted him.Sarpmitra Ashtavinayak More (24) of Punarvasu Foundation said, “On Thursday, around 9 pm, I received a call from one Nitin…
Shiv Sena (UBT) banners featuring rebel MP Sanjay Dina Patil were seen in his constituency in areas like Kanjurmarg on Friday Mumbai: Among the six Shiv Sena (UBT) rebel MPs, the case of Mumbai North East MP Sanjay Dina Patil has become the most curious.Patil, who is the lone Mumbai Sena (UBT) MP out of…
Navi Mumbai: A Karjat taluka youth, Jitesh Ruthe, 24, was killed in a fatal accident reported on the Panvel-Karjat road on Friday morning. The biker was hit by a dumper, leading to the accident. Meanwhile, a Panvel youth, Chumankumar Mahato, 29, died, while pillion rider Bikeshkumar Sharma, 29, sustained grievous injuries when a dumper hit…
BMC said pothole repairs on roads under the defect liability period must be carried out by contractors at their own costs Mumbai: BMC has directed its ward-level officials to ensure that all pothole-related complaints in the city are resolved within 24 hours.Additional municipal commissioner (projects) Abhijit Bangar instructed engineers to make sure that potholes are…
Mumbai: An adult leopard was seen on CCTV footage attacking a dog inside the IIT-Bombay campus in Powai in the wee hours of Friday.A resident lecturer informed that the leopard came inside a staff hostel at around 2.30 am and attacked a local community dog, and later dragged it away towards the bushes.No humans were…
Mumbai: The city police’s Crime Branch Unit 10 on Wednesday arrested Hyderabad-based EduVio Learning Solution Pvt Ltd directors Aditya Kumar Arogonda and Arvind Rao in connection with an alleged MBBS admission racket in which parents were promised guaranteed seats through the NEET counselling process but neither got admissions nor refunds, police said.A local court remanded…
Mumbai: In the wake of surge in electricity demand driven by new Metro corridors and data centres in the city, Tata Power on Friday unveiled a 400 kV ring network inside Mumbai, aimed at enhancing reliability and ensuring uninterrupted supply across the city. Power demand in Mumbai is expected to rise by nearly 40% over…
Navi Mumbai: A 55-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing his 16-year-old daughter since 2016, when she was seven. Police said the girl gathered courage to lodge a complaint against her accused father as she claimed that she was unable to bear the repeated sexual abuse and threats for several years at…
15,000 trees are reportedly already on site Mumbai: Over 75,000 trees have been planned for Coastal Road’s 130-acre gardens, which will create a vast new green lung for Mumbai, said Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani on Friday. She said work on the project has commenced, with a team of landscape architects, ecologists and engineers working…
