Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld a 2007 termination of the services of a driver who allegedly used abusive language towards the vice chairman of a society and made vulgar and disparaging utterances towards fisherwomen of the Koli community he was tasked with transporting. He was employed as driver since 2001 and in 2006…
The BEST strike could impact bus services for 23 lakh daily commuters and affect power supply for over a million consumers in the city Mumbai: The BEST Sanyukt Kamgar Kruti Samiti, an action committee comprising 12 employee unions, has called for an indefinite strike from Friday, which could impact bus services for 23 lakh daily…
Mumbai: The state govt has come down heavily on Bandra’s Dr Baliram Hiray College of Architecture for running an unauthorised programme, BSc/BVoc in Interior Design, and cheating and misleading students. After an inquiry by a fact-finding committee set up by the state’s Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), it has been recommended that the college refund…
Mumbai: Security protocols were swung into action after the Azad Maidan police server room received an email warning of a bomb planted on Esplanade Court premises on Thursday. “The threat email was sent from a fake VPN address. We later found that it was a hoax. No court proceedings were halted,” said a police officer,…
Mumbai: From October 1, Powai lake will become free of sewage inflow as all 18 outfalls will be intercepted, the BMC said on Thursday, even as the standing committee witnessed a heated debate over the proposed appointment of an infrastructure consultancy firm for the lake’s redevelopment.The BMC has proposed to appoint AECOM Asia Company Ltd…
The complainant approached the individual to stop him, took him into custody, and brought him to the Andheri Metro Station. (Representative Image) MUMBAI: The Andheri Police registered a case against a youth, Abhinandan Sule, for trespassing on Metro tracks and causing a delay in services, after metro services between Dahisar and Versova had to be…
Pradeep GuptaBhiwandi: A 28-year-old woman was killed, and a motorcyclist was injured after a truck allegedly collided with a two-wheeler on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway near Diva in Bhiwandi on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Reema Mukesh Bhatia (28), a resident of Kalyan. The injured rider, Sameer Bhise, was rushed to a nearby hospital for…
Officials said the city’s network has nearly 2,500 cable faults that have been awaiting permanent repair over the past few years Mumbai : Around 22,000 residents of Girgaum, long troubled by repeated power outages over the past two months, are expected to get relief with a permanent corrective measure. The work has been expedited to…
Vishakha Tilkar was found hanging at her matrimonial home on Tuesday. THANE: A 26-year-old woman from Ambernath allegedly died by suicide just one-and-a-half months after her marriage, with her family accusing her doctor husband and in-laws of dowry harassment, physical abuse and keeping her under constant watch.Vishakha Tilkar was found hanging at her matrimonial home…
In an order passed on June 8, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vinod Patil dismissed Merchant’s application seeking deletion of the travel restriction imposed while granting him anticipatory bail. (AI image) MUMBAI: A metropolitan court has rejected the plea of Colaba-based shipping businessman Aliasgar Merchant, an accused in an alleged assault and extortion case, seeking removal…
