The judges also directed the collector “to initiate immediate steps for removal of the encroachments” Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday directed BMC to undertake an extensive drive for clearing garbage from a pond in Sector 7, Charkop, Kandivli West and cleaning up the area.The direction by Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam…
Navi Mumbai: Two lemurs smuggled from Tanzania in two flyers’ baggage were rescued at Mumbai airport on Monday. Customs officials and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau arrested the passengers. The lemurs were medically examined and sent back in 24 hours.Provisions of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, have been invoked. Pawan Sharma of Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare…
Bombay high court has held that while awarding compensation in accident cases under the Motor Vehicles Act, interest paid on a housing loan should not subtracted from the victim’s income to determine payout amount to kin Mumbai: Bombay high court recently held that while awarding compensation in accident cases under the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act,…
Mumbai: BEST is preparing for a major shift in its bus operations, with plans to gradually move away from dependence on wet-lease buses and build a fleet of 5,000 self-owned vehicles, including a large electric bus component.Speaking to media after a panel meeting on Tuesday, BEST general manager Sonia Sethi said the undertaking currently has…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday defended the Delhi police action on protesters at Jantar Mantar, saying that had the police not taken control, many unwanted incidents could have happened.“No govt wants to use force against its people. Police showed great restraint and took only the necessary action. If we go in depth, there are…
The action is part of the Maharashtra FDA’s intensified statewide drive against food adulteration and milk-related offences Ulhasnagar: In a major crackdown on the illegal sale and use of oxytocin injections in dairy animals, a joint team of the Central police station and the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized 612 bottles of suspected…
Mumbai: A BEST bus got stuck on a road divider after its driver allegedly swerved to avoid a motorcyclist in Borivli East late on Monday. The incident occurred at around 11.20 pm near Daulat Nagar bus stop and did not result in any injuries.According to a report from the Magathane depot, the bus on Route…
A crane collapsed from the 13th floor of an under-construction building in Mira-Bhayander area on July 16. A 21-year-old man was killed and three others were injured in the incident Mumbai: The father of the 21-year-old man who was killed in the Mira Road tower crane collapse last week has begun a hunger strike demanding…
He viewed the husband as an obstacle in his relationship Thane: Shahapur police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly murdering a farmer who had become an obstacle to his illicit relationship with the victim‘s wife in a remote village of Shahapur taluka.The victim, Vaman Alo Niraguda (52), was found murdered with severe injuries to…
A source said John Abraham has no plans to redevelop it and that he ‘just loved the place’ Mumbai: Actor John Abraham, one of the most prolific investors in Mumbai’s real estate, has purchased a bungalow in Bandra West for a reported Rs 84 crore.The bungalow, built in 1926, is owned by a Parsi family—the…
