Mumbai: Amboli police have invoked sections of attempt to commit culpable homicide against a scrap-seller, Shabir Yusuf Shaikh, 30, who rode his scooter on the wrong side and knocked down a Class 4 schoolgirl in Andheri (West) on July 15.Shaikh was arrested from Ajmer railway station and taken into custody from the Railway Protection Force…
The opposition parties in the BMC demanded that the proposal be sent back to the administration for reconsideration Mumbai: Corporators across party lines raised the issue of birth and death certificates at the BMC general body meeting on Monday, pointing out that citizens are facing difficulties in obtaining birth certificates following the recent controversy over…
These sticky pads often fatally trap mice, lizards, birds and snakes, leaving them to slowly starve to death Mumbai: Another e-commerce platform has pulled glue traps from its listings following intervention by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, which said the products are banned in most parts of the…
Rs 45 crore has been sanctioned for the Bhandup bird park Mumbai: A bird park is set to come up in Bhandup 4km from BMC’s Mulund aviary. Mulund MLA Mihir Kotecha said the Mulund aviary will comprise enclosures with 22 different species of birds, while the Bhandup bird park, which will be built on 20.1…
Mumbai: Mumbai police have filed five FIRs across the city in connection with the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protests in the city over the past two days against paper leaks. On Monday, CJP supporters marched from Chaityabhoomi to Plaza Cinema in Dadar. Several of them were detained by the police for violating prohibitory orders which…
BMC hopes to begin construction next month Mumbai: BMC plans to integrate the city’s first seawater desalination plant at Manori with Mumbai’s existing water distribution network through a 7.2km underground tunnel to Charkop and further to Mahavir Nagar in Kandivli.A proposal seeking approval to award the contract at Rs 2,241.3 crore to Afcons Infrastructure Ltd…
A sari-clad woman hangs dangerously out of a packed ladies’ compartment of a CSMT-bound suburban train as it negotiates the notorious curve between Diva and Mumbra on Central Railway’s slow corridor Thane: A sari-clad woman hangs dangerously out of a packed ladies’ compartment of a CSMT-bound suburban train as it negotiates the notorious curve between…
Fewer young people are now choosing to study humanities or commerce Mumbai: The classrooms are still there, as are the old college buildings that have opened their doors to generations of Mumbai students. But in the aided colleges affiliated with Mumbai University (MU), fewer young people are now choosing to study humanities or commerce.Data from…
Mira Road: A Mira Road resident lost Rs 25.67 lakh to cyber fraudsters after responding to an Instagram advertisement claiming to offer stock market training.The victim clicked on the link, shared his details and was later contacted by a woman identifying herself as Aditi Verma, who asked him to download an app. Lured by promises…
Mumbai: After initially debarring several law and BEd colleges from this year’s admission process, Mumbai University has allowed them to participate in it, but with hefty fines and a substantial cut in student intake. In some cases, the university issued affiliation certificates, but they have now been cancelled.The university reduced the intake capacity by 50%…
