Thane: State agriculture department has intensified surveillance and enforcement measures across the Konkan region to curb alleged diversion and black marketing of subsidised urea meant for farmers, officials said on Friday. The move comes amid concerns that neem-coated urea, supplied at subsidised rates for agricultural use, is being diverted for industrial purposes due to a…
MUMBAI: Marathi instruction in schools is set to come under stricter scrutiny, with state govt warning of penalties of up to Rs 1 lakh for institutions that fail to comply with teaching requirements for the language.A government resolution (GR) issued on Friday flags that “in many schools, especially private English-medium institutions, Marathi is not being…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Friday directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to reply to a petition that seeks financial assistance for the treatment and care of patients of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare neurodegenerative disease that is caused by mutated measles virus.Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Shyam Chandak were…
Mumbai: Six months after being initiated and subsequently stayed, BMC has cancelled the transfers of over 120 civic engineers following allegations of corruption.Last month, mayor Ritu Tawde had asked the civic body to “take note of the issue and take appropriate action” regarding the transfers. She was referring to a letter from Ramakant Bane of…
Thane: The father of AIMIM corporator Sahar Sheikh — against whom the Thane tehsildar has recommended filing of a criminal case over an alleged fake caste certificate — refuted all allegations on Friday, dismissing the controversy as a politically motivated stunt.Yunus Sheikh, who appeared at Mumbra Police Station after reportedly being unreachable for two days,…
Mumbai: Over a year after the Supreme Court cleared the decks for the BMC to reclaim a prime six-acre parcel in Lower Parel, the civic body is now in the final stages of appointing a developer for the high-value plot.After an initially tepid response, four major players— Shapoorji Pallonji, K Raheja Corp, Peddar Realty (JSW…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday said it was quite clear that sufficient time was granted to all members of Goregaon Siddharth Nagar Sahakari Griha Nirman Sanstha Limited society to take possession, so, if the members do not come forward by April 30, 2026, the HC said it would permit MHADA to utilise such tenements…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have demolished the residence and a gymnasium of alleged drug peddler Yaseen Qureshi alias Tasu (48) in Vikhroli and ordered his externment from city limits citing his continued involvement in narcotics trafficking and criminal activities.He is among the 50 criminals in the eastern region who have been externed from the city…
Thane: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Thane police has initiated a detailed investigation into a multi-crore investment scam involving a private firm, with its directors and managers accused of duping investors of over Rs 4.3 crore. The offence pertains to an alleged fraudulent operation run from an office on Gokhale Road, where unsuspecting…
Mumbai: An internship with the Bombay high court chief justice did not cut any ice when a law college student cited it as a reason for low attendance, thus barring him from appearing for exams.The Bombay high court on Friday denied urgent permission to a second-year Pune law college student to appear for the fourth-semester…
