The incident occurred on the 8.33 am 15-coach Central Railway fast local from Kalyan to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). (AI Images) MUMBAI: A dispute over seats in the first-class ladies’ coach of a Kalyan-CSMT fast local train escalated into a scuffle after a woman allegedly used pepper spray on fellow passengers during the morning…
Mumbai residents are embracing bedazzling workshops as a popular weekend activity. These sessions allow people to transform ordinary items into sparkling works of art. Social media has significantly fueled this growing trend across the city. Participants find the craft to be a relaxing and creative stress-relief method. The workshops offer an affordable way for self-expression…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday implemented a comprehensive aggregator policy aimed at regulating app-based taxi such as Ola, Uber and Rapido. One of the key provisions makes it compulsory for any aggregator cab driver to obtain a badge by proving Maharashtra residency and demonstrating practical knowledge of Marathi.This could possibly lead to a section…
The government has now drawn a clear distinction between the identity of the managing trust and that of the school Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has clarified that a non-minority school will not acquire minority status merely because its management is transferred to a minority educational institution.In a government resolution issued on Thursday, the school education…
The opposition parties in the BMC demanded that the proposal be sent back to the administration for reconsideration Mumbai: The BMC body of corporators on Thursday approved, by a majority, the proposal to transfer the land of the BEST Dharavi bus depot for the Dharavi redevelopment project.However, opposition parties strongly opposed the move and demanded…
Mumbai: The Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) has slashed the fees for undergraduate professional courses such as BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration), BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) and BMS (Bachelor of Management Studies), cutting them in many cases to one-third of the amounts proposed by colleges. Some colleges claimed they had sought annual fees of Rs…
Mumbai: The late-night meeting that senior NCP politicians Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare had with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday continues to reveal faultlines within the party as it has now emerged that NCP chief and deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar was unaware about the meeting. NCP (SP) politician Jayant Patil was also present…
Mumbai: BJP MLA and the party’s Mumbai chief Ameet Satam, along with local residents, has opposed BMC’s plan to lease a 12-acre open space housing the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Complex on Veera Desai Road in Andheri (W) for 10 years under the public-private-partnership (PPP) model to the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal.According to BMC’s…
A construction crane collapsed from a high-rise building on Mira Road. The incident killed one person and damaged several parked vehicles below (Photo credit: X) MUMBAI: A 21-year-old man was killed and another sustained serious injuries after a nearly 120-ft-tall tower crane collapsed at an under-construction building in the JP North residential complex in Mira…
Senior leaders Jayant Patil (left), MLA Jitendra Awhad and Priya Patil met Maharashtra chief election officer on Thursday. MUMBAI: Senior leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), led by Jayant Patil, on Wednesday met Maharashtra chief electoral officer S. Chockalingam to raise concerns over difficulties being faced by voters during the ongoing Special Intensive…
