Mumbai: In a significant development in the suspected fatal drug overdose case, police on Wednesday told a magistrate’s court that prime accused Mahesh Khemlani had ordered 4,000 ecstasy pills from Europe and had them couriered to a co-accused’s residence in Ulhasnagar. Police also said that a USTD wallet was used to facilitate payment. The court…
Mumbai: In a move that could fundamentally alter how private medical colleges in Maharashtra admit students, the state CET Cell has proposed doing away with the controversial institutional round, the final stage of admissions that has for years operated outside the centralised counselling process overseen by govt.The proposal, officials confirmed, has already received clearance from…
Mumbai: Calling it a “miracle” that lakhs of residents continue to live in structurally unsafe buildings, a committee appointed by Bombay high court has raised alarm over the condition of the city’s ageing cessed structures, highlighting delays in redevelopment and acute shortage of rehabilitation housing.The panel’s report estimates that nearly four lakh tenants are currently…
Navi Mumbai: To address traffic congestion at Kalamboli Junction, the Kalamboli Junction Improvement Project was implemented by the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation, and six unauthorised constructions on a service corridor in Kamothe, opposite MGM Hospital, created obstacles in the project. The unauthorised constructions department of Cidco conducted an eviction campaign and all six concrete…
Mumbai: The state election commission (SEC) has issued a notice to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by approving funds for municipal councils during the election period without its permission and sought a detailed report.Officials said MPCB held its 186th board meeting on Nov 25, 2025, when the…
Mumbai: A special court on Wednesday granted Enforcement Directorate (ED) permission to arrest Praful Lodha, in custody for multiple serious offences, to investigate allegations of money laundering. The order allows the central agency to take custody of Lodha to unearth the money trail and identify the source of funds used for the acquisition of various…
Mumbai: The BMC standing committee has directed the civic administration to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into all proposals passed by the mechanical and electrical (M&E) department over the past four years. BJP member Makarand Narwekar alleged that a Rs 62-crore tender for the installation of LED lights below skywalks was awarded to a company…
Ulhasnagar: In a case of alleged medical fraud, a 32-year -old woman from Ulhasnagar was cheated of over Rs 31 lakh by a group of seven, including her family doctor, on the pretext of arranging a kidney transplant for her ailing husband, police said.The complainant, Dipali Chavan, a resident of Chinchpada area, had already donated…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt’s decision to mandate 50 hours of annual teacher training under a new govt resolution (GR) has triggered concern among educators, who warn that rising digital workloads, weak implementation and a lack of specialised trainers could blunt the impact of the policy.The GR, issued on May 6, raises the annual continuous professional…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Wednesday directed BMC to prepare new identification cards with QR codes for the 99,000-odd eligible hawkers in five weeks.Justices A S Gadkari and Kamal Khata told Hawkers Unions to cooperate with BMC and send hawkers to the licence department of each ward. They directed that all other previous orders be…
