Mumbai: Just three weeks ago, 26-year-old Kurla resident Vinu (name changed) was a healthy young man who believed liver failure was something that happened to others. Careful about what he ate and drank, he had no reason to imagine that a casual lunch with office colleagues would trigger a chain of events that would leave…
Based on the RTI findings, Kirit Somaiya has alleged that the corrections in the birth certificates were carried out illegally and has demanded that the BMC register an police complaint to investigate the matter and identify those responsible Mumbai: The M-East ward office in Govandi accounted for 3,132 birth certificate corrections that were made without…
A chimney rests on a pyre after it fell during the last rites of a 70-year-old man on Wednesday. Mira-Bhayander: A portion of a chimney at a civic crematorium in Mira Road collapsed onto a burning funeral pyre on Wednesday morning, triggering panic among mourners.The deceased’s relatives, who were standing close to the pyre during…
Somit Sen & Clara LewisMumbai: In a major relief for Maharashtra’s farmers, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced that the state govt will soon waive electricity dues worth Rs 48,000 crore owed by agricultural consumers using up to 7.5 horsepower (HP) pumps, extending support beyond the existing free power scheme and clearing decades-old arrears…
Mumbai: The office of the collector (state excise), Mumbai city, has suspended the liquor licence of The Ghetto Restaurant and Bar, located at Mahalaxmi, for a period of 15 days.The suspension order, issued by Mumbai city collector Anchal Goyal, comes in the wake of a surprise inspection that showed discrepancies in liquor stock, unauthorised structural…
Mumbai: As many as 103 of the 352 law colleges in Maharashtra have been given show-cause notices and asked to apply for the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) recognition in the next 24 hours. The state’s directorate of higher education (DHE) will allow these colleges to participate in the CET Cell’s centralised counselling process only…
Navi Mumbai: A newly married couple returning to their Mumbai Central home with family from a Goa trip ended in tragedy. The bride, the groom’s mother, his cousin, and the family driver died in an SUV crash along the Mumbai-Goa highway. Allegedly speeding along at 140 kmph, the SUV crashed into the rear of a…
Mumbai: In a significant ruling for property owners participating in redevelopment projects, the Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that consideration received for the transfer of development rights is taxable as ‘capital gains’ and not as ‘income from other sources’. The tribunal further held that where the statutory conditions are satisfied, the taxpayer…
Mumbai law colleges face significant fines for a new state government admission requirement (File photo) MUMBAI: A majority of law colleges across Mumbai are in a bind over a new state govt requirement that makes the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) recognition letter mandatory for participation in the CET cell’s admission process.Due to a procedural…
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute received its largest alumni donation The Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), a state-owned autonomous institution which is on its way to become a university, has got its largest single donation from one of its alumni from the class of 1967.Manu Shah, a BE mechanical engineering graduate from the institute and co-founder…
