Mumbai: CBI conducted searches at multiple premises linked to five directors of a private company, Furnace Fabrica (India), in Maharashtra and Kerala in connection with an alleged Rs 134 crore SBI bank loan fraud case.CBI alleged that the accused entered into a criminal conspiracy and secured higher credit facilities from SBI by submitting false financial…
The 11.4km east-west Metro 1 corridor, operational since 2014, carries more than 5 lakh commuters every day Mumbai: Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), the operator of Mumbai’s Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro 1, has secured a major debt restructuring agreement that will reduce its debt burden by more than Rs 1,100 crore, with the insolvency proceedings against…
Mumbai: Nearly a year after residents of Tardeo’s Willingdon View Co-operative Housing Society Ltd were ordered by the Bombay high court to vacate the top 18 floors of their 34-storey building for lacking an Occupation Certificate (OC), many have expressed relief after the BMC Standing Committee approved a proposal on July 8 that could pave…
Mumbai: The state assembly on Friday passed a Bill to reconstitute a public trust to manage the Shree Ram Mandir Devasthan in Vidarbha’s Ramtek district which mandates that members of the trust committee should be devotees of Shree Ram of Ramtek and make a declaration to this effect in a form, prior to their appointment.This…
Fire brigade officials said in a statement that a man and a woman were injured. MUMBAI: Two pedestrians — a female doctor, Sakshi (33), and Santalal Yadav (33) — suffered minor injuries after a wet lease BEST bus lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles at Amboli Naka in Andheri (West) on Friday. DN Nagar…
Ulhasnagar: In a first-of-its-kind initiative to clean up its property tax database and improve revenue administration, the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) has identified nearly Rs 170 crore in outstanding property tax linked to non-existent or wrongly recorded properties under ‘Project Manthan’, a data-cleaning exercise launched by municipal commissioner Manisha Awhale.The project, being implemented by the…
Supriya Sule referred to Sharad Pawar’s encounter with Eknath Shinde as an informal chat, suggesting that the media had exaggerated the situation MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Thursday sought to play down the controversy over party chief Sharad Pawar holding party in Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde‘s office at the…
Indian researchers are developing technology to convert farm waste into valuable fuel MUMBAI: The recent conflict in West Asia, which rattled global energy markets and renewed concerns over the security of oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, has once again highlighted India’s dependence on imported crude.While oil prices have eased after the end of…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Thursday took aim at chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, questioning why raising concerns over the quality of infrastructure projects such as the Missing Link is being portrayed as an insult to Maharashtra.Speaking at an event organised by the MNS Rail Sena, the party’s railway union, Thackeray also…
Mumbai’s extensive redevelopment drive presents a significant opportunity for waste material reuse. Experts advocate viewing demolition debris as a valuable resource for new construction projects. Properly segregated waste can be processed into recycled aggregates and building components. This approach reduces landfill pressure and conserves natural resources for sustainable urban growth. Future buildings in Mumbai may…
