Mumbai: Responding to allegations by Sarvahara Jan Andolan that he was involved in an incident where 20 Katkari tribal families from Mhatroli village in Raigad’s Alibaug were allegedly forcibly evicted before their homes were demolished in March 2024, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar said he or his family members had nothing to do with it.Sarvahara Jan…
Mumbai: The city crime branch arrested a 30-year-old IIT graduate from Bengaluru Wednesday for allegedly sending threatening messages to a few film personalities, including actor Ayushmann Khurrana.Police said Vaibhav Chandra Mishra, who has completed his BTech, is currently unemployed. Preliminary investigations suggest he allegedly sent the threatening messages out of frustration and might be suffering…
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the state’s ministers would try to spend time with farmers during Diwali in view of the distress caused by the widespread drought in the state.“I have not issued a directive but we discussed this and took a decision together and felt it was best to visit…
Mumbai: The state govt’s uniform academic calendar for all public universities across the state will come into effect from the current academic year. The academic calendar recommends the first term for traditional courses to end between Nov 15 and Dec 15, and the second term to conclude by May 15. Separate calendars have been drafted…
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Models walk ramp with vegetables at Vasai market VASAI: Videos of an unusual fashion show held at a bustling vegetable market in Vasai have gone viral on social media over the past few days.Organised by Vision Vogue Academy, the fashion show featured models showcasing outfits designed by Carissa D’Bretto. What made the event unique was…
Thane: An intelligence failure, delayed police intervention and lack of a contingency plan allowed the Oct 27 protest over Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Pradeep Purnekar’s murder to escalate into a highway blockade at Manpada, leaving thousands of commuters stranded for hours.Retired Col V N Supanekar, a Pune-based disaster management expert, said police should have anticipated…
Mumbai: On Wednesday, FDA said it has suspended the licences of 18 sweet manufacturers, sellers, home-based food units (gruh udyog), and similar businesses across the state.Five of them were in Mumbai, six in Pune, five in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, and two in Amravati.In the city, the suspended establishments are Sheetals in Dadar (W), ITC Limited…
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the state’s ministers would try to spend time with farmers during Diwali in view of the distress caused by the widespread drought in the state.“I have not issued a directive but we discussed this and took a decision together and felt it was best to visit…
A ticket checker was violently assaulted by a passenger after being fined for traveling without a valid ticket MUMBAI: A 42-year-old woman ticket checker of Western Railway was allegedly bitten on the hand and scratched with fingernails by a woman passenger during a ticket-checking exercise on a Virar-bound local train at Andheri station on Wednesday…
