The mangled SUV. A case has been filed against its driver Navi Mumbai: Two men were killed and five others, including a woman, were injured after an SUV in which they were travelling along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway crashed into a breakdown truck parked on the service road at the 25km-mark after crossing Madap tunnel near…
Eknath Shinde during a surprise visit to the Thane Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Management Control Room on Wednesday Thane: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday cracked down on Thane Municipal Corporation’s administration ordering the transfer and suspension of “non-performing” officials following complaints from residents and corporators over delayed responses during rain-related emergencies.A visibly displeased Shinde…
File pic for representation. Police said necessary steps were taken to remove the broken tree branch and prevent further risks to pedestrians and motorists in the Andheri locality Mumbai: A 50-year-old biker from Virar, Aadesh Gaikar, suffered a head injury after a tree branch fell on him in Andheri (East) on Wednesday morning, police said.People…
Serious hygiene violations were found at K Rustom & Co Mumbai: The state Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended with immediate effect the food licence of the iconic K Rustom & Co ice cream parlour near Churchgate after its inspectors found serious hygiene violations, including rats, houseflies and expired food products on the premises.The suspension…
Dr Shrushti Baviskar’s parents said the assault has left her traumatised Kalyan: A young doctor who just started her career has been left traumatised by the assault at the civic-run Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli and is contemplating quitting her job, according to her family.Dr Shrushti Baviskar, who joined the hospital in her first posting…
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the move is aimed at modernising forensic investigations, while reducing dependence on conventional surgical autopsies Mumbai: Maharashtra government has announced plans to introduce non-invasive digital autopsies in a major overhaul of the state’s postmortem services, with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis saying the move is aimed at modernising forensic investigations, while…
Mumbai: A 13-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly pushing another minor into the Mankhurd creek, leading to his death, following an old argument and enmity in Govandi, police said.The Govandi police arrested the juvenile boy and produced him before the Dongri Juvenile court, which remanded him to a rehabilitation centre.According to the police, the incident…
With BEST’s daily ridership having dropped from 45 lakh to 23 lakh but expected to rise beyond 50 lakh in future, experts warn that fleet expansion without adequate, trained drivers could further strain the system and compromise commuter safety Mumbai: An auto-rickshaw driver and his passenger were injured after a BEST bus hit the auto…
A 17-year-old boy drowned in a well near Sagwadi in Charkop Mumbai: Two youngsters drowned in separate incidents in Kandivli on Wednesday. A 17-year-old boy, Preet Ganve, drowned in a well near Sagwadi in Charkop and a 22-year-old man, Sonu Vishwakarma, drowned in Dingeshwar lake at Charkop. Police suspect he was inebriated when he entered…
Mumbai’s pioneering community biogas plant at Pali Hill in Bandra had abruptly ceased operations last year Mumbai: Nearly a year after the city’s first community-level biogas plant shut down, the BMC has initiated the process to revive the pioneering waste-to-energy project at Pali Hill in Bandra. The civic body has floated an expression of interest…
