Even as watermelons disappeared in parts of Bhendi Bazaar on Monday afternoon as the news of the family deaths spread widely, doctors called it a safe fruit: It is a summer favourite as it considered to be a hydrating fruit, consisting of over 90% water. Dr Akash Shukla, head of the gastroenterology department at KEM…
Mumbai: Six persons have been arrested after a violent mob attacked a police team in Ghatkopar West, leaving one officer with a fractured arm and another with a serious head injury.The incident took place late Saturday night in the Haji Mulla Chawl area of Nityanand Nagar, triggering a tense law-and-order situation.Police said around 10pm, information…
Mumbai: Teachers appointed on clock-hour basis (CHB) in govt and govt-aided colleges may get some incentive, in the form of additional weightage, when the state govt carries out recruitment drives.With increasing dependence on CHB teachers, the state’s higher and technical education department is planning to launch a portal to regulate their appointments and also to…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the BMC administration to scientifically monitor between 1am and 6am the reasons behind odour rising in the vicinity of the Kanjurmarg landfill treatment facility and to map how far it travels. The HC also said the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) should monitor the different kinds of…
Mumbai: Several Shiv Sena (UBT) netas have criticised the BMC’s moves to change the name of KEM Hospital in the city based on a proposal put forth by suburban guardian minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha.Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut questioned the need to change the hospital’s name. Raut suggested that minister Lodha should name the Trump…
Kalyan: RTO fined Congress functionary Surendra Adhav for using an illegal MLA sticker on his private car, keeping a red-and-blue beacon inside, and not having a pollution under control certificate. Adhav visited the KDMC office, where an RTO team learnt the car was not assigned to any MLA. This prompted assistant RTO inspector Prashant Suryavanshi…
Mumbai: While large parts of Maharashtra continue to reel under an intense heatwave — with Nagpur touching 45 degree Celsius and Akola and Amravati nearing a blistering 47°C, Mumbai has remained relatively cooler. The city recorded maximum temperatures of 34.5°C at Colaba and 34.3°C at Santacruz on Monday. But the relief is deceptive.Weather experts say…
Thane: A community dog was rescued from a nearly 40-foot-deep pit after it accidentally fell inside after straying into an under-construction site in the Nitin Company area in the wee hours of Sunday.The municipal rescue teams were alerted by a local resident who heard the wails of the canine around midnight, following which a team…
MUMBAI: Bombay High Court rapped BMC for terminating the lease of a trust that runs a gymnasium on St Martin Road, Bandra (W), over unauthorised construction, observing that it was done in a “very high-handed” manner.Justices Makarand Karnik and Shriram Modak on Thursday asked BMC to state if it would withdraw the Jan 21, 2021,…
Mumbai: The city economic offences wing (EOW) has begun a probe into a cheating case in which 58 investors allegedly lost over Rs 10.3 crore. The accused allegedly lured the victims with a monthly 2% return on their investments. The police indicated that the amount may go up when more complainants come forward.The case was…
