Mumbai: In yet another instance pointing to alleged safety and supervisory lapses at infrastructure project sites, a 19-year-old labourer was killed during construction of the Sewri–Worli connector being executed by MMRDA through contractor J Kumar Infraprojects near KEM Hospital in Parel early on Tuesday.The deceased, Ravi Giri, a native of Nepal, lived in Sewri with…
Mumbai: Crews of three foreign-registered vessels told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that they survived on “just 300ml drinking water per day for each of the 50 crews, no power supply since March 18, one-time food (dal-rice) prepared using woods and eating it before sunset, taking bath every four days with sea water and…
Pune: Jay Pawar, son of deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, on Monday said NCP should have retained the Maharashtra Olympic Association (MOA)’s president post, a day after MP Murlidhar Mohol was elected for the position.He told reporters in Baramati that several people from the sports fraternity had reached out to him over the development. “We…
Mumbai: Paving the way for UK citizen and YouTuber Sangram Patil to travel back, Bombay high court on Tuesday accepted the undertakings given by him and his parents that he will return to India when required for investigation into certain Facebook posts against some BJP leaders.Justice Ashwin Bhobe said the Feb 24 undertakings by Patil…
Mumbai: Concerns have been raised over a large number of imitation jewellery manufacturing units operating in slum pockets across Mumbai without the requisite licences as well as over their use of hazardous chemicals, such as nitric acid and sulphuric acid.A corporator, who raised the issue at BMC’s general body meeting on Monday, said these toxic…
Pune: Over 1.7 lakh candidates in Maharashtra are vying for over 10,000 teaching posts in state govt schools. A fresh round of recruitment is set to begin across the state, with the school education department directing institutions to publish vacancy advertisements by May 31 on ‘Pavitra’, a dedicated portal for teacher recruitments.The recruitment will cover…
Mumbai: Three in five girls seeking admission to BTech programmes at IIT-Bombay this year will be able to access free education. Over the next two years, the premier institute aims to expand this financial support further to cover 100% girls admitted to their BTech programmes.What began as an initiative by an alumnus and his wife…
Mumbai: Maharashtra government has made mandatory digital locks with real-time GPS tracking for all liquor-spirit transport vehicles, covering intra-state, interstate, and port movements, from June 1, to prevent theft and duty evasion. With electronic sealing and real-time tracking, officials expect sharper surveillance, reduced leakages, and a decisive shift from manual to tech-driven excise enforcement.Following the…
Kalyan: The Manpada police in Dombivli have registered an offence against two former office-bearers of the Shivajirao S. Jondhale College of Engineering alumni association and a private bank manager for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 3 lakh from the association’s funds. Those who were booked in the case are identified as Sneha Mane Jondhale, former vice-president…
Mumbai: A special investigation team (SIT) headed by the joint commissioner of police (crime) will probe the fake birth registration certificates being issued to illegal foreign nationals.The SIT will examine the alleged manipulation of official records and identify those responsible. In Feb, Mumbai police had registered an FIR against two former BMC medical health department…
