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Pakistan to honour two Mumbai Parsi doctors who kept Jinnah’s terminal illness secret (File photo) MUMBAI: Two doctors from Mumbai’s Parsi community, a physician and a radiologist, will be conferred Pakistan’s highest civilian honour, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, for keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness secret, according to a federal minister.Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal announced the decision…

29-year-old man suffered burn injuries after he touched an overhead electrical wire while riding on the roof of a local train Mumbai: A 29-year-old man suffered burn injuries after coming into contact with an overhead electrical wire while travelling on the roof of a local train at Ghatkopar station on Tuesday evening. The Railway Protection…

New auto-rickshaw and taxi driver badges in Maharashtra will now be videographed during verification MUMBAI: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday said that the entire process of verifying knowledge of the Marathi language while issuing new badges to auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers will be videographed starting Thursday.He said that the measure aims to ensure…

Retail sugar prices in Mumbai have seen a sharp increase of eight rupees per kilogram. MUMBAI: The retail price of sugar has risen by a shocking eight rupees per kg this week in parts of Mumbai.Sugar sold for Rs 50 per kilo around Aug 10 but has now soared to a record high of Rs…

No notice was issued to the Association which has used the playground for over 15 years under renewed permissions from Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority. MUMBAI: Bombay high court will hear on Thursday a petition challenging BMC’s proposal to convert the Neville D’souza Football Ground at Bandra Reclamation into a convention centreThe matter was…

Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe announced strict action against eateries near educational institutions MUMBAI: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Tuesday said strict action would be taken against eateries operating near educational institutions if they are found violating food-safety norms, as the department intensifies inspections across the state.Mundhe said the FDA…

Nalasopara: An FIR has been registered against a booth level officer (BLO) for remaining absent from a polling station during the crucial final days of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Officials said this is the first such case registered against a BLO in the area.BLO Ranjana Singh was absent from the polling…

A ticket checker was injured by a ticketless passenger at Andheri station on Tuesday evening (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) MUMBAI: A Western Railway ticket checker was allegedly pushed and injured by a ticketless passenger at Andheri station on Tuesday evening.According to the staffer, Prakash Dubey, he was checking a second-class ordinary coach of…

Mumbai’s Food and Drug Administration has suspended licenses for several establishments MUMBAI: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cracked down on yet another club after initial five elite clubs and gymkhanas had their food license suspended. This time, severe hygiene violations were found at Otters Club on Carter Road in Bandra. There was also…

Deputy CM Eknath Shinde called on organisers to exercise caution at public functions. THANE: A Hindi song sung by legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, featuring a reference to ‘Vande Mataram‘, was mistakenly played instead of the official version of the national song at a government event attended by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde in Thane,…