Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to fast-track the creation of a statewide charging-station network to support the planned scale-up of e-buses under the ‘Viksit Maharashtra’ vision.The state targets conversion of 50% of the ST fleet to electric by 2029, 80% by 2035 and 100% by…
An ex employee working with a gymkhana in the western suburbs was arrested by Kandivli police in a case of misappropriation of Rs 24 lakh. Mumbai: An ex-employee working with a gymkhana in the western suburbs was arrested by Kandivli police in a case of misappropriation of Rs 24 lakh. Police said the accused spent…
Barricading one lane of Marine Drive will create a safe space for walkers, joggers and cylcists Mumbai: Swift action by a police constable and some citizens helped rescue a 46-year-old woman who had jumped into the sea at Marine Drive on Sunday. Police said that when the woman jumped into the sea, police constable Jayesh…
A doctor from BMC’s health and family welfare department said Mumbai has seen an overall decrease in maternal mortality as well as abortion-linked fatality over the last few years, with monthly figures dropping into single digits Mumbai: For the second consecutive year, Mumbai recorded no abortion-linked death in 2025-26, dropping from 19 in 2017-18, shows…
The irony of Suman Kalyanpur’s career is that millions loved the songs she sang, but many didn’t know that she was the singer Mumbai: Singer Suman Kalyanpur was laid to rest with full state honours at Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu Monday afternoon. The remains of the 89-year-old singer, who died at her residence in…
Kalyan: A day after residents, cricket enthusiasts and leaders from various political parties staged a protest against construction activity at the historic railway cricket ground in Dombivli’s Bawanchal area, a Shiv Sena delegation on Monday met Central Railway’s Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Haresh Mina, who assured them that the ongoing work would be halted for…
Manoj Badgeri and Chaitanya MarpakwarThane/Mumbai: Shiv Sena’s Ravindra Phatak as the Mahayuti candidate and NCP (SP)’s Abhijit Pawar of MVA on Monday filed their nominations for the Thane and Palghar local authorities’ constituency election to the legislative council.Last week, there had been speculation that the Shinde Sena had reached out to Bahujan Vikas Aghadi’s (BVA)…
Mumbai: A man was arrested from Assam by Malwani police late Sunday in connection with the murder of his live-in partner in Malwani last week. Shamsuddin, the accused, fled the city after committing the crime, police said. While the murder was committed on May 20, it came to light only two days later. Police said…
Navi Mumbai: In a fatal road accident, two Uran youths lost their lives at around 3 am on Monday. A suspected head-on collision between two motorcycles was reported opposite Harishchandra Gawand Garden on the Uran-Mora Road. One of the two-wheelers was moving towards Uran township, while the other was moving towards Mora village. The Uran…
Mumbai: Thousands of program workers, including ASHA workers, anganwadi workers, mid-day meal staff and National Health Mission (NHM) employees, launched an indefinite sit-in protest at Azad Maidan on Sunday under the banner of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), demanding regularisation of services, social security benefits and timely payment of wages.The protest, organised by…
