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Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday put on hold the CCMP registration process for homeopathic doctors seeking limited practice of modern medicine (allopathy), pending the final decision of the Bombay High Court and further government directions.The decision came after sustained agitation, a strike and representations by the Indian Medical Association…

A civic official, based on cursory calculations, illustrated how the property tax on a 1,000-sq-ft flat purchased in 2026 in Balkum, Majiwada-Manpada, would rise from Rs 25,039 to Rs 28,305 Thane: The 12% hike in property tax for residential properties, 20% for non-residential properties and revised valuation for transfer fees, approved by the Thane general…

Mumbai: People at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport’s Terminal 2 faced inconvenience on Tuesday morning after a section of aggregator cab drivers attached to platforms such as Ola, Uber and Rapido staged a brief protest. While services were restored later and cab operations largely returned to normal, passengers continued to experience some shortage of vehicles…

Mumbai: The Income Tax (I-T) Department searched 394 suspicious entities and 36 professionals, including CAs, across the country, including six firms in Mumbai, for allegedly remitting large amounts of foreign exchange.Among the searched entities 117 were located in districts-states along the country’s land borders that had remitted significant amounts of money abroad, said the I-T…

A Govt Resolution issued earlier this month had ordered MMC to start registrations for homoeopaths who have completed a one-year certificate course in pharmacology Mumbai: The medical education department on Tuesday directed Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) administrator to suspend the registration of homoeopaths until there is a final court order in the matter. The decision…

Mumbai: Bombay High Court has rapped the collector (city) for insisting on a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from a housing society on Marine Drive as a pre-condition for registering a consent decree that transferred shop premises to sibling restaurateurs Sanjay and Rachna Narang.“The revenue authorities viz joint sub-registrar and collector ought to have acted in…

Mumbai: Bombay High Court has directed the district collector (Mumbai suburbs) to remove encroachments next to a natural pond in Sector 7, Charkop, Kandivli (W) without favouring anyone.“It will be highly appreciable if the district administration initiates steps without being influenced by any person, howsoever high a position he may be occupying and ensures that…

The fellows would provide support to senior officials while gaining first-hand experience of how the country’s largest municipal corporation functions Mumbai: Taking a cue from the Maharashtra government’s Chief Minister Fellowship programme, which brings young professionals into the government to gain hands-on experience in governance and policy-making, the BMC is now set to introduce its…

Mumbai: With nearly 1,500 people inside Aaykar Bhavan on Monday afternoon when a fire broke out in its basement, the presence of floor marshals, staff awareness of emergency exits and a coordinated evacuation helped prevent panic and a possible stampede, ensuring that no injuries were reported, said Mumbai fire brigade officials who were involved in…

Over 8,000 use Bandra’s Neville D’Souza Football Ground, says the fraternity Mumbai: BMC’s general body led by BJP-Shiv Sena on Tuesday approved a proposal to change the reservation of the Neville D’Souza Football Ground at Bandra Reclamation from a playground to a convention and exhibition centre even though it told Bombay HC last week that…