With temperatures soaring the past few days, the small windowless workshops of Zaveri Bazaar should have been unbearable to work in. But they weren’t. That’s because, in the past couple of years, many business owners have installed air conditioners in their karkhanas. The move has brought great relief to workers like Sanjay Sani, who has…
Navi Mumbai: An inmate lodged in the Central Prison, Taloja, was allegedly assaulted by another inmate on Wednesday morning. The altercation stemmed from a monetary issue. The accused, Muvin Qadar Shaikh, and the complainant, Altamas Shaikh, were lodged in a barrack. After learning about the fight between the inmates, jail staff took him to the…
Navi Mumbai: Turbhe-Vashi residents faced a 16-hour power failure that began at 11 pm on Thursday night. Residents across multiple localities reported prolonged outages through the night and well into the next day. Many families said the heat made it difficult for children and elderly members to rest, while others faced disruptions to water supply,…
Navi Mumbai: Robotic watercrafts named “Robo Security” have been provided to three popular beaches – Nagaon (Alibag taluka), Kashid (Murud) and Harihareshwar (Shrivardhan) for security, and assist during emergency. The crafts can be used during monsoon. This was formally launched jointly by the district disaster management authority and the Nagaon gram panchayat. Various other security…
Navi Mumbai: A man, on April 12, killed a 56-year-old security guard with a marble tile at Janata market in sector 23, Turbhe, after a verbal spat at 3 am. The accused was arrested by the APMC police within five hours.PSI Sagar Avhad said the victim was identified as Radhe Kishan, and the accused as…
Mumbai’s average temperatures have increased over the past three decades, while the frequency and intensity of heatwaves have also risen. Coastal humidity adds to our discomfort and the current surge in concrete development is pushing up local temperatures. With the state govt recently issuing a heat management advisory for the informal sector, Joeanna Fernandes and…
Navi Mumbai: Parents staged a protest recently against a 25% fee hike by a Kharghar school prompting the management to reduce it to 19%. However, the parents are still opposing the hike seeking it be capped at 15%. The school has around 4,600 students. The last meeting was held on April 15 after the police…
Thane: The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) alleged that Thane Police did not arrest the main accused in a multi-crore stock market fraud case despite an FIR, in which over 1,000 investors were allegedly duped of nearly Rs 185 crore.DCP Parag Manere said the main accused were currently absconding and efforts were underway to…
In 2003, I started teaching French. A few years later, I was asked to conduct a special conversation workshop for two children who wished to learn the foreign language as a hobby. Since the nine-year-old twins could not attend regular courses designed for adults, I would have to teach them at their residence. I reached…
In 2010, I was asked to teach French conversational skills to nine-year-old twins. I reached the address and rang the bell. When I entered, an elderly lady in a pastel sari was making calls from a landline and humming. I froze. The voice! I was all ears until Anuja Bhosle came out and greeted me,…
