Mumbai: An internship with the Bombay high court chief justice did not cut any ice when a law college student cited it as a reason for low attendance, thus barring him from appearing for exams.The Bombay high court on Friday denied urgent permission to a second-year Pune law college student to appear for the fourth-semester…
Thane: Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Friday announced a proposed “Green TDR” (transfer of development rights) policy aimed at mangrove protection in the region and positioning it as part of the state’s broader response to climate change and ecological degradation.Speaking at a property exhibition in Thane, Shinde said the policy would allow landowners and developers…
Mumbai: Police on Friday arrested a 21-year-old collegian based out of Kalyan in connection with the suspected drug overdose case where two MBA students lost their lives and a third is critical. Shubh Agarwal is the eighth person to be arrested in this case and was remanded to police custody till Monday by a magistrate…
Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray met with Mumbai municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide at the BMC headquarters on Friday. Thackeray was accompanied by a delegation that included six MNS corporators, including the leader of the MNS in the BMC, Yashwant Killedar.The visit was a formal meeting by Thackeray to congratulate Bhide on her recent appointment as…
Vasai: The Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police have begun a crackdown on Vasai’s land mafia after registering a series of FIRs this month. Not stopping at filing FIRs, the MBVV cops have arrested one accused, invoked the Environment Protection Act and also booked two accused under the stringent BNA 111, which is an “organised crime.“Commenting on…
Navi Mumbai: An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Bombay) expert survey report submitted to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has flagged a serious reduction in the storage capacity of the city’s 14 holding ponds, raising concerns about flooding during the monsoon, especially when heavy rainfall coincides with high tide. The retention ponds function as a protective…
Mumbai: A fire broke out on Friday afternoon on the third floor of a residential high rise in Tardeo.According to preliminary information, the incident was reported at 12:44 pm by the Mumbai fire brigade control room. The fire occurred at Sai Leela Cooperative Housing Society, located within the M P Mill Compound. The building is…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the forthwith repatriation of a 27-year-old Bangladeshi national, a victim of trafficking who has been stranded since her rescue during a raid on a restaurant in Dahisar in 2024.Noting that her repatriation “has been inordinately delayed for over six months” due to delay in recording her evidence, Justices…
Mumbai: A 33-year-old micro-tunneling worker was killed in a tragic road accident near Bhandup Pumping Station early Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Chandan Kumar Madan Prasad, had come from Bihar to work as a fitter craftsman with Gypsum Structural India Private Limited.According to the police, the incident happened on Tuesday early morning at around 5.30…
MUMBAI: A team from the Nashik Crime Branch reached Mumbra on Friday in search of the absconding female employee, an accused in the TCS harassment and alleged religious conversion case registered in Nashik. According to police sources, her husband is currently being questioned by the Nashik police. An officer said that she has been living…
