Navi Mumbai: Belapur court rejected the bail application of Agricultural Produce Market Committee’s (APMC) deputy secretary Deepak Awate (40), and a sanitation officer Sameer Mhatre (55), after they were caught red-handed while allegedly accepting Rs 1.4 lakh bribe from a contractor on May 19. Both the accused have been remanded to 14 days of jail…
A portrait of Zanjibar radio announcer Rashad Ahmad Ali In a Colaba gallery, among portraits of slain African revolutionaries painted on khadi from Porbandar, hangs the face of a Zanzibari man for whom Mumbai offered both education and escape.Ahmad Rashad Ali carried no gun, led no army and never became president, yet for a turbulent…
(Clockwise from top left) Barrister Mohammed Yaseen Nurie, who served as a minister in B G Kher’s cabinet; a letter from Nehru is among the many such communications received by Nurie; handwritten postcards (Clockwise from top left) Barrister Mohammed Yaseen Nurie, who served as a minister in B G Kher’s cabinet; a letter from Nehru…
All 500 unauthorised structures at Garib Nagar in Bandra have been dismantled Mumbai: Western Railway (WR) on Saturday completed the fifth day of its anti-encroachment drive at Garib Nagar slum near Bandra station (East), with all 500 unauthorised structures dismantled, said chief spokesperson Vineet Abhishek. With the demolition phase largely over, concrete work for the…
Animal activist say the Supreme Court’s order should not be misinterpreted or misused Mumbai: With the Supreme Court ruling that human safety takes precedence over the welfare of sentient animals, activists have raised concerns over misinterpretation and misuse of the order and opposed the plan for shelters.In Mumbai, the BMC has identified sites in Malad,…
The latest revision adds burden on commuters, transporters and businesses already grappling with rising costs Mumbai: Mumbai motorists and bikers were once again hit by fuel price rise on Saturday, as petrol and diesel rates surged by nearly a rupee per litre, taking the cumulative hike over the past eight days to Rs 5.Petrol price…
Mumbai: The state health department will soon open 27 more ambulatory cancer centres and include cutting-edge cancer treatment options, such as immunotherapy, and diagnostic options, such as PET scans, in its Mahatma Pule Jan Arogya Yojana.This announcement was made by state health minister Prakash Abitkar at a high-level meeting held at the health services office…
Mumbai: The by-election to the Rajya Sabha seat that fell vacant following the resignation of deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar will be held on June 18. Food and civil minister Chhagan Bhujbal is among the names being considered.Sunetra Pawar resigned from the Rajya Sabha on May 6, after being elected to the state assembly in…
The last enumeration, conducted in 2018, recorded about 29.8 lakh trees within city limits and rose to nearly 33.7 lakh after Aarey Colony’s inclusion The last enumeration, conducted in 2018, recorded about 29.8 lakh trees within city limits and rose to nearly 33.7 lakh after Aarey Colony’s inclusion The last enumeration, conducted in 2018, recorded…
The court noted the prosecution’s failure to prove the case through legally admissible evidence and the absence of key witnesses for cross-examination Mumbai: Observing that there is no evidence to show that he was knowingly involved in fraudulent evasion or attempt of evasion of customs duty, a magistrate court acquitted a London-based passenger allegedly caught…
