500-tonne girder launched for Sion ROB as part of CSMT-Kurla rail expansion project MUMBAI: A major milestone in the reconstruction of the Sion Road Over Bridge (ROB) was achieved with the successful launching of a 500-tonne steel girder as part of the CSMT–Kurla fifth and sixth railway line project.Railway officials said the girder was fabricated…
Mumbai: The parched plains of Karbala desperately needed a respite from a dry spell. Unable to bear the sight of his 6-month-old son Ali Asghar’s thirst, Imam Hussain requested Yazid’s army to lift the ban on the waters of Al Khama, a tributary of the River Tigris, for the tents of Hussain and his companions….
Mumbai: After the 101.4-acre Juhu Galli in Andheri West, Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has now lined up one of the biggest slum clusters of the city in Wadala’s Antop Hill, spread across 450 acres, for redevelopment. Two other mega clusters—Majaswadi (260 acres) in Jogeshwari East and Behrampada (140 acres) in Bandra East—are set to be…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) decided to promote rainwater harvesting across the city and expanded, as an immediate measure, the supply of recycled water for construction, gardening and other non-potable uses in Navi Mumbai to tide over water scarcity as the dam level went down drastically due to the delayed monsoon.The civic…
Thane: A special Pocso court in Thane has acquitted a man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl and outraging the modesty of her 73-year-old grandmother, with the court observing that the story of aggravated penetrative sexual assault “seems to be an afterthought” introduced to make the offence appear more serious.Special judge G T Pawar delivered…
It was caused by damage to low voltage cables by a private contractor working on site Mumbai: A short circuit at a power substation within the Imperial Towers premises in Tardeo triggered a fire late Monday night, causing panic among residents who also reported repeated power outages over the past week.According to a senior BEST…
The tax tribunal held the taxpayer could not be made to suffer for the employer’s default in depositing TDS Mumbai: In a relief to salaried taxpayers, the Mumbai bench of the income tax appellate tribunal (ITAT) has held that an employee cannot be denied tax deducted at source (TDS) credit merely because the employer failed…
The opposition demanded that the govt issue a notification declaring Mhada as a competent authority Mumbai: The opposition in the legislative council demanded that Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) be declared the competent authority to declare Pagdi buildings as dilapidated and dangerous. Raising the issue through a calling attention motion on Tuesday, the…
More than 1,400 clerical staff of all RTOs and border check posts across the state were on strike on June 16 Mumbai: The RTO clerical staff union called off its eight-day strike on Tuesday night after transport minister Pratap Sarnaik intervened and assured to look into the demands. More than 1,400 clerical staff of all…
The development has once again spotlighted operational challenges within BEST’s wet lease model Mumbai: In a setback to BEST’s fleet expansion plans, one of its largest wet lease contractors, Olectra Greentech’s subsidiary EVEY, has informed the civic transport undertaking that it will not be able to supply 1,414 air-conditioned electric buses under an existing contract…
