Mumbai: The state transport department on Monday suspended motor vehicle inspector Sachin Patil for negligence while on duty for giving his e-challan machine to a vehicle driver and ordering him to take photographs of other vehicles violating traffic rules. Officials said the incident occurred in May last year when Patil’s video had gone viral. In…
MUMBAI: More than 1.5 years after it was inaugurated with fanfare, ‘Maharashtra House in Stuttgart, Germany, is yet to start operations. Inaugurated as a trade facilitation and liai son office in Aug 2024 by then school education minister De epak Kesarkar, it has been shut from day one followingdi rections from the Ministry of External…
Thane: A leopard was spotted during the 12-hour wildlife survey conducted in the Yeoor range of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on May 1, ending concerns about its absence from last year’s count. Activists, however, say the lone presence this year offers limited comfort, as overall the sightings remain significantly lower than what was recorded…
Thane: Toll collection at Kharegaon on the Mumbai-Nashik highway is set to resume in the coming months after a gap of nearly nine years as the Majiwada-Wadpe lane widening project being executed by the MSRDC nears completion, NHAI officials said. The speculations have triggered opposition from local political parties.Introduced in 1998 as part of the…
Mumbai: A 78-year-old woman was murdered in Bandra East, and police solved the case within 24 hours by arresting the accused from Thane.The victim, identified as Saubhagyamma Kathimyunar, a resident of Dharavi, was found unconscious on a footpath near an RNA building in Bandra East on April 27. She was rushed to Sion Hospital, where…
Kolhapur: Bombay HC’s Kolhapur bench set an 80-day deadline to complete the scrutiny of 1,320 primary member societies before holding polls for the new managing body of Gokul dairy, one of the state’s biggest milk cooperatives. The societies are facing show-cause notices for alleged violation of Cooperatives Act. The managing body’s current term ends on…
Mumbai: The BMC has initiated the integration of its three-dimensional digital model of Mumbai with key civic systems. The digital twin of the city will initially be linked to the systems and applications of various departments including building proposals, estates and property tax, and later to other departments.The integration is expected to enhance transparency, improve…
Ulhasnagar: Nearly a decade after being shut down in Ulhasnagar over pollution concerns, illegal jeans dyeing units have resurfaced in villages across Kalyan rural, Ambernath and Badlapur, triggering fresh environmental concerns.Environmentalists allege that these units, which use chemical-based dyes and processes to treat denim, are operating clandestinely in villages such as Karole, Usatne and Malangwadi….
Mumbai: A sessions court on Saturday rejected the second successive bail plea of a 54-year-old woman allegedly caught red-handed in 2023 while attempting to sell a newborn baby for Rs 5 lakh. The court held that the gravity of human trafficking charges and the accused’s direct involvement outweighed her plea for parity with co-accused individuals…
Navi Mumbai: Thieves stole imported goods worth over Rs 70 lakh from a custom bonded warehouse in Uran. They decamped with items such as branded shoes, bracelets, stitching machines, coffee cups among other things. The incident was reported after many such thefts occurred repeatedly at the warehouses in Panvel. An FIR has been registered. Source…
