Mumbai: In a relief, 17 years on, to parents who lost their son to a fall from a crowded Mumbai local near Jogeshwari station in June 2009, Bombay high court on Monday directed Western Railway to shell out Rs 4 lakh at 6% yearly interest since the accident, with a cap at Rs 8 lakh….
Mumbai: Mangala Popat Thoke (68), fondly called “Aaji” by her classmates, has cleared her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination with 60% marks—turning a lifelong aspiration into reality. A resident of Vikhroli, Thoke says returning to school was not a sudden decision, but the culmination of a dream that had lingered for decades.“It was always at…
Mumbai: More than a week after a family of four died in Bhendi Bazaar’s Pydhonie, top officials at Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories (DFSL) suspect three possible causes of death: bacterial contamination, fungal growth, and organic or inorganic toxins.“We are still not convinced that this wasn’t a case of fungal or bacterial contamination,” said a…
Mumbai: A magistrate court on Monday sent two accused in the suspected drug overdose deaths case from judicial custody back to police custody till May 8.Vanrai police had requested the custody of Ayush Sahitya and Vineet Gerelani to quiz them jointly with key accused Mahesh Khemlani, who was arrested on May 1. Police suspect Khemlani…
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…
