Thane: A fresh flashpoint threatens to break out between the Thane BJP and Shiv Sena with the BJP MLA Sanjay Kelkar on Monday publicly opposing the proposed beautification of Kavesar Lake, saying he would not allow any concretisation of the ecologically sensitive water body.Kelkar’s stand puts him at odds with the local Shiv Sena unit,…
Mumbai: Bombay HC has held that a former ad hoc assistant professor of a Vidyavihar college was not entitled to maternity leave and consequential benefits under Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, after expiry of the contract period.Justice Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe on Monday allowed a petition by K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce…
Mumbai: The body of an infant was found dumped in a restroom near the outpatient department (OPD) of the civic-run Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle, prompting a police investigation, officials said on Tuesday.The incident came to light on Monday evening when a woman visiting the hospital entered the restroom and noticed the arm of a…
The court refused to extend the benefit of probation Mumbai: A special court on Tuesday acquitted absconding accused Dharmendrasing Choudhary, alias Dharmesh, in the murder of Neeta Naik, wife of alleged gangster Ashwin Naik, after finding that the prosecution failed to prove any link between the alleged conspiracy and him. Neeta, a BMC corporator, was…
A govt press release said an auxiliary grant scheme is being implemented under the Women and Child Development Department Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal doubling the financial assistance provided for the rehabilitation of released female juvenile prisoners to Rs 50,000. The hike came two years after the govt increased the financial…
Political posters line the footpath leading to Mantralaya on Tuesday Mumbai: Just over two years after a giant billboard collapsed in Ghatkopar, claiming 17 lives, two smaller crashes in Thane—a banner falling on a passing bike on Monday and a hoarding dropping bang in the middle of a busy road amid strong winds last week—have…
Kalyan: A court on Tuesday granted bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and nurses of a civic-run hospital in Dombivli last week.Mhatre was remanded in judicial custody on Monday after his police custody ended. His counsel then moved a bail application before the court.Urging the court not…
Maharashtra FDA suspended three Mumbai eateries’ food licences due to serious hygiene lapses (Photo credit: X) MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licences of three eateries in Mumbai after inspections uncovered serious violations of hygiene and food safety standards.According to the FDA, six inspections were conducted, following which the…
Police said the accused is a native of Punjab. Mumbai: A 44-year-old man was arrested from Lucknow by the Borivli police for posing as BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay on one occasion and his personal assistant on another occasion to cheat people. Police said the accused, B Pal, a native of Punjab, asked the complainant to…
Navi Mumbai: A 44-year-old man, Pranav alias Santosh Walunje, has been arrested by Panvel city police for impersonating a high-ranking police officer of the crime branch, wearing a police uniform with three-star insignia, carrying a fake police identity card and cheating a real estate businessman from Karanjade, Panvel taluka, of Rs 2 lakh under the…
