Mumbai: RTI activist Anil Galgali has urged Chief Information Commissioner Rahul Pandey to issue necessary directions for the introduction of dedicated online RTI portals for BMC and MMRDA. At the moment, both these top agencies do not have any online RTI portals. Galgali said while several govt departments in Maharashtra have already adopted online RTI…
Mumbai: Shrutika Baranwal was 30 minutes away from checking out of the hotel in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar when the fire broke out, claiming 21 lives including hers. A recent graduate of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Baranwal had landed a job and was in the capital for a work-related meeting. She had checked…
Mumbai: Three players are in the fray for Mumbai’s first cluster Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme spread over 100 acres in Andheri (West).The scheme, known as the Juhu Gulli SRA scheme, stretches from Juhu Galli (C D Barfiwala Road) to the backyard of the Hansraj Morarji Public School and houses 28,061 slum hutments, residential tenants…
Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission observed that the ophthalmic surgeon failed to disclose risks and potential complications to a patient who subsequently lost her vision post surgery in 2011 Mumbai: Evaluating the consent documents provided to a patient before a surgery, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission observed that the ophthalmic surgeon failed…
Pic used for representation purpose Mumbai: Power outages continued in parts of Dahisar, Kurla and other Mumbai suburbs for up to six hours early on Thursday, leaving residents grappling with a sleepless, sweltering night and a disrupted morning routine. In Dahisar, almost 50% of the buildings faced recurring outages on Thursday night. Meanwhile, parts of…
Navi Mumbai: The police registered a case of rape and stalking against Sahil Chougule, 25, a co-opted corporator from the Shiv Sena, on Wednesday.Chougule called the accusations false and said he was the victim of a political conspiracy.Chougule was accused of sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman multiple times beginning July 2024. His aide, Amit Maurya,…
Mumbai: Two employees of Nesco Ltd, arrested in a fatal drug overdose case at a music concert on the Goregaon grounds, have moved the Bombay high court vacation bench for bail. The entire security for the event was outsourced by Nesco to a third party as police investigation has revealed, says their bail plea.Balkrishna Kurup,…
An app cab driver died after a BEST bus hit him on the Western Express Highway at Malad East An app cab driver died after a BEST bus hit him on the Western Express Highway at Malad East An app cab driver died after a BEST bus hit him on the Western Express Highway at…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Cyber has registered a case against a Telegram-based seller for allegedly dealing in Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM).Acting on specific intelligence, Maharashtra Cyber initiated a search operation for the accused. According to the information, the operation involved continuous monitoring of the digital ecosystem, including the dark net and other online platforms,…
The NCP (SP) has accused the Mahayuti government of a massive financial blunder in the Ladki Bahin Yojana. (File photo) MUMBAI: The opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar) on Thursday intensified its attack on the Mahayuti government over the implementation of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, alleging that lapses in beneficiary verification led to…
