Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the BMC administration to scientifically monitor between 1am and 6am the reasons behind odour rising in the vicinity of the Kanjurmarg landfill treatment facility and to map how far it travels. The HC also said the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) should monitor the different kinds of…
Mumbai: Several Shiv Sena (UBT) netas have criticised the BMC’s moves to change the name of KEM Hospital in the city based on a proposal put forth by suburban guardian minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha.Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut questioned the need to change the hospital’s name. Raut suggested that minister Lodha should name the Trump…
Kalyan: RTO fined Congress functionary Surendra Adhav for using an illegal MLA sticker on his private car, keeping a red-and-blue beacon inside, and not having a pollution under control certificate. Adhav visited the KDMC office, where an RTO team learnt the car was not assigned to any MLA. This prompted assistant RTO inspector Prashant Suryavanshi…
Mumbai: While large parts of Maharashtra continue to reel under an intense heatwave — with Nagpur touching 45 degree Celsius and Akola and Amravati nearing a blistering 47°C, Mumbai has remained relatively cooler. The city recorded maximum temperatures of 34.5°C at Colaba and 34.3°C at Santacruz on Monday. But the relief is deceptive.Weather experts say…
Thane: A community dog was rescued from a nearly 40-foot-deep pit after it accidentally fell inside after straying into an under-construction site in the Nitin Company area in the wee hours of Sunday.The municipal rescue teams were alerted by a local resident who heard the wails of the canine around midnight, following which a team…
MUMBAI: Bombay High Court rapped BMC for terminating the lease of a trust that runs a gymnasium on St Martin Road, Bandra (W), over unauthorised construction, observing that it was done in a “very high-handed” manner.Justices Makarand Karnik and Shriram Modak on Thursday asked BMC to state if it would withdraw the Jan 21, 2021,…
Mumbai: The city economic offences wing (EOW) has begun a probe into a cheating case in which 58 investors allegedly lost over Rs 10.3 crore. The accused allegedly lured the victims with a monthly 2% return on their investments. The police indicated that the amount may go up when more complainants come forward.The case was…
MSEDCL, which supplies power to nearly 3 crore consumers, including agricultural and industrial users, is facing severe strain amid rising temperatures and hot, humid weather. MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s power network is under mounting pressure as peak electricity demand in MSEDCL supply areas surged to a record 27,230 MW, sharply increasing the load on the state’s distribution…
MUMBAI: A 33-year-old automobile dealer has been arrested by Goregaon Police after he poured petrol on the road and set it on fire to create a social media reel for a birthday.Police have booked him under the provisions of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita. The incident was brought to the notice of the police through a tweet…
MUMBAI: A family of four, husband (40), wife (35), and two daughters aged 16 and 13, died on Sunday due to suspected food poisoning, police said on Monday.Police identified the deceased as Abdullla Abdul Kadar, his wife Nasreen and two daughters Aayesha (16) and Zainab (13). Kadar ran a mobile accessories shop. Police sources said…
