Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has held that the disabled sister of the deceased victim of a May 1991 road accident is also entitled to receive compensation along with his widow and children.It recognised Sridhar Shetty’s sister as a ‘legal representative’, citing Supreme Court’s Oct 2021 judgment that the term under the Motor Vehicles Act…
Mumbai: The Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express suffered an engine failure on Tuesday, forcing the train to halt between Kalyan and Neral for over 1.5 hours and triggering delays across Central Railway’s busy corridor. Railway officials said the locomotive developed a technical snag en route, leaving the express stranded on the main line and disrupting both long-distance…
B B NayakNavi Mumbai: The Supreme Court stated in an order given on Wednesday that the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is the competent authority to collect property tax in the Thane Trans Creek-MIDC area, known as the Thane-Belapur industrial corridor.The verdict, which came in a case filed by the Small Scale Entrepreneurs Association (SSEA),…
Kalyan: BJP’s Kirit Somaiya on Friday alleged a massive fake birth certificate racket in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) and Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation areas, claiming that thousands of bogus birth certificates were issued illegally.Addressing the media, Somaiya, after meeting chiefs of both civic bodies, alleged that more than 2,000 fake birth certificates had been issued…
MGL gas pipeline leaks in Mumbai’s Dadar (Image credit-Social Media) MUMBAI: A leakage from a pipeline of Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) was reported in Mumbai’s Dadar area on Friday evening, a civic official said. No fire or injuries were reported in the incident, according to news agency PTI.Following the alert, teams from the fire brigade,…
Mumbai gears up for the 17th KASHISH Pride Film Festival, a five-day celebration of queer lives from June 3-7. Showcasing 153 films from 43 countries, the festival aims to foster visibility and inclusive storytelling. Filmmakers and industry leaders will gather to discuss representation and spark conversations around LGBTQ+ experiences, marking Pride Month with a global…
The dean of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial Hospital said that they have set up an inquiry committee to probe into the allegations Thane: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial Hospital (CSMMH) in Kalwa has once again come under scrutiny following allegations of negligence after the wife of a local Congress functionary allegedly died on the way…
Mumbai: When Sheela Chitnis started the Multiple Sclerosis Society of India (MSSI) in 1985, multiple sclerosis (MS) was barely a whisper in India’s medical conversation. Four decades later, she said, the silence has not lifted nearly enough, cases are rising, but awareness remains frozen in time.“It’s the same condition as 15-20 years back,” she said,…
A 30-year-old man has been arrested by Wadala Police for the murder of his wife’s paramour. Mumbai: A 30-year-old man has been arrested by Wadala Police for the murder of his wife’s paramour. The incident occurred near Reay Road railway station.Police said the accused’s wife had separated from him and moved in with her paramour,…
Kalyan: A 40-year-old physically disabled mobile shop owner was allegedly duped of Rs 35 lakh by two women who promised to arrange his marriage.The Mahatma Phule police arrested the two accused women, identified as Jayshree Patil, 40, a resident of Kalyan, and Roma Pardeshi, 30, a resident of Mumbai.According to police, the complainant runs a…
