Mumbai: Bombay high court recently granted pre-arrest bail to three relatives of a deceased patient who allegedly physically assaulted a nurse and three security personnel on April 28 at the BMC-run KEM Hospital in Parel.“The personal liberty of these applicants needs to be protected by granting them bail,” said Justice Prafulla Khubalkar on July 6….
Rats found inside quick commerce grocery store Navi Mumbai: A day after a four-month-old video showing two rats roaming inside a quick commerce store in Ghansoli went viral, the sanitary inspector of NMMC’s licensing department visited the store on Monday morning to ascertain the facts.Someshwar Pathak, Sanitary Inspector of NMMC said, “When I inquired with…
Mumbai: The Centre and state will provide Rs 11,200 crore each for the urban challenge fund to take up civic infra projects in cities across Maharashtra.Nearly Rs 22,400 crore required for the projects will be raised from the market. At a meeting to discuss the fund, CM Devendra Fadnavis said it would help overcome the…
Uddhav said he would personally join the protest with Sonam Wangchuk if required Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday extended support to the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, calling it a “genuine movement for students” and urging all political parties to come together in support…
Mumbai: Commuting has long been a challenge for Mumbaikars, and the latest to cite this as a reason while making a push for accommodation closer to the workplace is the city’s deputy mayor Sanjay Ghadi, a corporator of the Dy CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Ghadi has written to municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide seeking allotment…
Eyewitnesses said the woman refused to move despite repeated requests from passersby and police personnel. NAVI MUMBAI: A drunk woman allegedly created chaos on a busy road in Navi Mumbai’s Ghansoli area on Monday after repeatedly stepping in front of an NMMT bus and an auto-rickshaw, disrupting traffic and drawing a large crowd.Eyewitnesses said the…
Mumbai: By the end of July, the BMC plans to launch an integrated construction and demolition (C&D) waste management portal, which aims to ensure that not a single kilogramme of construction and demolition waste is disposed of without monitoring.For the first time, a soil exchange platform will also be part of the portal, wherein developers,…
Mumbai: The chargesheet in the Goregaon drugs case, in which two MBA students died in April, has alleged that 2,800 Ecstasy pills were sent to Mumbai via international courier, concealed inside a midi dress, by a German national in Feb. This parcel and, subsequently, another consignment of 1,000 Ecstasy pills were allegedly ordered from the…
It recommended preparing a policy-based SOP for inspection, maintenance, pruning and safety audits of trees Mumbai: A three-member BMC committee set up to probe the June 30 Chembur tree crash, which killed an 11-year-old boy inside a school bus during incessant rain, gave a clean chit to the civic roads and gardens departments while recommending…
The manhole that claimed Aslam Shaikh’s life Mumbai: A draft inquiry report into the death of 55-year-old Aslam Shaikh, who died after falling into an open manhole on Khairani Road in Sakinaka during the monsoon, has flagged contradictory statements by several BMC officials responsible for supervising manhole safety works, complicating the probe into the incident.“The…
