Mumbai: The civic body has removed as many as 2,291 banners, boards, posters, wall defacements and flags between Oct 8 and 13, as part of a drive against illegal posters, banners and boards.Mayor Ritu Tawde had called for action and fines against individuals and organisations whose photographs or promotional material appear on unauthorised banners, boards,…
Mumbai: Sahar police arrested Malad resident Wilson Sunil D’Silva (47) on Oct 10 for allegedly attempting to traffic a woman from Mumbai to Jeju Island in South Korea via Malaysia and for previously trafficking women and children to the UK and France using fake passports.D’Silva was stopped by immigration officials at Mumbai airport on Oct…
Mumbai: Mumbai airport will not cut any international flights (time slots) during this winter schedule, which runs from Oct 25 till March-end, its operator said on Tuesday. Passengers booked on international flights to or from Mumbai airport this winter can breathe easy; their flights will not be cancelled or moved to Navi Mumbai airport.The decision…
Thane: Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday warned that Maharashtra may reconsider the zero per cent road tax exemption on imported electric vehicles (EVs), including Tesla, following a social media post by company founder Elon Musk that he viewed as disrespectful to PM Narendra Modi.Sarnaik said Musk’s remarks undermined the dignity of India’s elected leadership…
Kalyan: The complainant in the July 6 Shastri Nagar Hospital assault case, Dr Vaibhav Salunkhe, began recording his testimony against Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and others before a fast-track court in Kalyan on Tuesday.His testimony will continue on Wednesday as its recording could not be completed after a power outage interrupted court proceedings.Salunkhe and…
The Archbishop of Bombay, John Rodrigues (R), urged the community to pray for the Pope’s (L) recovery MUMBAI: The archdiocese of Bombay requested individuals and churches to pray for the swift recovery of Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic Church, who was admitted for surgery to remove a nodule in his lung at…
Mumbai: The controversy over the proposed reduction in the width of Walkeshwar Road reached BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide with residents meeting her on Tuesday.Malabar Hill residents placed before her the facts surrounding the road, including the sanctioned width of 27.5 metres under the 1967, 1991 and even 2018 DP plans and the subsequent proposal to…
Excise department confirmed that ban on Old Monk since May this year had resulted in revenue losses. MUMBAI: Maharashtra has reportedly lost around Rs 350 crore in excise revenue following restrictions on the sale of Old Monk rum from its manufacturer’s affected unit, the Bombay high court was told on Monday.Mohan Rocky Springwater Pvt Ltd,…
Food and drug administration (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of three food establishments in Mumbai, including a Domino’s Pizza outlet in Parel, over serious food safety violations, officials said on Tuesday.In a statement, the FDA said the licences or registrations of…
All ports in India are required to adopt standardized digital procedures and publish electronic tariffs by March 2027 (Representative image) MUMBAI: All major and non-major ports in India must adopt uniform digital procedures, integrate with the Maritime Single Window platform and publish tariffs electronically by March 2027, following decisions taken at the 21st Maritime State…
