Corporators broadly backed the ‘Pedestrian First’ initiative, but they questioned the way enforcement was being carried out Mumbai: Corporators cutting across party lines have expressed concern over the manner in which the BMC is carrying out its ongoing action against hawkers encroaching on footpaths, alleging that the drive is arbitrary and suffers from poor execution…
Mumbai: In a major relief for law aspirants, the Maharashtra CET Cell has extended the deadline for filling college preferences for three-year and five-year LLB admissions after 232 more law colleges were brought into the centralised admission process.The additions have more than doubled the number of participating colleges from 149 when the option-form process began…
NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique reported receiving a death threat from a Portugal-based number (File photo) MUMBAI: NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique has approached the Mumbai Police after allegedly receiving a death threat from a person claiming to be associated with gangster Rohit Godara.Siddique received a voice note on his mobile phone from a Portugal-based number while…
MUMBAI: Flagging the rising population of stray dogs, Bombay high court on Friday asked the State govt to “aggressively” implement the animal birth control programme.“Instead of trying to catch hold of the growing number of (stray) dogs, you have to catch hold of the adult dogs so that it is ensured that they are sterilised……
Tukaram Mundhe, Maharashtra’s ‘Singham’ for his tough approach to administration MUMBAI: From crowded kitchens and storerooms to government canteens and food businesses, Maharashtra’s food safety machinery has been stepping up inspections under FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, an IAS officer whose career has been marked by frequent transfers but whose approach to enforcement has remained uncompromising.The…
(Image used for representative) Starting August 15, Central Railway is set to launch 15-car local train services, significantly enhancing travel options for commuters MUMBAI: Central Railway is set to expand its 15-car local train operations from Independence Day, upgrading 22 additional 12-car services on the main line and taking the total number of 15-car services…
The BMC has launched an online system for Ganeshotsav pandal permissions and NOCs MUMBAI: BMC on Friday launched its online single-window system for facilitating permissions to he issued to Ganeshotsav mandals and obtain no-objection certificates (NOCs) from the local and traffic police through a computerised process.Ganeshotsav will be celebrated on September 14 this year.The civic…
File photo of Mulund dumping ground MUMBAI: A proposal to lease around 15 acres of reclaimed land at the Mulund dumping ground to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) for five years faced was passed by the Shiv Sena-BJP-led improvement committee panel. The proposal faced stiff opposition from Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress members at the…
MUMBAI: Corporators cutting across party lines have expressed concern over the manner in which the BMC is carrying out its ongoing action against hawkers encroaching on footpaths, alleging that the drive is arbitrary and suffers from poor execution at the ward level. While corporators broadly backed the ‘Pedestrian First’ initiative, they questioned the way enforcement…
Man caught adulterating milk with impure water in Mumbai MUMBAI: Mumbai Police have busted a milk adulteration racket in Kandivali East, with a 48-year-old man allegedly caught red-handed while adulterating branded milk with impure water and preparing it for sale.The Detection Squad of Samta Nagar police raided a residence in Kandivali East and seized 74…
