Mumbai: The BMC Improvements Committee on Friday approved the appointment of Jain International Organisation (JIO) to operate and manage a hostel for female students aged 18 and above in Akurli village in Kandivli East.JIO was recently in the news over protests challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to hand over Wilson Gymkhana ground lease to the…
Mumbai: A court in Sindhudurg on Monday convicted state minister Nitesh Rane in a 2019 case of pouring mud on an NHAI engineer when he was in opposition, and sentenced him to one-month imprisonment, noting that lawmakers are not supposed to take the law into their hands. Later, the court suspended Rane’s sentence, allowing him…
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday launched the Mahachatur AI Chatbot which will provide skill training, employment, entrepreneurship and guidance to the youth of the state on a single platform. The launch ceremony was held at the Sahyadri state guest house.It is a transformative initiative for Maharashtra, said the CM.Developed under the initiative of…
Thane: A property dispute in Thane’s Bhayanderpada turned violent over the weekend, prompting Kasarvadavali police to register cross-FIRs against two rival groups. The clash left many persons injured. One group alleged that a developer’s aides arrived with 80-100 persons and attacked the occupants with iron rods, wooden sticks and stones. The other group claimed it…
Mumbai: The University of Mumbai has drawn 246 applications from 48 countries for its newly introduced PhD programmes for international students.The highest number of applications has been received for business management (28), followed by education (22), accountancy and management (14 each), and music (13). Interest has also come in disciplines such as English literature, information…
Even as watermelons disappeared in parts of Bhendi Bazaar on Monday afternoon as the news of the family deaths spread widely, doctors called it a safe fruit: It is a summer favourite as it considered to be a hydrating fruit, consisting of over 90% water. Dr Akash Shukla, head of the gastroenterology department at KEM…
Mumbai: Six persons have been arrested after a violent mob attacked a police team in Ghatkopar West, leaving one officer with a fractured arm and another with a serious head injury.The incident took place late Saturday night in the Haji Mulla Chawl area of Nityanand Nagar, triggering a tense law-and-order situation.Police said around 10pm, information…
Mumbai: Teachers appointed on clock-hour basis (CHB) in govt and govt-aided colleges may get some incentive, in the form of additional weightage, when the state govt carries out recruitment drives.With increasing dependence on CHB teachers, the state’s higher and technical education department is planning to launch a portal to regulate their appointments and also to…
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…
