The tender floated in Sept 2025 has been junked Mumbai: Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has decided to fast-track the procurement of 238 AC local train rakes by getting them manufactured simultaneously at three existing Indian Railways production units, instead of pursuing a tender route that could have delayed deliveries by several years.The Rs 21,646-crore…
21-year-old Mayank Lohar was killed by a co-traveller on a local train over a trivial dispute on keeping the compartment door shut. His family has demanded strictest punishment possible for the perpetrator Mumbai: The Govt Railway Police (GRP) on Wednesday submitted a 1,100-page-long chargesheet before a magistrate court in the murder of a 21-year-old commuter,…
A viral video shows a real estate agent stating vegetarian-only buyers for a Mumbai flat MUMBAI: A viral video of a real estate agent claiming that only vegetarians are allowed to purchase flats in a posh upcoming high-rise in south Mumbai’s Tardeo area has sparked strong reactions.Some social media users described the development as a…
Mumbai: The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) has struggled to make a significant dent in Mumbai’s affordable housing crisis, with high land costs and the inability of applicants with irregular incomes to secure bank loans emerging as major roadblocks, said MHADA CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal at the BRICS Friendship Cities conclave on Wednesday.Jaiswal said the problem…
The proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill faces significant opposition from Christian groups. (Representative image) MUMBAI: Even as the Centre referred the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a 31-member JPC (joint parliamentary committee) Wednesday, the Catholic Church as well as Christian NGOs and activists expressed serious concern over the Bill.Archbishop emeritus of…
File pic of the BMC pool at Shivaji Park Mumbai: The BMC has decided to resume municipal swimming pool facilities for Mumbaikars from Sunday, August 16. As part of the reopening, the civic administration has directed that water connections to the swimming pools be restored, water quality be tested, and swimming instructors-cum-lifeguards be on full…
Navi Mumbai: The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) has announced a new housing scheme offering as many as 4,779 homes for the economically weaker sections (EWS). Online registration is set to commence on Aug 15 through www.cidcohomes.com . Under the housing scheme, Cidco made available 4,229 homes at Taloja sector 39 and 257 homes…
Vasai: A 71-year-old woman died after her old tiled house collapsed amid heavy rain in Vasai on Tuesday, taking the rain-related death toll in the area to 12.Shashikala Arun Patil (71) was trapped under the debris after her house collapsed around noon in Kavdi Bagh at Rameadi in Vasai West. Fire brigade personnel from the…
Maharashtra now requires commercial passenger vehicle drivers to know Marathi. (File photo) MUMBAI: Practical knowledge of Marathi has been made mandatory for all commercial passenger vehicle drivers in Maharashtra, including those operating app-based cabs, with the state government warning of strict action against violators.The new directive, announced by Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday,…
Police said over a dozen theft cases were registered since 2024 at Sahar and Airport police stations, but none was solved, and an insider role was suspected in the thefts. MUMBAI: Airport authorities and police have failed to find a solution to the rise in thefts of valuables, mobile phones and baggage belonging to passengers…
