Mumbai: BMC on Tuesday said it will now issue newly registered birth, death and marriage certificates within three working days, while applications for corrections to birth and death certificates will be processed in 25 working days at its civic facilitation centres (CFCs).The new system will also allow parents to get their child’s name added to…
HC frowns at collector’s inaction against shanties Mumbai: Bombay HC on Tuesday expressed displeasure with the collector (suburbs) for not initiating immediate steps to remove encroaching shanties next to a pond in Charkop, Kandivli West, as directed on July 21.A bench led by Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge heard BMC’s petition for permission to beautify…
National Cooperative Development Corporation loan proposals are routed through the state, which provides a guarantee for the sum Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet has cleared a proposal for a loan of Rs 18 crore from the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for Shree Nilkantheshwar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana in Latur, whose chairman is BJP MLA Abhimanyu…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned whether Hindu scriptures mention immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols in water.Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata were hearing a PIL by two activists and nine clay artisans seeking implementation of the Central Pollution Control Board’s May 2020 revised guidelines that ban PoP idols and also challenging…
Navi Mumbai: An assistant municipal commissioner of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) reportedly had a miscarriage after being manhandled by a mob during a demolition drive.The razing exercise was conducted in Airoli Sector 2 on July 30. Further, NMMC has squarely blamed the city police for its inaction, according to the note filed by the…
Mumbai: BRICS cities must move beyond dialogue and deepen city-to-city cooperation to tackle common urban challenges, said Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday and called for sharing of technology, expertise and innovations to build inclusive, resilient and future-ready cities.The call came at the inaugural session of the two-day BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026…
Pic used for representation purpose Mumbai: The man who allegedly broke into actor and 2016 beauty pageant second runner-up Lopamudra Raut’s Santacruz flat and stole valuables worth nearly Rs 1 crore had an unusual past: he was once a police informer who had spent time with Gamdevi police learning how they investigated thefts.Chandan Mukhiya (26)…
Thane: A 27-year-old railway commuter from Ambernath died after allegedly jumping from a moving local train into Mumbra Creek between Diva and Mumbra stations in the early hours of Tuesday, civic rescue officials said.The deceased, identified as a resident of Krishna Nagar, was travelling in a slow Karjat-bound local train. According to the police, preliminary…
Thane: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), on Tuesday, constituted a committee to probe allegations by the family of a minor girl that three pregnancy tests conducted at the Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli without their consent tested positive, while subsequent tests outside the hospital were negative, thereby pushing them and their daughter to immense trauma.The…
Mumbai: Amid the controversy over the proposed restoration of reservation of Bandra’s Neville D’souza Football Ground from a playground to a convention centre, minister and Bandra West MLA Ashish Shelar told TOI that while he was in favour of the sport, the plot’s original reservation could not be altered merely to suit a particular use.He…
