Mumbai: Alleging that a transfer scam is resurfacing in the BMC, BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha claimed that around 55 officials mentioned in the October 2025 ‘controversial’ list have been allotted the same postings in a proposed fresh list under the guise of routine transfers.The previous transfer list was stayed by the civic administration following allegations…
Avascular Necrosis (AVN), also known as osteonecrosis, is the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply For four years, a 54-year-old Malvani resident was a prisoner of his own bed, immobilised by a hip joint collapse. His doctors suspect the condition, avascular necrosis (AVN), was triggered by haphazard steroidal use during…
Mumbai: The city’s tobacco-free BEST Initiative has delivered a strong public health outcome, with 62 BEST drivers and conductors successfully quitting tobacco, which is 49% of the total enlisted for the quitting programme, according to survey findings released by the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) on Sunday.A baseline survey conducted in 2016-17 among nearly 3,000…
School education minister announced that admission fees of the two minor sex assault victims will be covered from Class 1 to Class 10 Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt will bear the complete cost of school education up to Class 10 for the two minor girls who were victims in the Badlapur school sexual assault case.The decision,…
Cutterhead of Tunnel Boring Machine lowered for Bullet Train Project Mumbai: In a major step forward for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, the first 350-tonne cutterhead of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) has been lowered at Vikhroli, marking a key milestone in the construction of the high-speed rail corridor’s underground section. The giant cutterhead, measuring…
Mumbai: Bandra-Worli Sea Link silhouetted against the sunset sky, in Mumbai, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)(PTI05_06_2026_000311A) Mumbai: Even as Mumbai recorded a satisfactory average AQI of 52 on Sunday and remained below the 100 mark throughout May, the AQI monitoring station at BKC stood out sharply with a reading of 162 — the…
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of city police arrested builder Sohail Abdullah Dukka for illegally selling flats in a slum redevelopment project at Jogeshwari.The case pertains to a complaint filed by Mohammad Momin, who alleged that Dukka misappropriated crores of rupees while acting as a partner in Unique Developers, the firm executing the “One…
Dadar Electronic Interlocking signalling system Mumbai: In a significant step towards modernising Mumbai’s suburban railway network, Dadar railway station on Sunday successfully commissioned the electronic interlocking system with distributed architecture.Electronic interlocking is a computer-based signalling system that uses advanced electronic controls to manage train movements with greater precision and efficiency. This will also ensure commuter…
Apart from Tata Memorial Hospital, KEM is the only public health facility in the state that offers adult bone marrow transplants Mumbai: After a six-month hiatus, KEM Hospital has once again started autologous (self) adult bone marrow transplant (BMT) procedures. The transplants had stopped after several staff members, including the HoD, left the hospital last…
MUMBAI: For the welfare of motormen and train managers, the Mumbai Central division of Western Railway has put in place a well-established system of rest facilities, welfare measures, counselling support, medical awareness programmes and regular interaction with crew members and their families, Western Railway Chief Spokesperson Vineet Abhishek said on Sunday. Fully air-conditioned Integrated Crew…
