Mumbai: BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar has appealed to the BMC to exempt civic field staff from Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duties to ensure public safety amid monsoon crisis.Narwekar pointed out that across the BMC’s administrative wards, hundreds of municipal employees, including around 50 personnel from A Ward alone, have been pulled from their regular duties…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt’s decision to make a domicile certificate and knowledge of Marathi mandatory for obtaining badges for aggregator cab and bike-taxi drivers from Aug has sparked concern among a section of drivers, especially migrants who form a significant part of the app-based taxi workforce in Mumbai and other cities.Drivers say they fear the…
DCM Eknath Shinde greets Sharad Pawar at his office Mumbai: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar visited deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde’s office in Vidhan Bhavan on Wednesday, creating a stir in Mumbai’s political circles.Shinde was said to have left the state cabinet meeting early to meet Pawar. He greeted Pawar in his office, and the…
The cost must be paid in 2 weeks to the Mumbai University and its Examination Board, said the HC Mumbai: The Bombay high court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on a college for belatedly informing a student last February of his ineligibility to a BMS course he was admitted to in 2022,…
The mangled SUV. A case has been filed against its driver Navi Mumbai: Two men were killed and five others, including a woman, were injured after an SUV in which they were travelling along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway crashed into a breakdown truck parked on the service road at the 25km-mark after crossing Madap tunnel near…
Eknath Shinde during a surprise visit to the Thane Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Management Control Room on Wednesday Thane: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday cracked down on Thane Municipal Corporation’s administration ordering the transfer and suspension of “non-performing” officials following complaints from residents and corporators over delayed responses during rain-related emergencies.A visibly displeased Shinde…
File pic for representation. Police said necessary steps were taken to remove the broken tree branch and prevent further risks to pedestrians and motorists in the Andheri locality Mumbai: A 50-year-old biker from Virar, Aadesh Gaikar, suffered a head injury after a tree branch fell on him in Andheri (East) on Wednesday morning, police said.People…
Serious hygiene violations were found at K Rustom & Co Mumbai: The state Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended with immediate effect the food licence of the iconic K Rustom & Co ice cream parlour near Churchgate after its inspectors found serious hygiene violations, including rats, houseflies and expired food products on the premises.The suspension…
Dr Shrushti Baviskar’s parents said the assault has left her traumatised Kalyan: A young doctor who just started her career has been left traumatised by the assault at the civic-run Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli and is contemplating quitting her job, according to her family.Dr Shrushti Baviskar, who joined the hospital in her first posting…
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the move is aimed at modernising forensic investigations, while reducing dependence on conventional surgical autopsies Mumbai: Maharashtra government has announced plans to introduce non-invasive digital autopsies in a major overhaul of the state’s postmortem services, with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis saying the move is aimed at modernising forensic investigations, while…
