Mumbai: A 13-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly pushing another minor into the Mankhurd creek, leading to his death, following an old argument and enmity in Govandi, police said.The Govandi police arrested the juvenile boy and produced him before the Dongri Juvenile court, which remanded him to a rehabilitation centre.According to the police, the incident…
With BEST’s daily ridership having dropped from 45 lakh to 23 lakh but expected to rise beyond 50 lakh in future, experts warn that fleet expansion without adequate, trained drivers could further strain the system and compromise commuter safety Mumbai: An auto-rickshaw driver and his passenger were injured after a BEST bus hit the auto…
A 17-year-old boy drowned in a well near Sagwadi in Charkop Mumbai: Two youngsters drowned in separate incidents in Kandivli on Wednesday. A 17-year-old boy, Preet Ganve, drowned in a well near Sagwadi in Charkop and a 22-year-old man, Sonu Vishwakarma, drowned in Dingeshwar lake at Charkop. Police suspect he was inebriated when he entered…
Mumbai’s pioneering community biogas plant at Pali Hill in Bandra had abruptly ceased operations last year Mumbai: Nearly a year after the city’s first community-level biogas plant shut down, the BMC has initiated the process to revive the pioneering waste-to-energy project at Pali Hill in Bandra. The civic body has floated an expression of interest…
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (L) defended the Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link project (R) MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday strongly defended the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s Missing Link project amid criticism following a landslide near its tunnel.The CM said such initial challenges were inevitable in major infrastructure projects, news agency PTI reported.Replying to a…
A young doctor is traumatized after an assault at Shastri Nagar Hospital. She is now considering quitting her job despite the main accused’s arrest. (Family of doctor, pic by Santsoh Gupta) KALYAN: The family of a young doctor allegedly assaulted during the attack on medical staff at the KDMC-run Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli has…
The Maharashtra assembly witnessed a debate on heavy rains and their impact. MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a brief war of words between Speaker Rahul Narwekar and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray over the recent heavy rains and whether the destruction caused could be termed an “act of God.”The exchange came after…
The Material Recycling Association of India seeks removal of import duty on aluminium scrap (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) MUMBAI: The Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) has urged the Prime Minister’s Office to abolish the 2.5% Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on imported aluminium scrap, arguing that the levy is raising input costs for…
Mumbai’s water stock has significantly increased after recent heavy rainfall MUMBAI: Continuous rainfall over the past few days has sharply improved Mumbai’s water reserves, with the seven lakes supplying the city witnessing a dramatic rise in storage from less than 10% on July 4 to 41.36% on Wednesday. Tulsi Lake also became the second lake…
MUMBAI: The ongoing wet spell has pushed rainfall at the IMD’s Santacruz observatory past the 1,000 mm mark within the first seven days of July. Between July 1 and 7, Santacruz recorded 1,017.5 mm of rainfall, already exceeding the 798.3 mm recorded during the entire month of July last year.On Wednesday, the IMD’s Colaba observatory…
