Mumbai: With some of the infrastructure at the Pise water pumping station nearly five decades old, BMC is building a backup facility at the site with the capacity to supply 455 million litres per day (MLD).The project, which includes construction of a new pickup weir with gates on the Bhatsa river, is around 60% complete….
Mumbai: The BEST administration faced sharp criticism from members of its committee over the premium bus contract awarded to private operator Chalo, with several members alleging financial irregularities, lack of transparency in ticket collections and improper use of public funds. The committee has sought an independent inquiry. BJP member Ajay Singh demanded a probe by…
A fire broke out in a flat on the 13th floor of the ground-plus-20-storey OSK Heritage building on Subhash Lane in Kandivli West Mumbai: A fire broke out in a 13th-floor flat of the ground-plus-20-storey OSK Heritage building on Subhash Lane in Kandivli West on Wednesday night. No injuries were reported.Mumbai Fire Brigade received the…
Navi Mumbai: The joint director of a fintech company located in Vashi Railway Commercial Complex registered an FIR at the Navi Mumbai cyber police station against unidentified persons for siphoning off Rs 1.98 crore from the company’s bank account by hacking the server at the office and bypassing the payment gateway and other systems of…
•Which of the following is a noble gas: hydrogen, helium, oxygen or carbon?•Which of these foods are best source of Omega 3 fatty acid: Milk, fruits, chicken or mutton?Mumbai: For thousands of hopefuls seeking a secure livelihood with the BEST undertaking, questions like these in the conductor recruitment examination turned into an unexpected academic minefield…
A fire incident unfolded at the OSK Heritage building’s 10th floor in Kandivali on Wednesday night MUMBAI: A fire broke out on the 10th floor of the G+20-storey OSK Heritage building on Shubhash Lane, opposite Shital Phoenix Class, in Kandivali (West), on Wednesday night.The fire was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) control room…
Mumbai: Residents of south Mumbai may hear sirens on Thursday and Friday as BMC will conduct tests of prototype siren systems installed at two buildings in Fort.The sirens will be tested at the Old Secretariat, including its adjoining building in Fort, and the Civil Defence College building near Cross Maidan, BMC said on Wednesday.The civic…
Police found two cans of 40 litres carrying acid stored in a hazardous manner inside a small workshop. MUMBAI: Following the recent deaths of two youth in a public toilet at Goregaon East due to alleged disposal of chemicals by an electroplating company, police have cracked down on another establishment in the same suburb for…
The case came to light on Oct 6 when a forest official with the SGNP was approached by a visitor. (File Photo) MUMBAI: A fake entry ticket scam at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Borivali was recently busted by the police. A ticket seller has been arrested and his associate is wanted.The case…
Airlines affected by proposed international slot reductions at Mumbai Airport are being advised to engage in consultations (Representative image) MUMBAI: Airlines affected by the proposed reduction in international slots at Mumbai terminal 2 can invoke the principles laid down in the ministry of civil aviation’s Slot Allocation Guidelines, the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG) and…
