Mumbai: BMC’s Tree Authority on Monday cleared proposals to cut 253 trees and transplant 204 others for four infrastructure projects.The biggest proposal relates to the construction of a new clear water pumping station in Bhandup West with a capacity of 2,000 million litres per day, for which 184 trees are planned to be cut and…
Mumbai: A special court on Tuesday rejected a plea for release on a personal bond filed by an accused in the PNB fraud case linked to absconding businessman Mehul Choksi. Special judge S K Karhale directed the accused, Sunil Varma, to file a regular bail petition, noting the crime’s financial magnitude and his past conduct.In…
Tensions are on the rise in Ulhasnagar as the political clash between BJP and Shiv Sena takes a serious turn with police involvement ULHASNAGAR: The political feud between the BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), both constituents of the ruling Mahayuti, over the appointment of nominated corporators in Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) has now reached…
The incident has once again highlighted concerns over Ulhasnagar’s traffic congestion Ulhasnagar: A 30-year-old pregnant woman delivered a baby inside an autorickshaw on Tuesday afternoon after the vehicle carrying her to the govt-run Central Hospital in Ulhasnagar got stuck in a traffic jam, highlighting how congested roads can delay access to emergency healthcare, including timely…
Mumbai: How does a public intellectual describe his duty as an inheritor of the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr? If he is Anthony Monteiro, a distinguished American scholar, he proudly declares from the podium: “I am standing upon [their] shoulders…”Monteiro, one of the fiercest champions of African-Americans’…
Police personnel detain tribal student protesters and board them onto a bus near Tilak Bhavan, after stopping their march to meet the Governor, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Tuesday Mumbai: A day after police detained tribal students who had marched from Nashik to press for better hostel facilities and an inquiry into deaths at ashram schools and…
The tree crash killed 11-year-old Vihaan Srivastava in Chembur on June 30 Mumbai: Multiple factors caused a peepal tree to crash on a school bus, killing an 11-year-old in Chembur on June 30, according to the fact-finding report submitted to BMC on Tuesday.The tragedy occurred near Diamond Garden in Chembur when the large tree crashed…
Earlier, an FIR was filed against the deputy station master for alleged harassment Kalyan: The Kalyan Government Railway Police (GRP) on Tuesday registered a case against three Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) functionaries for allegedly illegally entering railway premises and assaulting a deputy station master at Kalyan railway station.The action followed an incident on Monday in…
Mumbai: Powai police on Monday registered a case against a 72-year-old man under relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly making casteist remarks at the IIT-B guest house. The man was arrested and released after serving notice. A video of the incident had gone viral.Police said Shyam…
Rizwan Qureshi went on a knifing spree in Malwani last month, killing a teen and injuring a pedestrian Mumbai: A 40-year-old man who had been arrested after going on a knifing spree at Malwani last month, which left a teenager dead and another individual critically injured, had similarly attacked another minor a day before the…
