Thane: Nature lovers have complained to the BMC commissioner that one healthy tree was cut on May 4 at a redevelopment site in Powai, Rambaug Lane, while another tree nearby has been damaged because its base is covered with concrete. Activists have urged the civic body to save the surviving tree, which stands next to…
MUMBAI: Discussions across medical forums in recent weeks have centred around “problems” with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act after two court interventions put gynaecologists under scrutiny.“Why are doctors being made scapegoats?” asked senior Mumbai gynaecologist Dr Sudhir Naik, reflecting the anger in medical circles.In one case, an FIR was filed against a gynaecologist…
Mumbai: More than 12 years after Babu Genu market building at Dockyard Road collapsed, leading to the killing of 61 and injuring of 32, the civic administration has sought the approval of the Standing Committee for implementing the punishment imposed on a retired BMC Deputy Chief Engineer (Planning & Designs), wherein his basic pension will…
Mumbai: Customs authorities at Mumbai international airport during May 7 and May 8 registered three cases involving the seizure of US dollars and banned drugs.Officials stated that in one case they booked a passenger from whom they recovered a total of one lakih USD, equivalent to Rs 93.45 lakh. The passenger arrived in Mumbai from…
Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) be launching a Global Social Science Research Body, which will be aimed at strengthening international collaboration, interdisciplinary research and global south knowledge partnerships in the field of social sciences. The announcement will come as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations. The institute will also announce three new…
Thane: A fresh round of deliberations over the re-aligned metro rail route passing through Hiranandani Estate is expected next week, with officials from Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro) and resident representatives likely to conduct a joint site inspection following mounting objections to the revised alignment.The move follows a meeting held on Friday between residents, MahaMetro…
Thane: A 22-year-old tempo driver suffered serious injuries after he apparently lost control over his vehicle while descending the Nitin Company flyover on Mumbai–Nashik Highway, leading to a rear-end collision involving six vehicles, earlier this week. The incident brought traffic to a standstill for some time on one of the city’s busiest arterial routes connecting…
Navi Mumbai: NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule, who was travelling in her car along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Saturday while returning to Mumbai, escaped unhurt after an SUV grazed her car before the Madap tunnel in the jurisdiction of Khalapur police in Raigad district.MP Sule posted about the mishap on her X handle, mentioning that,…
As the Haj pilgrims clad in ihram, men in two-piece, unstitched white fabric and women in loose-fitting, modest clothing, exit from Haj terminals in Jeddah or Medina, the waiting luxury cars transfer them to the five-star hotels facing the Haram Sharif.Located at almost a whispering distance from the sacred sanctuaries in the two cities, the…
Mumbai: The city sweltered under intense heat on Saturday as temperatures in several suburbs climbed close to the 40-degree mark, making for a hot and humid weekend. Ram Mandir emerged as the hottest spot at 39 degrees Celsius, followed closely by Vikhroli at 38.8 degrees Celsius and Chembur at 36.6 degrees Celsius. These were the…
