Mumbai

Homeopaths questioned the inconsistent opposition Mumbai: It’s one of Maharashtra’s medical paradoxes: why are practitioners of one traditional system of medicine—ayurveda—legally permitted to prescribe modern medicines in a limited capacity, while an attempt to extend a similar privilege to homeopaths has triggered an agitation by allopathic doctors?The answer lies in the route taken.Over three decades…

UMC had dismissed Bhadane in 2023 after a departmental inquiry –Ulhasnagar: Former Ulhasnagar municipal corporation (UMC) deputy commissioner Yuvraj Bhadane has secured significant legal relief with Bombay high court and a sessions court ruling in his favour in two separate cases that had led to his dismissal from civic service three years ago.Bhadane, who was…

Multiple services in govt hospitals were crippled on Wednesday Mumbai: On Day 2 of the strike called by resident doctors in Maharashtra over allowing homeopaths to practise modern medicine based on a one-year certificate course, multiple services in govt hospitals were crippled on Wednesday. The national-level Indian Medical Association (IMA) entered the fray, warning the…

The accused kept changing his name after he fled to Karnataka and later relocated to Goa in 2020 Mumbai: The MIDC police arrested a man from Goa who was wanted in the murder of a scrap dealer in Andheri nine years ago. Six other accused in the case are already out on bail. The police…

The investigation concerns imports made through Nhava Sheva by three firms Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a city businessman and his son for allegedly evading customs duty of more than Rs 22 crore by routing Chinese-origin seamless steel pipes and tubes through Thailand and allegedly using fake certificates of origin to…

Baba Siddique was gunned down on October 12, 2024, near his son Zeeshan ‘s office in Bandra East Mumbai: A special MCOCA court on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to the investigating officer in 2024 murder case of senior NCP leader Baba Siddique “for prima facie wilful disobedience” of the court’s earlier order directing…

A Central Railway ticket collector assisted an injured passenger at Dombivli station MUMBAI: A Central Railway ticket collector carried an injured passenger to safety after she fell while alighting from a train at Dombivli station on Wednesday, ensuring she received immediate medical attention.The incident occurred on Platform No. 5 when 23-year-old Pooja lost her balance…

Maharashtra has banned all analog cheese manufacturing and sales statewide (File photo enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has completely banned the manufacture, sale, storage, transportation and distribution of analog or artificial cheese across the state, according to an order issued by food safety commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on July 30.The order covers non-dairy or…

Transport commissioner Rajesh Narwekar directed manual processing of affected applications (File photo enhanced with AI) MUMBAI : Thousands of vehicle owners and transport operators across Maharashtra have received much-needed relief after the Maharashtra transport department stepped in to address a technical issue that had stalled several key Regional Transport Office (RTO) services.The intervention by transport…

Mumbai: A Mumbai-based company allegedly lost Rs 1.98 crore after a cyber fraudster impersonated its director on WhatsApp and convinced an accounts executive to transfer the money to a beneficiary account.According to the complaint filed by the General Manager-Accounts and Banking Administrator at Oriental Foundry Pvt Ltd, he received a WhatsApp message on Tuesday from…