Mumbai: Almost 18 years after being granted ‘deemed-to-be university’ status, the reputed Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) in Matunga is keen on shedding the tag. Though the premier institute benefits from greater academic autonomy as a deemed entity, it is concerned that this very status is increasingly restricting its access to big-ticket state and central…
Navi Mumbai: A major fire broke out at Sanjeevan Deep shelter home for paraplagics in sector 18, Airoli on Tuesday early morning around 3 am. However, there were no casualities reported, as around 13 inmates accomodated at the shelter home were evacuated before the fire spread to the premises. The fire breakout caused severe damage…
Thane: A court in Thane district has acquitted a man accused of forcibly establishing a sexual relationship with his sister-in-law and impregnating her, citing that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges as the key witnesses had turned hostile.Additional sessions judge Premal S Vithalani held the 34-year-old accused, a resident of Kalwa, not guilty…
Badlapur: In a relief to commuters, particularly two-wheeler riders, often stuck at traffic signals in extreme heat with temperatures touching 42 deg C, traffic signals across Kulgaon-Badlapur will be switched off between 1.30pm and 4.30pm starting Wednesday. Ruchita Rajendra Ghorpade, president of Kulgaon-Badlapur municipal council, explained that “traffic movement is relatively low during the afternoon…
Thane: A mystery fire broke out in Manpada along the border of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and spread within the jungle area before it was contained by a joint rescue team comprising municipal and forest staff Monday night, officials informed.The incident was reported around 8pm, following which a combined team of forest and…
Mumbai: As of Tuesday, the total water stock in all seven of the city’s water supply lakes stood at 4.1 lakh million litres (28.35% of net capacity), which is higher than last year’s 3.65 lakh million litres (25.3% of net capacity) on the same date. In 2024, the April 28 figure was 2.9 lakh million…
Mumbai: A sessions court on Tuesday convicted a 33-year-old truck driver for the murder of a Bhiwandi businessman and the attempted murder of a toll plaza employee in 2023 following an argument over rash driving and sentenced him to life imprisonment.The crime was captured on the Mulund toll plaza’s CCTV cameras, providing the court with…
Kalyan: The decomposed bodies of an elderly couple, who went missing 10 days ago from Kalyan taluka, were found in a secluded area nearly 20km away in Murbad taluka.Police said they are yet to determine the exact cause of death due to the advanced stage of decomposition, but suspect that the couple may have died…
Mumbai: The newly completed Missing Link of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will officially be inaugurated by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on May 1, as reported by TOI, but regular motorists will be able to use the route only from late that night, with full public access effectively beginning from the morning of May 2.“After the inaugural…
Mumbai: Six months after actual work began on the much-hyped Radio Club jetty near Gateway of India in Colaba, the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has terminated the around Rs 196 crore contract over delays and failure to adhere to timelines. MMB officials said new tenders will be floated and a contractor will be appointed soon….
