Navi Mumbai: Cidco has decided to develop an integrated residential township spread over 69 acres of land in Airoli. Plot number 20 in Sector 10A will be given to a successful bidder who offers the highest revenue share percentage to Cidco. The construction and development span over 20 years. Many expressed their happiness over the…
Bhiwandi: A Bhiwandi-based inmate, Abid Istiaq Ansari, who is lodged in Adharwadi Jail, created a commotion at the Central Hospital in Ulhasnagar on Monday after doctors refused to admit him. The inmate, complaining of severe stomach pain, was brought to the hospital for treatment. After a routine examination, the doctors advised medication and decided not…
Mumbai: The MRA Marg police in south Mumbai have booked two Wadala residents for allegedly cheating a 65-year-old man of Rs 7.5 lakh promising to arrange a govt job in Mantralaya for his son.An FIR against two accused -Vishwanath Gache and Moreshwar Chorge – was registered on May 4. The complainant, who originally belongs to…
Ambernath: Shiv Sena has extended an alliance proposal to BJP despite months of political confrontation between the two parties over control of Ambernath Municipal Council (AMC).The move came shortly after the district collector ruled in favour of the Shiv Sena-NCP group in the ongoing power struggle, dealing a setback to BJP. However, even after emerging…
Kalyan: Alleging lack of even basic facilities at Kalyan’s sole civic-run auditorium—Atre Rang Mandir—Marathi theatre artistes said their poor condition is affecting performances and keeping reputable artistes away.They claimed that rats kept running around during a play on Saturday and the power went off six times. “Not only did these repeatedly disrupt the show, but…
Mumbai: Civic-run Sion Hospital has expanded its bone marrow transplant services at the Chota Sion Urban Health Centre, boosting annual transplant capacity from 20 to 80 cases. The upgraded facility boasts of a 26-bed ward, with five bone marrow transplant beds, a high-risk unit and a day-care centre.Dr Sujata Sharma, additional professor from the bone…
Thane: Thane district secured the top rank in Maharashtra by resolving 29,392 cases during the National Lok Adalat, awarding Rs 63.42 crore in settlements and disposing of several decades-old disputes.As many as 12,186 pending cases and 17,206 pre-litigation disputes were settled during the Lok Adalat held on Saturday, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) secretary Ravindra…
Mumbai: The Central govt has told the Bombay high court that Agniveers are not similarly placed as regular soldiers and hence cannot be given posthumous pensionary benefits.The Centre’s affidavit in reply was filed to a petition by Jyothibai Naik, mother of Agniveer Murali Naik, who was killed on May 9, 2025, during Operation Sindoor. She…
Mumbai: The BMC is set to implement a 10% water cut in Mumbai from May 15 as a precaution, taking into account the India Meteorological Department’s forecast of below average monsoon due to the El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole conditions. Besides Mumbai, BMC’s water cut will also impact certain areas in Thane and Bhiwandi-Nizampur…
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan Mumbai: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday urged institutions such as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to take the lead in researching the social consequences of artificial intelligence, saying technology must be guided by human values and ethical understanding.Addressing a global colloquium organised by TISS to mark…
