The Bombay high court accepted a closure report in a builder conspiracy case (File Photo). MUMBAI: Nearly 20 years after a criminal case was filed alleging a conspiracy to kill a builder in a redevelopment dispute, the Bombay high court has accepted the State CID’s ‘B-Summary’ closure report in the matter involving Shreepati builder managing…
A number of heritage schools have set up base in India. But the central question is rarely asked: How much of the British school will actually travel? The Indian branch may carry the same name but without reproducing the same institution MUMBAI: In Gurgaon, a school carrying the name of Queen Elizabeth is preparing to…
The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) has also given a call for a strike, with 12,000 doctors set to boycott emergency services starting Thursday and OPD services from Wednesday. (Representational image) MUMBAI: A government resolution (GR) on Monday paved the way for homeopaths to be registered, enabling them to prescribe modern medicines. The GR had…
The state government has reduced its Transport Department headquarters plan from sixteen stories (Image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: The state govt has cut down its grand plans of a 16 storey high-rise to house the Transport Department’s head quarters due to height restrictions imposed by the Navy.Instead, the state govt has approved Rs…
Mumbai: It has been six months since the death of Ajit Pawar, and after a period of sympathetic silence towards his widow and political heir, deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, the gloves gradually seem to be coming off in the political arena. The latest barb aimed at her came from outside the NCP, with the…
Doctors’ strike to intensify across Maharashtra today MUMBAI: Despite opposition from medical experts, Maharashtra Tuesday became the first state where a homeopath has been allowed to prescribe modern medicines by the state medical council based on a one-year certificate course.The move has raised alarm across the medical community who fear this would lead to life-threatening…
Mumbai: The Election Commission of India has asked for details from the NCP regarding amendments made to the party constitution by its national president, deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar.This comes less than a month after the party’s former national secretary Sachidanand Singh had sent her a legal notice questioning the validity of her election as…
Mumbai: Just two months after granting the farm loan waiver, the state cabinet has approved the extension of the Gopinath Munde accident relief scheme for farmers for another three years and the inclusion of eligible landless agricultural labourers and women farmers in this scheme. Earlier, this scheme was applicable to only two members of the…
The 2026 lottery includes 319 flats that remain unsold from previous draws. (Representational Image) MUMBAI: Mhada has announced that its computerised lottery for 2,640 tenements in Mumbai will take place Thursday Aug 6. The draw will be held at 12 noon at Rangsharda Auditorium, Bandra.The flats are located across Vikhroli, Patra Chawl Goregaon, Magathane, Gorai,…
Second round of renovations for mayor’s bungalow Mumbai: The premises housing the mayor’s official residence—a nearly 6,000sqft heritage bungalow within the Byculla garden and zoo—is set to undergo a revamp for the second time in four months at Rs 2.9 crore. The last renovation in April cost BMC Rs 2.4 crore.The civic body has floated…
