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…
TISS had cancelled the convocation two days before the scheduled ceremony on Aug 2 Mumbai: After cancelling its convocation just two days before the scheduled ceremony last weekend, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) now plans to hold it on Aug 22. It also asked students to submit their reimbursement claims for travel between July…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MPs led by Shrikant Shinde and newly elected legislative council deputy chairman Sachin Ahir met union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday. MPs Naresh Maske, Nagesh Patil Ashtikar and Sanjay Dina Patil were also present. Last month, Dy CM Eknath Shinde had met Shah with all Sena MPs, including the six who…
Resident doctors said that emergency and casualty services will continue during the initial 24 hours in the interest of patient safety. (Representational Image) MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) on Tuesday announced an indefinite statewide strike starting midnight of August 5 over the government’s proposal to grant Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) registration to…
Mumbai: Around 98% of surveyed residents in the H-West ward do not hold formal skill certifications despite possessing skills and capabilities. With only about 2% of residents holding certifications, below the national average of 4.1%, the findings highlight the need to recognise and certify existing competencies rather than address a lack of capability.Additionally, at least…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has designated 23 additional special fast-track courts across Maharashtra to ensure speedy trials in examination paper leak and related malpractice cases. Among the newly designated courts is one in Bhiwandi, where the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case surfaced last month.The move follows the High Court’s earlier decision to…
Mumbai: State govt on Tuesday told Bombay high court it is not possible to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to use clay for making idols for the upcoming Ganesh festival.“We will implement it next year. How can it be stopped today? PoP idols are already made,” advocate general Milind Sathe told Justices Ajey Gadkari…
The foundation stone was laid on Aug 3 Mumbai: ED will soon get a 14-storey office building with four basement levels at BKC to house its western region offices. The agency’s director, Rahul Navin, laid its foundation stone on Monday.The 2,200sqm plot adjoining CBI’s office building was allotted to ED by MMRDA at Rs 362…
The move to change Bandra’s Neville D’Souza Football Ground’s reservation from a playground to a convention and exhibition centre has triggered an uproar Mumbai: A proposal to change the reservation of Neville D’Souza Football Ground at Bandra Reclamation from a playground to a convention and exhibition centre triggered a political row ahead of its scheduled…
