Kalyan: A 43-year-old unemployed man from Dombivli was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting his two daughters, including a 10-year-old minor, over several years, police said.According to the FIR, the accused allegedly abused his 19-year-old elder daughter for the last four years. The assaults came to light recently when he allegedly targeted his younger…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has dismissed an application by 52 tenants of a demolished building in Ghatkopar (W) to add a new developer as a party to their petition on redevelopment.” It has also imposed Rs 5 lakh costs on them.Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata in Wednesday’s order said, “It prima facie appears that…
MUMBAI: In a major crackdown on an illegal sex determination racket, police have arrested Dr Ravindra Kute, former president of the Indian Medical Association’s Maharashtra chapter, for his alleged involvement in conducting illegal abortions and sex determination tests, an official said on Saturday.The arrest comes after an investigation into a racket allegedly operating across Ahilyanagar…
MUMBAI: After over 48 hours of severe disruption in water supply across parts of South and Central Mumbai, the BMC on Friday evening said it had successfully completed repairs on the damaged 1,650-mm main water pipeline on Dr E Moses Road in Mahalaxmi and began restoring supply to affected areas.The massive pipeline, located nearly 15…
MUMBAI: Ahead of the monsoon season, inspections of nullah desilting works by ruling political parties continued across Mumbai on Friday, this time with BJP functionaries, MLAs, corporators and civic officials visiting several parts of the city to review the progress of ongoing drain-cleaning operations being undertaken by the BMC.A party delegation led by Mumbai BJP…
MUMBAI: At its general body meeting on Friday, the BMC House formally sanctioned a Rs 250-crore mayor’s development fund — the highest ever allocation in the history of the civic body. It would earlier be in the range of Rs 100 crore to Rs 200 crore.The fund will be distributed to corporators based on the…
MUMBAI: The recurring power outages are turning routine summer discomfort into a serious civic grievance, with residents across the island city and suburbs facing long hours without electricity in sweltering and humid conditions.On Thursday night, Antop Hill residents were left sleepless due to prolonged power cuts for the second time in a week, while parts…
MUMBAI: Weeks after municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide began her weekly early morning inspections to review Mumbai’s solid waste management and cleanliness situation, the BMC has identified 162 garbage hotspots and garbage vulnerable points (GVPs) across the city where open dumping is being repeatedly reported.Civic officials said these locations were identified over the past few weeks…
Mumbai: Internal tensions have surfaced within the ruling Mahayuti alliance in BMC, after deputy mayor and Shiv Sena corporator Sanjay Ghadi accused BJP leaders, including mayor Ritu Tawde, of sidelining Sena members during the ongoing monsoon-preparedness inspections across the city. Tawde, however, denied any conflict and said that each elected representative should visit different areas…
MUMBAI: The monitoring committee overseeing the Kanjurmarg municipal solid waste processing facility has directed the BMC to prepare a comprehensive green belt development plan within 15 days and strengthen environmental monitoring systems at the site, according to the minutes of its third meeting held on April 29. The meeting comes in the wake of recent…
