Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directed the BMC to halt wasteful expenditure on new vehicles (Photo credit: X) MUMBAI: After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Rs 1.5 crore proposal to replace Mahindra Scorpio SUVs allotted to key political office-bearers in the civic body with six new Toyota Innovas ran into controversy, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said…
The passenger, identified as Nurry Bahuleyan (34) from Kerala’s Alapuzhha locality (File Photo) MUMBAI: Sahar police arrested a passenger for allegedly smoking in an aircraft washroom onboard a flight from Saudi Arabia to Mumbai on July 30.Despite prominent “No Smoking” signs being displayed throughout the aircraft, the passenger allegedly committed the offence after the flight…
JJ Hospital’s cardiology department wants to create a dedicated team to be able to do Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation procedure frequently Mumbai: JJ Hospital’s cardiology department is looking at a fresh start after performing a costly heart procedure on a patient entirely free of out-of-pocket expenses. The department now wants to create a dedicated team…
Cat thrown from 12th floor of Ambernath building Navi Mumbai: A candlelight vigil was held by animal lovers at Ambernath on Sunday evening to protest the recent animal cruelty case in which a cat was thrown down from the 12th floor of Royal Flora Phase-2 tower.While the Shivaji Nagar police station has lodged an FIR…
Wooden gavel on wooden table, on background Thane: Former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S. Oka made a scathing remark on urban planning in Thane, questioning why basic infrastructure projects are being passed off as “development” and suggesting that several mega projects underway may lack legal sanction.Speaking at a public event, Sunday evening, Justice Oka…
The policy proposes to reduce charges if agencies laying utility cables restore the roads on their own Mumbai: BMC will soon introduce a revised policy to incentivise agencies undertaking road trenching to restore excavated stretches. The policy will also make it mandatory for an agency to lay utility ducts if a trench extends beyond 50m.At…
Matrimonial background checks are among private detectives’ biggest revenue earners Mumbai: Around the time ‘Siya Point’ at Lohagad Fort—where a Pune woman allegedly pushed her fiancé Ketan Agarwal to his death in June—began drawing curious visitors, detective agencies in Mumbai said they noticed a rise in enquiries for premarital background checks from families across Maharashtra.There…
Vasai: The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) has sought a Rs 1,000-crore relief package from Maharashtra govt to restore civic infrastructure damaged by the devastating July floods and undertake long-term flood mitigation measures. The civic body has estimated its own infrastructure losses at Rs 28.61 crore following the unprecedented rainfall.Heavy rainfall during the first week…
Mumbai: Amid the Ram temple donations theft row, MNS chief Raj Thackeray has alleged that donations of Rs 18 crore were being siphoned off every year from Siddhivinayak temple.The temple is headed by former Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar and is run by a trust with state govt appointees.At an MNS gathering on Saturday, Thackeray…
Virar: The body of an unidentified woman was found washed ashore at Arnala beach near Virar on Sunday morning, prompting police to launch an investigation into the cause of her death.According to the police, the woman is believed to be between 25 and 30 years old, and her identity is yet to be established. After…
