Navi Mumbai: For developing a playground in Kharghar Sector 34 B, a total of 24 trees were axed. An educational organisation has been permitted to develop and use the open space plot, like other such institutions in the city, by the Cidco. However, locals are of the opinion that the playground could have been developed…
Kalyan: A long-standing cricket ground in Thakurli’s Bawanchal area of Dombivli West has become the centre of a controversy after railway authorities initiated work on the land, restricting access to players and triggering protests by local residents, sportspersons and political leaders from ruling and opposition parties.The ground, owned by the railways, has remained largely unused…
Unions demand Rs 30,000 as common minimum monthly pay across services Mumbai: On Monday, a few thousand ASHA, Anganwadi, mid-day meal, and ICDS workers — most of whom are women — are expected to start their indefinite protest at Azad Maidan.The protest is being organised by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). Its state…
Mumbai: A nine-year-old boy was killed in a road accident on Friday morning in the Appapada area in Malad (East) after the cycle he was riding pillion on was allegedly hit by a BEST bus.The deceased was identified as Rupesh Dhotre. Sources said that Dhotre, along with his 14-year-old cousin, was returning home on a…
Mumbai: BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar has appealed to BMC to expedite redevelopment of the Nariman Point fire station, pointing out that the G+1 structure of the fire station is in a dilapidated condition. In a letter to Rajesh Aggarwal, Chief Secretary of Maharashtra, BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide and Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, Makarand…
The polls will be held on June 18 Mumbai: The BJP late Sunday night released its list of 11 candidates for the MLC elections.Prajakt Tanpure who joined the BJP less than 24 hours earlier is the party’s candidate from Ahilyanagar while Arun Lakhani, the to be father-n-law of Revati Sule, daughter of NCP (SP) MP…
The leopard was found with wounds on the pads of all four paws and a deep gash on its hind leg, along with scars on its body and tail Thane: Forest department personnel successfully rescued an injured male leopard, estimated to be between 4 and 5 years of age, from the Indira Nagar locality of…
Mumbai: The BMC T-ward office carried out demolition of 150 unauthorised residential and commercial structures at Amar Nagar, Khindipada, obstructing the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road project, which connects the eastern and western suburbs of Mumbai. The remaining 234 unauthorised structures will be removed next week. The Goregaon-Mulund Link Road is 12.20 km in length. The work…
File pic for representation Mumbai: The beneficiaries of the state’s flagship scheme for underprivileged women, the Mukhya Mantri Majhi Laadki Bahin Yojana which powered the Mahayuti government’s return to power in 2024, have reduced by an estimated 73 lakh. The numbers have reduced from 2.43 crore in September 2025 to around 1.7 crore by May…
Bombay high court has quashed a criminal case and proceedings against the in-laws of a woman in a marital discord case Mumbai: The Bombay high court has quashed a criminal case and proceedings against the in-laws of a woman, observing that to not react, or a refusal to actively take sides of daughter-in-law or being…
