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…
Mumbai: The year was 2016. Shadab Momin was wiping the floor at the juice centre where he worked when the unthinkable happened. His ex-girlfriend walked in. Her brother asked for a one-litre Cola.Momin, hands still sticky from the day’s shift, stopped mopping, handed him the bottle and refused to look at the woman who had…
Palghar: A public hearing conducted by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Sunday for the proposed environmental clearance of stone quarry projects at Gargaon in Palghar district witnessed strong opposition from local villagers and environmental activists. Despite the protests, the hearing was completed under heavy police security.The proposed quarries at Gargaon and Khaniwade in Boisar…
Mumbai: A six-month-old boy allegedly abducted from his mother’s custody in Kurla was traced safely within four hours following a coordinated CCTV-based search by Mumbai and Thane police on Sunday.The incident occurred between 5.30 am and 6 am at Kamlabai Chawl, near Gaurishankar Temple, Masrani Lane, Halav Pool, Kurla West.According to VB Nagar police, the…
Bhiwandi: A 46-year-old woman was killed and her husband injured after their scooter skidded into a pothole on Thane-Bhiwandi Road at Rahanal village on Sunday, throwing them onto the road before the woman was run over by a truck, police said.The deceased was identified as Sunita Akshaylal Pal (46), a resident of Manorama Nagar in…
