The calf was buried at Versova beach Mumbai: A blue whale calf, about 25ft long, died after being stranded along the rocky Bandra coast on Saturday morning.Veterinarians, officials from the forest department’s mangrove cell and the civic body, and other rescue teams attempted to save it but failed. The carcass was recovered with the help…
Mumbai: A fire triggered by a suspected short circuit in an “ageing” underground power cable sparked panic in the congested Bhendi Bazaar in south Mumbai on Sunday morning. No injuries were reported. The fire was contained to the site and didn’t spread to nearby structures.It broke out around 11.30am on Mutton Street in the densely…
Mumbai: BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar has demanded the immediate demolition of the allegedly illegally constructed ‘aspirational’ toilet opposite Lion Gate in Colaba. He has also sought the immediate suspension of the municipal officials who approved the project and recovery of the project cost from them.In a letter to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar and…
Mumbai: While the physical verification of the electoral roll through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) will begin on June 30, election officials have successfully mapped 75% of current voters with records available in the 2002 electoral roll of the voter, their parents or grandparents.Of the state’s 9.8 crore voters, 7.4 crore have been mapped. Of…
Q. The Special Intensive Revision will start tomorrow. What should voters expect?Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam (SC) The field verification is the most important phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) because the tentative mapping we carried out so far will be physically confirmed. The guiding principle of the exercise is that no eligible voter should…
Mikey was allegedly killed in the early hours of May 27 Vijay SinghMumbai: A month after Mikey, a friendly community dog, was allegedly killed inside Raheja Exotica complex at Madh Island, Malvani police have identified and arrested four accused, including housekeeping staffer Vaibhav Koli, who residents describe as the main accused.The other arrested persons have…
–Ulhasnagar: In another setback for the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC), corporator Pooja Sachin Bhoir has been disqualified after her caste validity certificate was declared invalid by the District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, reports Pradeep Gupta. The development comes just a month after the membership of Shiv Sena corporator Vicky…
Mumbai: Central Railway (CR) recorded a robust 17% growth in non-fare revenue, earning over Rs 20 crore up to May compared to Rs 17 crore in the corresponding period last year.The growth underlines CR’s sustained push towards asset monetisation and revenue diversification beyond passenger fares, said CR chief spokesperson Swapnil Nila on Sunday.In May alone,…
Mumbai: After a brief lull in rainfall on the weekend, the IMD has issued a yellow alert for the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad, from June 28 to July 2, warning of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph at isolated places….
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday demanded that the six rebel MPs from his party be disqualified, warning the Lok Sabha Speaker that failure to act would amount to violating the Constitution.Addressing rallies in Parbhani and Dharashiv, Thackeray said his party has already written to Speaker Om Birla seeking action. “The…
