File pic for representation Thane: In a major embarrassment for Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), municipal commissioner Saurabh Rao has rolled back a controversial proposal to snap water supply to all newly constructed and occupied buildings in the city, following a backlash from the developer community and prospective homebuyers.The proposal emerged from a water supply review…
FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe Mumbai: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended 28 food businesses in the city, including sweet and farsan manufacturers, hotels and restaurants, caterers, home-based food units and quick-commerce establishments. The crackdown had common safety lapses across popular eateries and retail hubs.FDA inspectors found unhygienic premises featuring blackened walls, dilapidated ceilings…
Rasayani police searching for the Pune couple accused of abetment of suicide Navi Mumbai: Rasayani police searching for the Pune couple accused of abetment of suicide of a 32-year-old woman and her two kids who had allegedly jumped to death from their 11th floor apartment complex in Panvel taluka on Nov 2 night have seized…
The BEST Undertaking may soon allow commuters to buy bus tickets through UPI payments, with the transport body mooting a proposal at the committee meeting on Friday, aimed at promoting cashless travel and reducing disputes over change between passengers and conductors. Mumbai: The BEST Undertaking may soon allow commuters to buy bus tickets through UPI…
Mumbai: Cultural centres and other public entertainment establishments in Maharashtra will continue to be governed by their existing licensing rules, with the state govt clarifying that its July 27 circular on orchestra permissions does not apply to them.In a clarification issued on Friday, the state home department said the July circular was confined exclusively to…
Mumbai: Maharashtra has added 1,066 postgraduate medical seats over the past year, including 720 in govt medical colleges in the past five weeks, taking the state’s total broad speciality PG medical intake to 7,615 for the 2026-27 academic year. With this increase of 16.3% over last year’s 6,549 seats, Maharashtra has secured the second position…
File pic of the demolition in Borivli East Mumbai: After issuing show-cause notices to the assistant municipal commissioner of R-Central ward and the law officer over administrative lapses in the Borivli East demolition case that had reached Supreme Court, BMC on Friday handed over additional charge of its law department to joint law officer Sukhshri…
The firing incident in Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai, was an outcome of a breakup between the assailant and the injured woman Navi Mumbai: The Koparkhairane police have yet to recover the firearm in the incident involving a 21-year-old man who was arrested for firing three rounds at his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend, in which one bullet pierced her…
NCP working president Praful Patel met NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar at Breach Candy Hospital on Thursday Mumbai: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar (85), who was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on Wednesday, is stable, said his treating physician Dr Pratit Samdani on Friday. “He is recuperating well and responding well to treatment. Any decision on…
Police have deployed additional personnel around the Bombay High Court, other court premises, govt establishments, vital installations and sensitive public places Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has received an email warning of a possible bomb attack, prompting Mumbai Police to sound a high alert and strengthen security across the city ahead of Diwali.The email also…
