Navi Mumbai: A habitual offender identified as Rajan Bala Rathod, a resident of Mankhurd, was detained by Navi Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) on Wed, May 27, under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS) Act and was lodged at Yerwada Jail, Pune, for one year.Sandeep Nigade, senior inspector of…
Mumbai: Nearly a month after two workers died after a platform they were on crashed 35ft to the ground at a casting yard site for the Coastal Road phase 2 project in Bhayander West, BMC has decided to impose a penalty of Rs 3 crore for negligence on the contractor, L&T.The action is being initiated…
Members of the rival Shiv Sena factions stage the Ghanta Naad Andolan near Durgadi Fort in Kalyan on Thursday Kalyan: Police on Thursday deployed heavy security in Kalyan as members of the rival Shiv Sena factions held parallel ‘Ghanta Naad’ (pealing of bells) protests over restrictions on entry to the temple inside Durgadi Fort during…
Mumbai: Not only does India continue to shoulder one of the world’s heaviest oral cancer burdens, but doctors also warn that most patients still reach hospital at a very advanced stage of the disease.Tobacco consumption remains the main cause of the disease, but there is a growing number of younger patients being diagnosed with human…
Mumbai: Parts of Mumbai faced power outages for yet another day on Thursday, with residents of Vikhroli East complaining of recurring power cuts. There were complaints from Andheri East on Thursday as well.An electricity consumer mentioned on X: “Since the power outage, the lights in four buildings in Vikhroli East have been going out 1-2…
The university is also planning an extensive campus redevelopment and beautification drive Mumbai: Exercising its autonomy as a deemed university under the de-novo category, the Sir JJ Institute of Art, Architecture and Design is undergoing a major transformation. From introducing PhD programmes for the first time in its 169-year-old history to launching new design and…
Kalyan: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) have initiated a joint survey of the Dombivli railway station area as part of the Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) project.Sources said the proposed SATIS project will involve integrated utilisation of land parcels, including KDMC building, Ramnagar and Vishnunagar police stations,…
Mumbai: Supreme Court has called for a ‘bottom-up approach’ to ensure a robust mechanism for trauma care, roping in all stakeholders including Good Samaritans, to save lives in road accidents. To improve efficiency, the SC has directed one unified number 112 for all emergency helplines across the country. Right to trauma care is an integral…
Two held from Jammu and Kashmir for theft of gold bangles worth Rs 65 lakh Two held from Jammu and Kashmir for theft of gold bangles worth Rs 65 lakh Two held from Jammu and Kashmir for theft of gold bangles worth Rs 65 lakh Two held from Jammu and Kashmir for theft of gold…
The Economic Offences Wing has registered a case of cheating, forgery and breach of trust against the accused Mumbai: A developer has accused his former business partner of cheating him of Rs 11.51 crore by allegedly concealing the prior sale of 19 flats in a slum rehabilitation project at Bandra East and diverting the sale…
