Mumbai: A day before a key meeting of the BMC’s improvement committee, opposition parties on Tuesday intensified attacks on a series of civic proposals ranging from privatisation of blood banks and changes to recreation ground reservations to the proposed handover of the stalled Seven Hills Hospital project in Marol to a private operator.Among the proposals…
Protocol minister Jaykumar Rawal Mumbai: Protocol minister Jaykumar Rawal on Tuesday said individuals who stay away from publicity and work consistently and dedicatedly for the far-reaching social welfare in various fields to become an inspiration for the society will be recommended for the Padma awards.Rawal heads the ministerial committee to recommend names for the Padma…
The diesel ran out, but the farmers’ determination did not! As modern agricultural machinery began to grind to a halt due to the shortage of fuel, farmers from parts of Marathwada have reverted to traditional farming methods of ploughing – Hafizkhan Pathan Priyanka KakodkarMumbai: The Election Commission of India (EC) has given its approval for…
Mogra stormwater pumping station in Andheri West is part of the post-July 26, 2005 flood mitigation plan recommended by the Chitale Committee and BRIMSTOWAD report Mumbai: The long-pending proposal for Mogra stormwater pumping station in Andheri West — conceived after the devastating July 26, 2005 floods — has moved a step closer to reality, with…
Gayatri Shinde (25) was attacked with a sharp weapon as there were multiple grievous injuries on the body, said police Kalyan: A newly married woman, Gayatri Shinde (25) was found murdered in her parental residence in Kalyan’s Parekarwadi area on Monday evening.Bazarpeth police have launched a search for her father Vinod Vasaikar as the building’s…
‘Recovery agents’ arrested Mumbai: The city crime branch has arrested a gang of six “recovery agents” linked to an online loan app for allegedly harassing, threatening and extorting money from a bank employee and his family over repayment of digital loans.During the course of their investigation, Crime Branch Unit 2 said they came across several…
Mumbai: The School Bus Owners Association (SBOA) president Anil Garg on Monday announced a school bus fee hike of 15% from the academic year beginning June, citing a sharp rise in diesel prices and mounting operating costs ahead of school reopening in June. He said that the latest fuel spike has pushed operators into a…
Workshop held at Trident Hotel in Nariman Point to set up destination-level tourism governance bodies MUMBAI: Maharashtra has begun work on setting up destination-level tourism governance bodies as part of a broader push to position the state as a globally competitive travel hub.At a high-level workshop held at Trident Hotel in Nariman Point earlier this…
File photo used for representational purpose. MUMBAI: A bag containing gold jewellery and a camera collectively worth Rs 11 lakh left behind in a local train was retrieved and returned to its owner by the Government Railway Police (GRP) recently.Constable Kherade from the Andheri GRP chowky was on night duty when he was informed from…
MUMBAI: An awareness campaign on cybersecurity and narcotics was carried out at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) on Tuesday jointly by the Railway Protection Force (RPF,) Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway officials.“Passengers were advised not to accept or consume any food items or beverages offered by unknown persons during train journeys and to immediately inform…
