Mumbai: The state revenue department has decided to assign a separate survey number/group number to land owned by the railways in every village map and record of rights (7/12 extract, property registration card) and the ownership of the land shall be recorded as Government of India-Railway Department.In a Government Resolution (GR) issued on Thursday, the…
Mumbai: Around 210 trees are set to be impacted for the proposed RBI staff quarters project in Chembur. A proposal of the project will be placed before the BMC’s Tree Authority on Friday, which is expected to take a final decision. According to the plan, of the 210 trees obstructing the construction on the plot…
Mumbai: Housing societies can now have a larger yogalaya, fitness centre, recreation centre or meditation centre within the society premises that can be built free of floor space index (FSI).The state urban development dept has issued a notification increasing the area to be utilised for such leisure components from the earlier 2% to 4% of…
Mumbai: Eleven days and 54 tests later, forensic laboratories in Kalina have found that rat poison in the watermelon killed four members of the Dokadia family in Bhendi Bazaar’s Pydhonie area.Senior forensic officials from state forensic labs (FSL) said that zinc phosphide (rat poison) was found within the fruit as well as the viscera (internal…
Palghar: A truck driver was arrested after driving recklessly and crashing into multiple vehicles in Saphale market area of Palghar district on Wednesday at 4.30 pm. According to police, the accused driver, Ranjit Kumar Mahto (30), a native of Bihar, was driving a cement-loaded truck in an intoxicated state. The collisions damaged the vehicles and…
Thane: A special Pocso Court in Thane has convicted a 37-year-old teacher for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student in 2019 during a “surprise test”, and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment.Such acts tarnish the sacred teacher-student bond, said special judge Ruby U Malvankar Kadam in the order on Tuesday. According to prosecution, the…
Mumbai: Police have destroyed illegal cannabis saplings that were found in the hilly areas near Bhandup hill reservoir.Deputy commissioner of police Hemraj Rajput said preliminary inquiry suggests the saplings may have sprouted naturally from seeds discarded by drug addicts frequenting the isolated hill area. “There is no evidence of systematic cannabis cultivation. The saplings appear…
Mumbai: Observing that the prosecution of the accused is proper irrespective of the fact that now deceased stock broker Harshad Mehta was the key person manipulating stocks, a special court Thursday convicted six companies and their two directors, Dinesh Doshi and Anil Doshi, for failing to comply with multiple summons issued by the Securities and…
Mumbai: Mumbai mayor Ritu Tawde dismissed rumours surrounding an alleged ban on fish cutting at the Vakola fish market, assuring Koli traders that the civic body has imposed no such restrictions and urging them to continue business “without fear.“Visiting the Vakola fish market in the morning, Tawde interacted with Koli women fish vendors after reports…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is planning to draw a policy in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 that would empower government agencies and institutions to formally recognise individuals’ existing skills and competencies through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).While exploring a resolution for over 130 students who were allegedly duped by Bandra’s Dr Baliram…
