Mumbai: Maharashtra has detected 6,111 new tuberculosis (TB) cases within the first 35 days of the Centre’s 100-day TB-Free India campaign, while 11,091 villages in the state were identified as high-risk through an AI-based assessment system, a minister informed the legislative assembly on Wednesday.In a written reply, public health minister Prakash Abitkar acknowledged that villages…
Mumbai: A proposal for the takeover of about 2,000 square metres of land, which houses a government hospital offering OPD services in Aarey Milk Colony, for the operation of a hospital on the land that will cater to the tribal population was referred back by the BMC improvements committee on Wednesday.Corporators pointed out that the…
The 45-year-old man posed as a deputy commissioner-level officer posted at Mantralya Mumbai: The city crime branch’s unit 3 has arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly duping people by promising them govt jobs after posing as a deputy commissioner-level officer posted at Mantralya.Police said Altaf Hassan Shaikh (45), who was nabbed with the help of…
The constable was found in possession of 46 grams of charas worth Rs 46,000 and 36 sleeping pills Navi Mumbai: A 24-year-old constable at Taloja Central Jail was arrested by Kharghar police after he was found in possession of 45.92 grams of charas (cannabis concentrate) worth Rs 46,000 and 36 sleeping pills that he smuggled…
A grab of the viral video of the mukadam from BMC’s F-North ward falling into an open drain in Gandhi Market during the Mayor’s inspection on Wednesday morning Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde’s on-ground inspection of severe waterlogging in King Circle’s Gandhi Market area on Wednesday morning witnessed high drama when a BMC staffer fell…
Western Railway is deploying staff at busy stations like Andheri and Dadar to ensure AC local train doors close promptly MUMBAI: Western Railway will deploy personnel at crowded stations such as Andheri, Dadar and Borivali to ensure automated doors of AC local trains close on time, as overcrowding in these services has emerged as a…
Mumbai’s water reserves remain critically low despite heavy overnight showers, MUMBAI: Even as Mumbai was battered by intense overnight monsoon showers between June 23-24, the city’s seven lakes, which supply drinking water, have shown little improvement in storage levels, showing a stark mismatch between urban rainfall and catchment inflows.As of 6am on Wednesday, total water…
A 67-year-old Mumbai businessman lost Rs 82.50 lakh to a sophisticated online investment scam (Representative image enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: A 67-year-old businessman was duped of Rs 82.50 lakh in an online stock trading investment fraud operated through fake WhatsApp and Telegram groups impersonating a reputed financial services company.The victim a Jogeshwari resident came across…
Roshan Suvarna (L) was arrested from Panvel after police tracked him through multiple CCTV footages in Mumbai local murder case MUMBAI: A Mumbai airport worker was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 22-year-old passenger to death inside a moving local train after a dispute over closing the coach door during heavy rain, police said.The accused, identified…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: In a major boost to India’s ambitions of securing supplies of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, electronics, renewable energy and advanced manufacturing, the Centre has received industry commitments for recycling capacity of 850 kilotonnes (KT) against an initial target of 270 KT, signalling robust private sector participation in a sector seen as…
