Mumbai: After remaining out of service for nearly three years, the escalators at the Grant Road skywalk near Nana Chowk are set to be replaced, with the BMC placing a Rs 4.16-crore proposal before the Standing Committee for approval on Thursday.The project involves replacing two defunct escalators — one on the Gamdevi side and the…
Mumbai: The BMC’s Tree Authority on Tuesday approved a proposal to remove 126 trees for a slum rehabilitation project at Hiranandani Udyan in Powai, after being informed that the developer has agreed to provide over 4,000 free rehabilitation flats for project-affected persons (PAPs) across various infrastructure projects undertaken by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority…
Khar police arrested the accused and seized his scooter Mumbai: Traffic came to a halt for almost 20 minutes on Yari Road in Versova, Andheri (W), on Monday evening after a scooterist allegedly blocked a BEST bus, collared the driver, and repeatedly slapped him in a road rage incident.Khar police arrested Devchand Chachar (28), seized…
Mumbai: The BMC’s Improvement Committee on Tuesday approved a proposal to hand over the sprawling SevenHills Hospital campus at Marol to Capri Global Ventures Pvt Ltd, with the Shiv Sena-BJP-led ruling panel pushing through the proposal amid strong objections from Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress members.The proposal first came up before the committee in May…
Mumbai: Four years after 31 tolas of gold was stolen from her apartment, a Charkop-based homemaker lodged a police complaint about the theft. She told the police that at the time she suspected insider involvement and decided to stay mum. But when another theft was reported at her apartment earlier this year, in which Rs…
Mumbai: The Gargai dam will be made operational by May 2029, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directing officials to expedite all activities related to rehabilitation, afforestation and construction of the dam.Fadnavis on Monday held a review meeting for the project which is coming up in the Western Ghats in Palghar district. He said the project…
Mumbai University’s Management Council decided to transfer the TYBCom paper leak investigation to the state CID (File photo) MUMBAI: Mumbai University‘s Management Council, at its meeting on Monday, decided to hand over the probe into the TYBCom paper leak case to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID).While the police investigation is already underway, the university…
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has granted ad-interim relief to Mumbai-based real estate developer SD Corporation Pvt Ltd in a defamation suit, directing that allegedly defamatory social media posts, videos and messages targeting the company and its MHADA redevelopment project should not be circulated further until the next hearing.Justice Abhay Ahuja passed the order on…
Mumbai Police clarified notices to CJP protesters stopped after July 26 MUMBAI: Mumbai Police on Monday clarified that they have stopped issuing notices to protesters named in FIRs related to last week’s demonstrations by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) from July 26 onwards, and that all notices served were issued before that date.The clarification came…
The BMC Improvement Committee approved handing over SevenHills Hospital to Capri Global Ventures MUMBAI: The BMC’s Improvement Committee on Tuesday approved a proposal to hand over the sprawling SevenHills Hospital campus at Marol to Capri Global Ventures Pvt Ltd, with the Shiv Sena-BJP-led ruling panel pushing through the proposal despite strong objections from Shiv Sena…
