The demand for accommodating 350 corporators has been made after factoring in the likely increase in the number of elected corporators Mumbai: The BMC will soon re-float the tender for the town hall and gymkhana with a fresh proposal that will encompass a revised plan for a corporation hall intended to accommodate about 350 corporators…
Palghar: The Public Works Department (PWD) restored a 160-metre stretch of road between Dahanu and Bordi that was washed away during the recent heavy rains, completing the emergency repair work within two days.The torrential downpour caused severe damage to the Zai-Bordi-Revas-Reddy State Highway (State Highway No. 4), where two carriageway sections measuring about 60 metres…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the state government for its response on PM Narendra Modi’s appeal during Sunday’s Mann Ki Baat radio programme to use only eco-friendly clay idols during the ensuing Ganesh festival.“What is the state’s response?’’ asked Justices Gadkari and Kamal Khata during the final hearing on a PIL seeking…
Mumbai: The BMC has proposed leasing 15 acres of reclaimed land at the Mulund dumping ground to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) for five years to set up a casting yard, precast element manufacturing facility and ready-mix concrete (RMC) plant, with the civic body expected to earn a rental of around Rs 103.47 crore in…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s examination system faced fresh scrutiny on Monday as NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar stepped up allegations of irregularities in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examination for recruitment of drug inspectors, while the number of arrests in the separate Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case rose to 15.Rohit Pawar on Monday stepped…
Richa PintoMumbai: BMC’s Tree Authority is set to deliberate on proposals involving 3,169 trees at its meeting on Tuesday, with permissions being sought to fell 1,777 trees and transplant 1,392 others for a series of infrastructure and redevelopment projects across Mumbai.The proposals include the Orange Gate-Marine Drive underground tunnel construction, the Dharavi redevelopment project, an…
Mumbai: The Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled in favour of a woman who was saddled with an addition of Rs 80 lakh to her taxable income after the income-tax (I-T) department questioned a property payment made directly by her husband to the property seller. The husband, who was working…
13-year-old girl was killed after a portion of the second-floor common balcony of a residential building collapsed in Mumbra on Monday night Thane: A 13-year-old girl was killed when a portion of the second-floor common balcony of a residential building collapsed in Mumbra on Monday night.Six residents trapped inside the structure were rescued by the…
Mumbai: The CET Cell has filed a complaint with the state’s Cyber Cell and the Azad Maidan police station after a video and an audio clip alleging discrepancies in the provisional merit list for engineering admissions, along with claims of manipulation of exam centres in return for money, surfaced on social media and were widely…
Mumbai: The police have arrested a 36-year-old estate agent for duping a woman cancer patient of Rs 40 lakh by luring her with the promise of a Mhada flat under the reserved category.The police said the flat was never handed over to the woman and a Rs 15 lakh partial refund cheque issued by the…
