Mumbai: A 24-year-old man, Rohan Parikh, arrested for allegedly entering Jio World Plaza at BKC with a fake Prime Minister’s Office identity card while prohibitory orders were in force, was granted bail by 37th Metropolitan Magistrate Dattatray Khedekar on Sept 21.Parikh was granted bail on the execution of a personal bond of Rs 50,000. “The…
Mumbai: Nearly three months after Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the state assembly a Rs 13,000 crore integrated flood control master plan to tackle Mumbai’s chronic flooding problem, mainly in low-lying areas, BMC has drawn up a Rs 7,345.9 crore plan to be implemented under Urban Flood Risk Management Programme (UFRMP).Additional municipal commissioner…
BMC’s high-level inquiry committee has recommended a vigilance probe into officials involved in the work of installing nets on sewage-channel manholes since 2024. Mumbai: Nearly three months after the death of Aslam Isak Shaikh, who fell into an open manhole on Khairani Road in Sakinaka on July 2 amid a wet spell, the BMC’s high-level…
Mumbai:Mumbai: Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside orders that refused a performance licence for orchestra/live music to a Khar (W) bar and restaurant, apprehending a law and order problem.Justice N J Jamadar on Sept 16 said, “The authorities proceeded to refuse a performance licence despite the petitioner complying with all requirements…” He directed…
A protest seeking justice for IIT-B student Sahil Wakode Mumbai: IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode’s death has renewed questions about how educational institutions respond to student distress and highlighted a troubling national trend: while India’s suicide rate marginally declined from 12.3 to 12.2 per lakh population, student suicides rose from 13,891 in 2023 to 14,448 in…
Faculty members expressed concern over ‘false and misleading’ reports Mumbai: Faculty members at IIT-Bombay came out in large numbers on Monday for a peace march across the campus, rallying in support of their colleague Prof Suryanarayana Doolla amid scrutiny following the death of a student on Sept 18.Banners carried during the march read “Justice for…
A section of students said they will continue with the protest Mumbai: IIT-Bombay on Monday temporarily relieved Prof Suryanarayana Doolla of his duties as dean of administrative affairs pending an investigation, following three consecutive days of student protests over the death by suicide of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode on Sept 18.Doolla, who has been…
Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale said they did “not find any logic in permissions” granted to play loud music in processions up to midnight, “when otherwise, we are informed that the permission for such processions along with the use of musical instruments, loudspeakers and amplifiers would be only up to 10.00 pm.” Mumbai: The…
Mumbai: Sahar police arrested two Afghan nationals at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Sept 17 for allegedly obtaining Indian passports using forged documents and false birth details.Immigration officials detained Sherbat Ali Shah Khan and Sujan Khan after they arrived from Dubai on Emirates flight EK-504. Lookout circular alerts issued by immigration officials at Kolkata…
When she sent a direct message to the user and asked him to delete the pictures, he demanded a sum of Rs 10,000 from her. She then approached the police and lodged a complaint. Mumbai: A 21-year-old woman, working as a nanny, has lodged a police complaint after her explicit images were uploaded on Instagram…
