Mumbai: The BMC collected and scientifically disposed of around 2,499 metric tonnes of solid waste, including plastic, thermocol, wooden debris, and aquatic plants, from the city’s beaches during a special cleanliness drive conducted from July 9 and 19.As high tides with waves higher than 4.5 metres were expected between July 14 and 18, this special…
Undeterred by police’s action over the previous three days of CJP protests, word of mouth brought demonstrators to multiple sites Undeterred by police’s action over the previous three days of CJP protests, word of mouth brought demonstrators to multiple sites Undeterred by police’s action over the previous three days of CJP protests, word of mouth…
Many students raised fears of illegal monitoring Mumbai: Directions to share their live locations with police, 3am notices on messaging platforms to appear before them, hours-long detention at police stations, phones surrendered during detention returned with signs of surveillance, copies of ‘zero’ FIRs not being shared, and calls from different security agencies—many students who took…
Mumbai: The city Crime Branch has arrested a police sub-inspector (PSI) in connection with a Rs 10 lakh cheating case linked to alleged conman Mohammed Khatib alias Dr Raj Khatib, who is accused of impersonating a senior police officer and duping multiple victims over several years.PSI Sanjay Rambhau Jadhav (53), a resident of Vadgaon Maval…
Many students raised fears of illegal monitoring Mumbai: Directions to share their live locations with police, 3am notices on messaging platforms to appear before them, hours-long detention at police stations, phones surrendered during detention returned with signs of surveillance, copies of ‘zero’ FIRs not being shared, and calls from different security agencies—many students who took…
The reforms were recently reviewed by BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide at a meeting of senior health officials Mumbai: The BMC has drawn up a three-phase roadmap to modernise its public healthcare system, with plans to introduce AI-powered diagnostic services, smart outpatient departments (OPDs), online hospital bed allocation and 24×7 dispensaries.The reforms were recently reviewed by…
Mumbai: To ensure medical assistance to patients facing serious illnesses, and to bring speed and transparency to the process, a Mayor’s medical assistance fund cell, on the lines of the Chief Minister’s Medical Assistance Cell, has been made operational at the BMC headquarters on Wednesday. On the occasion, cheques from the Mayor’s medical assistance fund…
TMC officials and local representatives inspect the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project stretch between Mhatardi and Betawade on Wednesday after corporators raised concerns over waterlogging and the impact of construction on natural drainage. iThane: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project (MAHSRP) has come under fire from Shiv Sena corporators in Thane, who have alleged that…
Mumbai: MIDC police team traced and reunited an 11-year-old boy with his parents in Malvani on Wednesday — three years after he allegedly fled from his home after being scolded for not studying. Police said the boy had been staying at a Matunga child welfare institution for the past three years under a different name.The…
Mumbai became a hub of activism on Wednesday, as protests unfolded over allegations of exam irregularities MUMBAI: Mumbai witnessed protests at several locations on Wednesday in support of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) agitation over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, with police detaining several demonstrators and forcibly evicting senior Congress leaders from a key intersection…
