Mumbai: A citizen-led awareness campaign on smart electricity meters was conducted recently across several locations in Mumbai, said civic activist G R Vora on Sunday. The initiative was spearheaded by social activist Kamlakar Shenoy and supported by concerned citizens seeking to address growing consumer grievances related to the installation of smart meters.The campaign was held…
Navi Mumbai: A group of 13 trekkers from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai who had lost their way and were stuck en-route to Machi Prabalgad fort on Saturday were rescued overnight.The young trekkers are employees of the information technology sector conglomerate TCS – Thane. The group had started scaling up without a guide earlier in the…
He also drew a comparison with the response of the erstwhile UPA government to social activist Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement in 2011. MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Centre, saying a fight should now be launched to change a government that is not accountable.Addressing a…
Mumbai: BMC commissioner and District Election Officer Ashwini Bhide on Saturday directed election officials to expedite the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the exercise had been affected by the recent spell of heavy rain and must now be completed within the stipulated timeline.Reviewing the progress of the exercise in the Mumbai North…
Navi Mumbai: A Vashi family who lost their 22-year-old daughter helped save the lives of four patients on Thursday, said Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) officials.Mumbai metropolitan region has so far seen 39 cadaver donations this year, which have resulted in 100 patients getting a fresh lease of life.ZTCC officials said the Vashi donor suffered…
MUMBAI: A speeding Porsche crashed into a divider on Mumbai’s coastal road after the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle, police said.The accident occurred on the Coastal Road on Sunday. The impact caused significant damage to the luxury car. However, the driver escaped with only minor injuries as the vehicle’s airbags deployed on impact.Police…
Mumbai: In a bid to tackle the growing menace of plastic and electronic waste, residents of Juhu will launch Project CPR (Community Plastic Recycling) on Sunday at Birla Garden, where permanent collection bins for plastic and e-waste will be installed.The initiative, spearheaded by the Golden Citizen Trust, Ward 69 and the Juhu Citizens Welfare Group…
Mumbai: Observing that now-a-days flat owners “commonly” carry out alterations to cover open terraces or modify residential premises, the Bombay High Court this week directed Maharashtra government to come up with comprehensive guidelines to specify the types of permissible alterations in individual flats or buildings.“There cannot be two classes of citizens: those who obey the…
Superstar Aamir Khan recently married Gauri Spratt MUMBAI: Superstar Aamir Khan, who recently married Gauri Spratt, has been threatened in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang accusing him of promoting ‘love jihad’.The social media post, purportedly by gangsters Tyson Bishnoi and Aarzoo Bishnoi on Facebook, alleged Khan and others were promoting ‘love jihad’, which…
Mumbai: An international panel of experts has, for the first time, recognised fatty pancreas disorder (FPD) as a distinct disease, ending decades of uncertainty over whether excess fat in the pancreas is merely an incidental finding or a clinically significant condition.Called the Melbourne Consensus, the statement published in the ‘Nature Reviews: Gastroenterology & Hepatology’ warned…
