Mumbai: Bombay High Court has directed the state director general of police to conduct a fact-finding exercise across all police stations in Maharashtra and submit a report on the functioning of CCTV cameras and the period of preservation of their footage.Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad on Wednesday were hearing a petition…
Mumbai: The state govt has told the Bombay High Court that immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols in natural water bodies, such as rivers, lakes and seas, should be allowed to be continued for all the ensuing festivals this year.Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata were hearing a PIL filed by two activists and…
Mumbai: BJP MLA and the party’s Mumbai chief Ameet Satam, along with local residents, has opposed BMC’s plan to lease a 12-acre open space housing the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Complex on Veera Desai Road in Andheri (W) for 10 years under the public-private-partnership (PPP) model to the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal.According to BMC’s…
Mumbai: A single egg now costs Rs 10. The wholesale price of eggs rose to a record high of Rs 780 per 100 pieces in the city on Wednesday. Retail rates shot to Rs 110-120 per dozen citywide, including Andheri West, Pali Hill, Bandra and Nagpada.Retail prices of eggs had risen to Rs 96-110 per…
A new NITI Aayog report recommends faster approvals and simpler rules to speed up hotel projects and tourism growth (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) MUMBAI: Setting up a hotel in India takes 36 to 48 months from approval to commissioning, up to three times longer than the 12 to 18 months required in competing…
A booth level officer (BLOs) visits a slum with forms for voters as part of the special intensive revision in Karad, Maharashtra, on Wednesday. Mumbai: With the special intensive revision (SIR) being conducted in Maharashtra till July 30, the state’s chief electoral officer S Chockalingam has said that people should not worry if they do…
Navi Mumbai International Airport formally launched its overseas operations on Wednesday Abu Dhabi: At 2.55am (IST) Wednesday, Air India Express flight IX 207 to Abu Dhabi lifted off from Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), becoming the first international commercial flight to depart from the city’s long-awaited second airport and formally launching its overseas operations.The historic…
Navi Mumbai International Airport formally launched its overseas operations on Wednesday Mumbai: Mumbai’s long-standing disadvantage in international air connectivity compared with Delhi is expected to ease with the opening of Navi Mumbai International Airport’s international terminal, although industry executives say that a meaningful expansion of overseas routes will take time.While Delhi offers direct flights to…
MUMBAI: In the wake of Wednesday’s car fire inside the northbound tunnel of the Mumbai Coastal Road, the BMC has reiterated the emergency safety protocol that motorists must follow in the event of an incident inside the tunnel. The civic body said the tunnel is equipped with multiple safety systems, including emergency telephones, a public…
In her complaint, the principal had accused the trustee of subjecting her to physical, mental, and sexual harassment Mumbai: Observing that the police had filed the closure report without properly examining the sexual harassment allegations made by the principal against a trustee of a city-based school and junior college, a magistrate’s court has dismissed the…
