Thane: A fresh flashpoint threatens to break out between the Thane BJP and Shiv Sena with the BJP MLA Sanjay Kelkar on Monday publicly opposing the proposed beautification of Kavesar Lake, saying he would not allow any concretisation of the ecologically sensitive water body.Kelkar’s stand puts him at odds with the local Shiv Sena unit,…
Mumbai: Bombay HC has held that a former ad hoc assistant professor of a Vidyavihar college was not entitled to maternity leave and consequential benefits under Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, after expiry of the contract period.Justice Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe on Monday allowed a petition by K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce…
Mumbai: The body of an infant was found dumped in a restroom near the outpatient department (OPD) of the civic-run Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle, prompting a police investigation, officials said on Tuesday.The incident came to light on Monday evening when a woman visiting the hospital entered the restroom and noticed the arm of a…
Political posters line the footpath leading to Mantralaya on Tuesday Mumbai: Just over two years after a giant billboard collapsed in Ghatkopar, claiming 17 lives, two smaller crashes in Thane—a banner falling on a passing bike on Monday and a hoarding dropping bang in the middle of a busy road amid strong winds last week—have…
The court refused to extend the benefit of probation Mumbai: A special court on Tuesday acquitted absconding accused Dharmendrasing Choudhary, alias Dharmesh, in the murder of Neeta Naik, wife of alleged gangster Ashwin Naik, after finding that the prosecution failed to prove any link between the alleged conspiracy and him. Neeta, a BMC corporator, was…
A govt press release said an auxiliary grant scheme is being implemented under the Women and Child Development Department Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal doubling the financial assistance provided for the rehabilitation of released female juvenile prisoners to Rs 50,000. The hike came two years after the govt increased the financial…
The approved proposal covers strategically located lands attached to MSRTC bus depots, bus stations, workshops, and warehouses across the state Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday cleared the proposal for MSRTC to redevelop nearly 1,485 hectares of its land through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a focus on generating sustainable revenue and improving the…
Police said the accused is a native of Punjab. Mumbai: A 44-year-old man was arrested from Lucknow by the Borivli police for posing as BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay on one occasion and his personal assistant on another occasion to cheat people. Police said the accused, B Pal, a native of Punjab, asked the complainant to…
Adani Group’s real estate division has a substantial presence in Mumbai’s property market Mumbai: Gautam Adani and his family’s Adani Properties were the biggest gainer in India’s real estate industry, adding Rs 38,000 crore to reach Rs 90,400 crore in valuations, a 73% surge in wealth.According to the 2026 GROHE-HURUN India list of the country’s…
Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday took a decision to give 558.43 hectares (1,378 acres) of land belonging to the animal husbandry department for an international standard agricultural market in Dapchari near Dahanu in Palghar district to the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board. An international agricultural market will be developed in Dapchari on the lines…
