The opposition questioned the expenditure, while the ruling BJP accused the opposition of going back on a decision that had been taken unanimously by all political parties. MUMBAI: After BMC’s proposal to replace Mahindra Scorpio SUVs allotted to key political office-bearers in the civic body with six new Toyota Innovas ran into a controversy, MNS…
Doctors are boycotting medical services for one day due to a government resolution MUMBAI: Doctors have announced a one-day boycott of medical services following a government resolution (GR) dated August 3, which allowed homeopaths who have completed a one-year certificate course to enter modern medicine.They warned that if the decision is not rolled back, the…
Bhiwandi: A 31-year-old jawan attached to the Thane Disaster Response Force (TDRF) died in a road accident allegedly caused by a large pothole on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway in Shahapur taluka on Monday, marking the second pothole-related fatality in Thane district within two days.The deceased, identified as Vikas Lahu Gore, a resident of Bamne village in…
Allegations of missing donations at Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple have sparked political controversy. MUMBAI: Allegations of missing donations at Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple have snowballed into a political controversy after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray claimed that nearly Rs 18 crore was being siphoned off annually from the temple’s donation boxes. The temple trust has…
BHIWANDI: A 46-year-old woman who died in a pothole-related road accident on Thane-Bhiwandi Road on Sunday was on her way to see the flat where she had hoped to begin a new chapter of her family’s life.Sunita Pal (46), a resident of Manorama Nagar in Thane, was travelling with her husband, Akshaylal Pal, to Anjurphata…
A sessions court rejected former India junior goalkeeper Sukhadev Patil’s bail plea MUMBAI: Former India junior goalkeeper Sukhadev Patil was denied a last-minute save as a sessions court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in an alleged cheating and forgery case.The court held that the custodial interrogation of the 27-year-old footballer, who has represented clubs in…
Bhiwandi: Police probing the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak said that the accused stole defective copies from a disposal box and concealed them inside their shoes before passing them on to the alleged kingpin of the racket.Investigators said question papers with minor printing defects or ink marks were discarded in a disposal box inside…
BMC has ordered removal of all encroachments from footpaths Mumbai: BMC has launched a citywide ‘pedestrian first’ campaign that seeks to clear footpaths of all kinds of obstructions. Under the first phase, encroachments on 320km of footpaths will be removed.BMC chief Ashwini Bhide directed civic officials to immediately remove unauthorised hawkers, encroachments and other obstacles,…
HC set aside the state’s decision to declare lands belonging to a majority of 184 property owners as private forest lands Mumbai: Bombay HC has pulled up the state govt for its “obstinacy” over assuming that as of Aug 30, 1975, private lands with forests automatically became private forests under Private Forests Act despite Supreme…
On Dec 29, 2017, a fire started at rooftop restaurants, 1Above and Mojo’s Bistro at Kamala Mills, where several patrons were enjoying a night out and claimed 14 lives Mumbai: Holding that he had prima facie violated earlier travel conditions by failing to mark attendance and surrender his passport after returning to India, in a…
