Mumbai

Mumbai’s extensive redevelopment drive presents a significant opportunity for waste material reuse (Representative image). MUMBAI: Every old building pulled down for redevelopment creates mountains of debris. For a city witnessing one of the country’s biggest redevelopment drives across ageing housing societies, MHADA colonies, cessed buildings and infrastructure projects, experts say the real opportunity lies not…

The fallen tree near the RTO office in Louiswadi where Pandurang Bhuvad was critically injured Thane: A 64-year-old plumber who was critically injured after a roadside tree collapsed on him in Thane on Monday died during treatment on Thursday, becoming the first tree-fall casualty in Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) limits this monsoon. The death came…

A Booth Level Officer verifies voter details under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Nagpur Mumbai: With Maharashtra reeling under the monsoon’s fury, just around 10%-15% forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) have been distributed to voters in Mumbai and a total of 46% in the state over the last 10…

Mumbai: Dy CM Eknath Shinde has reprimanded Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and medical staff at a hospital in Thane district, industries minister Uday Samant said on Thursday.“Our party’s line is very clear. It is inappropriate to hit a woman doctor. Many in the Shiv Sena, as well…

Kalyan: A Kalyan court on Thursday rejected the police’s plea to produce arrested Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre through video conferencing in the case of alleged assault of a doctor and nursing staff at Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Hospital. The court directed the police to produce the 72-year-old corporator, who had been admitted to hospital on…

Mumbai plans a Rs 13,000-crore flood mitigation master plan for chronic flooding issues. MUMBAI: The Rs 13,000-crore integrated flood mitigation master plan announced by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis during the ongoing Assembly session on Wednesday combines conventional drainage upgrades with nature-based solutions to tackle Mumbai’s chronic flooding, particularly in low-lying areas.BMC officials said the proposal…

Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt took its first step towards implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Thursday with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announcing the formation of a seven-member committee led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai to formulate a draft legislation for its implementation within six months. Desai had earlier headed a committee which…

The current phase will focus on raising the tracks through the station area, which has emerged as one of the most flood-prone stretches. (File Photo) MUMBAI: Western Railway (WR) has decided to raise the track level at Nalasopara and Vasai as part of a two-phase flood mitigation plan after waterlogging earlier this week disrupted suburban…

A doctor from a municipal hospital medical college claimed that there is a 23% drop in blood available for thalassaemia patients Mumbai: A 24-year-old youth has spent the last four days looking for six blood bags for his uncle, who is scheduled to undergo cardiac bypass surgery at a public hospital in the city. “I…

Mumbai: A 56-year-old Powai construction supplier who lost Rs 6.6 lakh to an MGL piped gas bill fraud received the full amount after a court directed the accused, Mangaluru resident S K Shetty, to pay the victim before entertaining Shetty’s anticipatory bail plea, the police said.Between March 25 and May 12, Mumbaikars lost Rs 3…