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Kolhapur: Two EVMs were found in an SUV at a dhaba in Solapur’s Mohol, hours after voting for the rural polls ended on Saturday. Election officials said they were from the reserve stock—to be used if other EVMs malfunctioned. Mohol returning officer Seema Holkar said the zonal officer given their charge left them in the…

MUMBAI: Many Bollywood celebrities attended the two-day event—Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Shilpa Shetty, Vicky Kaushal, Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday, Raveena Tandon, Ravi Dubey and Madhur Bhandarkar, among others—leading RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to comment that had the organisation invited people 20 years ago, it would not have got the same response. Khan’s presence prompted Shiv…

A polling booth head, officer, and home guard were suspended after Sena MLA Vilas Bhumre voted with his minor son in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Three persons on Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti poll duty were suspended on Sunday after Shiv Sena MLA Vilas Bhumre took his minor son into the EVM booth in Chhatrapati…

BJP neta pushes for congestion tax in Mumbai’s biz hubs MUMBAI: BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar has urged BMC to come out with a policy to implement congestion tax in the central business districts like south Mumbai and use the revenue generated to improve the city’s air quality. He wants BMC to tax private vehicles with…

Mumbai: A 40-year-old security guard at Hiranandani Gardens, Ajay Singh (40), was killed in a hit-and-run in Powai on Saturday, police said. In her police complaint, the deceased’s wife Meena (38), who works as a domestic help, said that her husband was knocked down by a speeding tempo at 12.30pm.She said that an hour after…

Mumbai: In a rare breath of fresh air for Mumbaikars, the city recorded its cleanest air quality since the beginning of the month on Sunday. The city registered an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 117, firmly placing it in the ‘moderate’ category where it has remained since the start of the New Year. Though…

Mumbai: A dedicated Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) will soon open at Cama Hospital in south Mumbai to reduce hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates. HAIs are infections caused by pathogens that patients acquire during the course of hospital admission.Dr Tushar Palve, medical superintendent of Cama Hospital, said approximately 1% of patients developed a post-surgical infection. “As…

Mumbai: Police have registered a case of negligence and endangering life against the owner of a dilapidated building, Kadamb Kudpi House, in Khar West after two men were injured when chunks of slab allegedly fell on them on Saturday night.“Repairs had not been carried out on the building despite its deteriorating state,” said a police…

Mumbai: Nearly nine years after a then BEST conductor was booked for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,200 while on deputation at the Charkop poll office, a special court acquitted him due to procedural lapses by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and lack of eyewitnesses following the complainant’s death.Special judge S S Nagur noted the…