Mumbai: BMC has received only two bids—from JSW and Raymonds—for development of a helipad at the Worli jetty along the coastal road on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis, said sources. The helipad is to accommodate medium-class helicopters and is expected to be used for medical/emergency evacuation, besides coastal surveillance and VIP movement.“The two companies that…
Mumbai: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench-I, on Wednesday directed the liquidator of defunct Jet Airways to pay provident fund and gratuity dues to workmen and employees in full. The tribunal stated that that such statutory dues do not form part of the liquidation estate under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). “The…
Mumbai: A special Pocso court has convicted and sentenced a 28-year-old man to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student and outraging the modesty of her cousin sister near Jogeshwari railway station in 2016.“Considering the overall evidence on record, prosecution has satisfactorily proved that the accused pushed the sister of victim, went…
MUMBAI: At least five Bollywood celebrities have received extortion calls from associates of fugitive gangster Shubham Lonkar, said to be operating on behalf of the jailed Lawrence Bishnoi, police sources said. However, none of the purported victims has lodged a formal complaint. Police, probing the incident of firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s bungalow early Sunday,…
Mumbai: More than one-and-a-half years after Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ordered a stay on the Rs 122 crore Mumbadevi robotic parking tower project, the contractor issued a legal notice to the BMC, invoking the arbitration clause and seeking Rs 55 crore in damages from the BMC. The contractor cited an unreasonable stoppage of work without…
Mumbai: A 42-year-old divorced graphic designer from Mulund who was looking for life partner, ended up losing Rs 18 lakh after she met a man on a matrimonial website who claimed that he was son of an IPS officer and worked for a NGO to support divorced and widowed women. He gained the victim’s trust…
Thane: A 40-year-old worker died after being struck on the head by a crane hook at an under-construction site in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred on Monday evening at the site of a housing project in Shirdhon village near Dombivli. Mumbai: IIT Student Death, Expressway Chaos After Tanker Jam, Firing At…
Mumbai: Mhada has announced the long-pending redevelopment of four unsafe transit buildings at Sion Pratiksha Nagar after concerns raised by residents.Mhada has cancelled the proposal for middle income group (MIG) sale buildings and decided to construct new transit accommodation at the site instead. The decision will benefit 261 families and four shop owners from transit…
Thane: A day after Shiv Sena leader Sharmila Pimpalolkar was elected Thane mayor and BJP’s Krishna Patil took over as her deputy, BJP MLA Sanjay Kelkar struck a sharp, no-holds-barred note, declaring that it will act as a vigilant watchdog over the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), despite being part of the ruling alliance.While BJP is…
Mumbai: A police official from Panchavati in Nashik was caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to help a complainant in an accident case registered against him. The police official identified as Sandeep Gangurde who is attached to the Panchavati police station has been booked under prevention of corruption act.As…
