Bhiwandi: A 12-year-old boy from Bhiwandi died last Friday, three weeks after being mauled by a stray dog while playing outside his house on Jan 10. His relatives blamed inadequate treatment facilities at the govt-run Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital in Bhiwandi and for making them shuttle between hospitals, but the facility’s authorities said all…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis welcomed the union budget stating it is a strong and decisive step leading to the goal of Vikasit Bharat.Speaking to the media after the budget was presented by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he said growing urbanisation is a huge challenge for Maharashtra and the budget focusing on planned urbanisation for…
Pune: The ministry of civil aviation has expressed willingness to help state govt in developing the Baramati airstrip, even as the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB’s) preliminary probe report into Jan 28 plane crash, which claimed the lives of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others, is likely to be ready in a month-and-a-half,…
Mumbai: Chiefminister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said they had no idea about the discussions of a possible merger of the two NCPs nor about the date of merger.“If the discussions on merger had gone to a final stage, Ajitdada [Pawar] would have informed us; which date had been decided…He is in our govt and without…
Mumbai: Focusing on the growth of the animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector in the country, the centre has announced support to the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) in Mumbai for creating content creation labs in 15000 secondary schools and 500 colleges.In the budget speech, the finance minister mentioned that the growing…
Mumbai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s announcement of a Rs 100-crore incentive for municipal bond issues above Rs 1,000 crore could act as a catalyst for the BMC, which began groundwork to enter the bond market.Officials said the civic body is currently in the accreditation and credit rating process, a mandatory requirement before any bond issuance….
Mumbai: Smog continued to blanket large parts of the city on Sunday, with air quality levels remaining in the “moderate” category as unfavourable weather conditions showed little sign of easing. The city’s average air quality index (AQI) stood at 105, marginally lower than the previous day’s 107, indicating stable but persistent pollution levels.Several neighbourhoods reported…
Thane: A dispute over a car rental deposit turned fatal in Shilphata on Thursday afternoon, with a man stabbed to death and another abducted. The Shil-Daighar police arrested three accused within two hours of the incident and rescued the abducted victim, who was allegedly moments away from being killed.The incident occurred around 3 pm on…
Thane: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed former deputy mayor of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Mukesh Mokashi, as its new group leader in the civic body. The appointment was announced in the presence of senior party leaders, corporators, and party workers. Mokashi was entrusted with the responsibility in view of his strong organisational experience,…
MUMBAI: The city police have detained a man from Pune for allegedly firing five rounds outside film producer Rohit Shetty’s residence in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday. Police said the arrested person was seen in CCTV footage captured prior to the firing.According to police, the incident occurred at around 12:45 am on Sunday morning, when…
