Mumbai: The Mumbai University examinations scheduled for Jan were pushed further, following revisions necessitated by local body elections in Maharashtra. As per a circular issued by the University of Mumbai, Winter 2025 examinations were first postponed due to the elections to municipal corporations and were rescheduled again in view of the Zilla Parishad elections.According to…
Mumbai: Congress corporator Ashraf Azmi has been elected as the leader of the Congress party in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Speaking after his election, Azmi said the party would focus on key civic issues affecting Mumbai, with air pollution high on its agenda. “Large-scale redevelopment projects, construction activity and road repair works are causing severe…
Mumbai: Even as the victim’s teenage daughter, the initial complainant turned hostile claiming that her mother was murdered by goons after they attempted to extort her, relying on the statements of other eye witnesses, a sessions court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 42-year-old vegetable vendor to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his…
Mumbai: Avinash Dhakne, the BMC’s additional municipal commissioner in-charge of the environment department, recently issued a showcause notice to around 20 of the 24 ward officers over failure to effectively implement air pollution mitigation measures, in violation of Bombay high court directions.The notice, a copy of which is with TOI, is over non-compliance with the…
Mumbai: Concluding a legal battle spanning nearly four decades, with the accused absconding and only a single witness available, a sessions court recently discharged a man accused of abetting his wife’s suicide in 1987. In a surprising turn, the witness, the victim’s brother, informed the court that he no longer wished to pursue the case…
Mumbai: As Mumbai prepares to welcome Ganpati idols for the Maghi Ganeshotsav beginning January 22, the BMC is once again nudging citizens towards a more environmentally conscious celebration. For public Ganeshotsav mandals, the BMC introduced an offline single-window system for mandap permissions, charging a nominal fee of Rs 100. Civic officials said this aimed to…
Mumbai: As Mumbai prepares to welcome Ganpati idols for the Maghi Ganeshotsav beginning January 22, the BMC is once again nudging citizens towards a more environmentally conscious celebration. For public Ganeshotsav mandals, the BMC introduced an offline single-window system for mandap permissions, charging a nominal fee of Rs 100. Civic officials said this aimed to…
Mumbai: A 35-year-old police constable was injured after a motorcyclist rode over his foot while trying to flee a police check-post at Malad (E) early on Sunday. Kurar police have registered an FIR against the unknown motorcyclist. Mumbai Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates You Need to Know. The incident occurred on the service road…
The Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido and Maharashtra will soon boost human resource exchange. Hokkaido Vice Governor Takayuki Kano and a Hokkaido delegation met Skill Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha last week to take forward the India and Japan Human Resource Exchange Action Plan. Nationally, the plan aims to move 500,000 people between the two nations…
The auto driver suffered injuries in the incident which occurred on Monday. MUMBAI: Juhu Police have registered an FIR against the driver of a Mercedes for a pile up after he rammed into an autorickshaw which, in turn, collided into a car piloting Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar‘s vehicle. The auto driver suffered injuries in the…
