Mumbai: A proposed commercial development in a residential neighbourhood has alarmed Powai residents, who wrote to CM Devendra Fadnavis complaining about it. They have also confronted candidates standing for the civic elections from their locality.The plans include a Global Capability Centre (GCC), a commercial hub and a mall. With no response forthcoming, residents said they…
MUMBAI: With overall 1,700 candidates in the fray, the BMC elections are shaping up to be a tight contest. Yet, while most seats continue to see multi-cornered fights—with an average of five or more candidates, including nominees of Mahayuti, Congress-VBA, Sena (UBT)MNS, AAP and smaller parties such as BSP and RPI, as well as a…
E ward’s political landscape is as layered as its geography. Over the decades, it has elected corporators from the BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party and hyper-local outfits like the Akhil Bharatiya Sena, founded by gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli. Its electoral history reflects a culture of personal connection over party loyalty. The Jadhav family — Yamini…
MUMBAI: The State Election Commission (SEC) is of the view that prima facie, the action of the Colaba returning officer (RO) Krishna Jadhav who did not allow the AAP and Janata Dal candidates to file their nominations on Dec 30, 2025 was legally sound and followed the rules, sources said. However, the SEC has sought…
MUMBAI: In the first stay in the ongoing city corporation elections in the state, Bombay HC Thursday put on hold the poll process for Ward 17A in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) after a BJP candidate, Nilesh Bhojane, challenged the rejection of his nomination form on Dec 31, reports Swati Deshpande.A Shiv Sena candidate had…
MUMBAI: The sessions court rejected the temporary bail plea of Purushottam Chavan, the husband of an IPS officer, accused of cheating several citizens of more than Rs 24 crore by promising flats under the govt quota. Chavan sought release on medical grounds for a period of 3 months.The complainant, Kedar Degwekar, opposed the plea through…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has shut down 10 ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants and recovered Rs 84 lakh in penalties during inspections carried out over the past two days across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), as part of an intensified crackdown on air pollution.According to the MPCB, flying squads inspected 44 RMC plants…
MUMBAI: In a first such order in the ongoing civic body polls in the State, Bombay High Court on Friday held as invalid an electoral Returning Officer’s order that rejected the nomination of BJP candidate Nikesh Bhojane and directed that his name be added to the accepted candidates’ list for ward 17A in Navi Mumbai….
MUMBAI: Former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar, and its current member, emphasised the use and importance of thorium for expanding India’s nuclear programme.Kakodkar delivered the Dr M R Srinivasan Memorial Lecture, jointly organised by the Thakur College of Engineering And Technology and the National Centre For Science Communicators, to mark the 95th…
MUMBAI: Teachers and non-teaching school staff deployed on election duty have urged the state government to declare a paid rest day after polling, citing prolonged working hours, physical exhaustion and late-night travel.The Maharashtra Progressive Teachers Association (MPTA), in a representation to the chief minister, election commissioner and education minister, said that although polling officially ends…
