Nashik: State BJP chief Ravindra Chavan on Sunday said the party has decided that the relatives of its MLAs and MPs would not be given any official post in municipal corporations even if they get elected in the Jan 15 civic polls across 29 cities.He told reporters that BJP had resolved not to give tickets…
Kalyan: Congress has expelled two party functionaries who withdrew their nominations in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections, a move that resulted in unopposed victories for the Mahayuti candidates.Terming the withdrawal of nominations as “anti-party activity”, the district committee decided to expel Laxman Ambhore, who had filed his nomination from Panel 23-D, and Chetan Bhandari,…
Mumbai: Devotees will be unable to glimpse the Ganesh idol of Siddhivinayak temple from Jan 7 through Jan 11 owing to the annual ‘sindoor lepan’ ceremony. The idol is fortified by applying vermilion during this spell. In the interim, worshipers can pray to a replica of the idol inside the premises. The main Ganesh moorti…
Mumbai: Air quality across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region has deteriorated sharply since the start of the new year, with average Air Quality Index (AQI) slipping from the ‘satisfactory’ to ‘moderate’ — and in some pockets, even ‘poor’ — category over the last four days. Mumbai recorded an average AQI of 140 on Sunday, up from…
Thane: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) directed MSRTC to pay Rs 36.3 lakh to the family of a 44-year-old man killed in a collision with an ST bus in 2020.Member RV Mohite delivered the judgment on Jan 1, holding both the bus driver and the deceased motorcyclist responsible for the accident, with liability split…
Mumbai: In a legal battle spanning over 15 years, a civil court has ordered the eviction of a grarnder’s family from the servany quarters of a Madh Island bungalow. The court observed that the caretaker does not acquire any right or interest in the property, irrespective of the duration of their possession, ruling that they…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday demanded that BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar be suspended as assembly Speaker and a case be lodged against him for violating election norms and bullying opposition candidates and officials.The demand came days after a video, which went viral, showed Narwekar invoking his powers as the Speaker, summoning…
Mumbai: Amboli police, on Saturday, booked three employees of an advertising and talent hunt marketing media firm for allegedly embezzling Rs 1.41 crore by generating fake project bills and diverting company funds, including by forging celebrity signatures to clear bills.The accused allegedly siphoned money by forging fake signatures of actor Suniel Shetty‘s daughter Athiya and…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday slammed the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena for taking credit for erecting the statue of Balasaheb Thackeray in Colaba, and called them “liars” and “shameless”.“You can see how much of a liar someone can be by looking at these shameless people… Just as these thieves are trying…
MUMBAI: More than six people died every day from various causes while commuting on the Railways in Mumbai last year. Total fatalities dipped by 7% from 2,468 in 2024 to 2,287 in 2025, while the number of injured people reduced by 5% from 2,697 to 2,554, according to data with the Govt Railway Police (GRP).The…
