Mumbai: A total of 850 types of industries will now be largely exempt from routine environmental clearances after the state govt on Friday issued a new classification list adding 628 industries to the ‘White Category’.According to a press note issued by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), the newly added industries are considered to have…
Mumbai: Municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, who is also the district election officer, on Friday warned officials that any negligence or violation of election laws during the BMC elections 2025–26 would not be tolerated, as he called for strict enforcement of rules at every stage of the poll process.Chairing a meeting of the election main coordination…
MUMBAI: A wanted accused who was on the run for over three decades was arrested recently by the Oshiwara Police from Uttar Pradesh. Police said the accused, H Yadav, had been booked in a case of attempted murder in Oshiwara in 1994. He left the city and went into hiding after the crime. The court…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the Ajit Pawar-led NCP should merge with the NCP (SP) headed by his uncle Sharad Pawar, pointing out that both factions have come together for the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic body elections. Raut also questioned Ajit Pawar’s presence in the Mahayuti government, a day…
Mumbai: A police team will head to Bihar to look for the 25-year-old mother of two who allegedly slashed her lover’s private parts with a sharp weapon after he refused to leave his wife and marry her. The incident took place after the New Year celebrations at her Santacruz residence in the wee hours of…
Mumbai: In a relief for one of India’s oldest industrial houses, the Bombay city civil court has quashed a decades-old govt notification that sought to classify Godrej & Boyce manufacturing land in Vikhroli as a slum area. The judgment concludes the legal case, effectively shielding the private property from state acquisition under the Maharashtra Slum…
Mumbai: The Govt Railway Police (GRP) has started setting up a helpdesk at every suburban railway station in the city forvisible policing and to rush help to commuters in emergencies. GRP commissioner Rakesh Kalasagar has come out with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for operation of helpdesks. “Often, commuters don’t know how to reach GRP…
Mumbai’s Parvez Suleman Lakdawala, a Memon businessman, received an honorary doctorate at the UK Parliament for his over three decades of work in real estate and slum redevelopment MUMBAI: City-based Memon businessman Parvez Suleman Lakdawala was recently awarded honourary doctorate at the UK Parliament. Given at the House of Lords at “Sorbon International Convention” held…
Mumbai: Digital transactions in Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus services received tremendous response from passengers, with a continuous increase in ticket purchases through Phone Pe, Google Pay and similar UPI payment methods, according to statistics from September to December 2025.The data showed that lakhs of UPI transactions were successfully completed daily in MSRTC…
39 elected unopposed in 4 civic bodies, raise oppn hackles MUMBAI: A wave of opposition withdrawals at four civic bodies has led to an unusually high number of unopposed victories, giving Mahayuti an early advantage. Unopposed victories were highest in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) with 20 seats, followed by seven in Thane Municipal Corporation…
