Thane: The repair of four prominent flyovers on the Ghodbunder highway between Gaimukh and Kapurbawdi threatens to delay the handover of the state highway to the Thane Municipal Corporation despite the state govt already releasing a notification to the effect a few weeks before.The ownership of the 10.5 km stretch, including the four flyovers at…
Mumbai: Suburban services on Central Railway were severely disrupted on Friday evening after a technical failure in the signalling system at Dombivli station, triggering chaos during the rush hour. Railway officials suspect cable damage, possibly due to theft, as the cause behind the disruption.The snag occurred around 7 pm, affecting the up and down local…
Thane: The decision on live broadcasting the civic body’s general body meeting will be taken after discussing the issue with all group leaders and corporators, mayor Sharmila Pimpolkar said. The development comes after BJP corporator Namrata Koli raised the issue in the House on Wednesday. Koli justified the need for the live broadcast by pointing…
Autonomous colleges surge in Maharashtra amid UGC relaxations (Representative image) MUMBAI: The number of autonomous colleges in Maharashtra has more than tripled over the past five years, rising from 100 in 2020 to 314 in 2025. Mumbai University accounts for the highest number in the state with 130 autonomous colleges, followed by Savitribai Phule Pune…
Mumbai: To boost Indian innovation and give it a leg-up beyond the proof-of-concept stage, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser has decided to standardise Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), creating a common framework for stakeholders to assess the stage at which an experiment lies.The move is expected to have implications beyond laboratories. For funding agencies,…
The 17th-century Chehel Sotoun Palace, a Unesco World Heritage site in Isfahan, was damaged by airstrikes. Its name, meaning ‘Forty Columns’, comes from 20 pillars reflected in a pool to appear as 40 MUMBAI: They survived invasions, coups, World War II and the eight-year war with Iraq. Now many of Iran’s iconic heritage sites —…
Thane: The Thane municipal house has unanimously passed a resolution backing the decision to name the upcoming railway station between Thane and Mulund after late Shiv Sena leader ‘Dharmveer’ Anand Dighe, claiming the move to be in sync with the sentiments of Thane residents.It may be recalled that Thane MP Naresh Mhaske in parliament earlier…
Mumbai: The Kandivli police recently helped an army man get back Rs 7.2 lakh that he had lost to a cyber investment fraud.The army man is posted in Jammu and Kashmir. He was on leave and had arrived at his Mumbai residence in April last year when the cyber fraud occurred. The scammers lured him…
Mumbai: Several two-wheeler riders sustained minor injuries after skidding on the Vikhroli East-West connecting flyover on Friday, following an oil spill from a passing vehicle.The incident occurred when oil leaked onto the road surface, making the stretch slippery and causing multiple riders to lose control. Officials confirmed that while a few riders were injured, none…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court directed Central Railway to pay compensation of up to Rs 8 lakh to the parents of Suvidh Raut, who died after falling from a moving train between Ulhasnagar and Ambernath station, providing relief after 14 years.Justice Jitendra Jain on Monday did not accept the Railway Claims Tribunal’s finding that Raut’s…
