Mumbai bets on Rs 2,000 crore twin projects to clean 60% of the Mithi river Mumbai’s latest push to clean the Mithi is the most technically advanced and expensive attempt so far, centred on a 6.6km diversion tunnel system worth over Rs 400 crore and a Rs 1,700-crore tidal-stretch overhaul. The two projects – designed…
MUMBAI: Legendary sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar (1925-2025) who passed away on Thursday will be conferred with the First Borderless Babasaheb International Award posthumously. Announcing this on Friday in Mumbai, Rajendra Jadhav, founder of the think tank Borderless Babasaheb which popularises Babasaheb B R Ambedkar’s thoughts internationally said that the iconic sculptor Ram Sutar has created…
MUMBAI: ED conducting search at office of Dream 11, its co-founder Bhavit Sheth, Anand Jain, his company Jai Corporation Ltd and others in a money laundering case. The ED is investigating the money laundering case against Anand Jain for fraudulent misappropriation of over Rs 2,000 crore and found financial connection with Dream 11 & Dream…
MUMBAI: The BJP and Shiv Sena have reached a consensus on more than 150 electoral wards for the BMC election, said BJP Mumbai unit president Ameet Satam.There are 77 seats to which both parties have laid claim in Dahisar, Bandra East, Worli, Sewri, Ghatkopar, and one each in Colaba and Malabar Hill, said sources.“We have…
Mumbai’s costliest push yet to clean the Mithi Mumbai’s latest attempt to revive the long-polluted Mithi river is also its most ambitious and expensive so far. Anchored by a 6.6-km underground diversion tunnel and a sweeping overhaul of the river’s tidal stretch, the new plan seeks to intercept nearly 60% of the sewage currently choking…
AI-generated representational image. MUMBAI: Mumbai-based builder Neeraj Vora, Director of Aiko Builders Pvt Ltd, was booked for allegedly cheating a Vasai-based construction businessman of crores in a real estate deal linked to a Mira Road land parcel. The Manikpur police on Monday registered an FIR against Vora for cheating and forgery. The complainant, Akash Gupta,…
Actor Shilpa Shetty has denied allegations in a Rs 60-crore fraud case, stating her limited role with the company. MUMBAI: Actor Shilpa Shetty has responded to allegations in a Rs 60-crore fraud case, strongly denying any wrongdoing and clarifying her limited role with the company. Through a statement released by her team on December 18,…
Two days ago, Bastian Pub, a popular Bengaluru nightlife spot in owned by Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty was raided. MUMBAI: Multiple food and beverages companies in Mumbai, including the one linked to actor Shilpa Shetty, were searched by the Income Tax Department on Thursday on charges of tax evasion, news agency PTI reported.The action came…
MUMBAI: Anchored by its working-class mill belt and Marathi strongholds like Parel, Lalbaug, Sewri and parts of Dadar, the F South ward now finds its long-promised redevelopment and chronic waterlogging issues colliding with the fallout of the Elphinstone Bridge demolition and a surge in construction activity that has brought fresh traffic jams and pollution.The ward…
Ecologists warn of gaps as Mithi engineering push ramps up MUMBAI: Even as municipal authorities invest thousands of crores to revive the long-polluted Mithi river, the core question continues to be whether these projects finally stop the sewage, flooding and stink that have defined the river for decades. Experts say that while the current works…
