Thane: Two unidentified bike-borne assailants opened fire at the office of BJP candidate Pawan Walekar contesting the Ambernath Municipal Council polls a little after midnight on Wednesday. Pawan’s security guard sustained injury when shards of broken glass pierced his finger due to the impact of the bullets on the windows, police said.With just three days…
Ambernath: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday addressed a massive BJP rally in Ambernath, a stronghold of Shiv Sena chief and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, sending out a strong political message ahead of the December 20 municipal council polls. The election has turned into a prestige battle, particularly between BJP and Sena, which are…
Mumbai: North bound traffic on the coastal road was shut for sometime as a precautionary measure after smoke entered the coastal road tunnel following a minor fire under a promenade slab near the Parsi gate, Marine drive on the coastal road at around 7.10 pm. According to civic officials, there is a space under the…
Mumbai: Given the rising burden of kidney disease, the BMC plans to open three new dialysis centres, albeit with private partnerships.According to the tender document, corporate hospitals or dialysis service providers can apply. Health activists have criticised PPPs for a number of reasons, including lack of accountability and proper access for the poor.These centres—one each…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team laid a trap and arrested the Deputy Superintendent of the Land Records department of State Revenue Administration along with the land surveyor for accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh from a developer. This bribe was for issuing a certificate for the measurement of land in…
Mumbai: A day after drawing criticism over a massive traffic jam on the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR), IIT Bombay on Wednesday announced the cancellation of entry for all pre-registered visitors too, to its annual cultural festival, Mood Indigo.In a post on X on Wednesday morning, the institute said, “All pre-registrations for Mood Indigo events at…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday permitted activist Gautam Navlakha to move back to his residence in Delhi until the framing of charges proceedings begin in the 2018 Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case. This permission comes with certain conditions, including that he cannot leave the capital without prior permission and must visit the Kalkaji police…
Mumbai: A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Monday ordered the ED to release properties belonging to accused now discharged in a money laundering case allegedly involving state minster Chaggan Bhujbal. The properties were related to Krishna Chamankar and Prashant Chamankar, and a partnership firm, M/s KS Chamankar Enterprises, who have been…
Mumbai: A few thousand Dharavi residents will need to move to transit or rental accommodation to facilitate the Dharavi redevelopment project (DRP), said Mahendra Kalyankar, Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) CEO and DRP in-charge, contradicting the earlier promise of key-to-key rehab.He said such relocation can’t overshadow the intent of a smooth transition from slum to rehab…
Mumbai: The Bombay HC on Tuesday said it was inclined to allow human rights activist Gautam Navlakha to shift to his house in Delhi till the trial in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case begins.Navlakha is not a “flight risk” as there have not been any instances where he tried to escape, high court said,…
