Mumbai: The state govt has approved the revision to the development plan (DP) for Backbay Reclamation Scheme (BBRS)—covering blocks III to VI between Nariman Point and Colaba —clearing the way for a series of infrastructure, connectivity and land-use changes in south Mumbai’s premium waterfront zone.Prepared by MMRDA, the revised draft DP looks at planning the…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court 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, the high…
Mumbai: A day after the BMC election schedule was announced, Mumbai witnessed the opening salvo of a poster war.There were black-background banners in some parts of the city that were put up declaring “BMC is not a family business” in what appeared to be a clear jab at the Thackeray family, who have held sway…
Mumbai: BMC is not cooperating with the probe into the large-scale tampering of land records that allegedly involved public servants who made hundreds of manipulated or fake city survey maps in Madh island, the special investigation team (SIT) told Bombay high court on Tuesday.A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and R R Bhonsale perused…
Mumbai: Two persons suffered burn injuries after a gas cylinder blast in a chawl at Mankhurd at 3.40 pm. According to BMC, a gas cylinder blast occurred in a chawl on 30 feet road, Janata Nagar, beside Al Madina Hotel, Mandala, Mankhurd, due to which a portion of the roof of the affected room was…
Thane: Subhash Singh Thakur, serving a life term in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehgarh Central Jail for the sensational JJ Hospital killings of 1993, has been arrested by Maharashtra police for the contract killing of a builder in Virar in 2022.Thakur, who was sentenced by a special TADA court in Mumbai in 2000 for the 1993 case,…
Kalyan: The Regional Transport Office (RTO), in connection with the recent molestation and attempted robbery case involving a 26-year-old woman in Kalyan, has registered an FIR against app-based cab aggregator Uber and its operators for alleged violations of transport laws and for endangering passenger safety.The incident involves a 19-year-old app-based two-wheeler driver, identified as Siddhesh…
Mumbai: IIT Bombay has unveiled a new, modern 800-capacity dining facility on its campus. Located in Hostel 4, currently undergoing reconstruction, the dining hall is now the largest on the Powai campus. The project has been made possible through the contribution of alumnus Dr Pramod Chaudhari, founder and chairman of Praj Industries Ltd, who resided…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said his party and MNS will join hands for the upcoming civic polls in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nashik, with a formal announcement likely in the coming week. Speaking to reporters here, Raut stated that he spoke to the Congress top leadership, urging the party to…
Kalyan: The Congress in Kalyan has suffered a major political setback with two senior netas resigning from the party’s primary membership on the same day, triggering fresh speculation and unrest within the local unit. While Congress city president Vimal Thakkar has announced his decision to join the Shiv Sena, former Kalyan district president Sachin Pote…
