Navi Mumbai: Several completed civic projects in Navi Mumbai remain unused owing to delays by local politicians in finalising inauguration dates. The Rs 190 crore Vashi Bus Terminal and Commercial Complex, completed last June, has yet to open. For the same, the old bus station was demolished, forcing commuters to wait during the monsoon on…
Prada Kolhapuris to sell for ’84k/pair MUMBAI/KOLHAPUR: The ordinary Indian’s chappal is set to walk the high street of global fashion as Italian luxury brand Prada signed an MoU Thursday to launch a limited-edition collection of Kolhapuri Chappal – about 2,000 pairs – made in Maharashtra and Karnataka, report Asmita Dey and Abhijeet Patil. The…
Nagpur: Maharashtra has witnessed 781 farmer suicides in first nine months of 2025 due to loans, crop failure, and excessive rainfall, informed state relief and rehabilitation department minister Makarand Jadhav (Patil) through a written reply in the legislative council on Thursday. In Vidarbha’s Nagpur division, 296 farmers have died by suicide and in Marathwada, 212.According…
Mumbai: Strongly opposing the anticipatory bail plea of a 61-year-old visiting professor from Wardha, who has been accused of sexual misconduct and outraging the modesty of 10 female students during a national-level conference at St Xavier’s College in south Mumbai in Nov, police cited the religious difference between the accused and the complainants and stated…
Nagpur: Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday slammed chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying he was protecting his corrupt cabinet ministers. Uddhav said the Mahayuti govt is working only with the aim of contesting elections. “Every day, the corruption of some minister is being exposed. Their videos and photos are coming out. Still, the…
Mumbai: With the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway’s Virar to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) peripheral curve nearing completion, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated a plan for a new 14km link road from Morbe to Kalamboli via Taloja to ensure seamless connectivity for freight traffic headed to JNPA. This would offer Mumbai Metropolitan Region…
Mumbai: While girls make the majority of students in most health science courses across the state, MBBS admissions continue to lean slightly in favour of boys, who secured 53% of the seats this year. The representation of girls in the state’s top 100 ranks also fell to a six-year low, with less than 30 making…
Mumbai: ‘Key-to-key’—from slum straight to rehab flat—is what was promised to those eligible for free housing in Dharavi, but many residents have now got eviction notices.Forty-two residents of Ganesh Nagar, Meghwadi (part of sector 1 in Dharavi), whose names appeared in the final annexure-II list in Sept, were served these notices, dated Nov 20, last…
Nagpur: MLA and former forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Thursday alleged that the sand mafia “paid money to defeat him” in the last elections.The remark came during a heated discussion on sand allocations, which were openly criticised by Mungantiwar. He said he had some instructions for the revenue department, headed by minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. Mungantiwar…
Navi Mumbai: Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to purchase two aerial ladders to reach out 55m and 28m highrise structures for rescue operations during emergency situations like fire and other disasters. The two ladders will collectively cost around Rs 22 crore. The 55m ladders will reach out 15 to 20 floors or more…
