Mumbai: More than 2.6 lakh passengers were directly affected at Mumbai airport last week as IndiGo’s operations went into sustained disruption, with 905 cancellations and 1,475 delays of over 30 minutes recorded between Dec 1 and 8, according to the ministry of civil aviation.“IndiGo now informs passengers about potential cancellations at least six hours before…
Mumbai: At Queen Mary School in Grant Road, a band of young girls marches across the grounds, drums and horns blaring as they rehearse for a grand celebration in the second week of Dec, The 150th anniversary of one of Mumbai’s oldest all-girls schools is approaching, and preparations are in full swing.The institution opened in…
Mumbai: After sitting on the drawing board for more than a decade, the BMC on Tuesday finally issued a Rs 3,000 crore tender to construct the 69-metre Gargai dam in Palghar district, along with a 1.6km, 2.2-metre diameter tunnel that will carry water to the Modak Sagar reservoir. The tunnel will be bored through the…
Mumbai: The BMC has suspended yet another official over alleged delayed registration of birth certificates — its fourth suspension in the case so far.According to the suspension order, Dr Pradeep Kashale, former medical officer of health of M-East ward and currently posted at Chandivli’s Aapla Dawakhana as medical officer, has been accused of allegedly approving…
Mumbai: Upholding compensation granted by a railway claims tribunal to the family of a man who died due due to falling from a Mumbai suburban train two decades ago, Bombay high court said there was no negligence on his part.“If a person has to travel for his work and it is very difficult to enter…
Thane: Thane court on Monday acquitted two security guards Subhash Bijali Pandey (56) and Amit Ranjitkumar Saurabh alias Tiwari (43) who were earlier accused of murdering a 19-year-old resident in Mira Road in 2021. Principal district and sessions judge S B Agrawal delivered the ruling noting the prosecution failed to establish the charges under the…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to take a stand in respect of Mehta Mahal near Opera House, Charni Road, after BMC informed the building was inadvertently entered in the C-1 category list of dilapidated and dangerous buildings and that it can be repaired.“We, therefore, find that the corporation…
Nagpur: State forest minister Ganesh Naik said he has asked officials to release goats in large numbers in forests to stop leopards from entering human habitats in search of prey. “We will soon implement this in areas where the leopard menace is being reported.” He said bamboo will be planted around dense forests to act…
Vasai: The owner of a jewellery store in Waliv, Vasai East, was left critically injured after an unidentified person stabbed him on Tuesday afternoon. The attack was so brutal that the jeweller was seen holding his exposed intestines. His brother, a few neighbouring shopkeepers and locals took him in an autorickshaw to the nearest hospital,…
Mumbai: A person travelling for work in suburban trains during peak hours has no choice but to risk his life by standing near the train door, and this cannot be termed negligence, the Bombay high court said, upholding the compensation granted to the family of a man killed in a railway accident.A single bench of…
