Mumbai: Friday brought the worst of the IndiGo flight cancellations witnessed so far as no domestic flights operated from Delhi while about 65% of its operations from Mumbai airport were cancelled.IndiGo had 396 flights scheduled out of Mumbai airport on Friday, out of which it cancelled 258 flights, said an aviation source. “The Mumbai airport…
Mumbai: A special PMLA court recently accepted the closure report filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED), effectively closing the money laundering investigation against eight current and former Central Railway officials. The ED’s decision to seek closure in the case came after the CBI filed a closure report in the original corruption and conspiracy case, which the…
Mumbai: Criminal process becomes not merely a tool for adjudicating guilt but a space where fundamental freedoms can be imperilled or protected, said ex-Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Friday. He added that the Supreme Court in the last 75 years “steadily shaped and reshaped the contours” of this vital fundamental right. “What…
Mumbai: A special court recently framed charges against the “main accused,” former MLA and chairman of the Sahityaratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation (LASDC), Ramesh Kadam, and nine other accused, including individuals and companies, in a Rs 313 crore money laundering case. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and claimed the right to…
Thane: A city-based activist has questioned the continued inaction of authorities as fresh encroachments and disturbances emerge inside the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Yeoor, citing how private operators have begun hosting weddings and large events at newly set-up lawns and commercial venues.In a letter to Thane municipal commissioner and forest…
Mumbai: The BMC has floated a tender for installation of five continuous ambient air quality monitoring (CAAQM) stations at five locations in the city at a cost of about Rs 22 crore. The five stations will be set up at Mulund (East), Dadar (West), Goregaon (East), Dahisar (East) and Khar (West). The five air quality…
Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that 10 additional suburban services have been approved for the Nerul/Belapur–Uran corridor, calling it a “special gift for Mumbaikars” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.A letter issued by Vaishnaw on December 5 sanctions four round trips on the Nerul–Uran–Nerul section and six…
Mumbai: Just weeks before Byculla zoo lost one of its most popular Royal Bengal tigers, Shakti, to suspected pneumonia on Nov 17, its cub, Rudra, died on Oct 29. It had weak immunity since birth as it had got inadequate maternal milk from tigress Karishma, said officials. At the time of its death, which was…
Mumbai: The city crime branch busted a call centre racket and arrested 10 persons who were selling Viagra and other banned drugs to US nationals and cheating them.Acting on a tip-off, Unit 9 of the crime branch raided a commercial unit in Amboli in Andheri and arrested 10 individuals, including the owner of the call…
MUMBAI: After transfers of over 160 engineers in the BMC were stayed following allegations of corruption and a cash-for-transfer scam, the state govt on Thursday shifted additional municipal commissioner Amit Saini, who has been replaced by IAS officer Avinash Dhakne. BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani had stayed 160 engineer transfers after complaints by city BJP chief…
