Mumbai: In the wake of a surge in complaints about bogus disability certificates, including high-profile cases such as that of Pooja Khedkar, the Maharashtra govt ordered a fresh round of disability verification for all govt and semi-govt employees who received disability-based reservations, promotions, or concessions.The govt resolution GR) issued in Oct mandates that every department…
Mumbai is in the headlines for its worsening air. But “publicity for the wrong reasons can be a motivator,” says Douglas Worsnop, noting that bad press over Beijing’s smog before the 2008 Olympics pushed China to clean up its air. Worsnop—a leading atmospheric chemist who helped develop key instruments to study pollution particles—has also worked…
Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has asked Maharashtra forest department to investigate the cutting/transplantation of over 100 full-grown trees at Powai. The directive came after the felling was halted soon after residents and activists raised an alarm last week.Acting on an email from NatConnect Foundation, the ministry directed the…
Mumbai: A 47-year-old man was arrested by the Borivli Police for the murder of his wife following a dispute at Gorai in Borivli on Wednesday. Omraj Sargotra , the accused, allegedly punched his wife, Prachi (48), and strangled her to death at their residence in Bhim Nagar. Police have slapped provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita…
Mumbai: The 150-year-old Sir Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall on Mumbai University’s Fort Campus is set to be restored and upgraded. The last restoration of the Victorian Neo-Gothic structure was done 20 years ago, in 2006. The university, on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Trusts for its conservation. The university’s Fort campus…
MUMBAI: A report by Anarock Group, released on Thursday, stated that 40% of the country’s entire ultra-luxury apartment market is now located in Worli.New data from Anarock and 360 One Wealth, in their report ‘The Pinnacle of Luxury: Worli’, reveals that 30-plus homes priced above Rs 40 crore each have been sold in the last…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 9.6 crore for the purchase of eight devices that will help detect counterfeit drugs and strengthen checking of fake and substandard medicines in public hospitals.The devices will be installed in the Thane, Pune, Kolhapur, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Akola, Latur and Nagpur divisions. Each division will get one…
Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: Mumbai’s Worli has emerged as the undisputed abode for India’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Data from property consultancy firm ANAROCK and 360 One Wealth report shows over 30 homes priced at over Rs 40 crore each were sold in just 24 months, totalling over Rs 5,500 crores – “a transaction velocity that…
Image: Representative Image MUMBAI: IndiGo’s operational crisis deepened on Thursday as the airline planned 85 flight cancellations at Mumbai alone, adding to days of severe nationwide disruptions triggered by a pilot shortage and crew duty-limit constraints that have already affected lakhs of passengers.With IndiGo holding a 65 percent market share, the punctuality records of major…
B Ward, the city’s smallest with just two corporator seats — both held by Congress in the last election — is home to some of Mumbai’s oldest residential and commercial pockets. In neighbourhoods like Bhendi Bazaar, Dongri, Masjid Bunder, Mohammed Ali Road and Mandvi, many buildings date back nearly a century. Some are creaky and…
