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Justice (retd) Gautam Patel MUMBAI: Weeks after the former Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, when laying its foundation stone, suggested that the new proposed Bombay High Court building should invoke democratic principles and not resemble a 7-star hotel, former HC Judge Justice Gautam Patel on Tuesday said it was a “missed opportunity’’ and “fundamentally…

MUMBAI: The Navghar police have booked the director of Uber India System pvt. Ltd. for allegedly serious violations of the Motor Vehicles Act and Maharashtra Bike and Taxi Rules, 2025 after a woman pillion rider died after being hit by a trucking Mulund on Sunday. On November 29, a 49 year old woman identified as…

MUMBAI: IIT-Kanpur has officially launched a new air-pollution monitoring network called MANAS — Mumbai Air Network for Advanced Sciences — comprising ministations across the city and significantly expanding the existing system. The project will augment the current 30 pollution-monitoring sensors with an additional 75 units, creating a far more granular, neighbourhood-level picture of air quality….

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday took a dig at Dy CM Eknath Shinde over carrying suitcases in his helicopters while campaigning in the Konkan and alleged that money was brought in these suitcases ahead of local body polls. Sharing a video on X where bags were seen being brought off a helicopter from which…

Mumbai: The Mumbai Traffic Police registered 671 FIRs against e-bike users for various violations including riding in the wrong direction, riding on footpaths, jumping signals and illegal transportation of goods. The action was taken between Nov 27 and Nov 29.Of the 671 FIRs, 580 were recorded under Local Acts. Traffic Police seized 517 e-bikes for…

Mumbai: The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that it will pay Rs 6 lakh to Eknath Kadam, the father of Ayush (13), who died after falling into a manhole with a damaged cover in Dombivli on Sept 28 this year. This is the first case where compensation will…

Thane: After nearly 10 years, elections for the Badlapur Municipal Council were held on Tuesday, which witnessed an enthusiastic response from citizens across the town. By around 5:30pm, over 58% polling had been recorded, and officials estimated the final turnout to reach nearly 60%—higher than the 56% recorded during the 2015 civic polls. This year,…

Mumbai: The Praja Foundation released a Citizens’ Manifesto for Maharashtra’s municipal elections, which sought various reforms including improved service delivery, ensuring open and free access to civic data for transparent governance, increased municipal capacity through training and higher citizens’ participation, besides ward-wise quarterly work performance reports and a pledge regarding the same from candidates and…

Mumbai: As the world marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, wheelchair users, deaf citizens and disability advocates in Mumbai say the city remains far from accessible—despite legal guarantees. From sports grounds refusing wheelchairs to inaccessible public transport, ATMs and infrastructure, many say the rights promised under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…

Mumbai: A magistrate’s court recently convicted and sentenced a 27-year-old man to three years rigorous imprisonment for “housebreaking after sunset and before sunrise, and theft,” breaking into the Andheri home of a man and fleeing with jewellery worth Rs 4.80 lakh in 2024. While the accused Fardeen Firdos Khan was found guilty under section 331…