Thane: The Metro line 10 project connecting Gaimukh in Thane and Shivaji Chowk in Mira-Bhayander is finally gaining traction. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is likely to start the tender process for it by Dec 15, transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Tuesday following a project review.The completely elevated route is possibly one of…
Ulhasnagar: Tension flared in Ulhasnagar on Monday evening after around 100–150 people vandalised Anil Multispecialty Hospital following allegations of medical negligence in the death of a 47-year-old school teacher, Shobha Jogi. The hospital administration, however, asserted that the violence stemmed from “misinformation” circulated among some relatives.According to the hospital, Jogi—who had been admitted on November…
Mumbai: Air India on Tuesday evening informed its passengers about significant delays across its network after a third-party system disruption affected check-in operations at multiple airports. In a statement posted on X, the airline said the outage had led to longer processing times at airports. Airport teams were “working diligently to ensure a smooth check-in…
Mumbai: BMC additional commissioner Abhijit Bangar on Tuesday directed officials to complete the Sion flyover reconstruction work by May 31 next year. Civic officials said the work is gaining expected momentum. Bangar said an underpass on LBS Marg will be completed by this month and a second one on the Dharavi side by Feb-end. Girder…
Mumbai: Three burglars who targeted eight houses and shops in Dahisar in one night last month have been arrested. The key accused, Moinuddin Shaikh, has a history of 40 criminal offences. Police are planning to invoke BNS provisions that deal with organised crime. They said the gang smashed door locksand stole Rs 13,000 collectively. Dahisar…
Mumbai: The State Election Commission (SEC) continued to face criticism from both the ruling and opposition parties for creating confusion by postponing polling at select municipal councils and nagar panchayats at the eleventh hour. Parties saw Tuesday’s ruling of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court that postponed counting of votes to Dec 21…
Thane: A label on the shirt of an 82-year-old man helped the Government Railway Police (GRP) trace his family within two hours of finding his body at a railway station in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said on Tuesday.The octogenarian was run over by a train, and his body was found on the tracks at…
Mumbai: An IIT-Bombay team will visit the Veer Savarkar flyover site in Goregaon on Thursday to evaluate the BMC’s latest proposal. The proposal involves constructing a new connector above the existing seven-year-old flyover using monopile technology, thereby avoiding its demolition.The site visit comes amid sustained public backlash and political pressure ahead of the key civic…
Mumbai: Observing that the minimum sentence of 10 years would meet the ends of justice as this was the first offence of the accused, a sessions court on Monday convicted and sentenced a 31-year-old auto driver to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the brutal rape, physical assault and robbery of a 62-year-old woman in 2018….
MUMBAI: An FIR has been registered against a retired police officer for sexually harassing a minor girl inside the lift of a Borivali East housing society. Kasturba Marg Police said the accused has been charged under the provisions of the POCSO Act.The 67-year-old accused, a retired police inspector, lives in the same society as the…
