MUMBAI : Central Railway, Mumbai Division will operate megablock on its suburban sections carrying out various engineering and maintenance works today.On Main line the block will be on Matunga-Mulund Up and Down fast lines from 11.05 am to 3.45 pm.The Up fast line services leaving Thane from 11.03 am to 3.38 pm will be diverted…
MUMBAI: Reasoning that his mother died during the trial and that he was an “old man”, a sessions court convicted and sentenced a 56-year-old man to six years rigorous imprisonment for a brutal daylight attack, robbery, and outraging the modesty of female passenger inside a ladies’ coach of a running train in 2019. The accused…
Navi Mumbai: The Union environment ministry has diirected Maharashtra to investigate alleged Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations in the multi-tower Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) housing project in Kharghar after environmental groups complained that the construction stood too close to mangroves and the high-tide line. Environmental groups warned that the project, which would house nearly…
Navi Mumbai: Vashi police arrested a 43-year-old man impersonating an official of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and extorting money from a doctor. The accused on Friday, recieved bail for his crime. Shashikant Chandekar, senior inspector of Vashi, informed that NMMC’s assistant municipal commissioner and Vashi ward officer, Sukhdev Yedve, had alerted Vashi police…
MUMBAI: Two doctors were assaulted by the son of a patient who died at civic-run Cooper Hospital, Juhu, late on Friday. A third doctor suffered injuries while trying to protect his colleagues.Following the incident, resident doctors and interns observed a mass casual leave. The BMC MARD (Medical Association of Resident Doctors) has given the BMC…
Mumbai: Fifty-five-year-old Mulund resident Suresh, who underwent cardiac bypass surgery three years back, is happy with his latest blood reports, especially the levels of “bad cholesterol” or LDL.“My levels are little over 100, and I am sure I will control it further with medicines and exercises,” said Suresh, who regularly goes on treks and morning…
Navi Mumbai: The five-kilometre stretch from RBI Metro Station to Phanaswadi and Chafewadi villages, situated on the plateau of Kharghar Hills in Navi Mumbai, remains in a dire state, raising serious concerns among local residents and activists. Falling under the jurisdiction of the Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC), this vital road is riddled with potholes…
Mumbai: Malabar Hill, the highest point in south Mumbai and its most prestigious address, is undergoing a slow transmogrification with the redevelopment craze creeping into this affluent zone.While the genteel, old-money people look on in horror as neighbourhood buildings ready to be pulled down and heavy-earth equipment and gargantuan drilling machines moving in, Mumbai’s top…
Mumbai: In a setback to the state govt, the Supreme Court set aside a 2018 Bombay High Court ruling that permitted the Maharashtra revenue department to classify plots across Mumbai, Thane, and other parts as “private forests”, thus preventing its development potential.The SC criticised the HC judgment for not following the top court’s binding precedent,…
umbai: The state-appointed panel investigating allegations of irregularities in the admission process at SSPM Medical College, Sindhudurg, in its report submitted to the govt on Friday, has said the student be allowed to participate in the next admission round, sources said.The student had earlier emailed various state agencies alleging that the college demanded excess fees…
