Mumbai’s Sikh community is celebrating Guru Nanak’s 556th birth anniversary with vibrant prabhat pheris and nagar kirtans MUMBAI: This past week prabhat pheris and nagar kirtans have coloured the cityscape. The Sikh community is celebrating the 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Khalsa faith, on Wednesday Nov 5. The saint was…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt has asked beneficiaries of the ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin’ scheme to complete the mandatory e-KYC by Nov 18.State Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare said that the honorarium for October will be disbursed from Wednesday, and the amount will be credited directly into the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of all eligible…
Thane: An empty school bus returning to the campus after dropping students home suddenly caught fire while crossing the Mumbra Bypass Road on Tuesday afternoon. Fortunately, no students were on board at the time of the incident, and the driver and cleaner managed to escape safely after noticing the fire.The incident was reported around 3…
A monorail experienced a tilt during routine testing at Wadala–GTB Nagar station on Wednesday morning due to a suspected technical fault MUMBAI: A monorail coach tilted during a routine testing exercise at the Wadala–GTB Nagar station on Wednesday morning, triggering an emergency response from the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and monorail officials. The incident occurred…
A special Pocso court sentenced a 27-year-old man to three months in jail for stalking and harassing a 17-year-old college student on a local train for over a year. The judge cited the accused’s role as the sole family earner for a lenient sentence, but denied probation, emphasizing the victim’s suffering. MUMBAI: Observing that a…
Mumbai: St Anthony Girls’ High School in Chembur barred a few students from attending classes last week for wearing mehndi on their hands, alleged their parents and called the action “extreme and discriminatory”.Following their complaint, officials from the North Zone Education Inspector’s office visited the school on Monday to look into the matter. “When we…
MUMBAI: The Dec 2 polls for 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar parishads will be the first major state-wide election after the assembly polls last year which resulted in a Mahayuti sweep.The Model Code of Conduct is in force for the areas covered in the election; no policy decision involving these can be taken till…
Mumbai: The state govt on Tuesday announced the repeal of the Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act in urban areas. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the govt will implement the ordinance amending the Fragmentation Act, which will bring relief to at least 49 lakh landholding families across the state.Effective immediately, the Fragmentation Act…
Pune: District collector Jitendra Dudi on Tuesday declared that the Model Code of Conduct was now in effect across 14 municipal councils (nagar parishads) and three nagar panchayats in the district, where 6.3 lakh registered electors will cast their votes on Dec 2, with counting scheduled for the following day.“The Model Code of Conduct has…
Mumbai: The state cabinet has approved the establishment of an urban health commissionerate under the public health department to ensure proper coordination in providing health services in urban areas.There are 29 municipal corporations, 247 municipal councils, and 147 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra. About 50% of the state’s population lives in cities, but the healthcare system…
