Mumbai: A mangrove and coastline clean-up drive at Carter Road on Saturday saw volunteers remove nearly 250 kg of marine litter, including plastic debris, bottles and discarded bean bags, from the shoreline.The drive, held on March 14, was organised by Environment Life Foundation with support from Jotun India Pvt Ltd and the Mangrove Foundation.More than…
Nashik: Hours before EC announced bypolls to Baramati and Rahuri seats on April 23, CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said BJP is working on ways to ensure that the elections are held unopposed.“I believe elections should be held unopposed in both the seats. We will try to have a consensus among all [parties] in favour…
Mumbai: The panic booking of LPG cylinders amid shortage of commercial supply has led to roadside snack vendors in some areas hiking prices by Rs 5-10, sources said. Vadapav was selling for Rs 25 per piece. Traders dealing in Gudi Padwa-related items said business has been hit and some temples said preparation of prasad has…
Navi Mumbai: More than 70 trees will either be cut or relocated to pave the way for a Formula-4 (F4) race scheduled to be held in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, around the end of the year, says an activist, reports Umesh K Parida . The trees are on the road divider and a playground. The Navi…
Mumbai: Western Railway on Saturday night called off a planned megablock for dismantling 2 32-metre-long girders of the Elphinstone Road overbridge at Prabhadevi after a mechanical failure in the heavy-lift crane deployed for the operation. Officials said the 800 MT crane stationed at the site suffered a hydraulic pipe burst, forcing the de-launching exercise to…
Pune: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the state has sufficient LPG stock. “I urge people not to line up outside gas agencies,” he told reporters.He alleged that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition politicians are deliberately spreading fear by claiming there is an LPG shortage in the country, which has led to panic…
Mumbai: Police have registered a case against Jagdish Dharmik (57), a former rent collector of the Mumbai Building Repair and Reconstruction Board of MHADA, for embezzling over Rs 5.7 crore collected from tenants of reconstructed buildings and transit camps. Police said residents of reconstructed MHADA buildings had submitted written complaints in 2023 alleging discrepancies in…
Thane: A special court in Thane acquitted two accused booked under stringent provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in connection with a 2023 chain-snatching incident in Kalyan, observing that the prosecution failed to establish the duo’s involvement beyond reasonable doubt.The case stemmed from an incident on Jan 10, 2023, when a…
MUMBAI: There will be no day block on the Western Railway suburban network today, bringing relief to commuters using local trains.However, operational works were carried out overnight. A block was taken on the fast lines between Borivali and Bhayandar, along with a major block on all lines for the de-launching of a girder of the…
MUMBAI: A mangrove and coastline clean-up drive at Carter Road on Saturday saw volunteers remove nearly 250 kg of marine litter, including plastic debris, bottles and discarded bean bags, from the shoreline. The drive, held on March 14, was organised by Environment Life Foundation with support from Jotun India Pvt Ltd and the Mangrove Foundation….
