MUMBAI: A gas shortage has started affecting canteens at various depots and offices of the BEST, its workers’ union said. The union demanded urgent measures to prevent inconvenience to employees. It said many canteens were on the verge of shutting down due to the shortage of gas. Source link
MUMBAI: The city’s hospitality and food supply chains are feeling the heat as Mahanagar Gas Ltd’s partial curtailment of 20% of piped gas to commercial and industrial users begins to cause ripples across the city. Around 30-35% of hotels in Mumbai that depend on piped gas have been affected, forcing many establishments to reduce items…
MUMBAI: The Central Railway Mumbai division will operate a megablock on its Trans-Harbour Line between Thane and Vashi / Nerul stations today to carry out various engineering and maintenance works.The block will be in place on the up and down Trans-Harbour lines between Thane and Vashi/Nerul stations from 11.10am to 4.10pm.During the block period, up…
The BMC on Saturday, March 14, removed the red and blue flashing lights installed on the official vehicle of Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde and the escort vehicle accompanying her, following a controversy over their use. MUMBAI: The BMC on Saturday, March 14, removed the red and blue flashing lights installed on the official vehicle of…
Thane: The Shil-Daighar police earlier this week arrested a 39-year-old daily wage labourer for allegedly murdering a waiter with an iron hammer, whom he suspected of having an illicit relationship with his wife. Police said the accused was traced and taken into custody within four hours of starting investigation.The victim, identified as Prakash Bisa, a…
Thane: NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad demanded a white paper on the recent infra spending done by the Thane Municipal Corporation. He said, “Rs 32,000 crore is being spent in and around Thane city, but will it translate into real benefits for residents of the city?” he questioned while interacting with the media. Awhad said…
Mumbai: The Director General of Shipping, in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian embassy in Baghdad, has initiated the process to repatriate the body of 54-year-old Kandivli resident Deonandan Prasad Singh, an additional chief engineer (superintendent), who was aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker MT Safesea Vishnu that was hit by…
Palghar: Three youths were killed after being run over by a goods train close to Palghar railway station on Friday evening. The tragic incident occurred around 7:20pm, and the Palghar Government Railway Police (GRP) have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in connection with the case. The deceased have been identified as Swapnil Shailesh Palande…
Mumbai: A decade and a half after the Right to Education (RTE) Act was implemented, the world’s largest schooling system is facing a learning crisis that threatens to undermine the massive gains in student enrolment. While the country successfully brought nearly 260 million children into classrooms, a recent paper from the Tata Institute of Social…
Navi Mumbai: A 10.5 ft long Indian rock python which had slithered inside a scrap shop in Uran town was rescued on Saturday by the Sarpamitra Friends Of Nature (FON) group.“We had got a call that a huge snake was seen hiding among the scrap metal wares at the shop. The snake rescuers Nitin Gharat…
