Mumbai: Mumbai Fire Brigade has appealed to citizens to celebrate Diwali responsibly by following safety norms and avoiding activities that cause air or noise pollution.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the civic body urged Mumbaikars to be conscious of the environment while celebrating the festival of lights and to take special care of children when…
Navi Mumbai: Two separate Pocso cases have been registered at Khandeshwar and Turbhe police stations on Sunday wherein two accused men have been arrested for alleged sexual assaulting three minor girls. Khandeshwar police have arrested a 69-year-old watchman Bharat Goud, of a society in Panvel taluka for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl residing in the…
Navi Mumbai: The Rasayani police in Raigad have arrested an accused, Sanganika Mankame (52), for allegedly cheating 40 investors collectively to the tune of Rs 1.16 crore by assuring to provide them 5% return on their investment. The investors had been depositing money in her chit fund organization since 2017. The accused has been booked…
Navi Mumbai: A 40-year-old orthopedic surgeon residing in Kharghar was defrauded of Rs 1.08 crore after investing in online share trading that promised high returns. The surgeon registered a cheating case at the cyber police station on Tuesday. As per the complainant, in Sept, he was contacted on WhatsApp by the accused, who was the…
Mumbai: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) plans to expand its car Roll-on Roll-off (Ro-Ro) service along the Mumbai–Konkan route by developing dedicated ramps and related infrastructure at three stations — Sawantwadi Road, Ratnagiri, and Sangameshwar.The initiative aims to make the car ferry service a regular feature, providing motorists with a convenient and time-saving alternative to…
Mumbai: All full-length CNG buses procured under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme for passenger services will be phased out by the end of the month, and the Midi buses will go off roads by next month, reducing the BEST-owned fleet to its lowest at around 250 buses, said a source in…
Thane: A 39-year-old woman allegedly poisoned her teen daughter before consuming the same substance herself at their Shantinagar residence last week. While both mother and daughter died during treatment, the woman’s minor son narrowly escaped after refusing to drink the liquid offered to him.The initial probe revealed the woman had been undergoing treatment for a…
Mumbai: BMC’s plan to involve private players to run three of its existing and another three new blood banks has been delayed, with a third extension being issued to the tender process. The corrigendum in the tenders has upset activists, who believe the BMC is handing out more-than-necessary space in these six hospitals to private…
Mumbai: Ahead of local body polls in the state, the cabinet on Tuesday approved a scheme for the restoration of educational institutions and hostel buildings of People’s Education Society, which was established by Dr B R Ambedkar. It cleared a fund of Rs 500 crore for this purpose over the next five years.The scheme has…
Mumbai: The city’s eastern waterfront will soon host corporate, business, trade and IT parks, besides state-of-the-art warehouses and godowns. Around 200 multinationals and domestic companies have evinced interest in developing Mumbai Port Authority’s (MbPA) 28 industrial and commercial plots spread over a 215 acres stretching from Colaba to Wadala and a few in Alibaug, said…
