Kalyan: An argument over use of a public water tap allegedly led to the murder of a railway project’s security guard in Dombivli on Tuesday. The alleged killer was arrested. Police said while the guard, Umesh Waghe, was washing his hands and feet, a woman accused him of wasting water. This led to a fight…
Mumbai: The BMC standing committee on Wednesday referred back the proposal for awarding the contract for construction of the Gargai dam at a cost of Rs 3,276 crore, citing the escalation in estimates from the initial Rs 3,006 crore. Members of the standing committee belonging to the ruling party demanded that the contract be awarded…
Mumbai: A cycle ride has been organised on March 28 for Mumbai’s 227 newly-elected corporators, aimed at promoting cycling, sustainable living and awareness about urban air quality, the organisers said.The 2-km symbolic cycle ride will start from Azad Maidan in south Mumbai and proceed via Metro Cinema before concluding at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)…
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) revived its Heat Action Plan ahead of the peak summer months, bringing back measures such as installing green shade nets and water fountains at major traffic intersections to provide relief from soaring temperatures.The heat mitigation measures, which came amid the civic body simultaneously allowing the cutting of a large…
Mumbai: In the next academic session from June, city colleges will see an additional batch of UG students across several courses as the first cohort enters the fourth year under National Education Policy 2020. With limited infrastructure to accommodate the additional academic load, autonomous colleges are planning to run the fourth year on a staggered…
Mumbai: A homemaker waiting on the steps of a medical dispensary in Dahisar for her son’s school bus to arrive was crushed on Tuesday by a tempo whose brakes allegedly failed. She succumbed a day later in hospital. The tempo driver fled but was later arrested.Shilpa Pokharkar was waiting, along with sister Ashwani, for her…
Mumbai: Anticipating possible disruptions in LPG supplies, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) directed catering units at railway stations to stock ready-to-eat (RTE) food items and switch to alternate cooking modes such as microwaves and induction systems to ensure uninterrupted food service for passengers.In a circular issued on March 10, the IRCTC’s West…
Navi Mumbai: A 63-year-old retired senior bank clerk from Khopoli, Raigad, was defrauded of Rs 26.4 lakh by a gang of cyber fraudsters, one of them posing as a National Investigation Agency (NIA) official, between Feb 11 and March 5.Sachin Hire, a senior inspector from Khopoli, stated that the fake cop contacted the complainant on…
Navi Mumbai: Four male candidates for the police constable’s job were booked by Kalamboli Police after each of them was found in possession of one empty insulin syringe with a needle, used for injecting a performance-enhancing stimulant or steroid to boost their performance during the physical endurance test conducted at the Navi Mumbai Police headquarters…
Mumbai: Bombay high court refused to grant anticipatory bail to the former president of a sports body who was booked for allegedly sexually harassing and stalking a woman athlete in 2023.“Considering the nature of the allegations against the applicant, I am not inclined to release the applicant on anticipatory bail,” said Justice Nitin Borkar on…
