Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) Policy 2025, which is expected to generate two lakh job opportunities and attract investments worth Rs 50,000 crore by 2050. This sphere is now recognised as an industry and infrastructure sector with an initial plan worth Rs 3,268…
Thane: In an effort to ease traffic congestion, the Thane Police Commissionerate will implement an 18-hour daily restriction on the movement of heavy trucks (10 tyres or more) and multi-axle vehicles within its jurisdiction from 6 AM to midnight, starting September 18 to October 2.The move, applicable on an experimental basis, aims to ensure smoother…
Mumbai: A day after monorail services were disrupted for the fourth time in less than a month owing to a rake breakdown, MMRDA announced on Tuesday that all services will be suspended from Sept 20 for a system overhaul. It offered no clarity on when operations will resume. This will be the third such complete…
Mumbai: State cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar on Tuesday said the Maharashtra Cinema Act will be amended to facilitate the Ease of Doing Business. He directed the department to submit a proposal to the Centre seeking approval for amending the Act. State govt is positive in changing the outdated rules for licensing cinema halls, regulating…
Mumbai: Many technicians have been working at labs across departments at KEM Hospital without Maharashtra Paramedical Council (MPC) registration, which was made mandatory for staff who joined after 2020.Dean Dr Sangeeta Ravat said the issue is being addressed and an email was sent to department heads. “After going through the list of laboratory staff, it…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the final stretch of the underground Metro 3 corridor from Acharya Atre Chowk in Worli to Cuffe Parade on Sept 30, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Tuesday. Modi will also inaugurate the Navi Mumbai International Airport, a project expected to ease congestion at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj…
Thane: Police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against seven persons arrested in connection with the murder of two cousins in Thane district last month, officials said on Tuesday.The seven accused, including the main perpetrator Vicky Mhatre, were part of an organised criminal gang involved in a series of violent…
Mumbai: The opposition, led by NCP (SP) Rohit Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray, on Tuesday criticised transport minister Pratap Sarnaik for approving bike taxis by aggregators Ola, Uber and Rapido on a pilot basis across MMR. This approval came days after Rapido sponsored his Pro Govinda League. Sarnaik is the chairman of…
Mumbai: The state cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, approved the establishment of a joint venture company between Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited for a 5000 MW renewable energy project on Tuesday.A senior Mantralaya official stated, “The central govt has set a target to bring carbon emissions…
MMRDA to temporarily suspended monorail services (File Photo) MUMBAI: The MMRDA has decided to suspend monorail services for a few days to carry out a comprehensive overhaul of the system following repeated technical failures. A public notice will be issued ahead of the suspension. Officials said new rakes will be introduced, and the Commissioner of…
