Developer, 3 others get anticipatory bail in Mazgaon case (Image used for representational purposes) MUMBAI: The Session Court has granted anticipatory bail to developer Munaf Vadgama and is four kin accused in a cheating and criminal breach of trust case linked to a redevelopment dispute in Mazgaon.The additional Session judge Avinash P. Kulkarni, while allowing…
Mumbai: A six-page suicide note left behind by a 24-year-old dentistry graduate from Antop Hill who was pursuing her post-graduation while working part-time, led to the arrest of her former boyfriend on Tuesday.The note said the former boyfriend, whom the police identified as Fuzail Ahmed Khan (34), would insult and humiliate her.Khan, who works as…
An SUV taken out for a test drive crashed into a parked auto and two bikes, rammed the barricades of a construction site, and nosedived into a 30ft deep pit filled with slush after its driver lost control in Thane’s Pachpakhadi on Tuesday. Its three occupants—Priya Paswan (36) and Mithilesh Paswan (48) from Kalyan, and…
Mumbai: Hotel Free India at Jacob Circle, known for its kheema and butter chicken, has pulled down shutters. A popular veg restaurant Nanumal Bhojraj’s Masjid Bunder outlet was open Tuesday morning but shut down after it ran out of gas; New Edward Restaurant’s Shaan Chinese on D N Road was closed the entire day; Udupi…
Mumbai: The shortage of commercial gas cylinders in Mumbai has also affected clubs, religious kitchens, educational institutions, canteens, hostels, automobile sector, jewellery manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies among other sectors.Mithai manufacturer Vicky Jaisinghani of A1 Sweets, which is based in Ulhasnagar said the shortage of dry fruit from West Asia followed by the LPG cylinder crisis was…
Ulhasnagar: One of the largest commercial complexes in Ulhasnagar is facing the threat of demolition after the Town Planning Department raised serious objections over large-scale alleged illegal construction within the premises, reports Pradeep Gupta.The Town Planning Department of the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) has issued a notice to the developer of Regency Plaza, a prominent…
Mumbai: From using QR codes in state textbooks and a 10-point formula to boost enrolment to training modules for teachers and student-led geo-surveys of neighbourhoods, teachers across Maharashtra are experimenting with new ways to improve learning—ideas that came to the fore at a recent research paper competition organised by the State Council of Educational Research…
Mumbai: A nationwide shortage of LPG cylinders has begun impacting catering operations of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, prompting the railways to consider temporarily suspending cooked meal services on trains and issuing refunds to passengers who had pre-booked meals while reserving tickets.Railway officials said the shortage is affecting IRCTC’s base kitchens where meals…
Mumbai: Swapnil Thorat, an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 2017 batch, assumed charge as Mumbai’s regional passport officer on Tuesday. He succeeds Arjun Deore. Thorat was posted in South Korea from 2018-23 and served as an in-charge of the trade and investment and public diplomacy departments in the Indian embassy based in South Korea….
Mumbai: Women in govt employment across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will be able to come early and leave early from work, announced Dy CM Sunetra Pawar.Responding to a special discussion on the occasion of International Women’s Day in the legislative council on Tuesday, Pawar said women employees will be allowed a concession of 30 minutes….
