Pune: The SEC is awaiting a reply from ECI on its request to conduct the proposed special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra after the local body polls, likely to be held post Diwali. In late July, the state election commissioner wrote to ECI citing staff shortage and pressure on election machinery due…
Another gas leak creates panic in Palghar’s Boisar MIDC PALGHAR: Another gas leakage in the Boisar MIDC on Monday evening created panic amongst the people, though there were no fatalities. On August 21, a gas leakage in Medley Pharma located on plot F-13 in Boisar MIDC, had killed four of its employees, cognizance of which…
Mumbai: Over two months after declaring a 129-year-old commercial building in Fort dilapidated and serving a notice for demolition, BMC has appointed a contractor for the work. The five-storey building, Vikas Premises, also houses iconic Parsi eatery Jimmy Boy.BMC had in June tagged it under the ‘C1′ dangerous category, requiring immediate demolition, after cracks were…
MUMBAI: Oil bottles and coconuts—items that are confiscated during the airport security check have, in a twist of fate, ended up becoming ‘dangerous goods’ for over 15 senior officials of Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) as they have lost their jobs for taking these goods for personal use, said aviation sources.Last month, the MIAL management…
Mumbai: The BMC’s decision to hand over Gen Arun Kumar Vaidya playground at Bandra Reclamation to Mumbai Educational Trust (MET) for maintenance over a period of 11 months has been opposed by some locals and activists, who have questioned the need for handing over a playground by BMC to a private party for maintenance. However,…
MUMBAI: Germany has overtaken the United States as a preferred destination for Indian students, marking a dramatic shift in global education choices, according to upGrad’s latest Transnational Education (TNE) Report 2024–25. The findings reveal a surge in Indian applications to German universities — from 13.2% in 2022 to 32.6% this year — while applications to…
MUMBAI: The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court on Monday remanded Y. Shiva Reddy, deputy director of town planning of the VVMC, in judicial custody until September 17 in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case. On September 3, the court had sent Reddy to ED custody until September 8 after the ED sought his custody,…
Nashik: State election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare announced that the State Election Commission (SEC) has finalised the requirements for EVMs and the number of polling stations needed for the local body polls.Waghmare told TOI that the SEC will require up to 1.5 lakh ballot units (BUs) and over 80,000 control units (CUs)—the two units that form…
Image used for representative purpose only The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Mumbai residents can expect patchy rain on September 9, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 25.2°C and 29.2°C, maintaining an average of 27.2°C. The city’s air…
MUMBAI: An unidentified man in naval uniform walked into Navy Nagar, the Navy’s residential area in Colaba where entry is restricted, convinced a junior sailor on sentry duty that he was sent to relieve him of his charge, and fled with an INSAS rifle and two magazines loaded with 40 live cartridges last Saturday.The security…
