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 Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited e-bids for the long-term lease of prime railway land across Mumbai for residential and commercial development. The sites include a 10,801 sq m plot in Mahalaxmi, a 23,047 sq m plot in Parel, and a 45,371 sq m plot in Bandra (East), with lease periods of…
Rahim Karovalia halts briefly between the two floors of a building in Mira Road to demonstrate the small wonder above us: A motion-sensor dimmable tubelight. As we approach it, its pale glow intensifies and lights up the landing. Karovalia’s face lights up too as he motions to it, for this seemingly unremarkable electrical fixture has…
Mumbai: Highlighting the severe breach of trust, the victim’s young age, and the lasting trauma she endured, a special court convicted and sentenced a 47-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly sexually assaulting the 14-year-old daughter of a close family friend who considered him a brother in 2021. “It is also necessary to…
Mumbai: Congress has staked a claim to the leader of opposition (LoP) post in the Legislative Council. A senior Congress functionary told TOI the party handed over a letter with MLC Satej Patil’s name as LoP in the Legislative Council to chairperson Ram Shinde last week. The letter was signed by state Congress Chief Harshvardhan…
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: Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti demanded compensation for the family of Binu Sukumaran, who was electrocuted while accompanying a mandal for visarjan in Saki Naka on Saturday, and for the kin of those seriously injured at other processions in the city. It sought a survey of high-tension power lines to prevent mishaps during Navratri….
Mumbai: Offering relief to 580 workers, and the kin of 77 who died, BMC informed Bombay HC of its intent to ensure necessary payment of wages to all, pursuant to court orders passed in November 2023. They were working since 1996 and were made permanent, said Advocate Rohini Thyagarajan, for the Kachara Vahatuk Shramik Sangh,…
Mumbai: Close on the heels of the Maratha quota agitation, members of the Banjara community held a protest in Marathwada’s Beed district on Monday, demanding that their caste status be changed from VJNT (nomadic tribes) to Scheduled Tribes, which have a higher quota.“We are demanding the implementation of the Hyderabad gazetteer in the case of…
Mumbai: A 21-year-old man was arrested by Malwani Police on Sept 6 for allegedly killing his sister’s boyfriend. Police said Ashish Shetty, the accused, surrendered at Malwani police station several hours after the offence. Shetty is a choreographer and lives near Malwani Church.According to the police, Shetty had learnt that his sister was in a…
