Mumbai: Construction of 10,000 rehab flats in up to 30-storey buildings is being undertaken under phase 1 of Dharavi redevelopment project (DRP) on railway land in Mahim and will be ready in the next three years, said project CEO SVR Srinivas.The 47.5-acre railway land is part of Dharavi notified area. DRP has physical possession of…
Mumbai: There has been another Covid-19-linked death in the state—of a 45-year-old Panvel resident who was immunocompromised with heart disease—taking the tally to 19 since May. The city on Tuesday reported 32 new cases, all with mild infections. Intermittent rainfall over the past week has also led to a seasonal uptick in monsoon-related illnesses in…
Mumbai: Refusing to show leniency to a 73-year-old wheelchair-bound woman suffering from cancer, a Mumbai sessions court has convicted and sentenced her to 7 years in jail for the 2014 suicide of her daughter-in-law following cruelty and harassment for dowry.Two sons of the woman, Ashiyakhatun Khan, including the 28-year-old victim’s husband, were sentenced to 10…
MUMBAI: More than 24 hours after the Monday morning rush hour Mumbra tragedy in which four commuters died and nine others were injured — some after falling off two passing local trains and others while inside the compartment — Central Railway (CR) is still to conclusively determine what led to the unprecedented accident on the…
Mumbai: The state govt Tuesday directed commissioners of 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, Thane and Pune, to immediately initiate the process of drafting ward boundaries of local bodies where polls are overdue. Corporations will also have to invite suggestions and objections from citizens on the new boundaries, reports ChaitanyaMarpakwar.A govt order stated that as per…
Pune: NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday justified his and colleagues’ decision to rebel against uncle Sharad Pawar to join BJP-led NDA and said that he was not a saint to remain in the opposition and keep raising slogans against govt.Addressing a rally on the occasion of NCP’s foundation day conclave in Balewadi, Pawar exhorted…
Mumbai: Several fire incidents over the past decade have exposed a recurring pattern—many of the affected structures were unauthorised or had illegal alterations. Citizens and activists argue that the BMC must proactively act against such violations to prevent tragedies.The Oct 2015 blaze at Hotel City Kinara in Kurla revealed glaring fire safety lapses: Gas pipes…
Mumbai: As many as 21 companies, including one from the Middle East and another from Spain, have shown interest in BMC’s fresh tender for the design, construction, and commissioning of a 200 million litres per day (MLD) desalination plant at Manori in Malad (W).Officials said the response was significantly better than the previous three attempts,…
Mumbai: In a bid to regulate the ad-hoc appointment of retired babus and officials into various govt departments and semi-govt organisations, the state govt on Tuesday issued guidelines on their contractual appointment. The new guidelines state that retired officials must only be appointed through a panel system on a contractual basis for ‘specific work’ for…
MUMBAI: Of the 26 lakh passengers who travel daily on the Central Railway (CR) Main line, nearly 11 lakh travel between Thane and Karjat or Kasara, highlighting the mounting burden on the suburban stretch.Kaustubh Shinde, an HR professional, said the chaos during rush hour was unbelievable on the CR. “I often can’t get off at…
