Mumbai: Mumbaikars bore the brunt of the Maratha quota agitation for the fourth straight day on Monday. While road and rail traffic was disrupted on the first day of the workweek, an offence of theft was registered by MRA Marg police after people appearing to be Maratha quota supporters were seen stealing a T-shirt from…
Mumbai: Science remains the most sought-after stream for first-year junior college (FYJC) aspirants, not only in Mumbai but across the state, with only around 25% of seats vacant after seven rounds of admissions. On the contrary, nearly 50% of seats remain vacant in both arts and commerce streams (see box).In regions such as Mumbai, Pune…
Mumbai: With south Mumbai’s business hubs at a standstill for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, former top cops and bureaucrats said the govt decision to allow Maratha protestors to enter Mumbai in such large numbers and converge in the area around Azad Maidan was a strategic blunder.Former Mumbai police commissioner MN Singh said it…
Navi Mumbai: In a significant step toward environmental rejuvenation, the inauguration of the ecological revival of Sale Lake, also known as Ganga Lake, was held at Sale village, Mangaon, Raigad. The project, titled “In-Situ Ecological Water Treatment, Rejuvenation, Restoration, Conservation, Cleaning and General Beautification (Horticulture Landscaping) of Sale Lake”, was executed using ayurvedic potion JalVed,…
Mumbai: A single burger and fries were clearly inadequate for a 14-hour flight delay. Pointing this out, a district consumer commission has ordered SpiceJet Ltd to pay Rs 50,000 in compensation for “expenses incurred and mental agony” to a Mulund resident and an additional Rs 5,000 to cover legal costs.“Adequate arrangements of meals, refreshments and…
Mumbai: The state cabinet has green-flagged the submission of BEST’s demand for approximately Rs 3,400 crore from the Centre to upgrade and modernise its infrastructure to reduce distribution and commercial losses and enhance supply efficiency.“The cabinet has decided to recommend submission of the detailed project report worth Rs 3,346.29 crore presented by BEST undertaking to…
Mumbai: A 32-year-old man was arrested by the Govt Railway Police for touching a woman commuter inappropriately at Dadar station.The incident occurred on Saturday, when the woman was boarding a Down local train from Dadar station. A man touched her inappropriately from behind just as the train started its journey. The woman alerted co-travellers after…
Mumbai: The state revenue department will observe a ‘Seva Pandharwada’ (service fortnight) under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Revenue Campaign from Sept 17, the birthday of PM Narendra Modi, to Oct 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. In a govt resolution issued on Monday, it said the initiative will be conducted in three phases—a campaign focused…
Navi Mumbai: The new to be declared wards for the ensuing election of Panvel City Municipal Corporation will be notified on Sept 3. The draft geographical limits with population of the election will be released for suggestion and objections. The 20-ward civic body was under the panel system in the first election held in 2017….
Vasai: Shortage of firewood for pyres at a Virar East crematorium allegedly owing to pending payments to the contractor compounded a family’s grief on Monday. They were forced to hire a tempo, transport logs from a Virar West crematorium, pay for the services, and perform their grandfather’s cremation themselves. The ordeal delayed the final rites…
