Mumbai: The early onset of rains means the city is battling monsoon illnesses a month earlier than usual, with doctors reporting a noticeable rise in cases of dengue, malaria, typhoid and gastroenteritis.“In the last 15 days, I admitted more than a dozen dengue patients, including two needing ICU care,” said senior medical consultant Dr Gautam…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court vacation bench on Friday declared the arrest of Anchor Group director Hemang Shah, 50, by Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) as illegal, citing failure by police to produce him before a magistrate in 24 hours. The court ordered his immediate release from Arthur Road Jail. The vacation bench, comprising…
Mumbai: In a deeply disturbing case of domestic violence, a 38-year-old woman from Vashi Naka in Chembur suffered serious burn injuries after her husband allegedly set her on fire when she allegedly refused his demand for sex on Thursday. The woman, who received 70 percent burn injuries, is battling for life at Sion hospital in…
Mumbai: Two weeks after a fake list of BJP’s district unit chiefs was circulated on social media, the party released the names for 22 positions on Saturday.BJP may soon announce the name of its state president; working state president Ravindra Chavan is said to be the frontrunner for it. BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule indicated on…
A vehicular underpass that is part of the coastal road project, near the Worli end of Bandra-Worli Sea Link, was opened to traffic on Friday. The underpass goes below Abdul Gaffar Khan Road and connects JK Kapoor Chowk, which handles traffic from Prabhadevi and Dadar, to the coastal road. After its cut-and-cover portion, traffic is…
In place of a turban, a safari hat crowns the Maharaja’s head. As if weary of pearls and emeralds, the Maharani—seated beside him—wears a glowing smile instead.The striking black-and-white photo of Indore’s royal couple in their minimalist chic—he in sunglasses and a blazer, coolly gazing out of his car; she, beautiful and jacket-shrouded, glancing shyly…
In place of a turban, a safari hat crowns the Maharaja’s head. As if weary of pearls and emeralds, the Maharani—seated beside him—wears a glowing smile instead.The striking black-and-white photo of Indore’s royal couple in their minimalist chic—he in sunglasses and a blazer, coolly gazing out of his car; she, beautiful and jacket-shrouded, glancing shyly…
MUMBAI: BMC, which has floated tenders for the design, construction, and commissioning of a 200 million litres per day (MLD) desalination plant for the fourth time, plans to draw water from 2.5 km into the sea due to the rocky terrain closer to the shoreline.BMC officials said that the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA)…
MUMBAI: The Vehicular Underpass (VUP), a part of the Coastal Road project near the Worli end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, was opened to traffic on Friday. The underpass, which goes below the existing Abdul Gaffar Khan Road, connects JK Kapoor Chowk, handling traffic from Prabhadevi and Dadar to the Mumbai Coastal Road.After the cut-and-cover…
In a tragic incident at a Borivali West residential building, a car parking lift collapsed, resulting in the death of 30-year-old Shubham Madamlal Dhuri. Another man, 45-year-old Sunjeet Yadav, sustained a head injury and was hospitalized. MUMBAI: A 30-year-old man was killed and another injured after a car parking lift collapsed into a 7-metre-deep pit…
