Mumbai: The plan to expand 15-coach suburban train services on Central Railway (CR) is progressing slowly, with platform extension work completed at only five of the 34 stations identified on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)–Kalyan/Kasara/Khopoli corridor.The delay has also cast uncertainty over the introduction of a revised suburban timetable, which was expected after the…
Mumbai: A consumer commission ruled that a nationalised bank’s failure to enforce basic security protocols for a senior citizen’s ATM card constituted deficiency in service, leading to the unauthorised depletion of her life savings. Nirmala Malhotra, a 65-year-old Oshiwara homemaker with limited literacy, approached the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission after discovering that over…
Mumbai: Contradicting concerns raised by women MLAs in the assembly on Monday about the prevalence of dowry deaths in Maharashtra, junior home minister Pankaj Bhoyar made the stunning claim that “99% of the marriages in our society are conducted without dowry”.He was responding to questions raised by MLA Jyoti Gaikwad who cited several cases of…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has directed the BMC to consider representation of a 63-year-old senior citizen suffering from heart ailments due to sleepless nights, stress and respiratory problems caused by smoke, strong odour, continuous noise from a pizza kitchen in Chembur. The BMC had carried out an inspection on his complaint, but taken no further…
Ulhasnagar: A sanitation worker engaged in door-to-door garbage collection for the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) was allegedly murdered following a dispute over waste disposal on Monday morning. Hours later, after learning of her husband’s death, his wife died by suicide, leaving local residents in shock.The deceased has been identified as Mahadu Jagtap, who worked with…
Mumbai: Following reports of patients being caught in bureaucratic loops, BMC issued a fresh circular demanding that hospitals strictly maintain medico-legal case (MLC) registers to streamline paperwork.The circular came after repeated instances of lapses in cases of accidents, disasters, or violence where patients were asked to visit another hospital just to have their MLC registered….
Mumbai: Kandivali police arrested two men, Chandtabhushan Chauhan and Vijaykumar Chauhan, both aged between 40 and 45, for the alleged murder of Ramlakhan Yadav (60) over a property dispute in Kandivli West in Sept 2025.Police said the Yadav and Chauhan families were involved in a dispute for several days over a property in Laljipada, Kandivli…
Mumbai: Bangur Nagar police have registered a case against office-bearers of an overseas recruitment agency for allegedly cheating four job seekers of Rs 14.7 lakh with false promises of employment in Canada. The complaint was filed by Mohammad Hussain (37), a medical store employee from Jalgaon. In 2022, a local travel agent allegedly assured him…
Thane: Police have registered a case against two individuals for allegedly cheating the owner of a private hospital of Rs 10 lakh, officials said on Sunday.According to the victim’s complaint, the accused had entered into a 10-year partnership for the Dombivli-based hospital’s medical facilities in 2016, investing Rs 63.2 lakh. Between 2017 and 2021, they…
MUMBAI: A shortage of LPG cooking gas has erupted citywide as a ripple effect of the US-Israel attack on Iran. Disruption in LPG supply has caused delays. Waiting time after booking a refill ranges from two to eight days.The supply of commercial cylinders used by hotels and restaurants has been completely halted, say dealers. Eateries…
