Mumbai: In the build-up to the municipal polls in Maharashtra, the Thackeray cousins are now invoking ‘vote-chori’, backing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s charges about irregularities in polling and voter enumeration. A day after MNS chief Raj Thackeray raised this issue in Pune, SS (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday asked party workers to be alert…
Incomplete Mum-Goa h’way stretch worries Konkaniites on Ganesh festivalUmesh K ParidaNavi Mumbai: The incomplete Mumbai-Goa highway (NH-66) stretches in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts have become cause for concern for thousands of devotees who travel to their hometowns in Konkan for Ganpati festival.The unfinished road works restrict vehicle mobility leading to traffic congestion and even accidents,…
Thane: A 10-year-old boy on a casual outing with two friends died by drowning in Thane’s Upvan Lake on Sunday afternoon after entering the water unescorted and misjudging its depth, civic officials said.The incident occurred around 1:30 pm when the boy, identified as Raj Chabukswar, a resident of Pipeline, Bhimnagar in Vartaknagar, was walking along…
Thane: The man accused, who was involved in a violent assault case against a 41-year-old hotelier from Bhandup, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking bail relief after Thane sessions court rejected his bail application. Bhushan Bhanushali, a builder, is seeking relief from arrest. The high court hearing is scheduled for Monday, with lawyers presenting…
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has implemented a state-of-the-art ‘E-System Water Sample Inspection Report and Water Quality Monitoring System’ (WQMS) at its Environment Laboratory.The system was unveiled recently by municipal commissioner Kailas Shinde. He expressed satisfaction with the laboratory’s equipment and the implementation of the system in accordance with ISO standards. Shinde instructed…
Navi Mumbai: Visitors of Cidco’s Central Park in Kharghar have highlighted a number of their plights and issues including slippery footpaths resulting in their falls, unrepaired musical instruments, damaged shed and canopies, broken yoga benches, overgrown grasses and neglected washrooms.BJP unit district secretary, Brijesh Patel has written to CM’s Konkan Bhavan office as well as…
Nashik: MP Supriya Sule, who is also the working president of NCP (SP), on Saturday claimed the state govt has slashed the names of 25 lakh women from the beneficiary list of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, and many more would be removed soon.“It is surprising that state govt is now delisting the names…
BHIWANDI: The crumbling road conditions in Bhiwandi have once again claimed a life — this time of a 58-year-old doctor whose two-wheeler skidded on an uneven stretch of a road near Wanjarpatti Naka on Friday night. Before he could regain balance, a container truck coming from behind ran over him, killing him instantly. The accident…
Pune: Supporting opposition parties’ allegations of vote theft, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said that when Rahul Gandhi from the opposition and Anurag Thakur from the govt raised doubts over voters’ lists, the Election Commission should have investigated the issue, but it preferred to suppress it. “ECI feels that if they investigate the issue,…
Central Railway’s Mumbai division will conduct a megablock on Sunday across its suburban lines for essential maintenance MUMBAI: Central Railway’s Mumbai division will operate a megablock on its suburban lines on Sunday to carry out essential engineering and maintenance works.On the Main line, the block will be imposed on the Matunga–Mulund slow lines from 11.05…
