Mumbai: Motorists have alleged that substandard pothole repair work is being carried out by the BMC- appointed contractor on the flyover adjacent to National Park at Borivli, on the Western Express Highway. The WatchDog foundation has complained that the contractor appointed for repairing potholes is carrying out cursory work, which has resulted in the road…
Navi Mumbai: Police and forest department officials in Navi Mumbai rescued 42 protected munia birds and arrested two individuals involved in the illegal sale. The operation, conducted with the support of the Wildlife Welfare Association, led to the recovery of 16 scaly-breasted munias, 14 tricolour munias, and 12 red munias. These native birds are protected…
Navi Mumbai: To celebrate eco-friendly Ganeshotsav, Panvel City Municipal Corporation distributed 34 tonnes of ‘shadu mati’ (soil used for making idols) free of cost among idol makers. The soil was brought from Vadodara, Gujarat at a cost of Rs 3 lakh. DMC, Swarup Kharage had impressed upon the makers to use soil for idol making…
Mumbai: Konkan Railway introduced a Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) car transportation service between Kolad (Maharashtra) and Verna (Goa) to ease festive travel during the Ganpati festival.The inaugural run on Saturday saw five cars and 19 passengers making the journey. The train, which departed Kolad at 3.40 pm, had a dedicated AC coach and a second seating coach…
Mumbai: Barely a week after its grand opening, the cable-stayed bridge on the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) was shut for two hours on Thursday for the reinstallation of rumbler strips that came off for the second time. The closure sparked criticism from motorists and commuters, who expressed frustration on social media.The bridge, inaugurated on Aug…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday directed that for development permissions to be issued by the different planning authorities for high-rise constructions, a specific condition must be incorporated for strict adherence to the “special safety control recommendations for working at heights during high-rise construction” as recommended in an expert committee report.The state informed HC that…
Mumbai: The CBI arrested Dinesh Gehlot, a proclaimed offender in a 2004 bank fraud case, from Noida on Wednesday.The deployment of advanced technological tools and identity-tracking databases enabled the CBI to analyse the digital footprint of the accused which led to his arrest. The CBI produced Gehlot before the court in Mumbai, where he has…
MUMBAI: For years, the educational compass pointed westwards-to the ivy-clad promise of America, the cultural familiarity of Britain, or the professional lure of Canada. Now the trend is pointing towards a diversification of destinations as well as a look inwards: in 2024, 56% of Cambridge students from India chose to stay back home for undergraduate…
MUMBAI: Canada’s once-reliable pathway for Indian students is narrowing fast. Approval rates for Indian study permit applications continue to be volatile, with a 27% drop in approvals compared to the first quarter. Overall, Canada’s study permit approvals increased in the second quarter of 2025 even as application volumes remained subdued. “The data shows a small…
MUMBAI: Pointing out the “invisible but pervading influence of the powerful private developer” behind land acquisition under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Bombay HC order that quashed the acquisition of land by Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) of Church Trust land at Mount Mary in…
