MUMBAI: Over five years, 871 patients involved their district-level Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) officials after local hospitals denied them treatment under the scheme. Of these, 55 cases were reported in Mumbai.The data is part of a response to an RTI filed by activist Jitendra Ghadge, who said, “There are around 6,500 hospitals…
MUMBAI: Juhu police arrested actor Alia Bhatt‘s former secretary, Vedhika Shetty, from her sister’s house in Bengaluru and brought her to Mumbai on Tuesday. Shetty was sacked from her job after the actress and her mother, Soni Bhatt, discovered that she had committed forgery in invoices over a period of two years after being recruited…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad has stirred controversy once again after a video surfaced showing him assaulting workers at the Akashwani MLA hostel canteen in Colaba, Mumbai. The incident occurred after Gaikwad allegedly received stale dal and rice served to his room.In the viral video, Gaikwad — seen wearing a vest — is shown…
MUMBAI: Mahim Samaritan and World Memon Organisation (WMO) Mumbai president Haji Mudassar Patel celebrated his birthday on July 9 by distributing college textbooks free among needy students.Accompanied by former minister Anees Ahmed, WMO India chapter president Haseen Aghadi, a senior functionary in WMO Ehsan Gadawala and a few other friends, Patel cut a cake at…
DAHANU: Leopard has once again made its presence felt in Dahanu when it killed a calf during an early morning attack on Tuesday July 8. This attack took place in the house premises of villager Kalpesh Patil in Narpar, Dahanu Taluka, Palghar District. The leopard entered the premises, targeted the calf, which died on the…
Mumbai: State govt is putting the screws on builders as well as slum dwellers to speed up SRA projects, reports Chaitanya Marpakwar.To recover pending rent from builders who don’t pay slum dwellers after demolishing their homes, govt has introduced an amendment to The Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 which allows rent…
Mira Bhayandar: Amid drama over police’s initial denial of permission and detention of MNS functionaries, hundreds of party workers and locals took part in a march taken out at Mira Road Tuesday to counter a protest by traders last week against the assault by MNS activists on a shop-owner for not speaking Marathi, reports Vishal…
Navi Mumbai: A 32-year-old doctor practising at the JJ Hospital, Mumbai, allegedly jumped into the sea from the Atal Setu bridge late on Monday night. The incident was reported to the Atal Setu control room at 9:43 pm by an unidentified caller, probably a passing motorist, who saw a man jumping from the sea bridge…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by a Jain mandir trust in Vile Parle against a city civil court order, paving the way for the demolition of the temple structure. However, the HC extended its status quo on further demolition of the structure to 4 weeks, reports Swati Deshpande.Denying relief against the…
Mumbai: The nodal cyber police have closed the cheating, forgery and impersonation case against the Juhu hotelier who impersonated NCP Rajya Sabha member Praful Patel and sent messages to Qatar ruling family to seek their assistance in securing business opportunities. Ravi Kant reportedly used Patel’s display picture (DP) on WhatsApp to make his demands. Patel…
