Mumbai: A father-son duo that had ventured to a lake in Kandivli East to catch crabs on Saturday were later found dead. Police said Vaishnav Patil, 12, had slipped into Hari chi Bawdi at Ramgadh, Kandivli East, while catching crabs. His father, Maruti Patil, 50, rushed to his rescue. The two are believed to have…
Mumbai: Weeks after the CPI(M)’s criticism of its observations while rejecting a plea to hold a rally in support of Palestinians, the Bombay high court has permitted the party to hold a “peaceful assembly” at Azad Maidan on August 20 between 3 pm and 6 pm to “express thoughts on genocide, purportedly occurring at Gaza.”…
Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the provision of viability gap funding (VGF) per seat for a year on the lines of the UDAN scheme for the Solapur-Pune-Mumbai air route. The Centre launched the UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme) to make air travel affordable for common people. This scheme will also be implemented for Solapur…
Thane: Bhiwandi was shaken late on Monday night by a gruesome double murder that claimed the lives of local BJP neta Praful Tangadi (45) and his cousin Tejas Tangadi (22). The victims were hacked with swords and other sharp weapons in an attack police believe was fuelled by a long-standing property dispute.According to Bhiwandi Taluka…
Mumbai: Barely four years after it was inaugurated, the H-West ward office in Khar is slated for a fully centralised air-conditioning, with ceiling unit boxes already stacked on the premises.The upgrade at a cost Rs 9.5 crore could push electricity bills to Rs 2 lakh a month at the office. A civic official confirmed the…
Mumbai: In a setback to the crime branch, a special MCOCA court has acquitted four accused and discharged Danish Ahmed — an alleged close associate of Dawood Ibrahim‘s nephew, Sohail Kaskar — citing serious procedural lapses, defective prosecution sanction, and lack of evidence. The case drew attention because of Ahmed’s alleged links to Sohail, son…
MUMBAI: Nearly 200 residents and activists protested in Cheetah Camp and Mankhurd on Monday, opposing BMC’s plan to privatise two peripheral hospitals and key health services in five others. A total of 20 participants also sat on a hunger strike near Maharashtra Nagar Maternity Home, demanding stronger public health infrastructure.The protest, the second in recent…
Mumbai: The state govt on Monday announced that school vans with up to 12 seats plus a driver will be permitted to ferry students across the state, according to a state govt press release. This move has been strongly opposed by school bus owners, who have given an ultimatum of 15 days to the govt…
Mumbai: A protest has been called after a civic-run school in Colaba shifted all classes for 1,300 English medium students to online mode after the municipal corporation’s school infrastructure cell declared the school building unsafe. This decision affects half of the 2,800 students enrolled across the school’s Marathi, Urdu, Kannada and English medium sections.Parents and…
In Malabar Hill, a 75-year-old woman, Neeta Shah, tragically died after coming into contact with the rear tyre of a BEST bus on route 105. The incident occurred near the Sahyadri guest house when the driver heard a sound and discovered the injured pedestrian. MUMBAI: An elderly woman died in Malabar Hill on Tuesday morning…
