Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray demanded action against school education minister Dada Bhuse for the problems regarding FYJC admissions. “Bhuse decided on a whim that the state will opt for online admissions for all kinds of courses, including junior college, medicine, and engineering, from the same firm. As a result, the system crashed,…
To address water shortages stemming from population growth and development, Cidco plans to source additional water from Hetawane Dam via tunnel construction. The project is expected to complete by 2029.“As Navi Mumbai continues to develop, our commitment to sustainable water management remains unwavering. By establishing a strong water supply network, we are not just meeting…
Mumbai: City BJP president and state cabinet minister Ashish Shelar on Saturday announced the appointment of district-level office-bearers to conduct a comprehensive ward-wise review and submit detailed reports ahead of the upcoming BMC elections. North Mumbai district unit was assigned to MLAs Atul Bhatkhalkar and Yogesh Sagar. North West district unit will be reviewed by…
Mumbai: A sessions court refused to grant interim relief from arrest to former CEO of the New India Co-operative Bank Ltd, Abhimanyu Bhoan, in the bank scam case. The city’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had registered a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust against Percept Ltd founder-director Harinder Pal Singh, New India Co-operative…
Mumbai: A senior official from the transport commissioner’s office on Saturday said all RTOs in Mumbai have the new UIN (unique identification number) data for speed governors for commercial vehicles. The same is being updated on the Vahan portal to ensure that annual passing (fitness tests) are carried out smoothly.He was responding to allegations made…
Pune: The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has initiated a statewide verification of 2,600 Occupancy Certificates (OCs) submitted by developers on its official portal. These certificates have been sent to respective planning authorities to ensure authenticity and prevent discrepancies or forgery, officials said on Saturday.The move follows the fallout of the Dombivli scam, where…
Mumbai: A 12-year-old boy playing at an open ground in Dahisar found a pistol in a pile of trash on Friday and fired a shot out of curiosity. Police said nobody was injured and they are probing how the pistol landed in the trash. The boy presumed the pistol to be a toy and aimed…
Mumbai: A key witness in the third phase of the 1993 Mumbai blasts case trial asked a special CBI court for increased security, citing severe threat to him and his family. He said he had previously deposed under heavy protection, including 32 guards and a bulletproof car, and his current single guard daytime security is…
Mumbai: The Navghar police in Mulund on Friday arrested two delivery boys who allegedly assaulted a traffic police constable and forcibly snatched an e-challan device during an incident of signal violation at Hariom Junction in Mulund East.According to police, the incident occurred around 12:42 pm on Thursday. Laxman Rathod, a traffic constable who was on…
Mumbai: A business district similar to the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) will be developed along the northern arm — Versova-Dahisar-Bhayandar-Virar — of the coastal road, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday.At a review meeting of the progress made on the project, Fadnavis directed govt lands adjoining the coastal road to be used to develop new…
