Every monsoon, a quarter of Ramesh Vaghera’s bees vanish. They don’t migrate to greener pastures but fly off in search of colour—because his farm offers none. “I grow rice, ragi, urad and tuvar dal, mango and cashew on my 1.5-acre land, which my bees help pollinate. And while these crops sustain the bees through the…
Navi Mumbai: Awaaz Foundation has lodged a formal complaint with Alibaug tehsildar alleging illegal sand mining from Akshi beach using an excavator and its transportation by a truck. The NGO’s convenor has attached photographs showing two vehicles in support of her claim with the complaint. The sand dredging issue has resurfaced at the beach 20…
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of city police, probing the Rs 65.5-crore Mithi River desilting scam case, filed an over 7,000-page chargesheet in the court on Friday against two arrested accused. Eleven others named as accused in the FIR, including several BMC officials, have not been arrested yet.Two of the 13 named in the…
Mumbai: A 63-year-old woman seated pillion on her husband’s scooter lost her life to a hit-and-run at Andheri (E) after being hit by a tanker on Friday. MIDC police have registered a case of negligence against the tanker driver and are looking for him.Meghaben Patel, the deceased, lived with her 62-year-old husband Ramji Patel in…
Mumbai: With 2,629 licenced dogs, city’s K-West ward, which includes areas such as Juhu, Lokhandwala and Oshiwara in Andheri West, emerged as the top neighbourhood for responsible pet ownership, revealed data from the BMC.“We seek very basic details when pet owners apply for a license, like details of the dog, veterinary doctor, date of recent…
MUMBAI: Central and Western Railway will undertake a megablock on its suburban sections carrying out various engineering and maintenance works today.On Main line, the block is on Matunga-Mulund Up and Down fast lines from 11.05 am to 3.45 pm.The Up fast line services leaving Thane from 11.03 am to 3.38 pm will be diverted on…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly vandalised a dance bar in Panvel on Saturday night. According to officials, a group of MNS workers stormed into the Night Rider Dance Bar and damaged property, including furniture and liquor bottles. No injuries were reported, though the bar suffered significant damage. The alleged attack came after…
Mumbai: On Saturday evening, the BMC’s G North ward office started the process to completely cover up the Dadar Kabutarkhana. Bamboos and CCTVs were placed along the entire area where pigeon feeding was rampant for several decades.This action followed an attempt by BMC’s G North ward officials on Friday to cover the Kabutarkhana at Dadar,…
Mumbai: The fourth round of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions in Maharashtra concluded with 72,000 students confirming their admission to colleges across the state. So far, approximately 8.9 lakh students have secured admissions across colleges in the state, and 5.5 lakh are still awaiting placements. After four rounds…
MUMBAI: In the 2008 Malegaon blast case, a special NIA court that acquitted seven accused, including Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, heavily scrutinized the prosecution’s handling of crucial evidence, particularly the mysterious disappearance of key documents. The core of the court’s reasoning revolved around the prosecution’s failure to present original statements…
