Mumbai: Police on Thursday registered an FIR against a 28-year-old man who was allegedly caught charging motorists at a civic pay-and-park site at Nagindas Master Lane in Fort by officials from BMC’s A ward. Ward officials confirmed that there were already several complaints lodged against the accused, Shubham Jaiswal.The FIR comes two days after a…
Mumbai: The CBI probing the Rs 3 lakh bribe case involving the arrested deputy registrar, Charan Pratap Singh, at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is trying to ascertain if any members are involved.The CBI informed the special court that “the accused (Singh) is involved in a corruption racket which may lead to a bigger…
MUMBAI: In a strong rebuke to police procedure, the sessions court at Kalyan ordered the immediate release of two individuals arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, ruling that their detention was illegal due to violations of constitutional safeguards.VA Patravale, the special judge of the Pocso court, observed that the accused,…
Airlines reported 4.3 lakh cases of satellite signal jamming or spoofing over conflict zones in the past year—a 62% increase from the 2.6 lakh incidents recorded in 2023. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday released new data on GPS jamming and spoofing, based on reports from its 215 member airlines. The increase in…
Pune: The state education department has issued a circular directing all district education officers to submit updated data on the status of CCTV camera installations in all schools in their jurisdictions.This move is in response to the TOI report, ‘Only 50% of schools under CCTV watch, kids’ safety at risk,’ published on March 22, 2025….
Mumbai: With more than one lakh structures being numbered in Dharavi, residents are demanding that all of them be rehabilitated in Dharavi itself. Residents demanded that Annexure II, the list of eligible and ineligible slum dwellers, be published so that people know the exact number of households that will be rehabilitated in Dharavi. Industry owners…
Mumbai: Amid complaints by locals of traffic congestion, BMC’s hydraulic engineering department is considering allowing a pay-and-park facility on a portion of a cycle track on Flank Road in Sion opposite Shanmukhanand Hall.The proposal is yet to get the approval of the civic administration, including those of the deputy municipal commissioner (special engineering) and the…
Mumbai: After successful completion of the 100-day action plan, CM Devendra Fadnavis has now drafted a 150-day plan for providing result-oriented administration. The highlight of the new plan is to effectively link tehsils with Mantralaya and coordination among all departments, both vertically and horizontally.As per a govt resolution issued a few days ago, it is…
MUMBAI: Of the 37 Covid deaths recorded by the Centre Tuesday, Maharashtra has the maximum, followed by Kerala (9), Delhi (4), Karnataka (4), Tamil Nadu (3) and Uttar Pradesh (2). The union health ministry said Gujarat, MP, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal had reported a death each.In the state, one of the deaths had Parkinson’s…
MUMBAI: After a closure for one year, the Haj Committee of India reopened its free residential coaching centre for UPSC aspirants at the Haj House here. The residential coaching centre was closed in December 2023.Recently, the Haj Panel issued a notice inviting applications for admission to the free residential coaching centre for Civil Services exams,…
