MUMBAI: In the remote Naxal inhabited regions of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, an NGO has launched an initiative titled ‘Sunday is Funday’ to wean children away from substance abuse.The NGO said that in Gadchiroli, the lack of educational and recreational options has led many children to fall into the same patterns of tobacco and substance use…
Image Credit: TOI (Shanth Kumar) MUMBAI: Amid the bustle of the Dadar flower market, eight-year-old Thanushka Thatte sits outside her makeshift shelter made of plastic sheets, diligently studying from her schoolbooks. A student of class 3 at Sharadashram Vidya Mandir in Dadar (West), she proudly says she ranks first in her class. Image Credit: TOI…
MUMBAI: A fire broke out early Wednesday morning at the Windsor Building on CST Road, Santacruz (East).The blaze, reported at 6.04 am, was in a 7th floor office. The structure is a ground-plus-eight-storey commercial building.According to officials from the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), the fire spread through electrical wiring, installations, furniture, a server panel, battery…
MUMBAI: Even as state govt has once again put the three-language policy on hold as it conducts “wide-ranging consultations”, experts said issues like shortage of teachers and pressure of formal education on children at a young age also need to be considered. They added that schools have been caught in limbo because of the policy…
The data referenced in this weather report comes from AQI.in, providing detailed insights into Mumbai’s weather conditions and forecasts.Mumbai is set to experience moderate rainfall throughout June 25, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 28.4°C and 27.6°C amid high humidity of 82%. The day will see a 91% chance of precipitation totaling 14.41 mm, accompanied by…
MUMBAI: The inaugural Himanshu Roy Legacy Awards were launched on June 23 at a moving ceremony held at Tata Theatre, NCPA, marking the birth anniversary of the late IPS officer Himanshu Roy. The event honoured contributions in three domains close to Roy’s heart — national security, music, and medicine.The evening began with an elegant welcome…
Mumbai: Informers who take risks to provide credible information to government authorities based on which tax evaders are brought to book should be rewarded fairly as per the government scheme, the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday. A bench of Justices M S Sonak and Jitendra Jain ordered the Maharashtra government to pay an interim…
Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved an increase in food, living, and educational material purchase allowances for students in tribal hostels. “Govt hostels are functioning at divisional, district, taluka, and rural levels across the state to make it easier for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students to pursue higher education outside their villages. The living and…
Mumbai: Even as Maharashtra govt issued a government resolution (GR) on Monday, following a court directive, clarifying that Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Category reservations will not apply to minority colleges, officials are still allotting seats under the altered seat matrix in minority colleges. Those in the know have raised serious doubts about…
Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday directed officials to create a comprehensive app for women in the city to access information about schemes for women in one place. Shinde said the various departments should work effectively to implement the Fourth Women’s Policy 2024 was announced.“Through this policy, the state govt is creating an…
