Thane: Commuters travelling to Mumbai and Thane from beyond Thane don’t exactly like to hang on to footboards of local trains, but the compulsion to be on time at their workplace forces them to enter packed locals during crush hour in the morning.Several commuters TOI spoke to after the Mumbra tragedy spoke of the ordeal…
Mumbai: A day after Bombay high court ordered the BMC to pay Rs 50 lakh compensation each to the families of eight victims killed in the 2015 fire at Kurla’s Hotel City Kinara, many of them said the ruling was a case of justice delayed but not denied.Seven of the victims were students—five of engineering…
Mumbai: Winter alone doesn’t have the biggest chokehold on Mumbai’s air quality. The levels of suspended pollutant PM10 were above the national ambient air quality standard on 49 of 89 monitored days in Feb-April this year, shows an analysis of Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) data.PM10 levels were above the standard of 100µg/m³ on all…
Mumbai: Bombay HC Wednesday asked the state to consider removing a clause in its May 6 GR that introduced social quotas (such as SC/ST/OBC/SEBC) for FYJC admissions in minority institutions.“It can be a bona fide mistake. Issue a corrigendum. If not, we are here,” said Justices Makarand Karnik & Nitin Borkar, while hearing two petitions…
Mumbai: In a detailed order granting bail to Jay Joshi of Virgo Specialities, accused in Rs 65 crore Mithi River desilting scam, a sessions court cited lack of direct evidence linking him to the alleged conspiracy and a failure by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) to comply with arrest procedures. Ketan Kadam, director of Woder…
Mumbai: Nearly two weeks after MMRDA informed Supreme Court that it had “in public interest” scrapped its tenders for the Thane-Ghodbunder-Bhayander twin tunnel and elevated road projects—collectively estimated at Rs 14,000 crore—the planning authority has sought detailed financial estimates from infrastructure giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T).The projects include an underground road tunnel from Gaimukh to…
Mumbai: The beer industry, which has been witnessing a consistent excise duty rise for a decade compared to IMFL, has welcomed the state’s decision to spare beer of tax hike this time. The industry has always been pressing for a relatively more encouraging, liberal and competitive tax structure compared to IMFL, given the healthier nature…
Mumbai: The Agripada police, probing abetment of suicide of a 53-year-old woman, has added murder section in the case. Her husband, Shoaib Khan (27), was earlier arrested for abetment of suicide. Gulshan Khan died on April 6 this year after she is said to have jumped off the bathroom window of her 13th-floor apartment in…
Navi Mumbai: The principal of a nursing college in Poyanje village, Panvel, was on Tuesday booked for abetment of a 19-year-old student’s suicide at his college hostel on June 3, after his mother lodged a police complaint. The mother alleged that her son died by suicide as he was unable to bear the harassment by…
Navi Mumbai: The principal of a nursing college in Poyanje village, Panvel, was on Tuesday booked for abetment of a 19-year-old student’s suicide by hanging at his college hostel on June 3, after his mother lodged a police complaint. The mother alleged that her son died by suicide as he was unable to bear the…
