MUMBAI: A man was injured after an iron rod rebounded off a barricade during construction work on the Worli–Sewri elevated corridor near the KEM Hospital area on Friday.According to officials, reinforcement work was under way at the site when an iron rod being used for structural support accidentally slipped and fell. Instead of landing directly…
Navi Mumbai: A team from the local crime branch (LCB) of the Raigad police cracked down the smuggling of liquor illegally through tyre and tubes in Khalapur taluka and arrested Dinesh Nare (52), a resident of Varane village, Karjat. The total seizure amount is estimated at Rs 1.1 lakh. The LCB had formed a team…
Mumbai: Congress group leader in BMC Ashraf Azmi on Friday demanded an inquiry into the alleged illegal approval and construction of transit camp buildings for an SRA project on civic land reserved for a sewage treatment plant (STP) at Worli, while Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Sachin Padwal sought a probe and action against BMC officials…
MUMBAI: M Devender Singh, an IAS officer of the 2011 batch, has been suspended by the Maharashtra government pending disciplinary proceedings. Singh, who served as the member secretary of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), was suspended on Friday following a directive from pro-tem Speaker Dilip Lande. The suspension came after environment minister Pankaja Munde…
Mumbai: Bombay HC on Friday set aside a 2024 refusal of maternity benefits to a doctor on contract at the civic-run KEM Hospital, directing the state to take note of the rise in the number of women in the workforce and to ensure a more reasonable approach going forward. It ordered that the doctor be…
Thane: Residents and motorists can expect smooth and pothole-free roads before the first spell of rain hits, as Thane district was kept on alert mode before and during the monsoon, officials said. The directives came from deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde following the recently concluded District Planning Committee meeting, where he instructed all agencies to…
Faced pressure to arrest Balasaheb Thackeray : Ex-ATS chief book MUMBAI: Nearly a decade after retiring from the police force, former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief K P Raghuvanshi has said he faced pressure during his career to arrest senior political figures, including Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and RSS functionary Indresh Kumar. According to…
MUMBAI: Posing as an “ISRO scientist” sometimes and a “senior PWD officer” on other occasions, a 34-year-old man allegedly spun an elaborate web of deception on matrimonial websites and dating apps, targeting educated, financially independent women with the promise of marriage. Using at least 12 fake identities, forged Aadhaar cards and fabricated official ID cards,…
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation secured the third position under the ‘Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan 5.0′ (April 2024–March 2025), run by the State Environment and Climate Change Department in the Amrut category for cities with populations over 10 lakhs. Officials said the award was for planting nearly 82,000 trees, creating 99 green spaces, cracking down on…
Navi Mumbai: The proposed tunnel road on Palm Beach Road resulting in axing and transplantation of 440 trees is only intended to benefit the shops on the around 1 km long stretch, locals and activists allege. The trees between Palm Beach Road and the service road on this stretch serve as a green belt providing…
