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Mumbai: Consider developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven system to anticipate frequent digging of roads and repeated disruption of critical utility lines such as gas, electricity, and water, and manage such situations more efficiently, local BJP MLA and guardian minister Ashish Shelar told BMC during a meeting held by BMC’s roads department at H-West ward office.“There…

Mumbai: The state cultural department has sanctioned Rs 15 crore to set up a World Heritage Desk to undertake in-depth research, documentation, and conservation of more than 1,000 ancient rock carvings (geoglyphs) found along the Konkan coastline and plateau region, said cultural minister Ashish Shelar. It has sanctioned another Rs 50 lakh for a research…

Mumbai: Across Maharashtra, dedicated menopause OPDs served 30,000 women since January; of these, 82 cases involving complications were referred to specialist hospitals for further intervention. In Mumbai, the initiative is picking up pace across 25 BMC-run maternity homes, where 408 women were examined so far.These centres provide both counselling and medical services. Executive Health Officer…

Mumbai: Screenwriter Salim Khan remains stable in Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, after being admitted on Tuesday morning.Dr Jalil Parkar, senior consultant at Lilavati Hospital, released a health bulletin around 1 pm that read, “At 8.30 am on February 17, Mr Salim Khan was brought to the emergency dept. After initial assessment, he was treated there and…

Mumbai: Juhu police have arrested a 38-year-old man from Vile Parle West’s Nehru Nagar area for allegedly making obscene gestures at a 20-year-old woman and her friends outside their college gate on Monday evening. The collegians caught him and handed him over to patrolling police officers.“The accused, Mithun Mahanto, was booked for sexual harrasment under…

Chembur’s St. Sebastian School Road buzzed with life as Happy Streets transformed it into a car-free haven. Residents of all ages enjoyed exercise, art, and community bonding. Actor Manish Goel energized the crowd with a dance performance, calling the event therapeutic and fun. Happy Streets ended its Sunday run in Chembur recently, transforming St. Sebastian…

Navi Mumbai airport (File Photo) MUMBAI: Two months after passenger Terminal 1 was commissioned at the Navi Mumbai International Airport, a ground breaking ceremony for an exclusive, fully automated air cargo hub marked the next phase of development at the greenfield airport. The cargo hub is expected to be completed in two years time. The…

MUMBAI: Maharashtra government’s Social Justice Department on Tuesday issued a Government Resolution (GR) cancelling its 2014 order that had granted a 5% reservation to the Muslim community in educational institutions and government and semi-government jobs — a provision that had already been legally invalidated over a decade ago.The reservation was introduced in July 2014 through…

MUMBAI: Investigations into the Feb 1 firing outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence indicate the main shooter and six other accused were recruited by the Shubham Lonkar gang through social media and local contacts, and were lured with promises of quick money, fame, and a sense of identity.Police sources said the youths were allegedly indoctrinated with…