Cooper Hospital in Mumbai announces new chemotherapy ward, measures to tackle rat menace | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Amidst the controversy over rats biting critically ill patients in the female ward of the BMC-run Cooper Hospital, several measures were announced on Thursday, including the establishment of a free chemotherapy ward at the Juhu facility.Cooper Hospital, now the fourth medical college operated by BMC, received funding to start the five-bed chemotherapy ward within…

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Demarcation of floodplain to start on Sept 15 | Delhi News

New Delhi: The Delhi environment department has told National Green Tribunal that demarcation of the Yamuna floodplain using billboards will start on Sept 15. Delhi Development Authority will put up the billboards announcing the floodplain area in the vicinity.The tribunal has taken suo-motu cognisance of a TOI report, titled “Why Flooding has Forced DDA’s Master…

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Multiple murder accused Palande seeks Ujjwal Nikam’s removal as special public prosecutor in his case, files plea in Mumbai court | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Calling his continued presence “a one-sided affair like the David and Goliath war”, multiple murder accused Vijay Palande on Thursday moved sessions court seeking Ujjwal Nikam‘s resignation as special public prosecutor (SPP) in his case while also serving as a Rajya Sabha member.Nikam was nominated to the Upper House of Parliament earlier this year….

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Maharashtra govt signs MoUs worth Rs 1.09 lakh cr; CM claims 48k direct jobs will be created | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The state govt on Thursday signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) entailing an investment of about Rs 1.09 lakh crore in sectors like information technology, food processing, warehousing, data centres, and logistics hubs, paving the way for the creation of 48,000 direct jobs, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said.Investors and the industry sector play a crucial…

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Fresh row over scrapping of National College Metro station in Mumbai amid allegations of railway land deal | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The cancellation of the proposed National College Metro station on the elevated Dahisar East-Mandale Metro Line 2B corridor has sparked a fresh controversy with former Congress corporator Asif Zakaria alleging that the move was aimed at facilitating the monetisation of a prime railway plot in Bandra West.In a letter to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis,…

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