Yavatmal: In an era where elections are often dominated by money power, luxury vehicles and backing of influential leaders, voters of Ner have delivered a powerful message. The recent Ner Municipal Council elections have highlighted a refreshing shift in public sentiment, proving that integrity, service and people’s trust can outweigh political might.Among these results, the…
New Delhi: Two of Delhi’s major central govt medical institutions continue to operate with a significant number of unfilled faculty posts, even as some departments function with more doctors than their sanctioned strength, according to official data obtained under the RTI Act. At Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, 71 of the 283 sanctioned faculty posts…
Mumbai: On Monday morning, the city woke up to a sharp nip in the air as the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Santacruz observatory, representative of Mumbai, recorded a minimum temperature of 15.2°C, a drop of 2.2° from Sunday’s 17.4°C.While the minimum logged by the Santacruz observatory was 2.4° below normal, IMD’s Colaba observatory recorded a…
Mumbai: Bombay high court directed the state govt to file an affidavit by Wednesday to outline short-term mitigating measures to tackle pollution at the Kanjurmarg dumping ground and to take the support of IIT-Bombay in fine-tuning the action plan.A bench headed by Justice Girish Kulkarni was hearing petitions that highlighted grievances of residents in the…
Mumbai: The BMC on Monday said it is fully prepared to conduct the Jan 15, 2026 civic elections in a free, fair, and transparent manner. BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, who is also the district election officer, said the civic administration and election machinery are committed to ensuring a disciplined and impartial poll process.At a meeting…
Mumbai: The Congress had improved its assembly election performance and won 41 municipal council president posts and 1,006 councillor seats in the recent municipal council and nagar panchayat elections across Maharashtra, claimed state Congress Chief Harshvardhan Sapkal. A party leader said that after the two main ruling parties, the BJP and Shiv Sena, the Congress…
Mumbai: The income tax department has set up a 24×7 control room in Mumbai to curb the misuse of money power during the municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, including those for the BMC, ensuring free and fair polls and maintaining the purity of the electoral process. It will function as part of the election monitoring…
The evening paid tribute to the legendary music composers late Pandit Jwala Prasad and Pandit Madho Prasad, celebrated over five decades of Kathak pedagogy by Padmashri Guru Shovana Narayan ASAVARI’s Continuing Tradition 2025, held on Tuesday evening at the Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, was warmly received by rasikas, scholars, and members of the cultural…
Mumbai: In a bid to plug loopholes and end selective demolitions and incomplete road widening, the BMC has issued revised guidelines for implementing Regulation 33 (12) (B) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034 in a circular dated Dec 15.The overhaul follows concerns within the civic administration over piecemeal road widening, lack of…
(L-R) Shovana Narayan, Ranjana Kumari, Neerja Peters, Ankur Raina and Anandmoy Bannerjee The solo exhibition ASTITVA – The Essence of Being by contemporary abstract artist Meena Yadav opened with a meaningful and graceful ceremony at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre. The evening began with the lighting of the lamp by Padmashri Vidushi Shovana…
