Navi Mumbai: In Raigad’s 10 municipal councils, Sena won three posts of president, the two NCP factions two each, and BJP, Sena (UBT) and Bharatiya Shetkari Kamgar Paksha (BSKP) a post each. NCP suffered a blow in strongholds of Mahad and Shrivardhan. In Uran, where BJP and Sena had governed for years, Sena failed to…
New Delhi: Intensifying zero tolerance towards pollution violations, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has imposed fines totalling Rs 55 lakh in Dec against offenders involved in biomass burning, illegal dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste, and other violations.In one week, the civic body has imposed challans worth Rs 34 lakh against those flouting Graded…
Thane: A case has been registered against four persons for allegedly creating eight fake GST-registered firms and claiming input tax credit of more than Rs 22 crore, police said on Sunday. No arrests have been made so far. Based on a complaint lodged by an official from the SGST department, the case was filed against…
New Delhi: Mosquito bites are often dismissed as minor irritations, yet they remain gateways to some of the world’s most persistent diseases. Seeking a dependable layer of protection, researchers at IIT Delhi have turned to an everyday household essential: laundry detergent. With malaria, dengue and chikungunya continuing to affect millions annually, families commonly rely on…
Mumbai: Thanking the people of Maharashtra for BJP’s resounding victory in the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections on Sunday, chief minister Devendra Fadanvis said: “I had predicted that 75% of the nagar [council] presidents will be from the Mahayuti and the results endorse it. Nearly 3,300 corporators are from the Mahayuti. Once again, BJP…
Mira Bhayandar: Twenty-three-year-old Anjali Tak was asleep on her bed when a leopard entered her flat from the open balcony and pounced towards her. The animal’s claw cut through the Bhayander (E) resident’s scalp, left eyebrow, eyelid, nose, upper jaw, and lips.“In some spots, we could see right to the bone,” said Dr Vinita Puri,…
Mumbai: The residents of Worli’s Sagar Darshan and Chaitanya Sai Janata Colony SRA Housing Societies protested on Sunday against the Slum Rehabilitation Authority’s (SRA) decision to terminate the current developer just over a year after issuing a Letter of Intent (LoI) and attempting to appoint a new developer.The slum tenants stated that 2,500 families would…
New Delhi: The Public Works Department (PWD) will carry out a phased revamp across parts of Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency, combining wall beautification with road upgrades along with drainage and pedestrian facilities. The department plans to spend over Rs 7.8 crore on this. Some of the listed roads extend beyond the constituency, but the work…
Pune: Collector and district election officer Jitendra Dudi on Saturday said the counting of votes for 14 municipal councils and three nagar panchayats would start at 10am on Sunday.A total of 914 officers and staffers, including reserve personnel, have been deployed for the counting exercise. Adequate police force has been deployed to maintain law and…
Mumbai: In a cross-border child custody battle, the Bombay high court on Thursday dismissed a father’s petition for habeas corpus (to produce a person from unlawful custody). The court found no basis in his plea that the minor was being illegally detained abroad, as a court in Germany granted sole custody to the mother five…
