Maharashtra FDA faces delays in testing watermelon samples linked to four deaths, as watermelons have vanished from local markets. MUMBAI: As the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces delays in testing food samples in four deaths linked to a watermelon, its investigators have also hit a new roadblock: Random sampling has been delayed due…
MUMBAI: Central Railway (CR), acting on court directives, removed 45 illegal huts near B D Chawl in Wadi Bunder, close to Hancock Bridge, clearing land for a proposed Vande Bharat maintenance depot. The structures, along with a two-storey construction, had encroached upon railway land for years. Following due legal process, CR carried out a coordinated…
Thane: An image of an apparently unstable part of a concrete parapet wall of the under-construction Metro 4 line at Anand Nagar, Ghodbunder highway went viral Wednesday evening sparking concern among residents and motorists who feared a possible repeat of the LBS Marg Mulund tragedy in February.The Thane regional disaster management cell that was alerted…
Mumbai: Members of BMC’s standing committee on Wednesday alleged that contractors had dumped construction debris alongside rivers to show that a higher quantum of silt had been removed during cleanup operations. NCP member Sayeeda Khan said at one such site in Kurla, the contractor engaged for desilting Mithi river had covered the debris with silt…
Mumbai: A day after TOI reported on the Institute of Chemical Technology’s (ICT) plan to shed its ‘deemed-to-be university’ tag, which restricts access to big-ticket state and central govt funding, faculty members and alumni have expressed opposition to such a move.A section of the institute’s faculty has written to the Board of Governors warning that…
Mumbai: Zaib Zubair Ansari, who stabbed two security guards in Mira Road in what’s being described as a “lone wolf attack”, is an educated Mumbaikar originally from Kurla, who lived in the US for a few years before returning to the city.Neighbours in Mira Road, where he set up home on his return, say he…
Mumbai: Suburban commuters in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will get more space and AC travel opportunity from May 1, with the Western Railway introducing additional 15-coach trains and both WR and Central Railway expanding air-conditioned services.Central Railway (CR) will scale up its AC suburban operations to 108 daily services from May 1, after adding…
Mumbai: A 45-year-old man was arrested by the Malad Police for sexually abusing a stray dog on a pavement at Malad West recently. The incident occurred outside a veterinarian’s clinic and the clinic staff alerted the police.According to the statement of an animal handler at the clinic, the incident occurred late on April 26. The…
Mumbai: Municipal commissoner Ashwini Bhide, who carried out a surprise early morning inspection of the city and the eastern suburbs for sanitation work on Wednesday, directed the administration to implement innovative ideas of citizens associations, service-oriented organisations and housing societies, besides seeking guidance from institutions like Tata Institute of Social Sciences for keeping the city…
Mumbai: While granting Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for the 400 MLD seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant proposed by the BMC at Manori village, the Expert Appraisal Committee (CRZ) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has imposed key conditions.The committee has directed the project proponent to identify institutes/universities/collegesreputed research…
