Pankaj Udhas’s legacy: Khazana celebrates 25 years of music for a cause | Mumbai News

Khazana, a ghazal festival, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The event continues its mission to support cancer and thalassemia patients. This year’s edition honors Asha Bhosle and showcases new talent. Proceeds will fund medical treatment and care for underprivileged children. The festival unites music lovers and philanthropists for a cause. The city’s most cherished…

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FIFA World Cup final frenzy: Maharashtra hotels push to keep bars open till 3.30am | Mumbai News

Maharashtra’s hospitality industry seeks extended bar operating hours for the FIFA World Cup Final MUMBAI: Football fans hoping to watch the FIFA World Cup Final at their favourite hotel or restaurant could get a late-night boost if the Maharashtra government accepts a hospitality industry’s request to extend bar operating hours for a single night.The Hotel…

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‘Findings failed to fix accountability’: Mumbai mayor Ritu Tawde rejects BMC report on Chembur tree crash that killed 11-year-old | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Mayor Ritu Tawde on Thursday rejected the BMC inquiry report on the Chembur tree crash that killed 11 year-old Vihaan Srivastav. In the general body meeting, she said the findings failed to fix accountability and directed the civic administration to conduct a fresh inquiry.The report came under severe attack in the BMC house, with…

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Western Railway proposes MMR’s largest long-distance railway terminal in Kandivali | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Western Railway has proposed building the Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s largest long-distance railway terminal at Kandivali, a move that could pave the way for 54 additional mail and express trains daily.The project could benefit around one lakh passengers every day.The project, however, depends on the Defence Ministry transferring a parcel of land identified for the…

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Mahesh Tutorials shuts operations across Maharashtra, leaves students in the lurch | Mumbai News

Around 2,500 students who are preparing for over SSC, HSC, and CBSE exams are left in a lurch, alleged a charitable organisation in a letter to school education minister Dada Bhuse Mumbai: MT Educare Pvt Ltd (Mahesh Tutorials), which operates 33 coaching centres and integrated coaching programmes across Maharashtra, has allegedly shut its operations abruptly…

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NCP (SP) flags voter roll discrepancies in Maharashtra, seeks SIR Extension and greater transparency | Mumbai News

Senior leaders Jayant Patil (left), MLA Jitendra Awhad and Priya Patil met Maharashtra chief election officer on Thursday. MUMBAI: Senior leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), led by Jayant Patil, on Wednesday met Maharashtra chief electoral officer S. Chockalingam to raise concerns over difficulties being faced by voters during the ongoing Special Intensive…

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DRI busts ₹7.49 crore gold smuggling syndicate at Mumbai airport; six arrested | Mumbai News

According to the DRI, the arrested accused admitted they were acting on the instructions of the handler of a gold smuggling syndicate Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted an international gold smuggling syndicate operating through Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and arrested six persons, including three staffers working at different outlets…

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Minority trust takeover will not change school’s status, Maharashtra govt clarifies | Mumbai News

The government has now drawn a clear distinction between the identity of the managing trust and that of the school Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has clarified that a non-minority school will not acquire minority status merely because its management is transferred to a minority educational institution.In a government resolution issued on Thursday, the school education…

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Bling it on Mumbai: This new craft obsession is all about the sparkle | Mumbai News

Mumbai residents are embracing bedazzling workshops as a popular weekend activity. These sessions allow people to transform ordinary items into sparkling works of art. Social media has significantly fueled this growing trend across the city. Participants find the craft to be a relaxing and creative stress-relief method. The workshops offer an affordable way for self-expression…

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