The K-West ward of the BMC has initiated the demolition of illegal structures on Chitrakoot Grounds, freeing up crucial space reserved for a fire station MUMBAI: BMC’s K-West ward on Monday demolished an unauthorised garage and marriage hall operating from Chitrakoot Grounds on Link Road, Andheri. The action followed complaints that the premises had encroached…
(AI image used) Across ten states, schools are struggling with significant teacher shortages in vital areas such as math and science MUMBAI: Schools surveyed across 10 states – Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Odisha and Mizoram – report acute teacher shortages in fundamental subjects such as mathematics and science (35%), English…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday set aside death penalty awarded to a man (then 29) for the rape and murder of a 24-year-old physiotherapist in December 2016.“The finding of conviction and resultantly the imposition of death sentence upon respondent Debashish Dhara, imposed by judgement dated Oct 4, 2019, by the additional sessions judge…
Mumbai: An adjudicating authority under Information Technology Act, 2000, has directed Bank of India to pay Pune-based audit firm G D Apte & Co Rs 64.44 lakh with 12% annual interest–around Rs 1.5 crore–for losses from unauthorised electronic transactions in a 2015 cyber fraud.Idea Cellular Ltd, now Vodafone Idea Ltd, was ordered to pay Rs…
Vishakha Raut has alleged political vendetta Mumbai: The BMC general body meeting on Monday began with mayor Ritu Tawde announcing that former mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Vishakha Raut’s membership of the civic House stood cancelled with effect from Aug 20. The development comes after the Palghar Caste Scrutiny Committee invalidated the OBC certificate…
Navi Mumbai: A 35-year-old Uber cab driver was detained by Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) police for allegedly outraging the modesty of a 23-year-old woman passenger after stopping the cab on the airport service road at Chinchpada in Ulwe node, while ferrying her from Chembur to her residence in Panvel past midnight on Sunday at…
Mumbai: The apex body of Ganpati mandals in Mumbai has appealed to organisers to refrain from playing vulgar or inappropriate songs during Ganeshotsav, which begins next Monday.Naresh Dahibhavkar, president of the Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti (BSGSS), said the appeal was not aimed at any particular political party or mandal, but was about maintaining a…
Mumbai: A 49-year-old woman from Gujarat has been arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery worth Rs 6.3 lakh from a shop at the Oberoi Hotel in Nariman Point after posing as a customer and trying on several ornaments. After she left, the jeweller checked and found one pair of earrings worth Rs 2 lakh missing and…
Churches of all denominations will celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, on Tuesday Sept 8. MUMBAI: The parish priest of Velankanni Church in Irla was beset by orthopaedic and cardiac ailments when he took charge. He finds he can now climb three storeys of the church dedicated to…
Mumbai: Citing three recent cases in which resident doctors either attempted suicide or sought to leave postgraduate training, the state Indian Medical Association (IMA) has raised concerns over long duty hours, alleged harassment and weak grievance-redressal systems for PG residents and interns.Quoting data from the Maharashtra department of medical education, the IMA said 85 PG…
