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Supriya Sule referred to Sharad Pawar’s encounter with Eknath Shinde as an informal chat, suggesting that the media had exaggerated the situation MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Thursday sought to play down the controversy over party chief Sharad Pawar holding party in Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde‘s office at the…

MUMBAI: In a move that could revive the long-stalled redevelopment of more than 13,000 old and dilapidated cessed buildings in Mumbai, a private member’s Bill has proposed an amendment to the MHADA Act to remove the legal ambiguity that led the Bombay High Court to stay the implementation of Section 79A.The Bill, recently introduced in…

Mumbai’s extensive redevelopment drive presents a significant opportunity for waste material reuse (Representative image). MUMBAI: Every old building pulled down for redevelopment creates mountains of debris. For a city witnessing one of the country’s biggest redevelopment drives across ageing housing societies, MHADA colonies, cessed buildings and infrastructure projects, experts say the real opportunity lies not…

Mumbai: Dy CM Eknath Shinde has reprimanded Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and medical staff at a hospital in Thane district, industries minister Uday Samant said on Thursday.“Our party’s line is very clear. It is inappropriate to hit a woman doctor. Many in the Shiv Sena, as well…

Kalyan: A Kalyan court on Thursday rejected the police’s plea to produce arrested Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre through video conferencing in the case of alleged assault of a doctor and nursing staff at Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Hospital. The court directed the police to produce the 72-year-old corporator, who had been admitted to hospital on…

Mumbai plans a Rs 13,000-crore flood mitigation master plan for chronic flooding issues. MUMBAI: The Rs 13,000-crore integrated flood mitigation master plan announced by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis during the ongoing Assembly session on Wednesday combines conventional drainage upgrades with nature-based solutions to tackle Mumbai’s chronic flooding, particularly in low-lying areas.BMC officials said the proposal…

Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt took its first step towards implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Thursday with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announcing the formation of a seven-member committee led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai to formulate a draft legislation for its implementation within six months. Desai had earlier headed a committee which…

The current phase will focus on raising the tracks through the station area, which has emerged as one of the most flood-prone stretches. (File Photo) MUMBAI: Western Railway (WR) has decided to raise the track level at Nalasopara and Vasai as part of a two-phase flood mitigation plan after waterlogging earlier this week disrupted suburban…

A doctor from a municipal hospital medical college claimed that there is a 23% drop in blood available for thalassaemia patients Mumbai: A 24-year-old youth has spent the last four days looking for six blood bags for his uncle, who is scheduled to undergo cardiac bypass surgery at a public hospital in the city. “I…

This is the third time in two months that a corporator from the Opposition has lost membership Mumbai: In another setback for the Opposition in the BMC, AIMIM corporator Roshan Shaikh has been disqualified after her Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificate was declared invalid by the District Caste Certificate Verification Committee. This is the third…