The cost must be paid in 2 weeks to the Mumbai University and its Examination Board, said the HC Mumbai: The Bombay high court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on a college for belatedly informing a student last February of his ineligibility to a BMS course he was admitted to in 2022,…
File pic for representation. Police said necessary steps were taken to remove the broken tree branch and prevent further risks to pedestrians and motorists in the Andheri locality Mumbai: A 50-year-old biker from Virar, Aadesh Gaikar, suffered a head injury after a tree branch fell on him in Andheri (East) on Wednesday morning, police said.People…
Eknath Shinde during a surprise visit to the Thane Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Management Control Room on Wednesday Thane: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday cracked down on Thane Municipal Corporation’s administration ordering the transfer and suspension of “non-performing” officials following complaints from residents and corporators over delayed responses during rain-related emergencies.A visibly displeased Shinde…
The mangled SUV. A case has been filed against its driver Navi Mumbai: Two men were killed and five others, including a woman, were injured after an SUV in which they were travelling along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway crashed into a breakdown truck parked on the service road at the 25km-mark after crossing Madap tunnel near…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt’s decision to make a domicile certificate and knowledge of Marathi mandatory for obtaining badges for aggregator cab and bike-taxi drivers from Aug has sparked concern among a section of drivers, especially migrants who form a significant part of the app-based taxi workforce in Mumbai and other cities.Drivers say they fear the…
Mumbai: The BMC standing committee on Wednesday approved an amnesty scheme to grant occupation certificates (OC) to buildings which did not have these although families were already residing in them. Less than two weeks ago, members of the standing committee had sought a review of the amnesty scheme.On June 25, the committee had sought clearer…
Mumbai: In a major “quality-control” measure ahead of the new academic year, Mumbai University has denied affiliation to 30 B Ed colleges that failed to comply with mandatory academic and infrastructure norms, effectively shutting them out of this year’s admissions process.The decision means these colleges will not be able to participate in the state CET…
Mumbai’s pioneering community biogas plant at Pali Hill in Bandra had abruptly ceased operations last year Mumbai: Nearly a year after the city’s first community-level biogas plant shut down, the BMC has initiated the process to revive the pioneering waste-to-energy project at Pali Hill in Bandra. The civic body has floated an expression of interest…
A young doctor is traumatized after an assault at Shastri Nagar Hospital. She is now considering quitting her job despite the main accused’s arrest. (Family of doctor, pic by Santsoh Gupta) KALYAN: The family of a young doctor allegedly assaulted during the attack on medical staff at the KDMC-run Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli has…
Mumbai’s water stock has significantly increased after recent heavy rainfall MUMBAI: Continuous rainfall over the past few days has sharply improved Mumbai’s water reserves, with the seven lakes supplying the city witnessing a dramatic rise in storage from less than 10% on July 4 to 41.36% on Wednesday. Tulsi Lake also became the second lake…
