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Mumbai: Maharashtra’s public health department will henceforth factor annual performance, rather than seniority alone, into future postings and responsibilities of civil surgeons and district health officers.State health minister Prakash Abitkar said the department would conduct an objective annual assessment on a 100-point scale, with officers’ three-year performance report cards considered for future postings, allocation of…

Mumbai: Following rigorous review meetings and directives to overhaul route planning, the state-run bus service MSRTC recorded a sharp Rs 66-crore increase in revenue in Aug compared to July, signalling a turnaround for the cash-strapped corporation. From Rs 954 crore in monthly revenue in July, it crossed the Rs 1,000-crore mark for the first time…

On Friday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had said that the state government was working to build a consensus on restricting the use of high-decibel DJ systems during festivals and called for a return to traditional ways of celebrating Mumbai: The debate over use of DJs during festivals, especially Ganeshotsav, in Maharashtra, intensified on Sunday with…

Mumbai: A student of a prestigious management institute has lodged a police complaint against a man who claimed he was the college counsellor and duped the student of Rs 24.6 lakh. Bangur Nagar police registered an FIR and are probing further. Police said the accused had warned the student that he would be debarred for…

Mumbai: A total of 376 Govindas were injured across Mumbai during Dahi Handi celebrations on Saturday, the highest number recorded in the past four years. Of these, 90 are undergoing treatment in hospitals, while 286 were discharged after receiving first aid.The number of injuries has risen steadily in recent years—from 222 in 2022 and 195…

Sena’s district chief Kundan Sankhe claimed they went to Relief Hospital after receiving complaints that the govindas were not being allowed to leave Palghar: Some Shiv Sena workers allegedly assaulted an employee of a private hospital in Palghar, abused doctors and threatened to damage property early on Sunday after being told that five govindas injured…

Maharashtra FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe Mumbai: Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration is awaiting responses from five restaurants at Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) Bandra-Kurla Complex premises to notices issued over third-party contracting arrangements, FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said.“MCA is registered as a food business operator, but the actual operator is somebody else, who does not have…

Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh urged the state government take note of the VHP directive “because such extremist positions could potentially create a law-and-order situation” Mumbai: A day after Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) call to bar Muslims from taking part in garba and dandiya events during next month’s Navratri festival across Maharashtra and setting “guidelines”…

Mumbai: For hundreds of Govindas in the city, Dahi Handi came with injuries, with at least 168 rushed to various city hospitals by 6:30pm. Among those hurt, some suffered fractures but no critical injuries were reported.Major hospitals divided their regular emergency rooms between routine patients and Dahi Handi players. At KEM Hospital’s emergency ward, 33…

Navi Mumbai: A 21-year-old youth, a house painter, residing in Ambernath, who had gone to the Matheran hills for a monsoon picnic with his friend, died after falling into the gorge at Alexander Point’s cliffside view on Friday around 3.30 pm. His body was retrieved from the gorge at about 1500 feet after an 11-hour…