Mumbai Western Railway snags delay local services (File Photo) MUMBAI: Western Railway’s suburban services were disrupted on Friday morning after an overhead equipment (OHE) failure between Dadar and Churchgate was followed by a point failure at Churchgate station, resulting in train cancellations and delays of 15-20 minutes.The OHE fault occurred between Dadar and Churchgate from…
Food inspectors are increasingly burdened by VIP food-tasting duties MUMBAI: Before the guests even reach the venue, all major VIP events have two permanent invitees in common, both tasked with tasting the food for safety prior to the elites and political class feasting on it: food inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and…
Out-of-control car crashes into gym, injures 1 in Mumbai’s Marol. MUMBAI: A car crashed into the entrance of a gym at Marol and injured the receptionist as the driver lost control of the vehicle while coming down a slope on Thursday evening.Vikas Singh, a trainer at Fitness Boss The Gym, said: “Sania Khan (21) was…
Bawankule said the probe will investigate stamp duty adjudication cases across the state between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2026 State orders probe into stamp duty scam worth Rs 10,000-20,000 crorePriyanka KakodkarMumbai: Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has ordered an investigation by a task force under the state accountant general into a stamp duty scam…
Skill development minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha presented the Maharashtra Private Skill Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Second Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Legislative Council on Thursday Mumbai: In a sweeping overhaul of the state’s vocational education ecosystem, the government has approved a new private skill university for Mumbai, announced a Rs 4,000-crore modernisation of Industrial Training…
Mumbai: The presiding officer in the state assembly, Raju Khare, directed the government to set up an SIT probe in the Ketan Agarwal murder case at Pune’s Lohagad on Thursday.“This is a serious issue. An SIT probe should be conducted,” said Khare. The demand for the probe was made by BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar.The issue…
The steering wheel airbag casing allegedly hit the victim with high intensity, causing deep injuries and fatal haemorrhaging inside the stationary vehicle Mumbai: A 25-year-old man allegedly died in a freak accident in Mira Road after a parked car’s airbag unexpectedly deployed and struck him in the neck on Wednesday.The steering wheel airbag casing allegedly…
The steering wheel airbag casing allegedly hit the victim with high intensity, causing deep injuries and fatal haemorrhaging inside the stationary vehicle Mumbai: A 25-year-old man allegedly died in a freak accident in Mira Road after a parked car’s airbag unexpectedly deployed and struck him in the neck on Wednesday.The steering wheel airbag casing allegedly…
Bazarpeth police said two suspects have been caught on the CCTV camera inside the shop Kalyan: Unidentified thieves decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth nearly Rs 20 lakh after breaking into a jewellery store in Kalyan West in the early hours of Thursday, police said.The robbery came to light when employees arrived at Giva…
Mumbai: A 49-year-old man was arrested by Matunga police after he allegedly barged into a woman’s car and attempted to rob her at knifepoint in Matunga on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the day outside Don Bosco School.The arrested accused, identified as Ali Basharat, is suspected to be mentally unstable.According to police, the woman, a…
