Navi Mumbai: An FIR was filed against unidentified persons by the CBD-Belapur police following a Belapur court order taking suo motu cognisance of a forged interim order giving temporary relief to an unauthorised ground-plus-five-storey structure in Sarsole village, Nerul. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation served a notice in April this year to the 600-sq-m constructed…
Mumbai: The first-year junior college (FYJC) admission cycle saw competitive thresholds remain high as the Mumbai region’s third merit list was declared on Tuesday morning. Data revealed that out of 1,23,886 eligible candidates, a total of 60,715 students were allotted seats in this round. Elite institutions across the city largely held their ground, experiencing marginal…
Shiv Sena (UBT) has strongly criticized deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, accusing him of using his wealth to split MPs and potentially jeopardizing chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s position. MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday slammed deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde for splitting six of its MPs and said that Shinde’s “arrogance of money” and…
Russell’s viper rescued from BKC Metro station basement in Mumbai MUMBAI: A Russell’s Viper, considered one of India’s most venomous snakes, was rescued from the basement of the BKC station on Mumbai Metro Line 3 on Tuesday morning. According to wildlife rescuers, the incident came to light around 7.47 am when security personnel at the…
Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske, officials from Cidco and Central Railway, during the signing of the MoU for the transfer of Targhar, Kharkopar and Bamandongri railway stations Thane/ Navi Mumbai: In a development that promises to improve amenities and station maintenance for Navi Mumbai railway commuters, three railway stations—Targhar, Kharkopar and Bamandongri—have officially been transferred…
Move reflects poorly on state govt’s general administration department and CMO, said a bureaucrat Mumbai: Less than a week after the state government transferred IAS officer P Velrasu from CEO of MIDC and posted him as principal secretary in the forest department, the state on Monday again posted him as additional metropolitan commissioner (AMC) in…
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has granted interim protection from arrest to advocate Priyanka Singh, who is facing allegations in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to an alleged attempt to bribe a GST intelligence officer in connection with a tax-evasion probe involving online betting platforms.Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar, hearing Singh’s anticipatory bail…
MUMBAI: A South Mumbai-based woman doctor allegedly hired an impersonator to pose as a senior government official and influence police action in a cheque bounce case, paying him nearly Rs 4 lakh for the job, according to a chargesheet filed by the city crime branch.The Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of Mumbai Crime Branch has filed a…
Mumbai: The city is witnessing increasing anxiety as water reserves fall due to the absence of rain, and the BMC enforces strict water cuts as lakes dry up. A comparable situation occurred in 2009. That year, after the monsoon’s delayed arrival, the civic body first introduced a 10% water cut on June 9. When the…
Six Lok Sabha MPs, including Sanjay Jadhav and Bhausaheb Wakchaure, have joined the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, bolstering the party’s strength MUMBAI: Among the six Lok sabha MPs who have switched allegiance to Shinde Sena are Sanjay Jadhav (Parbhani) and Bhausaheb Wakchaure (Shirdi). The crossing over of the 6 came eight days after they skipped a…
