Mumbai: Members of BMC’s standing committee on Wednesday alleged that contractors had dumped construction debris alongside rivers to show that a higher quantum of silt had been removed during cleanup operations. NCP member Sayeeda Khan said at one such site in Kurla, the contractor engaged for desilting Mithi river had covered the debris with silt…
Mumbai: A day after TOI reported on the Institute of Chemical Technology’s (ICT) plan to shed its ‘deemed-to-be university’ tag, which restricts access to big-ticket state and central govt funding, faculty members and alumni have expressed opposition to such a move.A section of the institute’s faculty has written to the Board of Governors warning that…
Mumbai: Zaib Zubair Ansari, who stabbed two security guards in Mira Road in what’s being described as a “lone wolf attack”, is an educated Mumbaikar originally from Kurla, who lived in the US for a few years before returning to the city.Neighbours in Mira Road, where he set up home on his return, say he…
Mumbai: Suburban commuters in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will get more space and AC travel opportunity from May 1, with the Western Railway introducing additional 15-coach trains and both WR and Central Railway expanding air-conditioned services.Central Railway (CR) will scale up its AC suburban operations to 108 daily services from May 1, after adding…
Mumbai: A 45-year-old man was arrested by the Malad Police for sexually abusing a stray dog on a pavement at Malad West recently. The incident occurred outside a veterinarian’s clinic and the clinic staff alerted the police.According to the statement of an animal handler at the clinic, the incident occurred late on April 26. The…
Mumbai: Municipal commissoner Ashwini Bhide, who carried out a surprise early morning inspection of the city and the eastern suburbs for sanitation work on Wednesday, directed the administration to implement innovative ideas of citizens associations, service-oriented organisations and housing societies, besides seeking guidance from institutions like Tata Institute of Social Sciences for keeping the city…
Mumbai: While granting Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for the 400 MLD seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant proposed by the BMC at Manori village, the Expert Appraisal Committee (CRZ) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has imposed key conditions.The committee has directed the project proponent to identify institutes/universities/collegesreputed research…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Faheem Ansari, who was acquitted in the 26/11 terror attacks case, seeking a police clearance certificate to drive an autorickshaw for his livelihood.A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale, while dismissing the plea, said the certificate was rightly refused by…
MUMBAI: Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition by L&T, bringing to a close a long-running legal battle over a prime residential property on Pali Hill Road, Bandra where the company’s former chairman and present chairman emeritus A M Naik has been living for over 20 years.The company, which claimed to be a close…
A police constable tragically lost his life after a heavy piling rig collapsed onto him at an under-construction flyover site in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area. The incident occurred Tuesday night as the officer was returning home on his motorcycle. Authorities are investigating potential negligence by the contractor and reviewing safety protocols at the site. MUMBAI: A…
