Mumbai: The police apprehended a 26-year-old video editor for driving recklessly against the traffic on a one-way street in Andheri (West) and obstructing police personnel who stopped him on Wednesday.The accused, Saksham Kumar Ashok Kumar, an Andheri resident, was driving a car near Evershine Cosmic Building on the 90 Feet Road around 6.30 pm, endangering…
Mumbai: Khar police on Tuesday arrested a 38-year-old Bandra man for allegedly selling SIM cards registered in other people’s names without documents or KYC, in violation of TRAI rules and Telecom Act, 2023.A decoy customer approached the accused, Iman Abdul Jabbar Shaikh, seeking a new SIM card and said he had no Aadhaar card. Police…
Union Railway Minister Vaishnaw flags off new train service from CSTM to Sawantwadi Road MUMBAI: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off a new daily express connecting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) with Sawantwadi Road, saying the service would address a long-standing demand for a direct rail link between Mumbai and the Konkan region.Vaishnaw…
Mumbai airport (File Photo) MUMBAI: Sahar police registered two FIRs against unidentified persons on Aug 31 after two Indian students pursuing MBBS in Russia reported US dollars equivalent to Rs 6.5 lakh stolen from their bags.The two travelled to Russian cities on separate flights from Mumbai on Aug 26 and 27. Police said these were…
Maharashtra mandated Marathi for drivers, causing protests and anxiety among non-Marathi speakers MUMBAI: “Mala jevayla jayche aahe” (I need to eat), “mala lagvi la jayche aahe” (I need to use the restroom), “mala ghari jaychay” (I need to go home).These are among the first Marathi sentences that some auto and cab drivers are memorising these…
Bombay HC kept all of Vishakha Raut’s contentions over invalidation open and directed expeditious disposal of an appeal she had filed Mumbai: Bombay HC on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator and former mayor Vishakha Raut challenging a letter issued by BMC chief Ashwini Bhide to the state asking it to…
The department and Project Mumbai, which organises the climate week, signed an MoU on September 2 to strengthen coordination between the state government and stakeholders involved in climate action in the city. MUMBAI: The Maharashtra environment and climate change department will be the nodal government partner for the second edition of Mumbai Climate Week (MCW),…
(Representaive image) The ACB has successfully detained a junior engineer and a worker from BMC for demanding a hefty bribe of sixty thousand MUMBAI: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested a BMC junior engineer Niravkumar Chunilal Jaisur, 43,worker Vijay Ramesh Patil, 46, for demanding a bribe of ₹ ₹60,000 bribe from a bakery to…
Food brands are intensifying kitchen checks and strengthening compliance protocols MUMBAI: Amid govt’s crackdown on food safety violations, brands are stepping up checks in restaurant kitchens and strengthening compliance.At Biggies Burger, internal audit protocols have been intensified across all outlets – the company’s central quality assurance team now conducts unannounced operational audits at firm-owned and…
A car crashed into vehicles at a Mumbai traffic signal on Sunday evening. MUMBAI: Shocking CCTV footage has captured the moment a car allegedly ploughed into a motorcycle and three autorickshaws waiting at a traffic signal in Mumbai’s Malad West, killing a 34-year-old woman and injuring six others.The accident took place at around 8pm on…
