Thane: More than 15 lakh chemists and druggists across the country will keep their medical stores shut on May 20 to protest against illegal online sale of medicines and “unprofessional competition” by corporate firms, the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists said on Monday.Addressing a press conference in Thane, AIOCD president and former MLC…
Mumbai: A 29-year-old man fell to his death from the 18th floor of an under-construction building at Goregaon West recently. Police registered an FIR against the contractor and developer for putting him up on the 18th floor without any precautionary measures for his safety. In another incident, a 32-year-old labourer died after he fell from…
Mumbai: A 32-year-old man lost his life on Sunday afternoon after an auto-rickshaw driver allegedly struck his motorcycle near Airoli Bridge in Mulund East and fled the scene, police said.The deceased, identified as Mittal Patil, a restaurant manager, resident of Chembur West, was riding his motorcycle along Navghar Road when the incident occurred at approximately…
Mumbai: After milk became costlier by Rs 2 per litre on May 14, bread prices have now risen by five rupees per pack. Input costs of imported raw material used for plastic packaging and transportation are contributory factors. The rupee in free fall is adding to import woes.On May 16, Modern Bread increased rates by…
Mumbai: A widowed entrepreneur has registered a police complaint against an acquaintance for fraudulently taking control of her GST account and causing her company to run up dues of up to Rs 7 crore by submitting fake sales invoices.The Bangur Nagar Police registered an FIR and are probing further.The 43-year-old complainant runs a catering business….
Vasai: A 7-year-old boy drowned in a Virar resort on Sunday afternoon. The lifeguards present there tried to save him and took him to the hospital, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival. The Arnala coastal police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) and are investigating further.Police confirmed that a Mumbai resident—70-year-old Ramlal…
The duo cheated a Powai man Mumbai: After a 51-year-old Gujarat man, arrested in the country’s biggest digital arrest scam involving the siphoning of over Rs 58 crore from a retired pharma executive, spent almost eight months in jail, a sessions court on Monday granted him bail after finding merit in the argument that no…
Richa PintoMumbai: The election of 79 winners in this year’s BMC elections – or 34% in the civic House of 227 — has been challenged in court by their rivals. Among the challengers are former BMC corporators, the daughter of a sitting Shiv Sena MP and a former BJP party leader in the civic body….
Mumbai: Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) chairman Pratap Sarnaik said a proposal for a fare hike was under consideration due to rising diesel costs.Sources said there is an additional fuel cost burden of Rs 124 crore on MSRTC due to the recent Rs 3-per-litre hike in diesel prices. The state bus corporation requires an…
A polished silver spice box with multiple compartments and a fitted lid, photographed in close-up to highlight its reflective metal finish and traditional kitchen design. A tiny silver spice box. Miniature cooking vessels blackened with age. A grandmother’s rangoli patterns recreated from memory. In a new exhibition at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), the…
