Thane: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday told a Thane court that the criminal case arising out of the 2008 agitation during the Railway Recruitment Board examination was “false” and claimed that he was not present at the scene of the alleged incident.The case pertains to violent protests that erupted during the…
MUMBAI: Finding a workable date for a re-NEET is emerging as the immediate hurdle, with most Sundays over the coming weeks already committed to major national and state-level entrance examinations, placing the academic calendar under strain. Since the exam is held in govt schools and colleges, scheduling it on a Sunday ensures availability of a…
Mumbai: In the current hot weather conditions, a severely dehydrated Shaheen Falcon, a sub species of Perigrene Falcon which is regarded among the fastest birds in the world, was rescued from Mulund on Tuesday by Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW).The bird was rescued from a residential area on the periphery of Sanjay Gandhi National…
Navi Mumbai: Ten devotees from Shelkepada, Murbad, in Thane sustained injuries after a mini bus in which they were travelling met with an accident on the Borghat stretch of the Mumbai-Pune highway (NH-48) on Wednesday morning. They were heading on a pilgrimage to Jejuri, Pune, when the bus turned turtle after its driver lost control…
Mumbai: Mhada has yet again extended the deadline for applications to its upcoming housing lottery till May 28. In a controversial decision, the housing agency has reserved 610 out of 1,221 tenements in Vikhroli exclusively for HIG (High Income Group) applicants. Each will be allotted one parking space free of cost. The date of the…
Mumbai: Central Bank of India has cut the reserve price for a 94.7-acre land in Thane owned by Wadia Realty Private Limited, part of the Wadia Group that promoted the now defunct GoAir, as lenders step up efforts to recover dues linked to the grounded airline.In its latest e-auction notice, the lender-led consortium has fixed…
Mumbai: The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has requested the state government to examine the complaints alleging non-compliance of stage-I conditions and allied issues regarding the diversion of 104 hectares of mangrove land for the proposed Versova-Bhayander Coastal Road project and take necessary action.On June 19, 2025, BMC had received in-principle stage-I…
Kanjurmarg dumping ground Mumbai: Sanjay Yelve, president of the Vikhrolikar Vikas Manch, who visited the Kanjurmarg dumping ground site along with BMC and MPCB officials on Tuesday night to check the odour, said “very few” garbage trucks were seen entering the site between 12.30 am and 1 am.He said when they questioned the BMC staff…
Midway through the trek, they pause to drink from cups folded from fallen leaves. It is a brief moment of relief in a journey shaped by heat, exhaustion and necessit. In Dapurmal, an Adivasi village perched above Upper Vaitarna Dam, fetching water is not a household chore, but a daily expedition. Dapurmal’s only local source…
Mumbai: A magistrate’s court granted bail to Rashmi Saluja, former executive chairperson of Religare Enterprises, in connection with a cheating and criminal conspiracy case registered by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) involving allegations of irregularities related to Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).The court noted that while the accused was not arrested during the investigation, her…
