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MMRDA has rejected allegations of wrongdoing. It said that the recruitment examination was conducted through a government-approved agency and that normalisation and evaluation were carried out as per the prescribed methodology Mumbai: A candidate who scored just 7.5 out of 100 in the BMC’s junior engineer recruitment examination and 80 out of 200 in CIDCO’s…

New auto-rickshaw and taxi driver badges in Maharashtra will now be videographed during verification MUMBAI: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday said that the entire process of verifying knowledge of the Marathi language while issuing new badges to auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers will be videographed starting Thursday.He said that the measure aims to ensure…

Retail sugar prices in Mumbai have seen a sharp increase of eight rupees per kilogram. MUMBAI: The retail price of sugar has risen by a shocking eight rupees per kg this week in parts of Mumbai.Sugar sold for Rs 50 per kilo around Aug 10 but has now soared to a record high of Rs…

Mumbai: The Income Tax (I-T) Department searched 394 suspicious entities and 36 professionals, including CAs, across the country, including six firms in Mumbai, for allegedly remitting large amounts of foreign exchange.Among the searched entities 117 were located in districts-states along the country’s land borders that had remitted significant amounts of money abroad, said the I-T…

No notice was issued to the Association which has used the playground for over 15 years under renewed permissions from Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority. MUMBAI: Bombay high court will hear on Thursday a petition challenging BMC’s proposal to convert the Neville D’souza Football Ground at Bandra Reclamation into a convention centreThe matter was…

A Govt Resolution issued earlier this month had ordered MMC to start registrations for homoeopaths who have completed a one-year certificate course in pharmacology Mumbai: The medical education department on Tuesday directed Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) administrator to suspend the registration of homoeopaths until there is a final court order in the matter. The decision…

Mumbai: Bombay High Court has rapped the collector (city) for insisting on a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from a housing society on Marine Drive as a pre-condition for registering a consent decree that transferred shop premises to sibling restaurateurs Sanjay and Rachna Narang.“The revenue authorities viz joint sub-registrar and collector ought to have acted in…

Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe announced strict action against eateries near educational institutions MUMBAI: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Tuesday said strict action would be taken against eateries operating near educational institutions if they are found violating food-safety norms, as the department intensifies inspections across the state.Mundhe said the FDA…

Mumbai: Bombay High Court has directed the district collector (Mumbai suburbs) to remove encroachments next to a natural pond in Sector 7, Charkop, Kandivli (W) without favouring anyone.“It will be highly appreciable if the district administration initiates steps without being influenced by any person, howsoever high a position he may be occupying and ensures that…

Mumbai’s Food and Drug Administration has suspended licenses for several establishments MUMBAI: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cracked down on yet another club after initial five elite clubs and gymkhanas had their food license suspended. This time, severe hygiene violations were found at Otters Club on Carter Road in Bandra. There was also…