Many of the victims were residents, others labourers working at the site and at least one was a visitor Bhiwandi: Ten persons were killed and three injured after half a wing of a five-storey building tagged “very dangerous” collapsed amid illegal emergency repairs to a tilting pillar and rain late on Thursday in Bhiwandi. Locals…
Navi Mumbai: After five months of meticulous probe in the FIR of cheating and forgery registered at Panvel City police station against eight men for allegedly duping a Kharghar builder of nearly Rs 2.3 crore by fraudulently selling him a 47 guntha (approximately 4,755 sq m) parcel of land in Karanjade, which belonged to the…
Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation residents were repeatedly warned about the condition of the building Bhiwandi: Residents of the ill-fated building were repeatedly warned about the condition of the building, which was tagged “very dangerous”, according to Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC).The civic body said it sent a notice in 2020 directing the housing…
Mumbai: Greater Mumbai recorded its strongest July in more than 14 years as homebuyers continued to purchase properties despite elevated prices and a high base from last year.An analysis of data from the state’s department of registrations and stamps by Knight Frank India estimates that 13,617 properties were registered within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)…
Maharashtra’s Home Department has stopped issuing new orchestra licenses MUMBAI: In a significant move that could reshape Maharashtra’s nightlife and live entertainment industry, the state government has ordered police authorities not to grant any fresh licences or renew existing licences for live music performances (orchestra) in hotels, restaurants and permit rooms, saying such permissions were…
Mumbai: The cash-strapped Maharashtra govt which faces a debt of Rs 11 lakh crore has yet not paid farmers two instalments of its Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi (NSMSN ) stipend amounting to almost Rs 3,700 crore as it was trying to prioritise the use of funds for its loan waiver programme.Minister of state for finance…
The incident occurred on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor alignment near Madhuban City in Vasai East Vasai: A moving freight train on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor split into two near Madhuban City in Vasai East on Friday morning, triggering a brief disruption before railway engineers restored operations. No injuries or damage were reported.According to…
Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil stated Delhi Police collected protesters’ fingerprints from stones MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil on Thursday claimed that the Delhi Police had collected fingerprints from even the smallest stones allegedly used during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in the national capital and would link them with Aadhaar records to identify those…
India’s vast examination system relies on many private contractors for its operations MUMBAI: A security guard stands at the gate of an exam centre in Mumbai. Inside, women staff frisk female candidates before letting them in.A doorframe metal detector marks the entrance. Computer terminals wait in disciplined rows. Invigilators watch for the smallest suspicious movement,…
Actor Kangana Ranaut faces strong criticism from young people for her social media comments. MUMBAI : Actor and Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut has drawn fierce backlash from the younger demographic following a series of inflammatory Instagram stories targeting student-led protests across Mumbai and other cities.In her widely circulated posts, Ranaut slammed the students protestors…
