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BMC starts ‘junction to junction’ road concreting to ease traffic
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:50 AM IST
The BMC will now avoid random road digging for concreting and will instead use a ‘junction to junction’ approach to ease traffic congestion. The decision comes after the BMC acknowledged complaints from over 100 active Advanced Locality Management (ALMs) in H West Ward.
4-yr-old girl with rare disorder gets lifeline
A timely medical intervention in the form of a bone marrow transplant, medically known as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), proved to be a lifesaving treatment for a four-year-old girl from Mauritius, diagnosed with Chediak-Higashi Syndrome (CHS), a rare immunodeficiency disorder.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:48 AM IST
Bar worker kills colleague over petty issue in Goregaon
Upon receiving a call from the bar staff, the Vanrai police rushed to the spot and admitted Raghu to Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari, where he died while undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:20 AM IST
Megha Sood
25 comedians talk funny about air pollution
Denial taken to absurd heights and razor-sharp wit laid bare the bizarre new normal Mumbaiites are being forced to adapt to. This was Mumbai’s first-ever stand-up comedy show on air pollution
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:18 AM IST
Mission Raftar: Power supply to trains on Virar-Surat route to be doubled
The power supply to trains will be doubled to 2x25000 volt on the Virar-Surat route under the ‘Mission Raftaar’ project. This is a crucial element for augmenting speeds of long-distance trains at 160 kmph on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Delhi corridor.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:16 AM IST
Prof Manoj Tiwari reappointed as IIM Mumbai director
The 62-year-old has been the institute’s director since 2020, when it was called the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:14 AM IST
HDIL promoters, bizman Raj Shroff among 26 charge-sheeted in Kaledonia probe
Mack Star allegedly suffered a “wrongful loss” of around ₹345.48 crore as a result of the irregular sale-transfer of the properties, as per the charge sheet
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:10 AM IST
MGL offers relief to city bakers to transition to cleaner fuels
As part of this initiative, MGL has waived a security deposit of ₹97 lakh and committed to setting up new gas pipelines and meters at no cost to the businesses. This move significantly reduces the financial burden on bakers, who had been concerned about the transition expenses
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:08 AM IST
WR’s 13-hr block on weekend, 168 cancelled
Train services on the Western Railway (WR) will be affected for 13 hours on the night of March 1-2, leading to cancellation of 168 suburban train services as WR authorities will carry out re-girdering of bridge number 5 between Mumbai Central and Grant Road stations from 10pm on Saturday to 11am on Sunday.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:04 AM IST
Kangana Ranaut, Javed Akhtar settle defamation case; actor apologises for inconvenience to lyricist
Mumbai: Kangana Ranaut and Javed Akhtar's legal feud ends as both withdraw complaints in court, resolving the defamation case through mediation.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Driver who fled with employer’s cash worth ₹25L arrested
During the investigation, it was found that the accused had previous cases of theft registered against him in Dharavi
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:54 AM IST
Transport minister approves new sub-RTO for his constituency in Mira-Bhayandar
A sub-regional transport office issues driving licences, inspects vehicles’ insurance and fitness, clears pollution tests, collects road tax, and sells personalised registration numbers, among other responsibilities
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:50 AM IST
Former mill workers in Panvel protest Mhada’s steep maintenance fees and poor upkeep
Several allottees had completed the documentation between 2017 and 2018 and made payments in 2019, often by taking loans or selling assets. However, during the pandemic, the buildings were repurposed as isolation wards, leading to severe damage
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:48 AM IST
IPS rejig: Manoj Sharma made IG, Law and Order
In a major shake-up of IPS officers, the state home department placed additional DGP Nikhil Gupta in charge of state law and order and appointed IPS officer of 12th Fail movie fame Manoj Sharma, who returned from central deputation, as IG of state law and order.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:38 AM IST
New India Co-op Bank fraud: Ex-chairperson Hiren Bhanu named as accused
Police said Hiren and his wife Gauri Bhanu were beneficiaries of the funds misappropriated by the main accused.
Updated on Mar 01, 2025 04:44 PM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Lawyers exempted from wearing black coats from March 1 to June 30
MUMBAI: BCMG exempts advocates from wearing black coats from March 1 to June 30 due to harsh summers, expanding the previous May-June exemption.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:26 AM IST
Shakti bill denied Centre nod
The opposition has renewed calls for a quick nod to the legislation in the wake of the alleged rape of a woman in a Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus at the Swargate bus depot in Pune
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:24 AM IST
Dharavi makeover sop: Adani group firm can sell homes across Mumbai
Since Dharavi’s revamp has been declared as a “Vital Public Purpose Project”, the state government is allowed to provide various concessions
Updated on Mar 01, 2025 04:47 PM IST
Sena (UBT) leader alleges corruption in Mithi desilting
Shiv Sena UBT leader Anil Parab has alleged that a tender for the Mithi River desilting work has been rigged using “restrictive practices” and selective conditions to favor a particular company, potentially causing a loss of ₹90 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:18 AM IST
HC raps RBI, Union Bank over bypassing of rules to declare Ambani account “fraudulent”
The case dates back to January 2024, when Union Bank issued a show cause notice to Reliance Communications, saying its loan account would be classified as “fraudulent” as it had allegedly sanctioned several credit facilities like term loans, guarantees, and letters of credit under a non-fund-based credit limit of ₹1,050 crore
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:12 AM IST
Karuna Nidhi
Mumbai Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 26.73 °C, check weather forecast for March 1, 2025
Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Mumbai on March 1, 2025 here.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:04 AM IST
After 12-day ordeal, kin of student in ICU finally gets US visa
The visa, granted on Friday morning, will allow 35-year-old Neelam Shinde’s father and cousin to travel to California.
Updated on Mar 01, 2025 05:52 AM IST
‘Date night with Shloka or gaming with the boys?’ Akash Ambani’s witty reply
Akash Ambani talked about his life, work, JIO, and AI while in a conversation with Harsh Jain at the Mumbai Tech Week.
Updated on Mar 01, 2025 04:53 PM IST
Akash Ambani opens up about working for 12 hours, thanks wife for understanding
Akash Ambani shared that the philosophy behind his perception of work-life balance is inspired by his parents, Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani.
Updated on Mar 01, 2025 11:43 AM IST
Dr Payal Tadvi suicide case: Court orders to add ex-HOD as an accused for enabling caste-based harassment
In November last year, Special Public Prosecutor Pradip Gharat filed an application before the sessions court seeking to include Dr Chiang as an additional accused. The prosecution claimed that despite repeated complaints from Tadvi and her family, Dr Chiang dismissed their concerns, saying such incidents were common in medical colleges
Published on Feb 28, 2025 09:37 PM IST
Procedural lapses: HC grants bail to 23-year-old man caught with drugs
Under Section 52A of the NDPS Act, authorities are required to certify the correctness of the seizure inventory. Khan pointed out that while he was arrested on July 3, 2021, and the samples were sent for chemical analysis two days later, the police failed to obtain the mandatory certification under this provision
Published on Feb 28, 2025 09:36 PM IST
3-member panel to probe Class 8 student’s death in amusement park: NMMC
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Kailas Shinde said an all-inclusive probe into the incident will be conducted by the committee
Published on Feb 28, 2025 04:36 PM IST
Mumbai fire: Huge blaze erupts on 42nd floor of Salsette 27 building in Byculla
Mumbai fire: There was no report of casualty in the fire that broke out around 10.45am at a residential property in one of the twin buildings of Salette 27.
Updated on Feb 28, 2025 12:58 PM IST
Complainant writes to CBI, CVC against EOW’s closure of Wadhawan case
Sumit Saha protests EOW's closure report on HDIL cheating case, claiming it's influenced and ignores evidence of criminality in his complaint.
Published on Feb 28, 2025 09:28 AM IST
HC disinclined to quash FIR against social media influencer over selfie dispute with cricketer
The Bombay High Court declined to quash the FIR against influencer Sapna Gill related to an altercation with cricketer Prithvi Shaw over a selfie.
Published on Feb 28, 2025 09:14 AM IST
Karuna Nidhi
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