Mumbai: Bombay high court has directed three housing societies in Andheri (east) to forthwith remove three structures obstructing the opening of a development plan road connecting Sahar Road and Sai Mandir Road.Justice Milind Jadhav on Monday said the DP Road is bound to "ameliorate and redress congestion and legitimate grievances" of residents of nearby areas who will benefit not only in terms of...
Thane: Subhash Singh Thakur, serving a life term in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehgarh Central Jail for the sensational JJ Hospital killings of 1993, has been arrested by Maharashtra police for the contract killing of a builder in Virar in 2022.Thakur, who was sentenced by a special TADA court in Mumbai in 2000 for the 1993 case, was produced in the Thane court a day after Mira-Bhayander-Vasai Virar (MBVV)...
NCP-SP gears up for civic polls, to contest all corporations MUMBAI: Laying out its election strategy ahead of the forthcoming municipal elections, the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) on Monday said it will contest all municipal corporations across Maharashtra, positioning itself as a people-centric alternative focused on urban governance and civic issues.The party welcomed the...
MUMBAI: As the city heads for civic polls, a recent report on the performance of corporators from the final year of the BMC House (2017-2021) paints a stark picture of underperformance. The findings, released by the Praja Foundation, reveal that only two out of 220 evaluated corporators earned an ‘A’ grade, while the majority fell short of expectations. Grade Breakdown A (80-100 marks): 2...
Mumbai: A woman, on behalf of her seven-year-old autistic twins, has moved the Bombay high court challenging the refusal by an Andheri West school to admit them under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act.Rita Joshi, an advocate practising in the HC, has challenged the school's "unlawful and discriminatory" refusal to admit and integrate her twin sons despite their duly...
Mumbai: Metro Line 9, whose first phase is set to open shortly, will begin operations without platform screen doors (PSDs), making it the first Metro corridor since the launch of Metro Line 1 in 2014 to do so. All metro corridors commissioned after Line 1—including Metro Lines 2A and 7 (Andheri–Gundavali) and the underground Metro Line 3 (Aarey–Cuffe Parade)—are equipped with PSDs.The...
Candidates in Mumbai's R North ward face challenges including depleted mangrove cover and a polluted river, alongside issues of poor walkability and delayed hospital inauguration MUMBAI: Rapidly depleting mangrove cover and a once-glorious river now reduced to a nullah pose a dual challenge for candidates keen to contest in the R North ward. Located at the northernmost tip of the city, the areas of...
Mumbai: With an eye on the polls to 29 municipal corporations in the state, the urban development department has sanctioned funds worth Rs 111.6 crore as a "special provision for the development of basic amenities in municipal corporations", over half of which is for BMC.It issued 15 govt resolutions on Saturday sanctioning the release of the funds. Once the polls are declared and the model code of...
Mumbai: The state government on Saturday cancelled the registration of Shree Hanumat Vidya Mandir in Vasai East for both Hindi and English mediums following an inquiry into the death of a Class 6 student Kajal Gaud (13) on Nov 14 at J J Hospital, a week after she was made to do 100 sit-ups with her schoolbag on her back by her class teacher for being late to school by 10 minutes. The school cannot...
Supriya Sule extends best wishes ahead of Lionel Messi's Mumbai event MUMBAI: Argentine football legend Lionel Messi reached Mumbai for his "GOAT India Tour 2025". NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule extended her best wishes to the fans and the people of Maharashtra, while stressing the importance of safety."I wish them good luck, and I hope it all happens well and everybody who comes to see Messi is very safe,"...
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