MUMBAI: The Mumbai police received a threat call about a bomb planted at Mumbai International Airport, on Sunday.However, probe found that it was a hoax call.Police said that a hoax call was made saying there was a bomb in a blue bag at the airport.Soon, police officers and bomb squad team rushed to the airport and carried out investigation, however, nothing was found."Nothing was found during the...
MUMBAI: On the fifth day of the Ganpati festival in Mumbai, a total of 8,198 idols were immersed in beaches and artificial ponds, according to an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This included 61 'Sarvjanik' Ganeshas, 7,398 household idols, and 739 Gauri idols. The immersions took place at designated beaches and artificial ponds organized by the civic body until 6pm, and...
Somit Sen, Editor-Transport, Energy at The Times of India, Mumbai. He covers stories on Power beat in Maharashtra and on Oil & Gas. He also covers RTO, transport ministry, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, interstate transport (trucks/tempos) and the fleetcabs.Read More!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) {...
MUMBAI: After the Supreme Court last week pulled up Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar over the Shiv Sena MLAs disqualification case, the Shiv Sena (UBT) said on Friday it will move the SC seeking disqualification of three rebel Sena MLCs including the legislative council's deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe. Gorhe joined CM Eknath Shinde's group in July this year.Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab said...
MUMBAI: BEST officials on Thursday said that as the old double deckers have phased out, the target set for the year end is a minimum 100 electric AC double deckers in the fleet. This could increase daily ridership to 40lakh. Total 35 new electric AC double deckers have been procured from Switch Mobility so far, 15 of which, will soon be deployed in suburbs to cater to Bandra Kurla complex, Santacruz and...
MUMBAI: The state has confirmed 16 cases of scrub typhus, a bacterial disease spread by infected mite bites, in three districts: Aurangabad, Jalna, and Buldhana. With several states in India grappling with an outbreak of this disease, the Maharashtra public health department has alerted all districts to increase surveillance.Officials say most cases have been identified and treated at Dr Hedgewar...
In an ambitious vision for a cyclist's haven in Mumbai, six years ago city planners dreamt of nearly 70km of interconnected cycle tracks, crisscrossing the bustling metropolis from Mulund to Vile Parle, and from Ghatkopar to Bandra. This visionary project was to liberate cyclists from their perilous everyday dance with chaotic and dangerous traffic. But less than 20km of disjointed tracks have...
MUMBAI: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court while denying bail to Salim Qureshi, an alleged aide of fugitive gangster Chhota Shakeel, held that there was ample prima facie evidence to show his involvement in unlawful terror activities that are continued by wanted accused Dawood Ibrahim and Shakeel who manage their nefarious acts in India, from abroad, via associates like him.Quereshi,...
MUMBAI: A crew member lost his life due to electrocution on the shooting sets of a daily soap serial located in Goregaon area of Mumbai. The deceased has been identified as Mahendra Yadav, reported news agency ANI quoting police.Speaking on the matter, Suresh Shyamal Gupta, the President of the All Indian Cine Workers Association, mentioned that the deceased who tragically suffered electrocution was...
MUMBAI: With a controversy surrounding the cutting and transplantation of 389 trees in Malabar Hill area for the repair of the century-old water tank, a meeting of local residents along with BMC officials and local MLA and guardian minister MP Lodha was held at the civic headquarters on Monday. Citizens and local activists opposing the chopping of trees joined the meeting virtually. There are 906 trees...
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