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MUMBAI: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has achieved more than 96% progress on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Road (MTHL) as work is in full swing to complete it by this December.All works related to building the viaduct and barriers are done and now the focus is on asphalting, installation of light poles, CCTV cameras and toll infrastructure.An MMRDA official said, “All the...

NEW DELHI: Merely because the wife is a graduate, she cannot be compelled to work and it cannot be presumed that she is intentionally not working to claim maintenance from her estranged husband, Delhi High Court has said. The court's observation came while dealing with a plea by a man seeking a reduction in interim maintenance payable to his wife from Rs 25,000 per month to Rs 15,000 per month on the...

NEW DELHI: The police on Thursday reported that a 52-year-old man in south Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar area strangled his wife to death during a heated argument over her decision to go to work.According to their son's statement to the police, a heated altercation took place between his parents on Tuesday night.Man stabs wife to death over suspected extramarital affair in Delhi’s Maujpur; arrestedAfter...

MUMBAI: In a move aimed at addressing the persistent backlog in processing Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently announced an extension of the maximum validity period for certain EAD categories to five years.Among the EAD categories covered by this policy announcement are foreign nationals with pending ‘Adjustment of Status...

ULHASNAGAR: A 47-year-old labourer died after a portion of a balcony of a flat collapsed during internal repairing work in Ulhasnagar on Wednesday afternoon.The incident took place at around 1pm at Shiv Palace building situated near Sadhubela College.The deceased was identified as Sairuddin, a resident of Bihar.The fire brigade team found that internal repairing work was going on inside the first-floor...

NEW DELHI: Having decked up Delhi for the G20 Summit, the city government's public works department has begun work to beautify the remaining parts of the national capital. The department has floated a tender for installing three fountains and a statue in central Delhi. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 44.95 lakh. "The fountains will be installed on Ludlow Castle Road, near the red light at...

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant governor V K Saxena has directed civic officials to carry out repair and beautification work in east Delhi areas, officials said on Sunday.The development comes after Saxena visited several areas of east Delhi, including Shashtri Park, Mansarovar Park, Seelampur, Shyam Lal College, Karkardooma, Surajmal Park, and Dilshad Garden.The LG has asked all concerned agencies -- MCD, PWD,...

LUCKNOW: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday urged Sangh functionaries to prioritise work among non-Hindus, in what is being seen as an attempt to be seen as an inclusive organisation instead of just the torchbearer of Hindutva.According to sources, directives to work among non-Hindus Sikhs, Christians, Muslims, Jains and other religions were given to RSS Awadh Prant functionaries during a meeting held...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday evening left for a tour of Ayodhya where he will offer prayers to Lord Ram. Shinde boarded a flight for Lucknow from Mumbai airport. Shinde is accompanied by leaders his Shiv Sena faction, MPs and MLAs, and leaders of ally BJP. It will be Shinde's maiden visit to Ayodhya after taking charge as Maharashtra chief minister in June 2022 and after...

MUMBAI: Mumbai Airport on Tuesday said both its runways will remain temporarily closed for operations for five hours on May 2 as part of the facility's monsoon contingency plan. The scheduled temporary runway closure is an annual exercise and a contingency plan on the same will help maintain operational continuity and ensure passengers' safety, PTI quoted the private airport operator as saying in a...