
The BMC, Asia’s largest civic body, is gearing up for its elections on January 15, with results expected the following day.

This alarming irregularity surfaced during a routine vigilance drive by the health department. According to a district information officer’s release, the recent scrutiny followed a Maharashtra government mandate to annul illegal registrations.

Mumbai’s road transport system has been under immense pressure because of the city’s rapid growth and the continuously increasing number of commuters.

Local bodies have been directed to intensify animal birth control and anti-rabies vaccination programmes, he said in a written reply.

The man, who works as an accountant and lives in the Wagle Estate area here, suffered injuries in the incident which occurred on Monday and was hospitalised, they said.

Minister Atul Save addressed the legislative assembly, highlighting the need for mandatory certificate verification to ensure the authenticity and integrity of benefits distribution.

Special MCOCA court judge V G Mohite, in the order on November 26, ruled that the entire chain of evidence – from identification to recoveries – suffered from major legal and procedural lapses.

The bus lane would be kept continuously red and would be CCTV-monitored

The racket was being run from a cattle shed, where two individuals were arrested on Wednesday.

The raid was conducted by a 105-member team comprising personnel from the crime branch and officials of wireless, drone, surveillance, and cyber sections.

Congress has announced it will contest the Mumbai civic polls independently and will take along ‘like-minded’ parties.

The woman was found dead near a bridge construction site on the highway on November 13.

Maharashtra will hold its local body elections on December 2 with major parties competing for 6,859 seats. Results will be declared on December 3.

The Ladki Bahin Yojana E-KYC deadline is coming soon, and the state has urged all eligible women to finish their verification. The scheme offers ₹1,500 monthly support to qualifying beneficiaries.

KDMC has revised its Mothagaon rail overbridge plan in Dombivli, expanding it to four lanes. The Rs 170 crore project will reduce Dombivli-Thane travel time to just 25 minutes.

The police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) initiated the case following a detailed inquiry prompted by a complaint from Anil Dron, a veteran Chartered Accountant based in Kandivali, Mumbai.

The government has delegated powers to approve the artificial sand, or M-Sand (manufactured sand), units to district collectors, who can now sanction up to 100 such units, an increase from the earlier cap of 50.

A 41-year-old financial consultant, the complainant in the case, lives with his wife and other family members in the Thakur Village area of Kandivali.

Speaking at the AIIFA Steelex 2025 conclave in Mumbai, he emphasized the state’s commitment to align with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for India’s Green Steel Mission.

Bhujbal, who voiced his critique during a visit to Latur district, insists this threatens the existing Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota.

The accused particularly targeted long-distance train passengers, who carry valuables and avoid lodging a complaint, at stations like Mumbai Central, Dadar, Kurla, Bandra Terminus, Borivali, Thane, Kalyan and Panvel, a GRP official said.

The family said that on October 11, 2021, a speeding MSRTC bus collided with Jadhav’s motorcycle from behind near Chimbali Phata in Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune, killing him on the spot.

Bhujbal, who has been opposing reservation to Marathas under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, alleged that the word ‘eligible’ has been removed from the new government resolution (GR) on quota.

Jarange has been on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai since Friday, asserting he would not leave the metropolis till the Maratha community is given a reservation.

The FDA’s also bringing in some heavy-duty lab gear fancy FTIR spectroscopy machines called Milkoscan.