City
For Mumbai Mayors, political battles have traditionally been fought across the aisle – the Opposition attacks, the Mayor defends. But six months into Ritu Tawde’s tenure, the Mayor is increasingly finding herself…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
City
Mumbai: Kalachowki police have registered two separate cases against social media users for allegedly circulating provocative and unverified videos linked to a clash in the Lalbaug-Parel area during an Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi procession on…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
City
The Bombay High Court has called for “war-footing” action by the BMC and citizens to make Mumbai cleaner and healthier, stressing that waste management and public hygiene are a collective responsibility. The…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
City
Commissioned on August 30, 1966, Indore’s 132 kV Pologround (Chambal) EHT Substation has completed 60 years of service. Starting with a single 10 MVA transformer, it now operates with 176 MVA capacity…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
City
As many as 67 pilgrims from Maharashtra who were stranded in Nepal after the flash floods remained untraceable, with their families awaiting news of their loved ones. Maharashtra government on Sunday said…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
City
A day after Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil resumed his indefinite fast at Antarwali Sarati, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the government is open to discussing constitutionally valid and…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
City
Through menstrual health education and personal hygiene programmes, Mumbai-based CACR is working with children, schools and communities to challenge taboos and encourage lasting behavioural change CACR collaborates with government schools across Mumbai,…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
City
Two youths died after entering an underground BSNL duct in Nigdi Pradhikaran, Pimpri-Chinchwad, with police probing a possible cable theft motive. Manoj Shinde, 26, and Amol Shinde, 19, were rescued from the…
By Sohail Khan · 30 Aug
City
BJP MLA Pravin Darekar announced a major campaign to promote self-redevelopment of housing societies across Mumbai. Speaking in Borivali, he said 1,600 proposals have been received and loans sanctioned to 46 societies…
By Sohail Khan · 30 Aug
City
Around 500 Powai residents staged a silent protest against what they called unplanned commercial development without adequate infrastructure. Organised by Powai Action Forum, the march demanded a cumulative impact assessment of projects…
By Sohail Khan · 30 Aug