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Interstate bus terminals to come up at 5 defunct octroi nakas in city

MUMBAI, June 6 -- In a bid to reduce traffic congestion in the city, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday issued directives to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to work on redevelopin... Read More


BMC to build Rs.9.9-cr rd to bridge Worli gap

MUMBAI, June 6 -- The BMC will construct a 320-metre-long promenade and road between Lotus Jetty and Samudra Mahal Building in Worli at an estimated cost of around Rs.9.9 crore, aimed at completing th... Read More


234 homes, shops razed in Mulund for GMLR work

Mumbai, June 6 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday demolished 234 residential and commercial structures at Amar Nagar-Khindipada in Mulund, intensifying efforts to clear land for... Read More


BMC clears consultant for 'Participate Mumbai'

MUMBAI, June 6 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) plan to launch "Participate Mumbai", a citywide citizen-engagement and corporate social responsibility (CSR) platform aimed at channell... Read More


Fraudster poses as official to pocket minority scholarships

MUMBAI, June 6 -- An unidentified man has been booked by the Nerul police for allegedly creating fake student records and fraudulently claiming Central government scholarship funds meant for minority ... Read More


Will increasing lack of curiosity make us stupider?

India, June 6 -- Biju Dominic keeps coming back to the same idea: we're becoming less curious. His analogy is simple. Think of a librarian anywhere in the world-they had the most access to knowledge b... Read More


State govt bets on Rs.16.7L-cr data centre push

Mumbai, June 6 -- An ambitious Rs.16.7 lakh crore plan is underway to develop the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) into the country's leading data centre hub. In addition to the existing 20 data centr... Read More


Family blames hospital delay in toddler's snakebite death

Thane, June 6 -- A three-year-old boy who was bitten by a venomous snake while playing at his home in Ambernath died on Friday, while his family accused doctors at Ulhasnagar Central Hospital of delay... Read More


Rs.16L payout over woman's death after childbirth in ambulance

Mumbai, June 6 -- The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) on Thursday recommended that the state government pay compensation of Rs.16 lakh to the family of a 23-year-old woman from Nandu... Read More


DRI seizes 522 kg cannabis worth Rs.2.6 crore, 2 held

Mumbai, June 6 -- In an intelligence-led operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 522.55 kilogram of cannabis (ganja), valued at around Rs.2.61 crore, in Nagpur from two mem... Read More