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Taxi driver death: Two booked for negligence

MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- Nearly three weeks after a 63-year-old taxi driver died when his vehicle plunged into the sea off a dilapidated bridge near Bhaucha Dhakka in Mazgaon, the police have booked two empl... Read More


Maha orders crackdown on illegal app-based bike taxis after fatal crash

Pune/Navi Mumbai, Dec. 4 -- State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday ordered a sweeping crackdown on app-based bike taxi platforms, directing officials to file criminal cases against compa... Read More


Errors delay Panvel voters' list publication

Navi Mumbai, Dec. 4 -- A spiralling controversy over irregularities in the voters' list has forced the Panvel administration to reverify thousands of entries, pushing back the publication of polling s... Read More


Cooper Hospital gets a new dean

MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- BMC has appointed Dr Devidas Shetty as the new dean of HBT Medical College and Dr. R. N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital. Shetty previously served as the hospital's medical superin... Read More


Boost for Mumbai rail: New Parel terminus, LTT expansion cleared

MUMBAI, Dec. 3 -- Two long-pending projects are finally gathering momentum, paving the way for more long-distance trains to serve Mumbai - the expansion of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and a new rail... Read More


Raj Bhavan to be renamed Lok Bhavan in maha

Mumbai, Dec. 3 -- Raj Bhavan, the governor's residence, in Maharashtra will now be officially called 'Maharashtra Lok Bhavan', following guidelines issued by the union government. Acharya Devvrat, the... Read More


State seeks to recover Rs.1 cr dues for Sunburn fest

MUMBAI, Dec. 3 -- With the next episode of popular music festival, Sunburn, scheduled in Mumbai for December 20, the organisers have been told by the state government to cough up pending dues totallin... Read More


Uber booked for bike taxi accident

Mumbai, Dec. 3 -- Three days after a 49-year-old woman died when a truck hit the Uber bike taxi she was travelling on, the police have registered a case against the directors of the ride-sharing compa... Read More


Soon, community farm under WEH flyover

MUMBAI, Dec. 3 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the BMC is set to allow locals to adopt and cultivate spaces beneath the Western Express Highway flyover in Vile Parle East for an urban farming pr... Read More


'32k names added to voter list after deadline'

Mumbai, Dec. 3 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday alleged that more than 32,000 names were added to Mumbai's electoral rolls after the July 1 registration deadline for the upcoming... Read More