The Kennedy Sea-Face was named after Sir Micheal Kennedy, who then headed the city’s public works department (PWD), Bharat Gothoskar, founder of Khaki Heritage Foundation, said.

The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) had started the work on September 13.

For the first time, applications for the examination were accepted online through Saral portal this year

Claiming that almost all the projects he had embarked upon in the last financial year were either already completed or were in progress, Jaiswal said: “We have delivered on most of the promises and this year, we will ensure that everything else, like the multi-specialty hospital in Mumbra, will be finished within this year.”

In Mumbai, Darade will be in-charge of big ticket projects. He will also oversee the implementation of the civic Budget. 

The court was hearing a petition filed by Awaaz Foundation and others, raising the issue of noise pollution during various religious festivals.

Pieces of plastic bottle, metal balls and a jute fuse have been found from the spot, sources said. 

Fire fighting system defunct, owner to get notice

Satvatighaleh allegedly confessed to immigration officers that he paid $2,000 to a travel agent in Tehran for the Japanese visa and that he was aware it was fake.

Meanwhile, more tarpaulin sheets were distributed among villagers in and around Dhundalwadi, civic officials said

While the Mall lies within a five km radius of the Yeoor forests, this was the first time that a leopard had strayed into the area.

In March last year, around 40,000 farmers had undertaken a march towards Mumbai to stage a protest outside the state Legislature against the government’s response to the distress in the farm sector. The farmers’ “long march” had been called by Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha, which is affiliated to the CPI(M).

The revised guidelines laid down by the ministry also state that the RoFR would be exercised only in case the vessel being offered for charter by the lowest bidder has been built outside India and for any bidder to exercise RoFR, his bid should be within the Margin of Purchase Preference, which will be 20 per cent of lowest bidder.

The complainant, Sahadur Badlu Pal, was planning a vacation to Mussoorie, Nainital and Jim Corbett national park with his three friends and their families, when he came across the website on the Internet.

The survey evaluated the top eight markets of India, including Mumbai, and noted that in other cities — including the National Capital Region and the IT hubs of Bengaluru and Hyderabad — also, there has been an improvement in demand for affordable housing.

Shaikh allegedly entered the compartment and refused to leave despite the woman reminding him that it was a ladies coach. The police said that Shaikh shut one of the compartment doors and started walking towards the woman, who jumped out of the other door.

The seven spots will have 3,098 metre drainage system of which work on 2,613 metre has been already completed by the civic body. The BMC seeks to complete work on stormwater drain augmentation, construction of additional drains, addition of floodgates, remodeling of drains, and culvert up-gradation, among others.

While the final estimates of the burden this would put on the exchequer are being worked out, government sources admitted the sop’s total worth may well go over Rs 3,000 crore.

Rane used a popular Marathi phrase to describe the coming together of the two warring allies. “Tujhe majhe jamane, tujyashivay karmena (They can’t get along, but can’t survive without each other either).”

The editorial said there is still resentment among the people over the Pulwama attack in which at least 40 CRPF personnel were killed last week. “Still, if somebody is making election speeches in political rallies, it is bound to face criticism,” the editorial said.

A proposal to upgrade facilities at M T Agarwal Hospital will be tabled before a standing committee for its approval Wednesday, sources said.

According to the police, one of the accused, arrested on Tuesday, used to run a Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendra in Mulund. “The other accused had procured fake school passing certificates and obtained fake certificates of diploma in pharmacy,” said Nitin Thakre, Senior Inspector, Crime Branch Unit-I.

The incident allegedly took place at the house of the accused woman, who had thrown a birthday party for the victim, on February 13. A case was lodged after the victim filed a police complaint on Monday.

According to BMC officials, slum residents damage or tamper with the meters to pay less for the water supply