In September, 128 artists, led by 12 lead artists, had painted the walls of Thakurli station to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

ACP Rajendra Trivedi, earlier posted in Sion division, had challenged the order transferring him to the Local Arms Unit of the Mumbai Police on August 7.

Currently, one AC local plies between Churchgate and Virar stations on the Western Railway (WR). The train is popular, especially during the peak hours.

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Elaborating on what the Navy deemed as “indecent activities”, an officer said: “Viraat is part of our heritage and we wouldn’t permit she being converted into a casino or a gambling den or any such activities.”

Fire engines were diverted towards Dindoshi and by 10.44 pm bigger trees in the area caught fire. No one is reported to be injured in the incident but heavy damage to the forest is feared. The cause of the blaze is not known yet.

After inspection by the fire brigade’s officials, 84 housing societies were served notices to comply with fire safety rules within a stipulated time. If the housing societies fail to comply with the rules, the department will send a prosecution notice.

NGO Deepak Seva Sangh Parksite from Vikhroli (West) had approached the Authority in January, alleging that Vilas Jadhav, senior inspector of Park Site police station and Akhilesh Singh, DCP of Zone VII, had stalled a probe into its complaint.

An officer linked to the case said the complainant had completed her MBBS from Tver State Medical Academy in Russia in 2015. She returned to India and was interning at a Mumbai-based hospital and wanted to do her MD.

The five-month-long study, which began last month, will also include interviews with members of internal committees at workplaces and members of local committees in some of the districts, including Mumbai and Pune.

Currently, JNPT can scan 7 to 10 per cent of the containers that come in daily. Officials from the Customs Department at JNPT are hopeful of cutting down the processing time of trucks and improving ranking in the ease of doing business category.

The chief minister-led general administration department has cancelled Tukaram Mundhe’s latest posting as a joint secretary with the planning department.

Scholar and author Dr Sadanand More tells The Indian Express why Maratha reservation is necessary in today’s Maharashtra.

According to the prosecution, Kesade was addicted to alcohol, suspicious of his wife’s character and he would also beat her up.

Stating that they were not pressing for reservation, Anand Dave said that they were only asking for a survey of the community to find out its social and economic status.

After finding that 122 establishments did not have registration, the FDA issued notices to the food aggregator portals — Swiggy, Zomato, Foodpanda, and Uber Eats — which delivered food from these outlets.

At event organised by north Indian body, says ‘prefer youth of Maharashtra’.

The airline is now left with around 30 routes in the Northeast, Kolkata and Gujarat. The ministry has given it an ultimatum of one month to operate regular flight services to these routes.

According to weather website, Skymet, dry and warm easterly winds are blowing over Mumbai, hence, the days are warm while the nights are cool.

The research, undertaken by Samira Rathod Design under the aegis of SIRCLE (Spade India Research Cell) found 3,213 trees and 60 significant species in the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan also known as Rani Baug in Byculla.

A fire brigade senior official said, “The fire started in the electrical cabin on the ground floor and heavy smoke engulfed the upper floors where more than 60 people got trapped.”

As per the scheme, a software will identify vacant houses at police quarters every month and a list of would be released in the first week. The police personnel would be allowed to apply for these houses until the 10th of the month.

While the 32-km-long Metro 4 corridor is being funded by Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the MMRDA has decided to take loans from domestic banks for its extension.

It has recommended that a new act be created based on the existing requirements for efficient governance, said a source.