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Book launch marks 150 years of Dr Bhau Daji Lad museum
The book launched on Tuesday — Mumbai: A City Through Objects, edited by honorary director of the museum Tasneem Zakaria Mehta — is a showcase of 101 artefacts from the museum’s collection
Published on May 17, 2022 11:15 PM IST
Cherylann Mollan
Maharashtra to get central museum tracking the state from pre-historic era
This will be a state-level museum and the largest such facility run by the directorate in Maharashtra.
Published on May 17, 2022 11:14 PM IST
BMC plans ₹280 crore bridge to unclog Worli junction
The 571-metre bridge, at a cost of ₹280 crore, will be constructed over the nullah adjoining Nehru Science Centre, and will not have any project affected persons, or clogged traffic due to construction
Published on May 17, 2022 11:14 PM IST
Eeshanpriya MS
Borivali law college refunds ₹57.6 lakh excess fees charged from students
Mumbai: Nearly six months after the state Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) directed a law college in Borivali to refund excess fees they charged from students, the institute last week deposited ₹57,59,750 with the fee authority
Published on May 17, 2022 11:11 PM IST
FYJC mock registrations to begin on May 23
Following a week of the mock form filling process, the process of registration for admissions will likely begin on May 28.
Published on May 17, 2022 11:10 PM IST
BEST bus drivers go on flash strike
MUMBAI: Scores of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus drivers of wet-leased buses went on the third flash strike on Tuesday, causing a major inconvenience for passengers
Published on May 17, 2022 11:09 PM IST
Aroosa Ahmed
State announces grant for cooperative sugar mills
Sugar mills have also been directed to extend their crushing season, which began on October 15, 2021, till the end of May.
Published on May 17, 2022 11:09 PM IST
RS polls: Sena unlikely to back Sambhaji Raje, to field second candidate
Shiv Sena on Tuesday announced that the party would field two candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections which are slated to be held for six seats from Maharashtra on June 10
Updated on May 17, 2022 10:53 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Ugandan arrested for smuggling cocaine worth ₹7 cr
The zonal officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 690 gram of cocaine worth ₹7 crore, stuffed in 70 capsules, from the man identified as Brandon Sulpisious Migadde
Published on May 17, 2022 09:25 PM IST
Vijay Kumar Yadav
11 years later, PMLA court frames charges against Hasan Ali Khan
Over 11 years after his arrest on money-laundering charges, a special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court on Tuesday framed charges against Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan and set the stage for starting his trial, at a time when the 70-year-old is critically ill and hospitalised
Published on May 17, 2022 08:23 PM IST
Charul Shah, Mumbai
HC refuses pre-arrest bail to school chairman accused of abetting student’s suicide
The chairman was booked after the student took the drastic step, as he was berated and abused by the applicant in front of a teacher
Published on May 17, 2022 06:36 PM IST
K A Y Dodhiya
Sena likens Fadnavis to Vibhishan, calls his Ram bhakti superficial; are you Ravana, asks BJP
Shiv Sena on Tuesday took on leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis over his recent address to north Indians, saying his Ram bhakti was superficial and that he behaved like Vibhishan (younger brother of Ravana)
Updated on May 17, 2022 09:58 PM IST
Swapnil Rawal, Mumbai
Cyber fraudster dupes naval official
Since the complainant was out working on a ship, he was unavailable to record his statement for five months
Updated on May 17, 2022 12:20 PM IST
Vijay Kumar Yadav
CIDCO MD assures to resolve water woes in Kharghar, Taloja by May 31
CIDCO MD chose to address the issue of water scarcity in Kharghar, Taloja on Sunday through his 20-odd tweets; he also informed that a series of actions are being taken to not only end the water supply issue but also augment the overall supply to 484MLD by 2025 end
Published on May 17, 2022 01:15 AM IST
Sameera Kapoor Munshi, Navi Mumbai
At least 4 detained on suspicion of killing buffaloes in Bhiwandi
Bhiwandi Nizampura police have detained a few suspects in the killing of seven buffaloes and injuring 15 others at a cattle shed in Bhiwandi on Saturday; the accused allegedly slit the throats of the buffaloes and cut the veins of their legs
Published on May 17, 2022 01:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bhiwandi
BJP ally Sadabhau Khot praises Ketaki Chitale for ‘bravery’
Sadabhau Khot, former minister and chief of Rayat Kranti Sanghatana, who supported the erstwhile Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Maharashtra, praised Ketaki Chitale on Monday, saying the Marathi actor was a brave woman and did not need anyone’s support
Updated on May 16, 2022 11:52 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Two brothers arrested for gang-raping 20-year-old woman
Police officers said while one of them raped the woman, the other filmed a video and threatened to circulate it if she revealed the incident to anyone
Published on May 16, 2022 11:30 PM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Ravi Pujari’s confession offers a glimpse of the gangster’s descent into Mumbai’s underworld
Pujari’s statement also revealed that Guru Satam, a wanted criminal, was in Durban in South Africa while gangster Prasad Pujari was in China. Prasad Pujari is wanted in several extortion cases and attempt to murder cases
Published on May 16, 2022 11:26 PM IST
BMC to restore 200-year-old Khotachiwadi neighbourhood with its heritage charm
With this project, the civic body hopes to revive a sense of community among the residents of the gaothan (hamlet) dwarfed by high-rises in the heart of South Mumbai
Published on May 16, 2022 11:22 PM IST
Eeshanpriya MS
BMC yet to complete even 50% of desilting works: Opposition
The leaders have said that with only two weeks left this month, the BMC administration has not been able to finish even 50% of the pre-monsoon desilting works
Updated on May 16, 2022 11:19 PM IST
Pratip Acharya
CM Uddhav Thackeray lauds BMC over Covid-19 management
The handling of Covid-19 in Mumbai is expected to be a major part of Sena’s campaign for the BMC election, which is expected to be held in a few months.
Published on May 16, 2022 10:58 PM IST
207 bodies lying unclaimed in 10 mortuaries since Feb 2021
Mumbai On February 17, Parmeshwar Kotake allegedly killed his 30-year-old neighbour in Dahisar’s Shankarwadi
Updated on May 16, 2022 10:52 PM IST
Megha Sood
Post on Pawar: Police seize actor Ketaki Chitale’s phone, laptop; three FIRs in Mumbai
A crime branch team on Monday took Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale to her residence in Navi Mumbai and seized her mobile phone and laptop
Updated on May 16, 2022 11:37 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Thane/mumbai
State gives approval to Adani’s new transmission line
State government has given approvals to Adani Electricity Mumbai Infra Limited for the 1,000 MW HVDC Kudus-Aarey Transmission line project
Published on May 16, 2022 10:16 PM IST
Fraudsters use Tata Hospital director’s name to dupe patients, second cyber attack in a month
For the second time in less than a month, cyber fraudsters created a fake account of Tata Memorial Centre’s director Dr Rajendra Badwe
Published on May 16, 2022 10:06 PM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Shiv Sena, Congress hit back at Devendra Fadnavis over Hindutva attack
A day after leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis launched a frontal attack on the Shiv Sena and accused it of diluting its commitment to Hindutva for the sake of power, the ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has responded with a similar offensive
Published on May 16, 2022 09:48 PM IST
27 years on, homebuyers to get 7 times the price of undelivered flats
Mumbai: About 27 years after they booked flats in a residential project at Kopar Khairane in Navi Mumbai, two residents of Lokhandwala will receive amounts equal to seven times the price of the flats as the builder failed to complete the project and handover over ready flats
Updated on May 16, 2022 09:48 PM IST
Covid cases will rise but no need to panic yet, say officials
According to authorities, cases will keep slightly increasing due to various factors, but there is yet no reason to panic as hospitalisations are still under control
Published on May 16, 2022 09:22 PM IST
Panvel-Uran coastal road to subsume 75 hectares of mangroves
The first phase of the project will connect Amra Marg to MTHL across 7.02 km, including a 1.2 km Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) link
Published on May 16, 2022 09:17 PM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
