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61-year-old run over by speeding dumper after dropping grandson off at school
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:49 AM IST
The biker sustained minor injuries in the accident, which was the result of a speeding dumper hitting the bike from behind while trying to overtake it near Sambhaji Garden in Mulund East. The biker lost his balance and fell to his left whereas, the pillion rider fell to his right and on the road, came under the rear wheel of the dumper and was crushed to death. The driver of the dumper has been arrested.
Manish K Pathak
Hold assembly elections to end political crisis, says Raj Thackeray
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said it pained him to see the fight for the name of Shiv Sena and the symbol between the two factions, and the solution to the current political crisis arising out of it would be to hold assembly polls immediately
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Yogesh Naik, Mumbai
‘Four-year degree programme can start in colleges with a research centre’
Mumbai: While the state government announced the implementation of a four-year degree programme - in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) - from the coming academic year, not all colleges will be able to implement the same due to a lack of resources
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Parking attendant outside Bandra station assaulted with iron rod
MUMBAI: A parking attendant at the pay-and-park outside Bandra station was allegedly beaten up with an iron rod by a commuter on Tuesday following an argument over parking spots
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Bachchu Kadu apologises over ‘stray dog’ remark
After Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conveyed his anguish to chief minister Eknath Shinde over MLA Bachchu Kadu’s ‘send stray dogs to Assam’ remark, the Prahar Janashakti Party leader has withdrawn his statement and apologised
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Malvani slums to be redeveloped like Dharavi Project
The 1,200-acre land mass of Malvani, known for its large slum colonies, will be developed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on the lines of the Dharavi redevelopment project
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Yogesh Naik, Mumbai
Worli jogger accident: Driver claims he was not under influence of alcohol at the time of accident
Meanwhile, Merchant was produced before the Dadar Metropolitan Magistrate court on Wednesday. The court remanded the 23-year-old Tardeo resident to judicial custody for 14 days after which the accused filed for bail. The court posted his plea for hearing on Thursday
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:37 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Touts use ‘Covid’ to book railway tickets
Mumbai: Following the rise in demand for long-distance train tickets in view of summer vacations, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the commercial department of the Western Railway (WR) have intensified crackdown on touts and agents selling illegal tickets
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Shashank Rao
Fraud dupes gym owner of ₹1.75 lakh by promising supplements at low rates
MUMBAI: A gym owner was allegedly duped of ₹1
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:35 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Oppo senior executive arrested in ₹19-crore tax fraud
MUMBAI: The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department on Tuesday arrested a senior executive of a Chinese smartphone maker for purportedly availing input tax credit (ITC) of ₹19 crore on fake invoices
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:35 AM IST
Eknath Shinde mulls Ambernath-Badlapur corporation; BJP MLA wants separate local bodies
Chief minister Eknath Shinde is contemplating forming a new municipal corporation for the Ambernath-Badlapur area which is currently governed by two municipal councils
Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
TISS permits Bhagat Singh Memorial Lecture with rider
Mumbai: Following a midnight protest by the students, the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) has given permission to the Bhagat Singh Memorial Lecture (BSML) scheduled for March 23
Updated on Mar 23, 2023 12:32 AM IST
Niraj Pandit
Bandra U-bridge accident: 17-year-old biker booked for negligent driving
MUMBAI: The minor biker who fell from a height of around 40 feet from the U-bridge in Bandra on March 8, which killed the pillion rider, has been booked for causing death by negligence
Published on Mar 22, 2023 10:46 PM IST
Bizman, aide booked for trying to extort ₹1.50 cr from Wadala resident
MUMBAI: The police on Monday registered an FIR based on a complaint by a 56-year-old businessman from Wadala, alleging that a Mira Road-based businessman along with his associate allegedly threatened to kill him and his family and demanded an amount of ₹1
Published on Mar 22, 2023 10:46 PM IST
Vijay Kumar Yadav
Over 99% health workers with Vasai Virar corporation are on contract, RTI data finds
Even 14 years after its formation, the health department of the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) is being run by contractual employees
Published on Mar 22, 2023 10:08 PM IST
Megha Sood and Somita Pal, Mumbai
Five more arrested in Ketamine, Viagra smuggling case
The contraband material and the banned medicine were being smuggled to Australia and UK by courier, police officials said, adding that they suspect the involvement of some more persons in the smuggling racket and are looking for them
Published on Mar 22, 2023 07:51 PM IST
Manish K Pathak
‘Saathi’ brings NGOs together
From providing free cataract operations to raising awareness on plants and animals, a unique NGO Mela ‘Saathi’ was organised by the students and Rotaract Club members of ATLAS SkillTech University in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on March 18
Published on Mar 22, 2023 06:59 PM IST
Shinde asks Chahal to prepare report on building toilets, drinking water facilities at gardens, parks
Chief minister Eknath Shinde has directed BMC commissioner I S Chahal to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on providing basic amenities at the gardens, parks and playgrounds in the city
Published on Mar 22, 2023 06:53 PM IST
Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Fadnavis orders SIT probe into Satara medical college admission racket
A racket allegedly helped students with fake mark sheets to get admissions at a private medical college in Maharashtra’s Satara district
Published on Mar 22, 2023 01:02 PM IST
Mumbai: Police seek license suspension in 2 accident cases
Rajalakshmi Vijay Ramakrishnan, a CEO, was killed on Sunday morning after a car hit her while she was jogging near Worli Dairy
Published on Mar 22, 2023 11:41 AM IST
Gudi Padwa 2023: Mumbai traffic updates ahead of Raj Thackeray's rally in Dadar
Gudi Padwa rally: Adequate police force will be deployed at the venue as thousands of party supporters are expected to attend the event, the official said.
Updated on Mar 22, 2023 10:07 AM IST
We want our footpaths back, say citizens
As BMC continues to duck High Court orders to clear the walkways, Mumbaikars play hop-skip-and-jump between road and footpath. Citizens brave the uneven roads to accompany Team HT on a test drive across the city and suburbs
Updated on Mar 22, 2023 07:56 PM IST
Jeet Mashru, Niraj Pandit, Shashank Rao and Sajana Nambiar
CPS inquiry: Nitin Gadkari demands medical education secretary’s transfer
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has written to chief secretary Manukumar Srivastava seeking transfer of medical education secretary Ashwini Joshi, days after shooting his first letter in which he had accused her of creating impediment to the work carried out by the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS)
Updated on Mar 22, 2023 01:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
EC holds hearing to review NCP’s ‘national party’ status
“The election commission takes a review (of national status) every five years. A hearing for the same was held today,” senior NCP leader Praful Patel, who attended the hearing at EC’s Delhi office, said. Patel, however, did not elaborate on details of the hearing.
Published on Mar 22, 2023 12:59 AM IST
Faisal Malik and Deeksha Bhardwaj
19 hectares of land to be reclaimed at Versova Beach for fishing harbour
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Fisheries Development Corporation (MFDC) has proposed to reclaim just over 19 hectares of land from the sea at Versova Beach, for setting up a fishing harbour under the Centre’s Sagarmala initiative
Published on Mar 22, 2023 12:59 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Forest dept. on alert for stray Indian bison seen in Matheran
The animal was first seen in the woods near popular tourist spot Louisa Point, on the morning of March 19, after which it was seen about 3kms away at Maldoonga Point late on March 20 (the animal’s last confirmed location).
Published on Mar 22, 2023 12:59 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Double parking: Private bus operators cry foul over traffic police action
The association of private bus operators has written to education minister Deepak Kesarkar, who holds the additional charge of transport, alleging that their buses are being arbitrarily stopped and action taken against the drivers in the name of double parking even while they are waiting for a traffic signal or exiting a fuel station
Published on Mar 22, 2023 12:59 AM IST
Shashank Rao, Mumbai
Mumbai sees wettest March day in 17 years
The city saw widespread showers in the early hours of Tuesday, with the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) base weather station recording 17mm of rain as of 8:30am, while the station in Colaba saw 25mm of rain
Updated on Mar 22, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
75-year-old woman from Parel loses ₹10 Lakh to cyber frauds
Under the pretext of sending some provident fund money to her account, the fraudsters tricked the elderly woman into downloading an app, enabling screen share option, sharing debit card details and then tricked her of her money. The woman filed a complaint with the police after which FIR was registered.
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 05:07 PM IST
Vijay Kumar Yadav
Dawoodi Bohras take up challenge of memorising Quran
The Dawoodi Bohra community has institutionalised a practice that its spiritual leader Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin has often expressed a desire for: ‘Hifz Quran’ or a memorisation of the Quran by as many community members as possible
Updated on Mar 22, 2023 12:41 PM IST
Linah Baliga
