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‘Doctor, one prescription please…’
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:30 AM IST
India has more than six lakh medical representatives. They are described as the interface between doctors and pharma. Traditionally graduates from a variety of backgrounds took up this job but recently pharmacy and management graduates are preferred
Sanjay Nagral
Virar-Dahanu railway expansion work hits roadblock due to lack of supporting docs
The Centre has deferred CRZ clearances for quadrupling the Virar-Dahanu railway line due to insufficient information provided by the MRVC. The project, part of phase III of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project, involves laying two additional tracks to increase services on the route. The project has already received clearances from the MCZMA and forest authorities. The delay in permissions will affect connectivity in the extended suburbs on the Western Line.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Dwelling in the ‘Anthroposea’
In the Anthropocene, human impact on the planet must be confronted head-on. Let’s start with Mumbai’s seas that pose a significant predicament for the city’s futures. Garbage, plastics and oil spectacularly make their appearance on the shores of Mumbai, particularly in the monsoon
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:26 AM IST
25-year-old arrested for hoax call about bomb blast in train
Officers from the Juhu police station said that the Control Room had received a phone call at 5.33 am on Sunday. The caller informed the officials that a bomb was going to be set off in a train. When asked as to which route the concerned train would take, the caller said that it is the one that travels across Kurla, Thane, Kalyan and the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Megha Sood, Mumbai
5 Congress workers held for throwing ink at BMC official
Five Congress workers, including a youth-wing president, were arrested for throwing ink at a BMC executive engineer during a protest in Mumbai.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:24 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
Saamana slams Fadnavis for calling Bhide as ‘Guruji’
Shiv Sena's newspaper criticizes Maharashtra deputy CM Fadnavis for referring to right-wing leader Bhide as "guruji" and accuses Bhide of trying to disrupt social harmony.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:23 AM IST
Mumbai’s Ganpati Bappa will now be Canadacha Raja
Called “Canadacha Raja”, the idol is being sent to an event agency named Blue Peacock Entertainment, the organisers of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav in Toronto. They plan to celebrate the festival this year on a huge scale with the help of city officials.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:25 AM IST
Promised SRA flats in 2006, residents are still stuck in a transit camp
As with any project that goes into redevelopment, several senior citizens here have spent the last leg of their lives waiting for a new home. “When am I going to see this house with my own eyes before I leave it to my daughter?” asked 80-year-old Kamla Mishra, who lives alone in a room on the first floor
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Sabah Virani
How many Dy CMs does the BJP want, mocks Thackeray
Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray was speaking at a joint meeting of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Sambhaji Brigade at Rang Sharda in Bandra West.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Selfie with potholes: VVMC gets 1,097 responses, but menace continues to haunt commuters
According to the VVMC officials, the WhatsApp number received selfies from various roads in Vasai, Nalasopara and Virar. Of the three areas, more than 50% of the photos they received since July 25 belong to several locations in Nalasopara, they said
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:20 AM IST
Megha Sood
Amidst talks of further split in NCP, cabinet expansion likely next week
The cabinet expansion of the coalition government in Maharashtra is likely to take place next week amid speculations of a further split in the NCP. Union home minister Amit Shah discussed the issue with key leaders of the coalition government, including chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. There were speculations about NCP president Jayant Patil joining the rebel group led by Ajit Pawar, but Patil strongly refuted those claims and said he is with NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:18 AM IST
ISIS module: Sixth accused was in touch with int’l handlers, NIA tells special court
The agency told the court that Nachan, Sharjeel and Ali lived in the same vicinity at Padgha, Bhiwandi, in Thane. “The arrested accused were planning to conduct some activities in Mumbai and for that, they were in touch with international organisations which are considered terrorist outfits in India. They have procured some materials from outside the country,” it added
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
For the first time, coastal police to get own jetty near Mazgaon docks
The coastal wing of the Mumbai police will get its own dedicated jetty at Lakda Bunder, costing ₹34 crore, to improve patrolling in the Arabian Sea. A second jetty at Worli is also planned. The move comes after the police were given high-speed boats post the 26/11 terror attacks, but had no jetty to board from. The new precinct will also have a boat-repairing yard, workshop, and boat-parking yard. The Mumbai police have plans to buy Immediate Support Vessels in the future.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:17 AM IST
1 dead, 1 missing as fishing boat capsizes off Versova
While the survivor Vijay Bamania, 35, swam for hours to reach the shore late that night, the body of Vinod Goel, 45, was found at Silver Beach, Versova, on Sunday morning. The search for the third fisherman, Usmani Bhandari, 22, who is suspected to have drowned, is under way
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:15 AM IST
Megha SoodLinah Baliga
Fraud TDS withdrawal case: Suspicious ₹7.21-cr bank transfer under ED scanner
The fraudulent refunds were undertaken with the alleged help of Tanaji Mandal Adhikari, a senior tax assistant, and a few others who were arrested last month. The ED’s probe is based on a CBI case registered by one of its Delhi units on receipt of a written complaint from the Central Board of Direct Taxes’ (CBDT) Additional Director General
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:13 AM IST
Abhishek Sharan
Daily commuters switch to metro as BEST drivers’ strike intensifies
According to officials from Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL), Metro Lines 2A and 7 catered to 2,36,705 passengers on August 4
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:08 AM IST
Cobra found at Uddhav Thackeray's residence ‘Matoshree’; released into the wild
Four-foot long cobra found at Uddhav Thackeray's Mumbai residence, safely released into the wild.
Published on Aug 06, 2023 11:07 PM IST
Amid speculation of further split in NCP, Cabinet expansion likely next week
Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil refuted the speculations of him joining the rebel group led by Ajit Pawar
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 07:50 PM IST
Man, two others hammer sister's live-in partner to death in Maharashtra; held
The accussed allegedly bludgeoned the victim to death with a hammer as he used to frequently quarrel with Mumtaz.
Published on Aug 06, 2023 11:39 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Mumbai Local Train Block highlights: Central, Western Railway services affected
Mumbai Local Train Block Live highlights: The Central & Western Railway will halt services on Sunday due to issues such as maintenance of railway tracks.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 05:13 PM IST
Edelweiss wanted to usurp studio, alleges Nitin Desai’s wife
Desai owed Edelweiss ₹252 crore. Neha Desai using the audio recordings that her husband made prior to his suicide claims that he was suffering from depression and extreme mood swings on account of the pressure that was being exerted upon him by Edelweiss officials
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 04:47 PM IST
Amit Shah holds meeting with CM, two deputies on poll prep
Shah arrived in Pune at 7.40pm for his two-day tour and reached a hotel after visiting a relative in the city. Also present at the meeting were party leaders Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Chandrakant Patil at the hotel. Shinde and Ajit dada received Amit Shah at Pune airport in the evening. While Fadnavis joined Shah at the hotel
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Tanzanian national booked for raping event anchor
NRI booked for allegedly raping event anchor, promising marriage. The accused sexually assaulted her multiple times in different locations.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Covid purchase irregularities: EOW books ex-mayor Kishori Pednekar, two BMC officials
The case was registered at the Agripada police station on Friday. Incidentally, chief minister Eknath Shinde also indicated that action will be taken against Covid irregularities during his speech at the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Friday
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Colourful walls bring learning English closer to every home in this remote village
In rural areas, access to quality education is often an arduous journey fraught with challenges. However, in Zugarewadi, Ravi Kajale, a Zilla Parishad School teacher, spearheaded a mission to bring English language learning to every corner of the village
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:46 AM IST
₹500 crore scam: EOW officials question Sena (UBT) leader Ravindra Waikar
Shiv Sena MLA Ravindra Waikar was questioned by the Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for four-and-a-half hours regarding a complaint filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, alleging his involvement in a ₹500 crore scam. Waikar denied the allegations and stated that they were pressure tactics to make leaders switch parties. The complaint accuses Waikar of illegally obtaining approval for a five-star hotel on a plot reserved for a garden, causing a loss to the BMC.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Cooperative credit society chairman, others booked for duping depositors
The chairman and other board members of a cooperative credit society in Mumbai have been booked for allegedly defrauding depositors of crores of rupees. They promised high returns but defaulted on payments and diverted money to real estate projects. Several depositors have filed complaints.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
NIA makes sixth arrest in ISIS module case
Apart from assembling IEDs and purchasing materials and components for the fabrication of IEDs, Aakif facilitated the stay of Imran and Yunus at a house in Kondhwa in Pune. The accused had organised and participated in bomb-making workshops in Kondhwa in 2022 and was involved in the preparation of a demo IED and the conduct of a controlled explosion, said NIA
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:39 AM IST
15-year-old boy booked for sexually assaulting infant
According to the child’s mother, who filed a complaint, hers and the boy’s families are neighbours. On Friday evening, she asked the boy to fetch some sugar from the nearby grocery shop, she said
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Anamika Gharat
How drop in budgets has hurt studios
A trade insider points out that the number of big-budget films have drastically been cut down to four or five in a year, compared to 20 in pre-pandemic times. However, thanks to the OTT demand, films and web series with micro-budgets featuring Sanjay Mishra, Vijay Varma, Pankaj Tripathi, Suvinder Vicky and similar actors are suddenly busy, apart from game shows and reality shows.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:55 AM IST
Meena Iyer
