Tiss, Rachana Sansad to study hawkers’ policy
To formalise its hawkers’ policy for Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has appointed Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Rachana Sansad as consultants to study the proposed policy.
Colleges miffed over accreditation mix-up
Colleges affiliated with the University of Mumbai are miffed with the University for including their names in the list of 241 colleges that had failed to procure or renew their National Assessment and
BMC plans recreational centres for elderly
The city’s space-starved senior citizens will have five new recreational centres set up for them at various locations by the BMC.
State to roll out ‘blood on call’ from Aug. 15
Maharashtra government’s long-standing ambitious plan to provide “Blood on Call” is all set to be rolled out in Mumbai and four other districts starting Ind-ependence Day, August 15.
Eastern suburbs to see water cut today
Residents in the eastern suburbs and some other areas of the city will face 15 per cent water cuts on Monday due to repair work at the Panjrapur water treatment plant,
No water from Vaitarna dam yet
Mumbaikars will not be able to get water supply from the Middle Vaitarna dam this year, despite the completion of the dam.
HC rejects plea to quash letter of admin
The Bombay high court in a recent order dismissed a petition that requested revocation of a “letter of administration” issued by the high court in 2009.
Info chief’s low attendance revealed in RTI query
Information commissioner of the Konkan region M.B. Shaha, has showed up to work for only 71 days out of the 22 months.
Neighbour rapes 11-yr-old
A 20-year-old youth has been arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl who lives in his neighbourhood, at his residence in Mumbra in the Thane district on Saturday evening.
Sensex drops 171 points as rupee plunges to record low
Fag-end buying triggered by strong European cues helped benchmark S&P BSE Sensex today partially recover from early losses to end 171 points lower at 19,324.77 after positive US jobs data dragged rupee to record low.