Chunabhatti subway turns into nightmare for pedestrians

Everard Nagar (Chunabhatti), subway under the Eastern Express Highway has turned into a gutter due to a leakage. Pedestrians are forced to walk through sewage water and fear the situation will worsen during the monsoon. Meanwhile, MLA Mangesh Kudalkar claimed he had proposed the construction of a foot-over bridge for pedestrians....Read More

Mumbai: ‘Mother trusted BMC hospital so much, she refused treatment anywhere else’

Rubeda Khatun Gulab Sheikh, 60, who died after being run over by Dr Rajesh Dere’s car within the Sion hospital premises, had travelled from Mumbra to seek treatment because she trusted the doctors there. “We had first sought treatment at a private clinic in Mumbra. The doctor there had suggested Sion hospital, and ever since, my mother had been refusing treatment anywhere else but at Sion hospital,” said her daughter Musarar Sheikh. The family has a history of treatment at BMC-run facilities. Musarar herself was hospitalised at Nair hospital for another ailment. She was discharged on Saturday, the day the family found out Rubeda was no more....Read More

Mumbai Local Train Update: WR cancels Churchgate-Mumbai Central 'Jumbo' block on Sunday

In view of the Major Block being undertaken over Central Railway and for the convenience of commuters, Western Railway has cancelled the Jumbo Block which was scheduled to be undertaken on UP & DOWN Fast lines between Churchgate and Mumbai Central (Local) stations on Sunday....Read More

Mumbai: Entire Coastal Road will be open by June 10, says CM Eknath Shinde

During an inspection of the ongoing progress of the Coastal Road and the leaks that have emerged in the tunnel, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde assured that the entire Mumbai Coastal Road will be open by June 10. Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburbs Mangalprabhat Lodha was also present during the visit....Read More

Thane platform expansion: CR faces 63-hour challenge

With 785 Lego-like blocks, military battle tank wagons, and extensive rehearsals, Central Railway is meticulously preparing for the challenging task of widening an existing platform at the continuously packed Thane station. Understanding the difficulty of the 63-hour block, they have conducted multiple dress rehearsals and dry runs. The entire widened portion of the platform will be constructed using the 785 blocks, which have already been aligned, assembled, and laid out at Mulund. These will be transported to the site via a special train equipped with military wagons....Read More

English as optional: Teachers fear job-loss

English teachers have started fearing job loss amid discussions that started after the Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) moved a proposal to make English an optional subject for students of Std XI and Std XII. The teachers also said that making English an optional subject would not be a good move....Read More

Mumbai: Trustee says ‘not ok’ on principal’s social media activity

For the first time since the controversy surrounding the termination of the principal of The Somaiya School citing to her social media activities, Samir Somaiya, Chancellor of Somaiya Vidyavihar University and trustee of the Somaiya Trust, has finally addressed the issue to justify the management’s decision. In an email to internal stakeholders, including staff, parents, and students, Somaiya explained that the school management has the authority to question employees on matters raised by stakeholders, especially when there is a misalignment with the institution’s core principles....Read More

Mumbai: ‘Why should manual scavengers not be given Rs 50,000 comp each?’

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a show-cause notice under Section 18 (a)(i) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, to the assistant commissioner of M East Ward, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The notice demands an explanation as to why compensation of Rs 50,000 should not be awarded to each manual scavenger for the violation of their human rights....Read More

Mumbai: Govt office in Aarey Milk Colony turns into a drunken den

One of the government offices of Aarey Milk Colony seems to be turning into a den for tipplers. Senior officials attached to the Aarey CEO’s office were found drinking liquor in broad daylight inside one of the colony’s offices....Read More

Mumbai: Half of slum girls don’t change sanitary napkins in school, survey reveals

Periods are a tough time for all teenage girls. But as the feminist group Vacha, which works with adolescents in Mumbai’s bastis found out, for these teenagers, periods present unique challenges. In a first-of-its-kind survey of 272 girls, carried out over 18 months in the slums of Bandra, Malwani, Asalfa, Marol and Kalyan-Dombivli, Vacha found that two of the most difficult challenges faced by these teenagers were changing their sanitary napkins and disposing of them....Read More