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Are we ready for inclusive education?

With the new Education Policy (NEP 2020) Indian education enters into the era of inclusive education where children with disabilities will not be denied school admission under any circumstances. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/UWwNJrR

#Humanityisalive: Praise pours in for selfless BEST duo

BEST conductor Appasaheb Lohar and driver Kishore Dane are the pride of their undertaking and the toast of the online community after their selfless act on Monday.Around 12.55pm, when the bus was nearing Sena Bhavan in Dadar, Lohar and Dane heard a commuter, Puja Parkar, cry out in shock. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/cKHeIjh

Pay Rs 10cr relief to fishermen hit by construction: HC

The Bombay HC on Wednesday directed interim compensation of Rs 10 crore to be paid by MSRDC to over 900 fisherfolk affected by the construction of the third Thane creek bridge near Vashi. Each family will be paid Rs 1 lakh, reports Rosy Sequeira. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/Dge2UZP

Maharashtra: Stamp duty sop extended to 3 years

The state assembly on Wednesday passed a bill extending the set-off (adjustment) period for stamp duty payment from one year to three years for every new property resale. Accordingly, the stamp duty would be payable only on the price difference of a property instead of the entire amount for a period of three years. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/CcpwlmM

Railway cop saves suicidal teen in Kalyan

An attentive constable of the Government Railway Police saved the life of a suicidal youth who jumped on the tracks before the approaching train at Vithalwadi railway station in Maharashtra's Kalyan. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/TeDGdzv

BMC notice to BJP functionary’s Santacruz building

The BMC on Tuesday issued an inspection notice to a Santacruz (W) building where BJP functionary Mohit Kamboj lives and owns flats. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/qk8FVTs

Live: Petrol rate at Rs 111.67 per litre in Mumbai

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Interdependence of factors that affect our health

We often talk of our health as an independent entity that we can control, hoping that if we eat sensibly, be physically active, sleep well, etc., we will live long, healthy…the atmasvasth way. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/wHeR8UT

Juhu bldg case: HC relief for Union min Narayan Rane

The Bombay high court on Tuesday granted some reprieve against demolition of parts of the eight-floor Juhu residence of Union minister Narayan Rane. The HC asked the BMC to decide a regularization application made by the owner and not to take any corrective steps till then. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/DfRbidS

Contempt plea: Bombay HC tells son to pay parents Rs 50k

Directing a son to pay his parents Rs 50,000 as costs while dismissing his contempt petition filed against them in a case over properties and shares in a partnership firm, the Bombay high court observed that "greed, acrimony and deceit are writ large" on his conduct. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/Hfio2Bj

ED attaches properties of Maha CM’s brother-in-law

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 6.45 crore, including 11 residential flats at Thane, belonging to a company controlled and owned by Shridhar Madhav Patankar, brother-in-law of CM Uddhav Thackeray. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/asUZIq8

Maha home dept suspends IPS officer in extortion case

The state home department on Tuesday suspended IPS officer Saurabh Tripathi, who went into hiding in the last week of February after his role in extorting money from angadias or traditional couriers became evident. Three junior cops have already been arrested in the case and are in custody. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/jZhQ4V9

Mumbai: ED surveys tenants at Malik’s Goawala plot

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted a survey of tenants at the Goawala Building compound at Kurla on Tuesday in connection with the money laundering case against NCP minister Nawab Malik. The agency is trying to ascertain how many of them are genuine. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ofQmPSM

HC to hear plea against BMC order on Rane’s Juhu home

A petition was filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday against two notices and orders issued by BMC for demolition of parts of a Juhu property which is the residence of union minister Narayan Rane and his family. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/YlsByLn

Maha: GST amnesty scheme bill gets nod from both Houses

Maharashtra legislature on Monday cleared the bill to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) amnesty scheme announced in the state budget for pending sales tax dues. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/tahbmuw

Mumbai live: 28 new Cov cases, zero deaths in last 24 hrs

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How to take care of your hair after rebonding

Rebonding is about making wavy/curly hair straight with the help of a chemical treatment. Many people opt to rebond their hair these days to get a silky, smooth look without much effort. It gives a neat look and is very easy to manage – the real wash & go styling! from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/WFJGAIP

Mum: Man gets 1-yr in jail for sexually abusing daughter

Showing leniency on the grounds that he needed to take care of his aged mother, a magistrate's court granted only a year's rigorous imprisonment to a 50-year-old father found guilty of sexually abusing his 20-year-old daughter in their home last year. The survivor deposed in court and recalled the incident. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/vlNkhAZ

Zero Covid hosp admissions in Mum, 1st time in 2 yrs

The city did not record a single hospitalisation due to Covid-19 on Monday for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago. The number of new cases and admissions have been down dramatically in March since the ebbing of the third wave. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/9nWvMNF

Mumbai: Flyer hurt as bags fall on her during exit rush

The husband of an interior design consultant who was hurt when a package fell from the overhead bin aboard an IndiGo flight said they received little help and the cabin crew seemed to be in a hurry to force them out of the aircraft. The couple said they received no help from IndiGo ground staff either. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2k59pfq

Maha: Petrol price to go up by 84 paise, diesel 86 paise

After a freeze of 137 days, petrol and diesel prices are set to go up in Mumbai and other parts of the state from Tuesday morning. Sources indicated a hike of 84 paise in petrol price and 86 in diesel rate at the retail pumps. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/RjNlfrk

Autistic Mumbai girl makes waves across Palk Strait

Young city-based swimmer Jiya Rai braved the elements to make history on Sunday. The sea was already rough due to strong 49kmph winds as a cyclone had hit the Bay of Bengal on Saturday. But Jiya not only tided over the tricky conditions, she also broke the previous record that was held by Bula Chowdhary (52) from West Bengal who had covered the Palk Strait in 13 hours 52 minutes in 2004 when she was 34 years old. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/g84WX2J

Price of diesel for bulk users hiked by Rs 25/ltr

The price of diesel for bulk users, such as public transport buses, trains, industries, airports and malls, was hiked by Rs 25 per litre on Sunday. This has increased the operational costs by 27% for such users, said sources in the oil marketing companies. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/XEBoPSw

Maha: Of 1.4L Covid deaths, only 91 centenarians

One of the few established facts about Covid is that it hits old people the hardest. Yet, centenarians seem to have done much better in fighting off the pandemic than the 80 and 90-year-olds, leaving the medical fraternity baffled. Out of 1. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/7PZBSM2

Making love versus having sex

For many people ‘making love’ and ‘having sex’ mean one and the same thing. Even linguistically, these two phrases are often used interchangeably and treated as synonyms of each other. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/KqEiXk0

No Covid death in Mumbai for fourth day

For the second day in a row, Maharashtra recorded just one Covid-19 fatality, while Mumbai has not reported any for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday. A day after fresh cases dropped below 100, the state on Sunday reported 113 new infections. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/JkHeqPp

NSEL scam in Mum: 95% small investors get money back

The city police, probing the Rs 5,400-crore National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) cheating case, have till date auctioned over a dozen properties of the accused and reimbursed Rs 731 crore to investors. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/peyQANX

HC quashes FIR after man vows never to harm animals

Justices Prasanna Varale and Surendra Tavade's direction on March 1 was given in a petition by Deep Patel to quash the FIR by the Talegaon-Dabhade police station. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/gv4PCq0

Maha, Mumbai record lowest daily Covid cases in 2 yrs

Two years into the pandemic, Maharashtra, for the first time on Saturday, recorded less than 100 Covid-19 cases in a single day. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/RpXSL5g

12cm ‘stone’ removed from 70-year-old’s knee

A kidney or gallbladder stone are common health problems, but 70-year-old Laxmikant Madhekar last week had a cucumber-sized 'stone', almost 12 cm - removed from his right knee. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/tyHxIFZ

Pocso bail: Court says youth 'in love deserves a future'

Taking into account that in Pocso cases where the boy is in his early 20s and in a "love" relationship with a minor, he deserves to stabilise and secure his future, a special court has granted bail to a city student who was accused of kidnap and rape after he eloped with his 16-year-old "girlfriend". from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/6YaiCGl

Mumbai: BEST selling 185 five-year-old buses

A BEST notice on Saturday to auction 185 diesel buses purchased just five years back using public money of Rs 90 crore has come as a "shocker" to activists, commuters and also to few officials within the undertaking who are not part of the decision-making process. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/yhUfRgc

Public defibrillator saves cardiac arrest patient’s life

One of the 30 defibrillators kept in public spots between Bandra and Santacruz saved the life of 63-year-old Neville Lobo, a former merchant navy captain, who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at Bandra Gymkhana on Thursday morning. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/CaZgFk0

Mumbai cop’s hubby held for sharing her nude photos

Marine Drive police have arrested a woman police constable’s husband for posting her “obscene and nude pictures” on a WhatsApp group and defaming her. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/EmS47HC

At 92%, 1st dose in Maha below nat'l avg of 97%: Govt

Stating that Maharashtra’s teen as well adult Covid vaccination coverage was way below the national average, the public health department has nudged districts and corporations to push the drive and complete the last mile. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/rDPo2YV

Malik divested of portfolios, but to remain in Maha cabinet

NCP minister Nawab Malik, currently in jail following his arrest in a money laundering case, has been divested of his portfolios and his status as guardian minister of two districts. The decision was taken during a meeting at NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s residence on Thursday and comes following an outcry from the opposition seeking his ouster. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/13FHir4

'BA2 variant not new, but 4th Covid wave could occur'

While the Omicron subvariant BA2 has caused a huge surge in South Korea —where over 6 lakh cases were detected in a single day—the United Kingdom and several other European countries, Indian experts are not worried about it triggering another wave in the country right away. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/pC0cody

Maha: 'Unaccounted Rs 6cr spent on neta's resort'

The Income Tax (Investigation) wing on Thursday said they found evidence during a recent search that Rs 6 crore in cash was spent on construction of a resort owned by a prominent politician at Dapoli in Ratnagiri district, which was unaccounted. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/dnmK15j

Bank fraud: Maha BJP MLC gets interim relief till Mon

A special court on Thursday granted interim relief from arrest until Monday to Pravin Darekar, MLC and opposition leader in the Maharashtra legislative council, after he moved an anticipatory bail plea apprehending arrest. An FIR was filed against Darekar accusing him of forging certain documents to become a member of Pratigya Labour Cooperative Society. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/xaGkumT

In photos: Mumbai paints itself in myriad colours

Mumbaikars came together and enjoyed the most vibrant and colourful festival of Holi at a grand scale on Friday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/dGIZJP7

Bombay HC grants anticipatory bail to ‘Hindustani Bhau’

The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Vikas Fhatak, alias ‘Hindustani Bhau’, from the offences registered in the city for instigating students and damaging public property. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/tOsE73Q

Live: Mumbai reports 73 Covid-19 cases, no deaths

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Holi: Prices of water guns & colours up in Maha

Two-wheeler riders and pedestrians jostled each other in the narrow lanes towards Bohra Masjid at Itwari. There was barely space for either. The shrill noise of horns blown by vendors to woo buyers deafened those of the honking vehicles. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/rfyGchU

Fake surrogacy racket busted in Nagpur, 3 held

Crime branch arrested three persons including a BAMS doctor and a broker for allegedly selling a baby to a childless couple from Hyderabad and busted a bogus surrogacy racket operating from Hudkeshwar. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/lQKHMJ3

HC quashes ‘dry day’ order for Amravati dist on Holi

The Maharashtra government has declared ‘dry day’ in the state on Friday but the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has allowed a petition for not observing it in Amravati district. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/UzwrJha

Only 81 from 12-14 age group take Covid vax in Nagpur

The first day of the much-awaited vaccination for 12 to 14 age group turned out to be a low-key affair across the city on Thursday. As far as Vidarbha is concerned, many districts are yet to start vaccination for kids. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/nMTc6db

Nagpur: Accused teacher returns Rs 5k taken from student

More revelations are coming to fore against the head of Nagpur University’s Hindi department. NU statutory members disclosed on Thursday that the accused teacher recently returned the ‘bribe’ amount which he allegedly took from a PhD student, besides the two complainant girls. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/Wq7BpUo

Mumbai Climate Action Plan 2022: All you need to know

It used to be that air pollution afflicted Mumbai when the weather was cold, yet now that it has become hot, the air quality index (AQI) continues to remain poor. Though sad, this is not surprising at all – like many other Mumbaikars, I live next to a construction site, so, like all of us, I know. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AIBPn8

Mumbai: 1 Covid death, less than 100 cases in hosps

After nine straight days of reporting zero deaths, the city saw one Covid-19 casualty on Wednesday. Less than 100 (90) Covid patients were admitted in hospitals in the city as of Wednesday—the lowest since the early days of the pandemic. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/ir3pkAI

Heat wave still on in Raigad, Thane, but not Mumbai: IMD

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) withdrew the heat wave warning for Mumbai on Wednesday, even as it continued it for other parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including Thane and Raigad, along with a yellow alert. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/LRDw8uB