Mumbai University senate member questions nod for satellite centre, writes to Governor University of Mumbai senate member Mandar Sawantdesai questioned the move to accept the proposal allegedly without abiding by the timeline and criteria prescribed by the department in its September 18 government notification.

Maharashtra Governor issues notification modifying FRA to allow tribals build houses near forest areas The notification was issued by the Governor using his powers under sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 5 of the Schedule V of the Constitution, an official statement issued by Raj Bhawan said.

Guided tours to heritage sites, markets to restart in Mumbai The restarting of guided tours will almost coincide with the reopening of restaurants, cafes and bars. The government would be hoping that both initiatives help push the city’s hospitality and tourism industry, which has been reeling under the lockdown.

Maharashtra Education Minister Uday Samant in home isolation after testing positive for Covid As a matter of caution, Sawant has urged those who had come in touch with him just before he went into quarantine to exercise caution.

Funds taken away to fight Covid, Sena’s Konkan MLAs meet Uddhav Thackeray The legislator added that Uddhav has assured them that he would take up the matter with the finance department, led by NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Bandra court discharges 12 Indonesian nationals The plea stated the 12 Indonesian nationals had come to India on February 29 and attended the congregation of the jamaat at Nizamuddin in Delhi.

Strike by non-teaching staffers: Three Maharashtra varsities defer final-year exams A statement by Samant on Monday said the state government was positive towards solving issues raised by the committee and urged it to withdraw the strike in view of smooth conduct of exams for students.

Mumbai: Start paying for pay and use public toilets again On September 24, the BMC issued an order stating that public toilets that run on “pay and use” basis can again start charging for services.

Mumbai: Cyber fraudsters dupe 78-year-old of Rs 2.32 lakh Mehta gave away his credit card number, CVV and expiry date details as well as the OTP generated on his cellphone.

Sushant, Salian deaths: Court restrains few persons from posting online defamatory content against Arbaaz Khan Khan had approached the court with a defamation suit stating that these persons were using social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, to put up posts alleging his involvement in the deaths of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and his former manager Disha Salian in June.

Aspiring actor Akshat Utkarsh found dead in Andheri home Utkarsh, who had shifted to Mumbai two years ago, was staying as a paying guest at Gokul society in Andheri with owner Sneha Chauhan, for the last six months.

Bombay HC asks govt to consider resuming public transport in planned manner The court will hear the plea along with other PILs by lawyers seeking permission for local train travel on October 6.

Crime worse than murder or culpable homicide; case should be lesson: NCB on bail pleas of Rhea, Showik During the hearing in HC, which went on for nearly seven hours, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Anil Singh, appearing for the NCB, told the court that it will have to keep in mind the backdrop under which the NDPS Act was formulated.

Will make Amarinder and Sidhu sit across table and help them bury the hatchet, says Harish Rawat Talking to The Indian Express, Rawat, who was in Chandigarh to meet the party leaders, said, “It is my job to help people bury the hatchet. Otherwise, what would I do here? It is my duty to help out if there is a communication gap and become a bridge.”

Anurag Aggarwal is new Punjab Home Secretary A 1990 batch IAS officer, Aggarwal replaces incumbent Home Secretary Satish Chandra, who retires on September 30. His new posting is likely to create heartburn among a few ruling party leaders, who were gunning for him.

Covid-19: Haryana records 1,562 new cases, 25 deaths The number of Covid positive patients in Haryana reached 1,26,974 out of whom 1,10,814 patients have recovered so far, taking the recovery rate to 87.27 per cent.

Borivali tops list in face mask norms violation The BMC had made it mandatory for people to wear a mask in public places since April 8. The civic body can levy fines ranging between Rs 200 and Rs 1,000 from defaulters.

Punjab: ASI, who failed dope test, moves High Court, challenges dismissal A High Court Bench of Justice Vivek Puri has issued a notice of motion to the state of Punjab for reply. The matter has been adjourned for hearing on November 5, 2020.

Covid-19: 75 more deaths push Punjab toll to 3,359 Ludhiana has reported maximum Covid deaths (735), followed by Jalandhar (385), Amritsar (359), Patiala (320), Mohali (186), Hoshiarpur (150), Sangrur (144), Gurdaspur (141), Kapurthala (138), Bathinda (109) and Ferozepur (97).

Covid positivity rate on the rise in Mumbai Earlier this month, BMC had set up 250 more intensive care unit (ICU) beds to cater to the rising load of critical patients. Mumbai has 1,917 ICUs and 1,128 ventilators for Covid-19 patients.

Gujarat: ‘Salt workers living hand-to-mouth existence’ During the audit, it was also noticed that “there were no efforts on improvement of the economic condition of salt workers and they continue to live in a hand-to-mouth position.”

Decision on school fees after Cabinet meeting: Gujarat Education Minister Chudasama A few private schools agreed to a 25 percent reduction in the fees with certain conditions even as some parent associations alleged suspicion over the government’s “intent”.

Ahmedabad: Woman raped at Palanpur school According to police, an FIR was lodged at Palanpur West police station on Monday wherein a 22-year-old woman alleged that she was abducted on knife-point by a man who lives in her neighbourhood on Sunday night.

Ahmedabad: In 4 months, 17,39,809 people fined for not wearing masks The police will now be using public addressal system outside famous joints and eateries at night time to spread the message of necessary compliance of masks in public places where congregations of people will be seen.