CIDCO chief not pleased with poor state at rly stn

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MAN KILLS SISTER’S HUSBAND OVER DOMESTIC ISSUE it appropriate to grant permission,” said the HC bench Acting Chief Justice Sanjay V Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V Marne in its ruling.

The NHAI represented by Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh submitted that though originally it sought the cutting of 1,001 mangrove trees, only 350 in the Coastal Regulation

Zone of Vaitarna river were required to be felled for the execution of the entire project. The HC directed the NHAI to abide by its undertaking that it will comply with all conditions set out in the approvals given to the project by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and other authorities, including compensatory afforestation and developing a nursery to raise seedlings of forestry species.

The plea said the project of development of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway (Phase-II Main Alignment) from Km 26+320 to km 104+700 (km 390.864 of NH-8) of the Main Expressway(Length 78.118 km).

Leave is sought as some portion of the project comes within the Coastal Regulation Zone - IA area.

The project would affect 2686 mangrove trees within the proposed Right of Way, out of which 1,001 mangrove trees are located within the construction zone, which are required to be felled.

Navi Mumbai: City and Industrial Development Corporation's (CIDCO) Managing Director and Vice chairman, Sanjay Mukherjee, conducted surprise visits at two stations during peak hours and was not pleased with the poor conditions of civic amenities at the Nerul and Koparkhairane railway stations. Following the visits, Mukherjee directed the contractors to resolve all issues faced by the commuters and asked engineers to create an efficient management system to monitor and execute daily activities. He instructed the contractors to ensure the cleaning of station premises and restrooms, directed them to repair all defunct fans and lights, and asked to install elevators or escalators as per the requirements. CIDCO has set up a special committee under the chairmanship of the Joint Managing Director of CIDCO to

CIDCO has set up a special committee to review and solve the problems faced by suburban railway commuters review and solve the problems faced by the commuters of the suburban railway in Navi Mumbai. This committee consists of CIDCO engineers and officers, representatives of NMMC and representatives of Indian Railways.

Now single-window portal for NRIs, foreign students

Mumbai (PTI): In order to attract more foreign nationals to professional courses in the state, and to streamline the admission process for them, the government has launched a single-window portal for them. A separate link has been provided on the cetcell.mahacet. org which will cover foreign nationals, NRIs, PIOs, OCIs, etc.

The portal was launched by Chandrakant Patil, minister of

Higher Education, on Tuesday. It will not only simplify the process for aspirants but will also help in increasing the enrolment of international students.

Patil said that many of the innovative courses offered in institutions here are in demand outside and the portal will assist students looking for the same.

The Higher Education secretary, Vikas Rastogi, said that the state government wants to create a single interface for all foreign stu-

Mumbai-Mauritius flight: Vistara announces service from Mar 26

First India Bureau Mumbai: Full-service airline Vistara announced the launch of its flight services to Mauritius from the city, starting March 26. The five times weekly flight services will be catered with a long range A321 aircraft, which the airline inducted in its fleet recently, in a three class configuration (business, premium economy and economy), Vistara said.

Mauritius is 12th international destination that Vistara is con- necting with Mumbai. Airline has already announced commencing flight services to Colombo and Dammam from Mumbai.

“Vistara announces addition of Mauritius to its constantly expanding network. Besides being a popular tourist destination, Mauritius is an important business hub and home to many global financial institutions. dents seeking admissions in professional courses.

“New route will further aid growing traffic between two countries,” said Vinod Kannan, Chief Executive Officer at Vistara. The Tata-Singapore Airlines-run Vistara is in the process of merging with Air India, which was acquired by the Tata Group last year.

The state government wants to create a single interface for all foreign students seeking admissions in professional courses

“The idea of a separate window is to connect these students to colleges which can admit international students and give them a better and smoother experience,” he said.

Since the portal went live on Tuesday, the CET cell has already started receiving inquiries.

An official from the CET cell said that most of these students are interested in technical courses offered in state institutions. He added that the state hopes to target students from countries, which currently do not see India as a destination for higher studies.

Traffic crash deaths down by 50%; Over 10k violators booked in state

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Mumbai: The state transportation department has reduced traffic fatalities on the Mumbai-Pune corridor by more than 50%, according to an announcement made on Wednesday by Transport Commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar.

In the previous two months, a record 10,251 offenders have been arrested and almost 25,000 have received road safety counselling. The number of fatal accidents decreased from nine to six this year as compared to last, while the number of fatalities on

Violators the Mumbai-Pune roads decreased from fourteen to six during this time.

As per the data on road crashes, about 23% of people caught speeding beyond 100 kmph were made to attend counselling sessions and sign a safety pledge. According to information

Mumbai: A 25-year-old man allegedly killed his sister’s husband after the latter had a fight with her in Palghar district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in Mokhada taluka following which the accused was arrested, they said. The deceased, Mahendra Bhoye(30), used to have frequent quarrels with his wife. In a similar fight, the woman’s brother Dileep Mahale caught hold of his brother-in-law and allegedly attacked him with an axe.

TWO HELD WITH AMBERGRIS WORTH `5.5 CR IN SANGLI

Sangli: Police in Sangli city have arrested two men for allegedly possessing ambergris or whale vomit worth Rs5.5 crore, an official said on Wednesday. The police got a tip-off that they would be coming to sell ambergris in the city, following which the duo was arrested. Upon questioning, they told the police that the ambergris was purchased with the help of an accomplice from Malvan in the coastal Sindhudurg district of the state.

15-YEAR-OLD RIDING TRIPLE SEAT DIES AS CRANE HITS

Mumbai: A 15-year-old girl riding pillion on a motorcycle behind her 17-year-old sister and a male friend died after a crane brushed past them on Western Express Highway. The driver, Amarsingh Yadav(23) was arrested by police on charges of negligence. Since riding triple seat and without a helmet is illegal, the motorcycle rider, Akshay Pujari (20), who is also the victim’s friend, has been issued a challan, the police said.

BANNED TOBACCO PRODUCTS WORTH `17.82 LAKH SEIZED

Mumbai: The police seized gutka and other tobacco products worth Rs17.82 lakh from a godown complex in Thane district, a police officer said on Wednesday. Food and Drug Administration officials conducted a raid on Tuesday and found the stock of banned items stored in two tempos at the godown complex located at Purna village in Bhiwandi, an official said. The police have filed charges against 11 persons in the case.

7 BOOKED FOR DUPING JEWELLER OF `12.31 CRORE provided by the transport commissioner’s office, 2,351 occurrences of overspeeding, 1,741 lane cutting, 1,453 persons charged for not wearing seatbelts, and 579 cases of incorrect parking were among the cases reported in the last two months.

Mumbai: The police registered a case against seven suspects for defrauding a jeweller of Rs12.31 crore. According to the police, Jeweller Bipin Mehta(65), alleged that some people had taken money and gold worth Rs12.31 crore from him, on pretext of lucrative returns. Based on the complaint, police booked 7 people from Damas Gold pvt ltd on grounds of cheating.