Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday alleged that the government’s Sanchar Saathi app is effectively a rebranded version of the Pegasus spyware, accusing the BJP-led administration of attempting to spy on the very citizens who voted it into office, reported the PTI. Speaking at his residence, Matoshree in Bandra area of Mumbai, the…
Some people are trying to create hurdles for the Nashik Kumbh Mela 2026, while certain individuals have suddenly become environmentalists for political reasons, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. Speaking to media persons after launching the tunnel boring machine for the Orange Gate-Marine Drive tunnel project in south Mumbai, Fadnavis said the government…
The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has convened a meeting of the commissioners of 29 municipal corporations in the state on Thursday (Dec 4) to discuss the finalisation of voter rolls, reported news agency PTI. The meeting will deliberate on the finalisation of the electoral list and the issue of duplicate voters, said officials on…
In a major breakthrough, the Mumbai Police on Wednesday seized 56 stolen mobile phones worth approximately Rs 10.89 lakh during a late-night raid at a hotel in Dongri. The operation carried out by the Mumbai Police took place at 12:45 am on Wednesday at Akbari Khidmad Hotel, near Dontad Road, in Dongri. As per the…
The Maharashtra Legislature’s upcoming winter session in Nagpur will be held for a week, with the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) on Wednesday finalising the schedule. According to officials, the BAC, which met earlier in the day, decided that the session will take place from December 8 to December 14. The week-long session is expected to…
The upcoming Coastal Road tunnel between Orange Gate and Marine Drive in south Mumbai will save “thousands of hours for thousands of people”, said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI. The tunnel, with both ducts together spanning 9.25 km, will be an engineering feat. It will run beneath the Central…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday called for a conciliatory approach to resolve the issue of tree felling in Nashik city for Kumbh Mela, saying that maintaining environmental balance is as important as development, reported news agency PTI. Civil society members are up in arms against the Nashik civic body`s reported plan to…
A man has allegedly given his wife `triple talaq` for not getting a motorcycle in dowry in Maharashtra`s Bhiwandi area. According to Thane Police, the woman lodged a complaint against her husband and in-laws, accusing them of dowry harassment and pronouncing `triple talaq`, which is a punishable offence under Indian law. As per the FIR,…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday launched the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for the state’s ambitious 9.23-km underground road corridor that will connect Orange Gate on the Eastern Freeway to Marine Drive. The launch marks a major milestone in one of Mumbai’s most significant infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening east–west connectivity. Fadnavis was joined…
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 23.92 lakh to the parents of a worker who died after falling from a hydraulic ladder van while repairing electric wires on a road in Thane in 2019, reported news agency PTI. Thane MACT Presiding Officer Rupali V Mohite, in the…
Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday claimed that the Nagar Parishad and Nagar Panchayat elections in Maharashtra are mired in controversy and administrative turmoil, following a ruling delivered by the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court postponing all vote counting until December 21, reported news agency IANS. The party said the order mandates that the…
Tunnelling work for the ambitious 9.23-km underground road corridor linking Orange Gate on the Eastern Freeway to Marine Drive is set to begin today with the launch of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), marking a major milestone for one of Mumbai’s most complex urban infrastructure projects. The project, with an estimated cost of Rs 8,056…
Ahead of the next phase of Maharashtra local body elections, an NGO has launched the `Citizens` Manifesto`, outlining reforms aimed at improving service delivery, enhancing transparency through open civic data, strengthening municipal capacities and advancing priorities for resilient urban development, reported news agency PTI. The manifesto proposes a forward-looking framework rooted in transparency and citizen…
The city and its suburbs are expected to experience mainly clear skies on Wednesday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature is likely to reach around thirty-three degrees Celsius, while the minimum is expected to drop to sixteen degrees Celsius. In Mumbai, the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has reached 132, which…
Anomalies in Mumbai’s electoral rolls continue to come to light. Former Mumbai Mayor Shraddha Jadhav’s name appears repeatedly in the voter list, while Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Sunil Shinde’s name, too, has been listed more than six times. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray stated that both his party and he were carefully going through…
As counting for the local body polls has been deferred from December 2 to December 21, both ruling and Opposition parties have raised questions about the functioning of the State Election Commission (SEC). On Tuesday, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court directed the SEC not to commence counting procedures on December 3 for…
Hawkers and residents in Mulund clashed twice on Tuesday, first in the morning and again in the evening, after locals alleged they were verbally abused and threatened. Two residents have filed complaints with the police, claiming harassment during disputes over unauthorised encroachment on RTT Road in Mulund market, Ganesh Gawde Road and Walji Raja Road….
Pedestrians in Santacruz East are facing a new problem in the area due to incomplete infrastructure in the form of a skywalk on the Jawaharlal Nehru Road, which completely lacks a roof. The skywalk connects Santacruz West to Santacruz East, starting from SV Road in the West to the Military Camp in the East. No…
Five years after its flagship project to restore the heritage structures inside the 162-year-old Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is now undertaking another restoration initiative. This phase will focus on the Byculla zoo’s clock tower, conservatory, Triumphal Arch, several statues and the cast iron railing that forms the…
The Mumbai Police have taken disciplinary action against Police Constable Chavan, who allegedly rammed a police jeep into a 20-year-old ITI (Industrial Training Institute) student — Raghuveer Prahlad Kumbhar — in Vile Parle, causing injuries. Chavan is attached to the Protection Branch, and disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against him. The police are also awaiting…
After a two-year wait, more than 600 students and teachers of Govandi’s Natwar Parekh Compound CBSE school finally entered their new building on Monday. For the first time, students attended classes without sharing benches and used amenities such as independent classrooms and an astronomy lab. Since August 8, mid-day has reported how the newly constructed…
Kurla residents were left startled after a 2.5-foot crocodile appeared in Sheetal talao, far from any forest or natural water bodies. The Thane forest department, working with Mumbai-based NGO SARRP INDIA (Spreading Awareness on Reptiles and Rehabilitation Programme), is planning a safe rescue operation. The reptile was first reported two weeks ago from Chhatrapati talao…
Charkop police station has been organising one-hour strength, stamina, yoga, and meditation sessions for the past one and a half months to keep cops physically fit and stress-free. Participants have reported weight loss, better stamina, and increased agility, crediting the initiative, a brainchild of Senior Inspector Vinayak Chauhan. Chauhan told mid-day, “To stay physically fit,…
A gang of former clean-up marshals allegedly reinvented themselves as extortionists in Dharavi, posing as BMC officials and threatening small industrial units with fake child labour cases. The three accused, along with an unidentified male accomplice, allegedly extorted about Rs 80,000 in a single day in October, collecting money from multiple shopkeepers across Rajiv Gandhi…
Take the wheel The sky paints a stunning canvas as a worker climbs up a ferris wheel for the Mahim fair, scheduled to begin on December 5 at Reti Bunder Light in sound Performers during the 2024 edition. Pic courtesy/Pueri Cantores India The bylanes of Bandra will echo with music as the 22nd Annual Choral…
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The first phase of polling for 264 nagar parishads and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra on Tuesday was marred by clashes, accusations of bogus voting, and violations of polling rules involving workers and leaders from the Shiv Sena, BJP, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). In Hingoli, an FIR was registered against Shiv Sena MLA Santosh Bangar…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday directed all departments to ensure robust security and proper arrangements ahead of the Mahaparinirvan Diwas 2025 (death anniversary) of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on December 6 at Chaityabhoomi, Mumbai, reported the PTI. CM Fadnavis chaired a review meeting to assess preparations for the annual event, which attracts lakhs of…
The Maharashtra Raj Bhavan has been officially renamed as ‘Maharashtra Lok Bhavan’ in line with guidelines issued by the Union government. Maharashtra and Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat has directed the Raj Bhavan Secretariat to implement the change with immediate effect. Governor Devvrat described the decision as a “visionary step” aimed at making the Raj Bhavan…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday condemned incidents of violence during Maharashtra local body elections, saying that such behaviour has no place in a democracy, reported the PTI. In a post on X, Ajit Pawar described elections as a “sacred process” and stressed that every voter must…
Western Railway (WR) has announced extensive security and crowd-management arrangements at Mumbai’s Dadar Station ahead of Mahaparinirvan Diwas on December 6, when lakhs of followers of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar are expected to visit Chaityabhoomi. According to a press release issued by WR, nearly 700 personnel from the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday alleged that duplicate and names of dead persons were included in the voters` list. He urged the Election Commission to extend the period for submitting suggestions and objections to the draft electoral roll of municipal corporations in Maharashtra. Earlier, in November, Aaditya Thackeray had met senior officials…
The ruling and opposition parties in Maharashtra have reacted sharply over the State Election Commission`s (SEC) decision to postpone elections. The elections in some of the nagar parishad and nagar panchayat were postponed by the election commission. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court moved to issue a directive that mandates a unified counting…
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday held Sion flyover reconstruction review meeting and said that it has set May, 2026 deadline for its completion, officials said. They said that the top civic officials directed that the reconstruction work of the Sion railway flyover be completed by May 31, 2026. The instructions were issued by…
Morning observations recorded at 8.30 am on Tuesday by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) show varied temperature and humidity levels across the Konkan and Goa region, with no rainfall reported in the last 24 hours at any station. In Mumbai, Colaba registered a maximum temperature of 31.8 degrees Celsius, which is 1.4 degrees Celsius below…
An estimated 35.05 per cent of voters exercised their franchise till 1:30 pm on Tuesday as voting was underway for elections in 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra, officials said. As reported by news agency PTI, polling was peaceful barring some places at Mahad in Raigad, Akot in Akola and Muktainagar in Jalgaon…
Election officials have initiated an inquiry after a video allegedly showed Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Santosh Bangar entering a polling booth while a woman was casting her vote during the Maharashtra local body elections in Hingoli district on Tuesday, reported the PTI. A video circulating on social media appears to show Bangar entering the…
A label on the shirt of an 82-year-old man helped the Government Railway Police (GRP) identify him and trace his family within two hours of his body being found at a railway station in Maharashtra’s Thane district, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday, quoting an officer. According to the officer, the elderly man was run…
A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon at a company in the Digha industrial area near Thane in Maharashtra, but was swiftly brought under control, officials said. According to disaster control chief Sachin Kadam, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s (NMMC) Disaster Management Cell received an alert about the incident at around 1.30 pm, reported the…
An estimated 7.94 per cent of voters cast their ballots in the first two hours of polling on Tuesday for elections to 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra, officials said. In Buldhana, two suspected bogus voters were caught at a polling station barely an hour and a half after voting began, according to…
