A powerloom worker, who had been on the run in a rape and murder case involving a six-year-old girl, allegedly sexually assaulted and killed another child in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI. The police have arrested the 33-year-old man in connection with the incident that occurred in Bhiwandi town…
A court in Maharashtra`s Thane district sentenced a 75-year-old man to three years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting two minor girls in a housing complex, reported news agency PTI. Special Judge Ruby U Malvankar convicted the accused, Pratapmal Hansraj Kothari, of charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and section 354…
Three people, including a US national, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly attempting to convert to Christianity residents of a village in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said, reported news agency PTI. The arrests were made based on a complaint lodged by a villager, who claimed that the accused had held a gathering outside a resident`s…
Five people were arrested with LSD and ganja worth Rs 6.18 lakh in separate operations by the police in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, an official said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI. The Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police made the seizures last week as part of their anti-narcotics campaign, the official said. Assistant Commissioner of Police…
The Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a 33-year-old woman allegedly involved in a series of thefts in Thane railway station in Maharashtra and recovered stolen jewellery worth Rs 2.72 lakh from her, an official said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI. With the arrest, the GRP claims to have solved six theft cases reported…
Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC has welcomed the Maharashtra government`s decision to allow shops to operate 24/7 in Mumbai, excluding liquor outlets, reported news agency ANI. According to Shaina NC, Mumbai`s global status and infrastructure make it an ideal city for extended shopping hours. “Mumbai is a global city. Look at the infrastructure. Look at…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued Cyclone Shakhti warning for some districts of Maharashtra, with high to moderate cyclone warning between October 3 and 7. According to the release, the warning covers Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg. The wind speed, reaching 45-55 kmph and gusting to 65 kmph, is likely to prevail…
The water levels in lakes supplying drinking water to Mumbai have risen following heavy rainfall in their catchment areas. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, the combined stock in the seven reservoirs that provide water to the city now stands at 99.10 per cent. As per the BMC on Saturday (October 4), the collective…
Mumbai is expected to experience partly cloudy skies on Saturday, with light to moderate spells of rain likely across both the city and its suburbs. Residents are advised to carry umbrellas and exercise caution in areas prone to waterlogging. The IMD`s Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 31.3 degrees Celsius and a minimum of…
The Dahisar police arrested a 28-year-old chain-snatcher who tried to escape to Bihar after robbing a senior citizen of her gold chain worth Rs 80,000 in Dahisar East on September 30. The accused, identified as Gayasuddin Shaikh, boarded the Dagrugarh Express bound for Bihar. But swift coordination between Dahisar police and the Railway Protection Force…
The 75-year-old Hotel And Restaurant Association (Western India) or HRAWI has welcomed the state government’s decision permitting shops, hotels, restaurants, and other establishments across Maharashtra to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The decision, announced via a circular dated October 1, is what they call a “landmark development”. “This decision empowers businesses…
The state government has announced that the new airport on the outskirts of Mumbai will be named ‘Loknete DB Patil Navi Mumbai International Airport’. Besides Navi Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has also proposed renaming Pune airport after Jagadguru Sant Tukaram and Chhatrapati Sambhjinagar Airport (formerly Aurangabad airport) after Chhatrapati Sambhaji Mahraj. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis…
As Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) gears up for its scheduled inauguration, anticipation is running high. Billed as one of India’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, it promises not just to ease the pressure off Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, but also to transform its surrounding area into a business, financial, and connectivity hub. In…
If your car runs out of petrol far away from home, think twice before seeking help from strangers. The Bandra police have arrested two men who allegedly robbed a man on the pretext of helping him refuel his vehicle. The arrested accused have been identified as Avez Nazmullah Chaudhary, 30, a resident of MHADA Colony,…
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to revive the Mahim Koliwada Seafood Plaza, a weekend seafood market located at Mahim Beach, before Diwali this year. Closed during the monsoon season — June to September — the seafood plaza has frequently run into internal political disputes, leading to it being closed intermittently since it was…
KEM Hospital, Parel, has rolled out its upgraded Health Management Information System (HMIS) from October 2, aiming to create a single digital platform for patient registration, bed monitoring, medicine inventories, and operation theatre schedules in real time. “The HMIS platform will provide doctors instant access to patient records, lab reports, and treatment histories, eliminating the…
A Community dog named Tatya, who had lived in a Bhandup West housing society for over a decade, was allegedly killed inside the premises on Friday morning. Shocked residents lodged an FIR against an unidentified person at the Bhandup police station. Police are now scanning CCTV footage to identify the accused. The incident occurred at…
My husband sustained four facial fractures because of a motorist who abruptly opened the door of his car without looking around in Bandra East. After my husband’s bike collided with the door, the driver fled, Shivaji Vishnu Yelkar`s wife, Asha Yelkar, told mid-day. Shivaji, a resident of Santacruz East and a sweeping contractor, is convalescing…
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) attached to the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police station was cheated of Rs 94,103 through a fake bank message. The victim, identified as ASI Sachin Chavan, 52, believed a caller who claimed he had mistakenly transferred money into Chavan’s account, only to be duped by a cleverly faked credit SMS. The…
Every Thursday and Saturday, Santosh Kulkarni, 61, quietly takes his place near Tilak Road and outside the Gajanan Maharaj temple on Bhagat Singh Road in Dombivli. Locals recognise him. Some offer water. A few stop to listen. Most walk by, unaware that this soft-spoken man in dark glasses is a survivor of the 1984 Bhopal…
A 35-year-old athlete and dancer, Neetu Mehta, was denied entry into a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus despite the vehicle being equipped with a wheelchair-accessible lift. Mehta, a resident of Charni Road, said the issue was not the lack of infrastructure but awareness and preparedness, as the bus conductor and driver admitted they…
Since the opening of the Santacruz–Chembur Link Road (SCLR) extension on August 14, the route has been plagued by heavy congestion. To tackle the bottleneck, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun widening the northbound stretch of the Western Express Highway (WEH) by adding an extra lane near the Milan subway. Service road jam-packed with…
Elephant in the room Students at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya in Dharavi marvel at Ely, a life-like mechanical baby elephant. ‘Without Zubin Mehta we wouldn’t be here’ With this glowing introductory tribute to honour the maestro, Mehroo Jeejeebhoy, founder-trustee, Mehli Mehta Music Foundation (MMMF), opened up the conversation that followed the launch of Encore, last…
Lack of clear communication from the Mumbai Metro team on Friday led to chaos on Yellow Line-2B and Red Line-7 during the evening rush hours as passengers took to social media to complain that trains had been affected for nearly an hour. While the Maha Mumbai Metro Operations Corporation Limited (MMMOCL) team claimed a slight…
The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by industrialist Anil Ambani challenging the State Bank of India`s (SBI) decision classifying his and Reliance Communications` accounts as fraud. A bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale said there was no merit in the plea. A detailed copy of the judgement was…
The 185-year-old Byculla District Jail in Mumbai, one of the oldest prison in Maharashtra, has undergone a major infrastructure upgrade with the inauguration of a modern kitchen and newly built sections on Friday. The move is aimed at improving living conditions for nearly 1,000 inmates, including women and young children lodged in the Byculla and…
The Maharashtra Education Department on Friday announced that the final special round of First Year Junior College (FYJC) online admissions will be held from October 4 to 6, 2025, an official statement said. Earlier, the admissions were delayed due to heavy rains and floods in parts of Maharashtra. The decision was taken considering the recent…
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday said that it has seized 7.95 kg of cocaine from two female passengers arriving from Bangkok at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai, officials said. The seized narcotics have an estimated value of Rs 79.5 crore in the illegal market, they said. According to the…
The Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate in Maharashtra on Friday said that it destroyed seized narcotic substances worth over Rs 29.76 crore as part of a statewide campaign against drugs. The action was taken under the supervision of the Anti-Narcotics Material Destruction Committee. Acting on the orders of the Special Inspector General of Police, Anti-Narcotics Task…
Western Railway, while sharing Mumbai local train updates, on Friday said that it will operate a night block between Mahim and Santacruz stations this weekend. An official statement said that a jumbo block of 3.5 hours will be held from 01:00 hrs to 04:30 hrs during the intervening night of Saturday/Sunday, 04th/05th October, 2025 on…
Patients visiting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run hospitals will soon be able to avail cashless treatment through the Integrated Patients Healthcare Scheme Assistance (IPHSA) system, the civic body announced on Friday. Currently, major and peripheral civic hospitals, along with dispensaries under the public health department, provide medical services primarily through the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri…
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a 10 per cent water cut in parts of the Island city and eastern suburbs for three days – October 7, 8, and 9. The supply will be hit owing to electrical upgradation work at the Pise and Panjrapur water treatment plants in Thane. According to officials, the…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray has criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for `reintroducing` the Mumbai 24/7 policy, which he said was originally planned by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in January 2020. In a post on social media platform X, Aaditya Thackeray wrote that it was “ironic and amusing” that the BJP,…
Central Railway on Friday announced that it will run 30 additional special trains to cater to the passenger rush during the upcoming Diwali 2025 festive season. Among the new services, the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)–Madgaon weekly special will operate six times in October. Train 01003 will depart LTT at 8.20 am on Mondays (October 6,…
A technical issue on a Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 train on Friday led to a brief scare near Santacruz station in western suburbs of the city, officials said. Following the incident the passengers in the train were evacuated. The incident occurred at 2:44 pm when a train heading towards Acharya Atre Chowk experienced a snag…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a special state-wide inspection drive to curb adulteration in food items during the festive season, Maharashtra FDA minister Narhari Zirwal said on Friday, reported news agency PTI. Speaking to reporters, Zirwal said that under the “San Maharashtra Cha, Sankalp Ann Surakshecha” food safety campaign, the department has…
Maharashtra has received an advance instalment of Rs 6,418 crore from the Central government, as part of tax devolution ahead of the festive season, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said, reported news agency PTI. The Centre on Wednesday said it has released an additional instalment of tax devolution of Rs 1,01,603 crore to state…
A sessions court in Maharashtra`s Thane district has acquitted five persons accused of killing a man 32 years ago, citing missing and deteriorated documents and the inability of the prosecution to secure reliable witnesses, reported news agency PTI. The Additional Sessions Judge at Kalyan, P F Sayyad, delivered the judgment on September 26, a copy…
A `chhajja` (overhang) of a ground-floor flat in a 30-year-old building collapsed in Thane city, an official said on Friday, reported news agency PTI. No one was injured in the incident that occurred on Thursday at the three-storey Swami Apartment in the Lokmanya Nagar area, he said, reported PTI. The structure is listed in the…
A Karnataka man has been arrested for the second time within a year for allegedly creating a fake social media account of the same woman and circulating her obscene photos and videos online. The Borivali Police have arrested a 28-year-old man from Karnataka for allegedly creating a fake Instagram account and posting obscene videos of…
