A worker at an SRA construction site in Malad lost his life in a mudslide amid rainfall on Friday. According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the incident occurred at the SRA building construction site behind Samudra Bar on the Western Express Highway, Pratap Nagar in Malad East. A section of the excavated area collapsed due…
After Delhi and Hyderabad, a dating scam active in Mumbai has come to light. According to sources, women befriend men and take them to specific pubs and bar restaurants, forcing them to pay for expensive food and drinks. When it is time to pay the bill, the women leave on some pretext. The pub staff…
Pop idols continue to be on sale in the city and its outskirts which is in violation of the norms set by the apex court. While the demand for POP idols from retail buyers is gradually slowing down due to environmental awareness, its sale has not gone down well with nature lovers. Despite clear directives…
A highly intoxicated civil engineer lost control of his vehicle in Vasai, starting by colliding into a parked motorcycle. His speeding car then swerved into the opposite lane, crashing through a security wall of a house before killing a sleeping stray dog in the process. This sequence of events unfolded in mere seconds on the…
The state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rank doesn’t want seat sharing for the Assembly elections to be delayed like the Lok Sabha polls. The party leaders want the party to contest a maximum number of seats—not less than its 2019 numbers. These are some takeaways from the party’s two-day deliberations in which the state election…
Notwithstanding its MVA partners’ demands for more seats, Congress has decided to keep calm and wants that the seats be picked only on merit. Buoyed by an excellent show in the state’s Lok Sabha polls, the party feels that it will be getting a good number of Assembly seats to fight and win. Likewise, Congress…
An alleged scam concerning Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore has been unearthed by a farmers’ association from Dhule in northern Maharashtra. The farmers’ association in their petition has claimed to have found major discrepancies in the MSP fixed by the Central authorities and those offered by APMC traders to…
Controversial IAS probationer Puja Khedkar faces dismissal from the elite civil services as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has found that she fraudulently availed attempts beyond the permissible limit under the examination rules by faking her identity by way of changing her name as well as that of her father and mother, her photograph/signature,…
There will be one person conspicuous by his absence at the Pune racing season beginning tomorrow. That will be Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) photographer Ravishankar Gupta who passed away on Friday morning. The South Mumbai resident was simply a “fixture” on the Mumbai and Pune turf. He cut a familiar figure in his…
A global Microsoft outage led to chaos at Mumbai airport on Friday morning, the outage led to check-in problems for multiple airlines. The issue is not only limited to Mumbai airport but is affecting airlines and airports globally and other airports in the city. Passengers were left stranded and frustrated. United Airlines, Delta, and American…
Paws-e in play A dog takes a nap alongside people sheltering from the rain at Bandstand in Bandra. A cafe meets a book club The book exchange shelf at the cafe; (right) Jackson Jacob While most cafes are filled with conversations, the Sailor’s Cafe down in Belapur is trying to start one. “We have a…
Do you know what the stars hold for you in terms of love life, career, business and personal wellness today? Well, read on to know your astrological predictions as per your zodiac sign for July 20. Aries March 21 – April 20This is a good day, but there seem to be many arguments, especially at…
Due to constant heavy rainfall throughout the day, a large old banyan tree Kandivali`s Charkop area was uprooted and fell on Thursday. No casualties were reported The incident occurred at 8 p.m. The tree was located on the footpath in front of ICICI Bank in Charkop Sai Sagar. Both the fire brigade and local Charkop…
State minister Girish Mahajan on Thursday said, Maharashtra`s new tourism policy will garner at least Rs 1 lakh crore investment and generate employment for 18 lakh people, reported PTI. As per the PTI report, Mahajan noted, the new policy aims to upgrade and develop infrastructure facilities as well as tourism sites to double tourists` footfall….
The BMC is thinking of appointing an IIT to supervise the ongoing concretization work of roads in the city. The responsibility is not only restricted to quality control but extends to ensuring quality so that the roads will remain intact for many years. Of the total 2,050 km of roads in the city, 990 km…
Four members from a family of jewellers were booked on for allegedly duping 18 investors of Rs 6.57 crore, reported PTI citing a Navi Mumbai police official. According to the PTI report, the accused lured 18 persons into investing Rs 6.57 crore in a gold scheme by promising them high returns, the Panvel town police…
A man was arrested for allegedly sodomising a 7-year-old boy on Thursday in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, reported PTI citing the police. The accused was identified as Akshay Gaikwad (26). He took the boy to an under-construction building on July 17 and had unnatural sex with him, the Khandeshwar police station official said. After the…
A workshop for members of women`s self-help groups was organised at the Narendra Ballal Auditorium of Thane Municipal Corporation on Thursday. The purpose was to inform attendees about the implementation of the `Chief Minister Majhi Ladki Bahin` scheme. During the workshop organised by the Thane civic body, participants received instructions on how to fill out…
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar has demanded a high-level investigation into the violence that occurred during an anti-encroachment drive at Vishalgad Fort in Kolhapur. He also called for action against the local authorities, including the collector and police superintendent. In a letter to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Vishalgad violence, Wadettiwar said that anti-social groups targeted…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut accused the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra of giving giveaways despite the state`s Rs 8 lakh billion debt. Raut suggested that this was due to the defeats of the ruling parties in the Lok Sabha elections. His comments came after Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a job training and stipend…
A wall adjacent to a drain collapsed in Mumbra`s Retibandar area amid heavy rainfall on Thursday in Thane district. No one was injured in the incident, said the Thane Municipal Corporation`s Disaster Management Cell in an official release. The wall, 10-15 ft long and 4-5 ft high, collapsed around 1pm near Rana Dada Bungalow behind…
Former Maharashtra minister and BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar has accused NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar of misleading the Maratha community on reservation. At a party workers` meeting in Partur, Jalna district, on Wednesday, Lonikar referred to Pawar as `Shakuni mama,` a character from the `Mahabharata` who is devious and deceptive, reported PTI. “Sharad Pawar has…
The officials said that Thane police have busted an international racket of supplying SIM cards to fraudsters in places like Cambodia, Dubai and China for share trading fraud and other cyber crimes, reported news agency PTI. Three persons have been arrested in this connection – two from Chhattisgarh and one from Delhi – and 779…
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a superintendent of Mumbai Customs posted at the courier cell at the International Courier Terminal of Sahar Airport in Andheri. The official was arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000 from a complainant to facilitate the release of an imported consignment. Sources from the…
Nikhil Chitale, one of the young scions of the renowned Chitale Bandhu brand based in Pune, on Thursday, urged people to not “fall for scams” like A2 ghee which is being sold for a higher price than regular cow ghee in the market. Nikhil, who is a fourth-generation dairy industrialist, and partner in the dairy…
Mumbai travel influencer Aanvi Kamdar died after falling into a gorge while shooting an Instagram reel. 27-year-old Mumbai travel influencer Aanvi Kamdar, who was on a monsoon outing with seven friends, fell into the 300-foot-deep gorge near the famous Kumbhe waterfall at Mangaon in adjoining Raigad district while making a video on Wednesday, reported news…
In Mumbai, the collective lake levels in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city are now at 38 per cent, as per the BMC data. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, on Thursday, the collective lake levels or water stock in Mumbai lakes is now at 5,56,781 million litres of…
Central Railway will be undertaking a special four-hour power and traffic block on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday to facilitate the girder launch of the Carnac Bridge, it said in a communique. In view of the block, train services won`t be available between CSMT and Byculla on the main line and between CSMT…
Monsoon seems to have gripped the city with heavy rains lashing parts of Mumbai since earlier this week. Akin to the climate on Thursday, the city on Friday witnessed heavy rainfall which led to delays in local train services and waterlogging on some roads slowing down the public transport services and causing inconvenience to lakhs…
The collective lake levels in Mumbai of the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city are now at 39.23 per cent, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, on Friday, the collective lake levels or water stock in Mumbai lakes is now at 5,67,779 million litres of…
Mumbai received heavy rainfall on Thursday morning, leading to waterlogging in various parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Thursday. The weather department, in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted “moderate to heavy rain in the city…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray reacting to the Maharashtra government`s `Ladla Bhai Yojana` for boys, called it a “jumla” and demanded the government should give the entire amount of the scheme for the year in one go. Under the scheme, boys benefit from a certain stipend amount based on qualifications. “The government should give…
Do you know what the stars hold for you in terms of love life, career, business and personal wellness today? Well, read on to know your astrological predictions as per your zodiac sign for July 19. Aries March 21 – April 20Life is back to being well balanced and you are your usual loving self….
A 56-year-old businessman, Bhavesh Seth, died by suicide by jumping from the Bandra-Worli Sea Link on Wednesday afternoon. Deceased Seth took a lift from someone in a car and later stopped the car at Bandra-Worli Sea Link and left it. He then made a video call to his son and jumped into the sea from…
A stampede-like situation prevailed near the Mumbai airport where thousands of job aspirants gathered to apply for a limited number of vacancies for the post of loader. However, the police claimed on Wednesday they had made adequate arrangements to avoid any untoward incident. According to the PTI report, officials from the Sahar police station, under…
In a powerful display of unity, the indigenous communities of Mumbai, including the Agri, Koli, East Indian, Bhandari, Kunbi, and other Bhumiputra Samaj, are set to come together for the Mumbai Bhumiputra Rally 2024. The rally, under the banner “Aapla Gaav! Aapla Raaj” (Our Village! Our Rule!), will take place on Sunday, July 21. The…
Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III seized over 13.24 Kg Gold and Electronics valued at Rs. 10.33 Cr and Foreign Currency valued at Rs. 0.45 Cr across 24 cases between Juy 10 and July 14. Gold was found concealed in various forms like gold dust in wax, crude Jewellery, gold bars in an ingenious way inside,…
The Mumbai Press Club announced the results of its biannual elections for year 2024-26. The elections were held to elect a new president, chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, joint-secretary, treasurer, and managing committee. Senior Journalist Samar Khadas of Maharashtra Times has been elected as the new President of the club with majority votes. Other elected members include…
A Mumbai-bound trailer carrying cable drums overturned on Mumbai-Ahemdabad highway on Wednesday after its driver applied sudden brakes to rescue a biker. Two people have been injured in the accident. The trailer veered out of its lane and overturned onto the Gujarat-bound lane of NH48 near Sativli. Due to the accident traffic remained choked on…
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), in collaboration with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Hosts, “Trans-Harbour Triumph: The Atal Setu Story in Pictures,” a photo exhibition showcasing India`s longest sea bridge. The exhibition was inaugurated today by lighting lamps by Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, Commissioner, MMRDA Khushroo N. Suntook, Chairman, National Centre…
