A dispute over a few hundred rupees resulted in a 14-year-old boy being assaulted by five persons including three brothers and their father. The Kharghar police have registered a case against the five persons. The feud originated from snooker games that the victim played at a club along with his friends who are now accused…
The police have been unable to trace the parents of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar in a land dispute case registered against them after a video of her mother threatening a farmer with a pistol in Pune district went viral, a senior official said on Monday. A team of Pune Rural police visited the…
Another classic example of how shoddy work is carried out while repairing a road, the stretch of Thane’s Ghodbunder Road that was repaired recently has completely come apart. The motorists and commuters using this road on a daily basis are criticising Public Works Department (PWD) for the shoddy work. Many have taken to social media…
The Matheran police, along with local rescue teams, successfully located the bodies of a couple who had gone missing during a trip to Matheran. The hotelier reported the couple’s disappearance to the authorities, prompting an immediate search operation. After a thorough search, the couple’s bodies were found on Monday evening. According to Sunil Koli who…
The Bombay High Court on Monday started day-to-day hearings on the appeals related to the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, 18 years after the terror attack shook the city’s Western Railway network, resulting in the loss of over 180 lives and leaving several others injured. A special bench comprising Justices Anil Kilor and Shyam Chandak…
Senior inspector Rajendra Kane and crime PI Amar Patil of Santacruz police station are facing a departmental enquiry (DE) for allegedly forcing an investigating officer to dilute an extortion case registered against politically backed Gujarat-based gangsters. It has been alleged that the intervention of Kane and Patil in the extortion case prompted the investigating officer,…
A 23-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide by jumping into the sea off Marine Drive on Monday morning. “We received a call around 10.30 am reporting that a young woman had jumped from Marine Drive. We quickly arrived at the scene and recovered her body. She was transported to GT Hospital, where doctors pronounced her…
The city’s catchment area, consisting of six out of seven lakes, recorded over 100 mm of rainfall in just 24 hours, providing the city with a 20-day water supply. By Sunday morning, the total water stock reached 4.30 lakh million litres, accounting for 29.73 per cent of the total capacity. This marks the first time…
Mihir Shah, the 23-year-old prime accused in the Worli hit-and-run case, has allegedly confessed to the police that he’s a habitual drinker. “This is how he knew the spots where alcohol could be purchased beyond the permitted time,” a police source said. The police have also recorded the statement of the barber who had allegedly…
About 50 passengers travelling on a state transport bus from Alibaug to Panvel had a fortunate escape after the bus overturned following a brake failure on Monday. At least three persons in the bus suffered injuries in the mishap. Police said the three passengers were treated for minor injuries and are safe. According to the…
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has refused to share the land of the Mankhurd and Dahisar octroi nakas with the Dharavi Redevelopment Authority (DRA). BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani in a letter to the state government has claimed these plots are required for civic projects. An activist from Mulund, Sagar Devre, has obtained documents through an…
Konkan Railway was restored after a period of 24 hours due to soil slippage at km 79/4-6 between the Diwankhavati and Vinhere sections of the Ratnagiri region. The railway had been down since 4.48 p.m. on Sunday. The line was restored at 4.30 pm on Monday. The Konkan Railway cancelled, short-terminated, diverted, and rescheduled several…
Continuous rainfall has significantly increased the water stock in Mumbai`s reservoirs, reaching 35.11 per cent on Monday. This is the first time this season that the water stock has surged by 5.38 per cent in just 24 hours. The catchment areas have received continuous showers, leading to an increase of 77,849 million litres in the…
As the city witnessed heavy rainfall, three women were injured in a collapse of residential structures at Kurla West, Jari Mari. A fireman involved in the rescue operation sustained an injury in his leg. According to BMC’s disaster management department, the incident was reported on Sunday afternoon. About 4-5 houses at Radha Nagar Chawl with…
The Mahayuti (NDA) will fill 12 vacancies in the Legislative Council from the governor’s quota before the election code of conduct comes into force in September. The vacancies were created in June 2020, but the then-governor hadn’t approved the name sent by the MVA government. With the NDA in, Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais is expected…
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has decided to decline any consultative meetings called by state governments to decide upon hospital rate standardisation. Earlier this year in February, the Supreme Court of India, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), directed the central government to find ways to regulate the rates of hospital procedures in the…
The 3,299-page charge sheet filed by the Mumbai Crime Branch’s SIT in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case, which resulted in 17 deaths and over 80 injuries, reveals a nexus between GRP and BMC officials. The charge sheet includes allegations against four accused arrested in the matter, while the case remains open against BMC and GRP…
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 16. Aries March 21 – April 20Several job offers received ease financial position gradually. Modify cooking habits as advised to…
A video clip showing an unidentified man performing a dangerous stunt while boarding a moving local train at Sewri station in Mumbai prompted a search to trace the individual and a stern warning from Central Railway (CR), reported PTI. CR directed the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to register a case after the video of the…
Five rooms collapsed in a chawl in Mumbai`s Kurla area on Sunday afternoon leaving three women injured, reported PTI citing an official from the fire brigade. The incident occurred around 2pm at Radha Nagar Chawl on Andheri-Kurla road, the official said. The three women who were injured were identified as Afrin Shaikh (25), Rasika Nadar…
Amid heavy rains in Raigad and Ratnagiri, a landslide occurred just outside a tunnel between Vinhere (Raigad) and Divan Khawati (Ratnagiri) stations on Sunday at 5pm. In view of the landslide, train services were halted on the Konkan Railway Route while restoration work was underway. “No train was passing through the section at the time,”…
The Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, seized over 4.27 kilograms of marijuana from an Indian national arriving from Bangkok. The contraband, valued at approximately Rs. 1.95 crore, was concealed inside food items and toy boxes. The name and other details of the passenger were not disclosed by the authorities. The customs officials said, “We acted…
A case was registered against two men for allegedly abducting and raping an 11-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Thane district, reported PTI on Sunday. The minor was allegedly sexually assaulted on the evening of July 12 when she was walking towards the Ambernath railway station, said an official according to the PTI report. The two men…
An FIR was registered against four persons by the Navi Mumbai police for allegedly cheating a 35-year-old real estate developer of Rs 66.75 lakh in a land deal, reported PTI on Sunday. As per the PTI report, the accused produced fake documents to show that a plot in Ulwe area of Navi Mumbai township was…
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole has said “traitors” from the party who cross-voted in the recent elections to 11 legislative council seats have been identified and will be punished, reported news agency PTI. The same “traitors” had ensured the defeat of Congress leader Chandrakant Handore in the Maharashtra council elections two years ago, Patole claimed…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met his Maharashtra counterpart Eknath Shinde at the latter`s residence in Mumbai on Sunday to discuss the current political scenario and cooperation in various sectors, including infrastructure and economics. In a post on `X`, the Maharashtra Chief Minister`s Office said the chief ministers discussed cooperation between their states…
The civic officials said that a man and a woman were injured when the ceiling plaster of a room in their house fell on them in Maharashtra`s Thane district on Sunday, reported news agency PTI. Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said that the incident took place at around 4.30 am in…
With nearly half of July gone, the water stock in Mumbai lakes is yet to climb to desired levels. The water stock in Mumbai lakes supplying water to the city has risen by mere inches in the absence of sustained spells of heavy rain. In Mumbai, the collective lake levels in the seven reservoirs that…
Mumbai received heavy rainfall on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, leading to severe waterlogging in various parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Sunday. The weather department, in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted…
An orange raincoat, an envious grip! A little girl swings from the overhead handles in a vacant local, just before alighting at Kandivali station. High five for women in mythology For Mumbai author Koral Dasgupta, it’s been a bittersweet release of her book, Tara—the fifth and final instalment in her Sati series, which re-examines the…
The Maharashtra Excise Department has temporarily suspended Malad’s Sai Prasad Bar’s licence until further notice for allegedly serving the prime accused, Mihir Shah, four beer cans beyond the permitted time limit. The bar is facing scrutiny for several alleged violations. mid-day spoke with excise officers, who elaborated on the reasons for the suspension. “The bar…
While the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita aims to modernise India`s criminal code, it raises significant concerns about its potential impact on civil liberties and democratic values. Its provisions regarding sedition-like offences may inadvertently bolster authoritarian tendencies within the state apparatus, reminiscent of the power structures from the colonial era. In a nation grappling with maintaining its…
The Byculla and Chandivli Assembly seats may become a source of friction between Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT). The grand old party’s city unit has decided to demand 16 to 17 Assembly seats for its candidates. In the 2019 election, four Congress legislators were elected in Mumbai though the…
While the state government is striving to ensure education reaches every last child, these figures present a concerning picture. The latest data from the U-DISE Plus has shown that 1,19,000 students across the state have been recorded as ‘out-of-school’ over the past year. The data includes 1,542 school student deaths and 1,18,997 students who are out…
You’ve probably heard of glowing stars, but did you know some forests can glow in the dark too? Recently, nature lovers from Mumbai witnessed this amazing sight in the Matheran forest, where dead twigs and branches glowed at night. This natural phenomenon, called bioluminescence, occurs when certain organisms produce light through chemical reactions. It is…
A cafe owner, who allegedly ran various illegal businesses, was arrested on Saturday on charges of extortion by the Malwani police. According to police sources, the accused, Baba Khan, used to arrive around in a BMW to collect weekly bribes from hawkers and pavement vendors near his establishment. If a person refused to pay up,…
Indigo flight 6E6114 from Delhi to Mumbai experienced a significant delay, leaving the passengers stranded and frustrated for over eight hours on the intervening night of July 13 and July 14. The ordeal began when passengers were made to remain seated in the aircraft with the air conditioning system not functioning, causing discomfort and unrest…
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has launched a facility for registering complaints about stray dogs on its civic website. Additionally, pet owners can now book slots for their pet`s funeral through the BMC portal. Dr K L Pathan, head of the Civic Animal Husbandry department, said, “People can now submit complaints regarding the increasing number…
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 15. Aries March 21 – April 20The person you are speaking to over the phone sounds harried and troubled. Request…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly slammed the opposition accusing them of spreading fake narratives about unemployment, citing a report by the RBI that says eight crore new jobs were made available in the country in the last three to four years. Speaking at an event in Mumbai`s Goregaon suburb after launching and laying the foundation…
