The ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state will win the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections due to its development work and welfare schemes, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, over the last two years, the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena, BJP and the Ajit Pawar-led…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest weather report, has issued a yellow alert for the financial capital and adjoining Thane district for Saturday. It has forcasted heavy showers in isolated areas. Meanwhile, the IMD has issued an orange alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune and Satara districts of Maharashtra for Saturday. It has…
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and Palghar district in Maharashtra, predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places. According to IMD`s latest Mumbai weather updates, “Heavy rainfall was very likely at isolated places.” A yellow alert was issued for July 27 and 28 for Mumbai, according to the IMD`s…
The Bombay High Court (HC) on Friday rejected the pleas for default bail or bail on technical grounds filed by five people accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak rejected the applications filed by Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Sudhir Dhawade, and Rona…
A special MCOCA Court in Mumbai has issued standing non bailable warrant against Anmol Bishnoi and Rohit Godara in Salman Khan firing case. Earlier this month, Mumbai Police`s crime branch had filed a detailed chargesheet in Salman Khan firing case before the special MCOCA court in the city, an official said. According to the police…
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has cancelled the evening water supply cut in city after the Morbe Dam, which supplies water to the city, reached 74 percent of its storage capacity due to recent heavy Maharashtra rains. The NMMC announced that it will not reduce the evening water supply as previously planned. The increase…
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra conducted raids at three sites in Palghar district and seized material worth Rs 1.41 crore from a pharma company after finding that it did not have a licence to manufacture drugs in the state, officials told PTI on Friday. According to the PTI report, the raids were…
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has formed panels for Mumbai and Maharashtra to hold negotiations with its Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, an official statement said on Friday. The MVA allies consists of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP). The Maharashtra assembly…
A 56-year-old man was arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket in Thane district`s Mira Road area, a police official said on Friday. According to assistant commissioner of police (crime) Madan Ballal, Dinesh Parmar, a resident of Dahisar in Mumbai, was held on July 24 after a raid on a hotel in Mira Road by…
A 35-year-old man was found dead in a room at a lodge in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Friday. According to a PTI report, the man had checked into the lodge with a friend. The deceased has been identified as Arvind Sukhai Chourasiya, and his friend as Sanjog Suresh Teengote (29). As per the PTI report,…
The Mumbai Traffic Police on Friday said that their primary helpline number, 8454999999 was temporarily deactivated due to unforeseen technical problems and for traffic related complaints the citizens can connect with it through an alternate number. The Mumbai Traffic Police while sharing the information on its official X account said that the efforts were underway…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has highlighted the need for a separate law in the state to curb adulteration of milk and dairy products and said the state government will request the Centre to make food adulteration a non-bailable offence. According to the PTI report, Shinde was speaking at a meeting on Thursday evening to…
A Mumbai based businessman was held for allegedly creating a fake WhatsApp account using the name and photo of the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel and sought money from some people abroad, a police officials said on Friday, reported the PTI. He also allegedly sought money from the members of Qatar`s…
A 24-year-old woman from Thane, Maharashtra, has been arrested for allegedly using false documents to obtain a Pakistani visa, a police officer said Friday. Vartak Nagar police arrested Sanam Khan, also known as Nagma Noor Maqsood, on Thursday after three days of questioning. She was brought to court and remanded in police custody for two…
The police have added the charge of gang rape against three attendants of a temple arrested in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman in Maharashtra`s Thane district, an official said on Friday. A charge of gangrape has been additionally filed against the three people who were arrested in connection with the murder of…
All 14 crew members of a tugboat were successfully rescued after it drifted in the Arabian Sea off the Alibaug coast near Mumbai, an official confirmed on Friday. The rescue operation involving the Indian Coast Guard and Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre began around 9 am today. “All 14 crew were successfully evacuated from the vessel…
Central Railway`s Mumbai division has announced a mega block on Sunday, July 28. The Central Railway (CR) mega block will affect both the Up and Down slow lines between Matunga and Mulund stations from 11.05 am to 3.05 pm. A mega block will also be undertaken on the Harbour Line between Panvel and Vashi stations…
Western Railway, while sharing Mumbai local train updates, on Friday said that it will carry out a night block between Borivali and Bhayander railway stations on the intervening night of July 27 and July 28, 2024. In a statement, the Western Railway said that to carry out maintenance work of tracks, overhead and signalling equipment,…
According to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the combined lake levels of the seven reservoirs that supply water to Mumbai are now at 71.02 per cent. On Thursday, the BMC reported that the collective water level had reached 10,27,925 million litres or 71.02 per cent. The city gets water from seven reservoirs: Tulsi, Tansa,…
Colonel Sachin Nimbalkar, a Vir Chakra recipient, has been visiting the family of his slain colleague from the Kargil conflict every year for the past 25 years. This gesture of remembering commemorates the vow he made to himself during the 1999 battle to reclaim Tiger Hill. Colonel Nimbalkar, who led his troops to victory, lost…
On Friday morning, the Mumbaikars woke up to overcast skies and occasional drizzles–a stark contrast to the weather conditions prevalent until Thursday. On Thursday, heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs causing waterlogging in some areas leading to traffic snarls and diversion in BEST bus services and also delaying local trains across all corridors of…
The heavy rainfall that lashed Thane and Raigad districts from Wednesday night till Thursday has not only caused widespread flooding but also led to the overflowing of rivers and dams, posing a danger to residents. In Badlapur, the Ulhas river has overflown, leaving residents on edge. A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has been…
The torrential downpour and civic apathy have severely impacted the lives of residents in Vasai taluka. Despite spending crores on revamping roads and constructing nullahs, the longstanding issue of waterlogging remains unresolved. Officials continue to blame ‘high tide, low tide’ to deflect responsibility. A buffalo wallows in water collected in a huge pothole in Naigaon…
The implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) has proved to be helpful in making air travel much safer than traditional methods. Multiple systems exist to issue air traffic collision warnings or aid in Air Traffic Control (ATC) operations worldwide, introducing unprecedented efficiency and reliable safety measures. ATC personnel are now leveraging automation for departure and arrival…
The wife of Guru Siddappa Waghmare, 50, the informer and alleged extortionist who tattooed the names of his foes on his body, alleged that he was honey-trapped by a female employee of Soft Touch Spa in Worli. “For the past two months, a woman would visit our home along with my husband. She was collecting…
Heavy rainfall in Pune on Wednesday and Thursday resulted in four deaths, several people being trapped, and property damage worth lakhs. The flooding sparked fears reminiscent of the 2005 deluge, though Pune’s rainfall was less severe. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported 114.1 mm of rain in the 24 hours up to 8 am yesterday…
The bustling Coastal Road came to a temporary standstill on Thursday due to a minor collision on its northbound stretch around 10.30 am. The disruption occurred when a private car collided with a taxi from behind on the northbound lane, prompting the private car to hastily leave the scene. The incident led to the closure…
In the AI content arena, a name is making waves. Priyanku Sarmah, a Santacruz-based AI filmmaker uses the latest artificial intelligence to create captivating films, photos and Reels, and has drawn millions of eyes to his social media account. Sarmah, a history buff, loves to fuse the past with the future in his work. His…
The Worli police, while investigating the July 23 murder of a 52-year-old alleged extortionist, learnt that the deceased, Guru Siddappa Waghmare, had tattooed the names of 22 people on his thighs, suspected to be his enemies or who held grudges against him similar to Aamir Khan’s character in the 2008 film Ghajini. One of the…
The MHB Colony police have arrested two accused for stealing manhole covers on the road outside Dahisar railway station. According to police sources, the arrested individuals were identified as Rajesh Mandal, 36, and Majid Shaikh, 44. The duo would commit thefts while roaming the streets under the pretext of picking up garbage. “The municipality had…
The Worli police, while investigating the July 23 murder of a 52-year-old alleged extortionist, learnt that the deceased, Guru Siddappa Waghmare, had tattooed the names of 22 people on his thighs, suspected to be his enemies or who held grudges against him similar to Aamir Khan’s character in the 2008 film Ghajini. One of the…
A raised jungle walk at Malabar Hill to give it its correct name and description is now a few months away from completion. The walking trail currently under construction is a walkway above the ground in the Malabar Hill forest, next to Siri Road. Rahul Kadri, architect and urban planner, said from his Worli office,…
After 15 months, an Indian Marsh Crocodile has been sighted again in the Mithi River. Wildlife conservation experts believe there’s no cause for alarm, suggesting that the crocodile may have arrived following the overflow of Vihar and Powai lakes. Honorary Wildlife Warden of Thane and President of NGO RAWW, Pawan Sharma told mid-day that the…
A swarm of bees besieged an IndiGo aircraft scheduled to take off for Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, at Mumbai airport on Friday morning. According to a passenger on board, “Flight 6E5316 from Mumbai to Bareilly was delayed due to the incident. The beehive was attached to a Taj Sats catering van. Authorities sprayed water on the…
A major fire erupted in the duct area of Kanakia Samarpan Tower, a 22-story residential building in Borivli East, on Thursday afternoon. As a result of the fire one person passed away and the resulting smoke caused three others to be hospitalised due to suffocation. The Kasturba Marg police have filed an accidental death report…
The strategy regarding the coming Maharashtra Assembly elections will be declared on August 29, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange said on Thursday. He and his followers will support any political party or leader who champions the cause of reservation for the Marathas, he said. Elsewhere, BJP leaders continued to target him, asking why he never…
Allowing free access to the public to register leave and licence agreements on the government’s online portal without ownership details has exposed the lack of security checks within the system, say the Maharashtra State Housing Federation and real estate experts. Concerned over the major flaw, the experts have demanded immediate corrective measures. Some of the…
Eager to finish seat-sharing with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners at the earliest, the Congress high command has empowered senior state leaders to negotiate with the allies. A decision to this effect was taken following a demand that talks be held at the state level because some Congress allies had bypassed state leadership to…
A lottery will be held on Monday for the eight reserved seats for members of the town vending committee under the hawkers` policy. The lottery will take place at BMC headquarters under supervision of the labour commissioner’s representative. To implement the long-awaited hawkers` policy, it is necessary to establish a town vending committee for the…
Hundreds of people with disabilities in the state feel they were misled by the government after discovering that the e-rickshaws provided to them were of poor quality. On Thursday, around 25 of these individuals, including many visually impaired persons, occupied the official residence of the state-level chairperson of the Divyang Welfare Committee, MLA Bacchu Kadu,…
