The residents of Juhu are now traversing tonnes of garbage as the BMC is still in the process of issuing tenders for the 6km beach clean-up. According to joggers from Juhu Beach, tonnes of garbage accumulate in May and then disappear in September. The beaches were previously maintained with modern equipment, but this year they…

Just like the city, the catchment area has been receiving light rain for the whole week. But as the percolation started, the lake levels are increasing marginally every day. The stock crossed the 80 per cent mark on Friday. Among the seven lakes, Bhatsa, the largest, holds half of the total capacity. Of the combined…

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided not to raise property tax for the year 2024-25. Property owners in Mumbai will continue to pay tax as per the rate revision that was made in the year 2015-16. As per the property tax guidelines, the civic body is empowered to revise tax every five years, officials…

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on an airline that denied boarding to a differently abled minor two years ago. This ruling marks the end of a two-year battle fought by the boy and his family. The incident occurred on May 7, 2022, when the minor…

Confusion reigned supreme on day one of the Sion bridge’s closure as vehicles clogged up Dharavi, the Eastern Express Highway and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road. Motorists said the authorities should have put up maps highlighting alternative routes. Imtiyaz Sheikh, a Wadala resident who works as a generator mechanic in Dharavi, said he was not aware…

A wooden hoarding at Sahajanand Chowk in Kalyan collapsed on Friday morning at 10.18 am, causing minor damage to three vehicles. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported. Eyewitnesses said that the incident occurred suddenly, with the hoarding crashing down onto the parked cars, creating a loud noise and momentary chaos in the vicinity. The affected…

Ten leopards captured over man-animal conflicts in the Junnar forest division of Pune district have been relocated to a shelter in Gujarat, officials said on Thursday. Amol Satpute, Deputy Conservator of Forests (Junnar), said the Central Zoo Authority in New Delhi has approved the relocation of four female and six male leopards from Manikdoh shelter…

A couple, scheduled to fly to Delhi on Friday noon to meet their son, was found dead in Goregaon West under mysterious circumstances. The police had discovered the body of the woman in the bedroom of the flat, while her husband was found dead in the building premises on Friday. Based on preliminary findings, the…

The BMC had planned to convert Aarey Colony`s main road to cement concrete, but the three-kilometre stretch from the VIP guest house to Powai, known for wildlife crossings, may not receive the proposed underpasses. Due to the narrow road and traffic constraints, the BMC is considering asphalt instead, which would result in 14 underpasses not…

Mumbai University (MU) has issued notices to three colleges on the Somaiya Vidyavihar campus following complaints of charging “unauthorised” excess fees from students. This action was in response to the allegations by the Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS), which accused the colleges of imposing exorbitant fees for aided programs despite receiving government grants and violating…

The BMC has received preliminary approval from the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change for a bridge project connecting Yari Road to Lokhandwala. The bridge will pass through 0.21 hectares of mangrove forest. “Since the bridge passes through a mangrove forest, we needed permission from the environment ministry. Recently, we received in-principle approval for…

Four constables, one officer, and a panch suffered severe burn injuries after the Choubey family threw boiling water at them in Bhayandar on Wednesday evening. Earlier, the family had hurled utensils at the police from their kitchen to intimidate them. Senior officials quickly sent reinforcements to the scene. Three members of the Choubey family—the couple…

An American woman, Lalita Kai, was chained to a tree and left alone in a jungle along with her documents among other things in the Sindhudurg district by her ex-husband, Satish, after she told him she did not want to live in India as his wife. The police travelled to Tamil Nadu to arrest him,…

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar chaired a high-level meeting at Mantralaya on Thursday, issuing a directive that officers responsible for the Mumbai-Nashik highway will be suspended if the traffic congestion issue is not resolved within 10 days. The Mumbai-Nashik Highway, a key route connecting northern Maharashtra to Mumbai, is currently plagued by severe traffic…

Omie Kalani’s decision to support Shrikant Shinde during the recent Lok Sabha elections has come back to haunt him in a way that will impede his plans to contest the Assembly polls. Omie Kalani is a politician from Ulhasnagar and son of a staunch loyalist of Sharad Pawar, Pappu Kalani. The second generation politician had…

Shalene Nayar finally smiled yesterday after two-and-a-half  agonising days. The Marine Drive police called to say her husband, Lowell Thomas Runion, missing since Tuesday evening, was found in Santacruz. “Relief coursed through me,” said Nayar, a Marine Drive resident. Her husband, known as ‘Tom,’ had been missing since he left the Cricket Club of India…

Rain activity has abated further and lake areas witnessed hardly any precipitation. However, the Upper Vaitarna finally crossed the halfway mark due to moderate rainfall in the first half of the week and percolation effect. While four out of seven lakes are already full and the combined water stock reached 78 per cent mark, one…

Central Railway’s (CR) recent proposal to terminate harbour line suburban services at Sandhurst Road and do away with fast train halts at Byculla has sparked opposition from passenger associations and experts. The proposal According to sources, the proposed alterations are intended to make space for the extension of the fifth and sixth lines up to…

Mumbai University’s long-delayed Senate elections face fresh setbacks. Controversies over voter registration—including duplication, fraud, and legal disputes—led to last year’s voter list being annulled. The new list shows a sharp decline in registered voters. In March 2023, 1,22,000 graduates logged in to register for the Senate election process. However, after scrutiny, only 90,000 voters were…

Political corridors are abuzz with talk of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) getting a new national president soon, and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis is one of the prospective candidates for the top position. Speculations have been rife ever since Fadnavis met Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently in Delhi where he attended the party…

A recent RTI reply has shed light on the subpar quality of assessment and evaluation at Mumbai University. The data reveals that more than 50 per cent of students who applied for re-evaluation in the first half of 2023 were declared passed after the re-evaluation process. Similarly, over 45 per cent of students who sought…

Three elderly siblings have been living inside a 1BHK flat on the third floor of a dangerously dilapidated building that is being redeveloped in Borivli West. Since 2021, Harsha Vyas, 69, and her brothers Deepak Vyas, 66, and Kumar Vyas, 64, have been living without electricity, relying on solar lamps for light. The siblings, who…

The BMC has already missed the deadline to open one arch bridge connecting the Coastal Road to Bandra Worli Sea Link by July end.  In a reply to an RTI activist, it has also been revealed that the BMC has allowed one of the contractors to push the deadline to May 2025.  The northbound and…

Catch it if you can A woman throws a frisbee for her pet dog to retrieve while passers-by watch at Carter Road in Bandra. Books amidst traffic buzz Page-turning traffic stoppers at the island The covers are off. You usually hear this phrase by excited commentators indicating that rain has stopped at a cricket match…

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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday directed the administration to suspend the concerned official if traffic flow on the Mumbai-Nashik highway does not get smooth in 10 days, reported news agency PTI. He also asked authorities to submit a proposal to halt toll collection on the Mumbai-Nashik highway until potholes are filled and…

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday announced a prize of Rs 1 crore for shooter Swapnil Kusale, who won a bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, reported news agency PTI. Kusale clinched the first ever Olympic bronze in 50m rifle 3 positions event, taking India`s overall tally to three at the ongoing Paris…

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has already missed the deadline to open an arch bridge connecting the coastal road to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link by the end of July. In response to an RTI activist, it was also revealed that the BMC has extended the deadline for one of the contractors until May 2025. The…

Ahead of this year`s Ganeshotsav, the BMC announced that public Ganesha Mandals who have been following government rules in the last ten years will be given permission for five consecutive years for building mandap These mandals will have to submit a self-declaration stating that they have followed all rules and laws and have no complaints…

The police on Thursday said that a thief broke into a temple and decamped with the `hundi` (cash box) containing Rs 6,000 in Thane district, reported news agency PTI. The accused, who targeted Radhakrishna Temple in the Khadegolawali area of Kalyan town, is currently lodged in Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai in connection with another…