MUMBAI: A new flyover in Mira-Bhayander has triggered public scrutiny after a viral social media post flagged what appeared to be an abrupt reduction from four lanes to two. Responding to the criticism, MMRDA denied any design flaw, maintaining that the lane transition is a planned engineering decision.The row erupted after a post by the…
Mumbai: An assistant police inspector and three constables attached to the anti-terrorism cell at RCF police station have been arrested for allegedly stealing cash and gold jewellery from the house of a woman in Navi Mumbai during a drive to locate illegal Bangladeshi nationals last month. Separately, the same accused allegedly extorted Rs 5 lakh…
Mumbai: A three-year-old girl was killed after two loudspeakers installed for Republic Day celebrations in Vikhroli’s Ambedkar Nagar fell on her on Monday. Vikhroli police have registered an FIR in the matter.According to preliminary reports, Angel Rajesh Sonkar was playing on the street near a temple when a clothes scrap dealer accidentally brushed against the…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure on Tuesday cleared the Metro Line 8 project to link Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Andheri and Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).The 35km route will run 9km underground from Andheri to Eastern Express Highway at Ghatkopar, then transition to an elevated track along the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link…
Mumbai: In the wake of a recent Badlapur incident in which a 4-year-old girl was molested by a school van driver, and a previous incident in which children fell out of an open door of vans, the School Bus Owners Association Maharashtra (SBOA) on Tuesday petitioned govt to raise concerns over what it described as…
Mumbai: The reconstructed sky walk at Bandra (East) between Bandra Railway station (East) and Kalanagar Junction on the Western Express Highway at Bandra (East)was thrown open on Monday. The new skywalk has been constructed for the convenience of citizens commuting between Bandra station, Bandra Court, Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), MHADA and District Collector’s office at Bandra…
Mumbai: A year-old baby boy died and his 68-year-old grandmother sustained injuries after the duo was knocked down by a school bus on Tuesday noon at Khetwadi area in Girgaum. Police have detained the bus driver and he will be arrested, said police.The incident took place at around 12.15 pm. “The school bus arrived in…
Mumbai: A Rs 500 challan has been issued to actor Varun Dhawan for creating nuisance inside public property after a video showing him hanging from grab handles inside a Mumbai Metro coach went viral on social media. The clip, widely shared online, drew criticism from commuters and prompted the metro operator to issue a public…
Nashik: The tribal farmers’ long foot march from Nashik to Mumbai entered its third consecutive day on Tuesday, with thousands of marchers crossing Kasara Ghat and stepping into Thane district. Later in the evening, a delegation, which included senior CPM politician Ashok Dhawale and former MLA Jeeva Gavit, along with other functionaries of Akhil Bharatiya…
Mumbai: Seven people, including a two-year-old boy, were injured after a fire broke out in a chawl in Malwani, Malad West, following an explosion of accumulated gas on Tuesday morning. According to the fire brigade, the incident occured in a ground-plus-two-floored structure at around 9.25am near AC Masjid, besides Bharat Mata School. The fire was…
