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Mumbai: The state govt will soon kickstart the ‘Green Mumbai’ initiative, which is a comprehensive strategy to transform Mumbai through environmentally-friendly infrastructure and climate-conscious governance. CM Devendra Fadnavis directed officials to make sure this programme focuses on sustainable mobility, air quality improvement, and significant financial commitments to climate action. Officials said the BMC’s focus will…

Mumbai: Teachers across Mumbai are pushing back against a directive that requires them to move from classrooms to canine control. Teachers are being asked to double up as “nodal officers” for preventing stray dogs from entering school premises, a move they say diverts them from their primary responsibility as educators and offloads civic responsibilities onto…

Mumbai: A truck driver was killed after a BEST bus allegedly rammed into his vehicle at Aarey Colony early on Thursday. The bus driver and conductor suffered injuries in the incident.Aarey Colony police have registered an FIR against the bus driver, Mohammad Rafiq Shaikh (48), under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. They are yet…

Mumbai: At 211, drunk driving cases saw 37% reduction in Mumbai this New Year’s Eve on Wednesday night compared with 333 cases recorded on Dec 31, 2024. The rest of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region also witnessed a decrease in cases—274 recorded in Thane and 250 in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday night (see box). Thane traffic…

Mumbai: The dawn of the New Year brought unexpected rain showers, surprising Mumbaikars. The drizzle started around 5am on Thursday, briefly intensifying in areas across south Mumbai. In the suburbs, Andheri and Powai were among the areas that witnessed light drizzle.Weather forecasters attributed the unusual rain activity to moisture-rich winds from the Arabian Sea, which…

Mumbai: Greater Mumbai under the BMC’s jurisdiction has recorded the strongest housing market performance in 14 years in 2025. Property registrations between Jan and Dec 2025 touched a high of over 1.5 lakh, while stamp duty collections generated revenue of Rs 13,487 crore.In Dec 2025 alone, 14,447 properties were registered, contributing Rs 1,263 crore to…

Mumbai: BJP politician Kirit Somaiya could not contain his joy on Thursday. He took to social media to express it: “Neil Somaiya ward 107 in Mulund. 1. Uddhav Thackeray Sena UBT 2. Raj Thackeray MNS 3. Sharad Pawar NCP 4. Rahul Gandhi Congress did not put up candidates. God is Great.” Somaiya’s confidence in his…

Mumbai: In a ratty turn of events in a “high-stakes” narcotics trial, the prosecution’s ganja samples in the case against five alleged drug traffickers were literally “devoured by rats” while sitting in storage. By the time the trial reached its conclusion, the envelopes that once supposedly held smaller samples of the nearly 130kg of ganja…

MUMBAI: In view of the forthcoming municipal elections in Maharashtra, the Muslim Welfare Association has said its policy and priorities are clear.The organisation’s national Saleem Sarang, in a statement, stated that the Association will extend full support to those candidates who place fundamental issues such as education, reservation and protection and upliftment of Muslim, Bahujan…

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR of sexual assault after noting that the parties settled their dispute amicably and the complainant no longer wished to pursue the case.The FIR was lodged at Arnala police station in Nov 2025 following a complaint by a woman that she was induced into a physical relationship on…