Mumbai: Air quality levels in Mumbai have dropped, much to the relief of citizens and the civic administration working towards taking measures to keep them in control. Data, however, shows that the civic body is still struggling to get Air Quality monitors at all construction sites fully active and integrate them with the civic body’s…
Mumbai: A 78-year-old pedestrian died when a mini school bus struck her at Andheri (E) near the Western Express Highway Friday morning. The bus was carrying at least 10 children. The driver fled the scene but was arrested hours later, police said.The victim, Usha Bolar, was out for her morning walk at 6.45 am when…
Mumbai: Aggregator cab and autorickshaw drivers’ unions will protest at Azad Maidan on Monday afternoon against the continued operation of illegal bike taxis and the failure of authorities to act after two recent fatalities.The protest follows the death of a woman passenger in Mulund few days back when the private white-number-plate Rapido bike taxi she…
Mumbai: The state govt has sought a report from the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) on making slumdwellers living on the first floor of chawls eligible for free/affordable housing. Housing department officials said the finance department has sought details about the direct/indirect financial burden or liability that will be borne by the govt if concessions or…
MUMBAI: The nine-day ( December 22-30) Aligarh Urdu Book Fair, organized by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), concluded with historic success. Books worth Rs 70 lakh were sold even as the enthusiasm of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) community, especially the students, was to be seen to be believed. At the…
Shinde stresses on ‘alliance dharma’ MUMBAI: Amid the ongoing tussle between MahaYuti allies Shiv Sena and BJP over the poaching of former corporators and office bearers, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde said that “everyone must follow alliance dharma” just like the Shiv Sena follows alliance dharma. This is our expectation, Shinde said, adding that he spoke…
Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded 379 sextortion cases between Jan 2022 and Aug 2025, including 193 in Mumbai, which resulted in collective losses of a little over Rs 21 crore and recoveries of only Rs 40 lakh. The period saw 603 cyberbullying cases, with scammers extorting Rs 106.5 crore and authorities recovering a mere Rs 2 crore,…
Mumbai: The city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) improved to 105 on Sunday from 124 recorded the previous day, marking a steady progress after last week when AQI spiked to 198.Of the 26 stations monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), only Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) showed a ‘poor’ AQI of 217 on Sunday, while…
Mumbai: Police in Goregaon West arrested a man within 24 hours after he allegedly molested a 22-year-old woman on November 26 in the middle of the road, police said. The victim later identified herself in a post on X. She wrote: “I’m a 22 year old girl and i got sexually harassed in Goregaon West…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on November 26 expressed surprise that a committee it appointed in July has not yet decided any of the air pollution grievances of residents in areas adjoining the Kanjurmarg dumping ground. It directed that a hearing be held on December 2. The committee is to act under the guidance of…
