Navi Mumbai: A 25-year-old transgender person has been arrested by Vashi Government Railway Police (GRP) for allegedly molesting a 28-year-old woman while travelling in a Panvel-CSMT bound train on Nov 2. API Gajanan Darade of Vashi GRP informed that, the accused transgender person had boarded the general compartment of the harbour line train and was…
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai-based India’s first Textile Recycling Facility (TRF) drew attention at the India Maritime Week-2025 Conference, which took place in Mumbai. The union ministry of textiles and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) presented an informative stall. The prime minister made a special appearance, and the union home minister inaugurated the initiative. The…
Thane: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal ordered Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to pay Rs 29.9 lakh as compensation to the family of a 38-year-old man who lost his life in a road accident at Murbad in 2017, citing 80% negligence on the part of the MSRTC driver and 20% contributory negligence by the…
Navi Mumbai: The Panvel city municipal corporation (PCMC) has apparently turned a blind eye towards the illegal advertisement banners in Taloja Phase-2, especially those put up on the entrances of Cidco’s mass housing complexes which covers even the names of the complex at the entrance gates.The illegal advertisement banners of sponsors like jewellery stores offering…
Mumbai: A Shivshahi ST bus caught fire on Dr B A Road, opposite Matunga Police Station, around 6pm on Saturday. According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), around 30 to 40 passengers were safely rescued before the blaze intensified. The fire, confined to the bus, was extinguished by 6:36 pm. No injuries were reported. Fire…
Mumbai: For the second consecutive day, Mumbai’s Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the moderate category on Saturday, recording an overall figure of 104 — an improvement from Friday’s 145, which was also categorised as moderate. Though the city’s air quality showed marginal improvement, experts say fluctuations are common during this transition period between the…
Navi Mumbai: Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is planting three saplings per square meter in a Miyawaki forest developed in Kharghar. The urban forest developed on a 10,500 sq m forest land parcel under Owe village, has been planted with 31,500 saplings. Ten varieties of saplings having equal numbers are planted in the forest land….
Mumbai: Two vehicles caught fire after a kaali peeli taxi rammed into a private car at Nariman Point on Friday night. The impact of the accident was so high that both the vehicles caught fire, said fire brigade officials. The kaali peeli was gutted while the Jeep Grand Cherokee was partially damaged in the fire….
Navi Mumbai: A man was killed in a drunken brawl during a liquor session among four friends. The key accused was arrested by Turbhe police within 24 hours. The other two accused were detained and a case was registered. The victim was assaulted with a fibre pipe and his head smashed with a beer bottle…
MUMBAI: Thursday’s ill-timed rail roko at CSMT, whose cascade effect caused two Mumbaikars to lose their lives, evoked anger and outrage on social media Friday.Netizens questioned the CRMS’s misguided protest during evening rush hour. One witness described on X, “It was so disturbing. I was actually there when the two dead bodies were lying outside…
