Mumbai: Bombay high court on Friday directed shifting of a man declared fit for discharge from Thane Regional Mental Hospital to a half-way home in Taloja observing that there is a larger issue to be addressed.“This will not be a singular case. There will be several such cases. This is a larger issue. If something…
Mumbai: Bombay HC has directed the chief executive officer (CEO) of Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to probe the delay in execution of a slum rehabilitation scheme in Wadala West for nearly 20 years and to inform when it will be completed.“It cannot be that SRA schemes on the public land are executed with such laxity…
Mumbai: Feeling suffocated inside the compartment of a local train that had been stalled for 40 minutes during evening peak hour on Thursday caused senior citizen Hafiza Chougle and her son Kaif to get down on the tracks near Sandhurst Road station. The duo was struck by another oncoming train while walking on the tracks…
Mumbai: For 19-year-old Haley Momaiya, life revolved around her classes, her books, and the people she quietly tried to help. The S K Somaiya College psychology student lived with her father, Priyesh Momaiya, a stock market professional, in Matunga, and spent much of her free time volunteering with NGOs. “She was an ideal student —…
Mumbai: Between July 2024 and September 2025, Maharashtra government recorded 958 e-FIRs and 12,398 zero FIRs, including 2,871 filed from other states, while police filed chargesheets in 1.3 lakh cases within the 60-day period mandated by the new criminal law.The e-FIR system allows citizens to file complaints from home, and the zero FIR facility enables…
Thane: An allegedly compromised municipal water distribution network has escalated the water crisis for Thane residents, as several societies continue to face daily shortages and depend on costly tankers or bottled companies for the commodity.Thane city, with a population of around 2.5 million, receives 585 million litres of water per day (MLD). While on paper…
Kalyan: A 41-year-old man allegedly murdered his wife by slitting her throat over suspicion of infidelity and later attempted to end his own life in Kalyan. The incident took place late on Thursday outside Vishwajeet Paradise building in Varap village. The accused, who survived the suicide attempt, is currently undergoing treatment at Central Hospital in…
Mumbai: Former actress Zarine Khan, wife of actor-director Sanjay Khan, passed away at age 81 Friday. She was the mother of jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali, actor Zayed Khan and designer Sussanne Khan, and former mother-in-law of Hrithik Roshan. Scores of celebrities, including neighbour Shabana Azmi and Jaya Bachchan, arrived at the Khans’ residence in…
Kalyan: In a distressing incident in Dombivli, a physically disabled 76-year-old man attempted attempted to take his own life due to the acute shortage of water affecting residential areas under the MIDC and 27 villages. The incident, highlighting the worsening water crisis in Dombivli has sparked outrage, with residents demanding urgent intervention from authorities.The senior…
Mumbai: The BMC’s disaster management cell was alerted to the local train shutdown during Thursday’s peak hour almost 20 minutes after the flash strike at CSMT led to disruption in services and later the death of two passengers on tracks. The control room said they were unaware of the unions protesting as well.The civic control…
