Palghar: Two men were killed on the spot in a road accident at Nilmati village in Mokhada taluka, Palghar district, late Friday night. The collision occurred when a speeding govt ambulance rammed into their motorcycle on the Nashik–Jawhar state highway around 8.30 pm. According to police reports, the ambulance was heading from Jawhar towards Nashik…
Mumbai: A 36-year-old make-up artist, a 52-year-old cloth merchant, a 41-year-old tailor and a 65-year-old artist were together cheated of more than Rs 66 lakh in a single scam spree recently. In a ray of hope for such defrauded investors, special courts designated under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act have issued…
Birding has boomed in recent years, with trails, apps, and hobby groups catering to every level of enthusiasm—from fledgling fervour to full-blown fixation. Now, a new initiative aims to raise the public profile of another group of winged wonders—butterflies. “Mumbai has several hobby groups dedicated to birds, but few for butterflies, despite the important role…
Mumbai wakes to heavy rain today, with temperatures steady between 24.9°C and 26.6°C and high humidity. While yesterday saw ‘good’ air quality at AQI 33, persistent downpours could trap pollutants, potentially worsening conditions. The city anticipates continuous rain and elevated humidity throughout the coming week, urging residents to prioritize indoor activities and stay prepared for…
Thane: Several residents from Hiranandani Estate, one of the city’s upscale residential enclaves, stormed into an open plot in their neighbourhood on Saturday morning, accusing the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) of stealthily turning a temporary garbage transfer station at the spot into a full-scale dumping ground.Residents complained they were enduring a choking stench all through…
Navi Mumbai: Tourism minister Shambhuraj Desai has convened a meeting for Monday next week to discuss various tourism related infrastructure issues and the problems faced by the locals of Matheran hill station. The meeting will delve into five different aspects as demanded by Karjat MLA Mahendra Thorve.One of the issues is regarding transfer of plot…
Mumbai: A 1.6-km stretch of Bandra’s Turner Road towards Perry Road near Carter Road exemplifies the redevelopment frenzy gripping the city. For a passerby, the transformation over recent years has been astonishing; the skyline along this relatively narrow and congested Bandra (W) stretch has dramatically altered.Formerly characterised by bungalows and low-rise two to three-storey buildings,…
Mumbai: A war of words erupted between the Congress and the BJP following the distribution of Diwali faral by the latter ahead of the upcoming BMC election. The Congress alleged that the faral packets carried a message reading ‘Batoge to katoge’ (If you get divided, you will get destroyed).Accusing the BJP of using the festival…
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) took a dig at chief minister Devendra Fadnavis after revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule gave a statement warning BJP workers that their mobile phones and WhatsApp groups are “under surveillance”. An editorial in Saamna, the party mouthpiece, said Bawankule is an important member of ‘Team Devendra’. Therefore, the statement he made…
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Can Tolstoy’s weighty words and the probing tale of illicit love that follows be conveyed by mere gestures? Perhaps loftily, if narrated through ballet.Anna Karenina, with its music drawn from some of Tchaikovsky’s most profound compositions, is slated to be performed…
