Mumbai: A shower of blessing cut the ribbon to Bengali Durga Puja festivities at Shashthi Sunday. Well fortified by tarpaulin and plastic, a range of venues lit up the eastern suburbs including Powai, Chembur, Vikhroli and Mulund.The Vikhroli Bengali Association is celebrating its 60th Durga Puja with a charming illumination of the famous Chandannagar lights…
Thane: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded a collective compensation of Rs 16.79 lakh to a couple injured in a road accident in 2020.The MACT, presided over by member R V Mohite, held the owner and insurer of the offending truck jointly and severally liable to pay the compensation.A copy of the…
Mumbai: The voter count for the upcoming BMC poll is set to mirror that of the 2012 election. From 1.03 crore in 2012, the number of registered voters in Mumbai dipped to 91.8 lakh in 2017, and rose by around 12% to 1.03 crore again as on July 1 this year.BMC is now at its…
Mumbai: Since the onset of heavy rain in Solapur, as many as 4,002 people have been rescued and 6,500 people are staying in relief camps, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday after reviewing the situation in the district along with the collector.Fadnavis also assessed the rainfall and relief work in other eight districts in…
Mumbai: Shakir Shah and wife Fatema Shah have been in limbo for over a decade. The Mhada building they lived in in Mazgaon went in for redevelopment in 2014 and work was completed at least a year ago, but the family was neither paid transit rent all these years nor given possession of the four…
Palghar: In a chilling case of domestic violence, a seven-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death by his mother with a rolling pin in Kashipada, Palghar taluka, on Saturday afternoon.The deceased has been identified as Chinmay Ghumde (7). According to police sources, the assault followed an argument after the child asked for non-vegetarian food. The…
Mumbai: Central Railway’s inquiry committee into the June 9 Mumbra tragedy has confirmed what was suspected in preliminary findings — that the fall of eight commuters from two fast locals was triggered by a Karjat-bound passenger’s shoulder bag jutting outside the coach.Sources said the commuter was travelling on the footboard with his bag protruding by…
Thane: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday conducted a comprehensive review meeting of the Konkan division from the Thane district collector’s office, responding to continuous rainfall across the region. He issued immediate directives to all administrative machinery to remain on high alert as the IMD warned of continued heavy rainfall across Maharashtra’s coastal districts.Shinde…
Mumbai: The Worli police have registered a case against Aditya Jatin Arora (21), a resident of Lodha Fiorenza, Goregaon East, for rash and negligent driving on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link.The incident occurred on 28 Sept 2025 at around 2.43 pm, when Arora, driving an Innova car, was allegedly found speeding and driving recklessly near Pole…
Mumbai: The BMC has sought for an RFP for upgradation, operation, maintenance and transfer of sports facilities at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Complex on Veera Desai road at Andheri on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis. Apart from the facilities currently being provided at the complex, the PPP partner is expected to provide various…
