Mira-Bhayander: Looks like Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation has missed the memo on preserving water bodies during Ganeshotsav. Its workers were spotted on Tuesday spraying the sludge collected from an artificial tank created for idol immersions into an adjacent pond in Mira Road. The act triggered protests from locals and prompted an activist to lodge a police…
Mumbai/Thane: A total of 26,395 idols were immersed across Mumbai till 9pm on Tuesday, the seventh day of Ganeshotsav, according to BMC. Of the 26,395 immersions, 257 were sarvajanik or community idols, 23,216 were household ones, and 2,922 were Gauri idols. Civic officials confirmed that no untoward incidents were reported during Tuesday’s immersions. In 2024,…
MUMBAI: The five-day Maratha quota protest in Mumbai, led by activist Manoj Jarange, drew tens of thousands to Azad Maidan, paralysed south Mumbai’s busiest stretches, and kept the city on edge. While the state government eventually conceded to most demands and the agitation ended peacefully, several striking details—from massive police deployment to protesters camping at…
Munir Yusuf Khan, a dedicated social worker, received the Buddha Peace Award and Gaurav Shree Samman 2025 in Chandigarh MUMBAI: Social worker Munir Yusuf Khan was among the recipients of the prestigious Buddha Peace Award and Gaurav Shree Samman 2025.The event was held recently at a prominent hotel in Chandigarh, with Punjab Governor Gulab Chand…
Thane: Three days after a woman’s severed head found in Bhiwandi, police on Tuesday solved the murder mystery and arrested her husband, who allegedly slit her throat and dumped her body in a creek. Investigations revealed that the couple quarreled daily as the wife suspected him of having an illicit relationship with another woman, which…
Mumbai: After five days, the Maratha quota agitation led by Manoj Jarange finally ended Tuesday. South Mumbai’s roads were freed of protesters, while police and RAF moved in to vacate CSMT station premises around 11am, as railway personnel made announcements for agitators to leave.“Over the past three days, we managed to peacefully disperse 60-70 rasta…
The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Mumbai is experiencing moderate rainfall on September 2, 2025, with temperatures between 26°C and 28.7°C and humidity at 81%. The city’s air quality index registered at 60 yesterday, falling in the…
Mumbai: Celebrations erupted among Maratha quota supporters as activist Manoj Jarange declared the long battle with the state govt officially over Tuesday. Shouts of “Jinkle re jinkle, Maratha jinkle (They won, they won, the Marathas won!)” could be heard across Fort precinct. They celebrated with gulal and firecrackers. Azad Maidan precinct and D N Road,…
MUMBAI: Vidhie Mukerjea, a key witness in the 2015 Sheena Bora murder trial, has made several claims such as forged statements in her name. She said, “If such forged statements have been recorded in my name, there must be an ulterior motive or mala fide intentions.” She further claimed that during her interactions with law…
MUMBAI: Shortly after Manoj Jarange called off his hunger strike, CM Devendra Fadnavis said blanket reservation for Marathas as Kunbis was just not possible. “There are HC and SC decisions against it. Also, reservation cannot be applied to an entire community. An individual has to apply for it,” he said.On his demand for all Marathas…
