17 killed, 9 injured after portion of illegal Virar building crashes | Mumbai News

Vasai: A portion of a 12-year-old four-storey unauthorised building, Ramabai Apartment in Virar East, came crashing down early Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring nine, an indication of the rampant illegal constructions that have mushroomed over years in the Vasai-Virar stretch.Two of the injured have been discharged while the other seven are still undergoing treatment….

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Mumbai highrise scare: Fire at Kora Kendra’s Dattani Tower in Borivali; fire brigade on site | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: A fire broke out in a residential high-rise in Mumbai’s Borivali West area on Thursday afternoon, triggering panic among residents.According to officials, the blaze erupted around 2.18 pm at Dattani Tower, a ground-plus-12-storey building on Kora Kendra Road. The fire is currently confined to the seventh and eighth floors of the building.Thick smoke was…

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Mumbai weather update: Heavy rain expected today with cool temperatures | Mumbai News

The weather data for this forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing detailed insights into Mumbai’s monsoon conditions.Mumbai is experiencing heavy monsoon rainfall on August 29, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 24.1°C and 24.9°C. The city faces a 96% chance of heavy downpours throughout the day, accompanied by high humidity levels of 94% and moderate…

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Manoj Jarange: ‘Give Maratha quota or shoot us’ Manoj Jarange supporter challenges govt; demands CM’s resignation | Mumbai News

NEW DELHI: “If you cannot give us reservation, then shoot us dead,” said Nanded farmer Maruti Patil, who has arrived to take part in activist Manoj Jarange’s Maratha quota stir on Friday.Other protesters, who have been arriving in the metropolis over the past few days and heading to the iconic Azad Maidan near Central Railway’s…

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‘A part of staircase collapsed week ago’: Ignored warnings preceded building collapse near Mumbai; 17 dead | Mumbai News

Palghar: Rescue operation underway after a four-storey unauthorised building collapsed onto adjacent vacant chawl, at Virar, in Palghar district. (PTI Photo) VASAI: Just around Tuesday midnight, the rear side of Ramabai Apartment, located in the C-Ward of Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation at Vijay Nagar, Virar East, collapsed. The debris also fell on one side of…

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Mumbai’s Habib Hospital turns 90, announces free cardiac camp between 5-15 September | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: The iconic Habib Hospital in Dongri, Mumbai, being run by Habib Esmail Hospital & Medical Trust, has turned 90.To celebrate this milestone and, as part of celebrations the mark the pious occasion of the 1500th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (September 5,) which is coinciding with several important national celebrations such as Dr. Sarvapalli…

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Maratha quota protest: Mumbai on edge; traffic chokes CSMT, buses stuck for hours | Mumbai News

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Traffic Police has issued an advisory and ordered road closures across the city ahead of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil’s indefinite hunger strike scheduled at Azad Maidan on Friday.Thousands from the Maratha community thronged the roads leading to Azad Maidan.BEST buses and other vehicles remained stuck for over 30 minutes during…

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Virar tragedy: 17 dead in building crash; how illegal construction turned homes into death traps | Mumbai News

VASAI: Seventeen people, including six women and three children, were killed and nine injured after the rear wing of a 13-year-old, five-storey unauthorised building collapsed in Virar (E) around Tuesday midnight- an indication of rampant illegal constructions over years in the Vasai-Virar belt. The victims included a one-year-old girl, whose birthday party had just ended.Ramabai…

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