Mumbai: After two consecutive days of heavy rain led to flooding in low-lying areas such as Hindmata in Dadar and King Circle near Gandhi Market, the BMC said its assessment showed that a few localised interventions could further speed up receding of water in these spots.Additional municipal commissioner Abhijit Bangar said at King’s Circle, there…
Mumbai: Police arrested a 50-year-old MBBS doctor who, under the pretext of examining a 28-year-old woman for a cold and cough, allegedly inappropriately touched her and made sexual overtures. When she refused to entertain him and left the clinic, he threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed about it to anyone. Kurla police have…
Mumbai: MPCC president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday asked chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to declare wet drought in view of heavy rainfall in the entire state.“In view of the massive loss of lives and damage to crop across the state, the govt should provide a minimum financial assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare,” Sapkal wrote in…
Mumbai: BMC on Tuesday told Bombay high court that the municipal commissioner has decided to close slaughterhouses for two days for Paryushan Parv. On July 7, on petitions filed by Jain religious trusts, HC had directed BMC to reconsider its move to close them for a day. As the court was rising early due heavy…
Mumbai: Vegetable arrivals at the APMC wholesale market in Vashi slowed down by 50% Tuesday owing to the incessant downpour in cultivation areas as well as Mumbai.“Arrivals have halved. Moreover there are hardly any customers for the produce, causing vegetables to spoil over time,” said APMC vegetable market director Shankar Pingale. “At present wholesale prices…
MUMBAI: Observing that the petition comprised vague and generic pleadings, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed an election petition filed against the victory of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Captain R Tamil Selvan. He won from the Sion-Koliwada constituency in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. Selvan petitioned the HC for the dismissal of the…
MUMBAI : The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday issued two resolutions and recommended 14 names, all advocates, to be appointed as Judges of the Bombay High Court. Their actual appointment would happen only once the Centre clears the names and a final notification of appointment under the seal of the President of India is issued….
MUMBAI: Eight persons died due to a cloudburst event at Mukhed taluka in Nanded, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday. Further, in the past 3-4 days of extreme rainfall, 12-14 lakh hectares were inundated, resulting in crop loss. The state govt has directed the BMC to issue new tenders for the desiltation of the…
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 set to experience heavy rainfall on August 20, 2025, with a 96% chance of precipitation and expected rainfall of 62.39 mm. The temperature will range between 25.7°C and…
NEW DELHI: The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) alliance faced a major blow after losing all 21 seats in the election to the BEST Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd — a platform seen as a testing ground for a broader political tie-up between the two Thackeray-led parties. Suhas Samant, president of the…
