Mumbai: Every day, 57 stray dogs are sterilised in the city. The number has increased steadily from 40 sterilisations daily in 2023 to 46 in 2024, according to information from the BMC’s veterinary health department.Against the backdrop of the plan to relocate Delhi’s stray dogs to shelters, animal activists and civic officials believe Mumbai is…
Mumbai: The assault of mosquito-borne diseases is sharper this year, according to the BMC’s latest health data.There is a 20% increase in malaria cases between Jan and Aug this year as compared to the same period last year. While BMC registered 4,021 malaria cases in Jan-Aug 2024, the number has increased to 4,825 till Aug…
Mumbai: Persistent intense rainfall on Monday left large parts of the city waterlogged, including chronic flooding spots like Hindmata and King’s Circle where BMC has already spent crores on underground rainwater-holding tanks over the last few years.It was barely four years ago that BMC invested nearly Rs 16 crore at Gandhi Market in King’s Circle…
Mumbai: The Konkan Railway will run additional unreserved special trains (MEMU) between Chiplun – Panvel – Chiplun to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Ganesh festival. Train No. 01160 Chiplun – Panvel MEMU unreserved special will leave from Chiplun at 11:05am on Sep 5, 6 and 7 and reach Panvel at 4.10pm on…
Mumbai: A Govt Railway Police (GRP) constable has been dismissed from the force within months of an FIR being registered against him for molestation.The incident dates back to June 2024 but the victim came forward to register a police complaint in June 2025. The woman is in her late thirties and hails from Nagpur.In June…
Mumbai: Heavy rain in Mumbai since the early hours of Monday threw life out of gear in several parts of the metropolis, resulting in hardships to citizens, including to those visiting a hospital in Chembur hit by waterlogging.Several persons were seen carrying ailing kin on their backs to gain access to Maa General Hospital, which…
Mumbai: A new region called Third Mumbai is being developed in Raigad district for the growth of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and it will mark a new chapter in economic development, said CM Devendra Fadnavis at the inauguration of the Mumbai office of the international investment bank Goldman Sachs in Worli.“The opening of a new…
Mumbai: The Andheri east–west subway, one of the city’s chronic waterlogging spots, was shut for the longest stretch this monsoon Monday, remaining closed from 10am to 4.30pm amid the heavy downpour. The closure brought traffic to a halt and forced motorists to take alternative routes. In the past the subway has been shut for anything…
Mumbai: Over 400 animal lovers and activists participated in a protest rally at Lokhandwala Circle in Andheri (West) against the recent Supreme Court judgement to remove all the Delhi dogs from the streets and confine them in shelter homes.“The court order to catch all the stray dogs in Delhi and put them inside animal shelters…
Mumbai: At least 280 Govindas were treated for injuries during Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai between Saturday morning and Sunday morning, with 29 requiring admission to civic hospitals. Two others, including a 14-year-old, died on the sidelines of the festivities, according to civic officials.Most of the injured were stable by Sunday, though six admitted to…
