Mumbai: Following residents’ complaints of rising dust pollution at Dadar Shivaji Park and two Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) directives, BMC has started growing grass on a section of the open ground. However, the move has drawn scepticism from locals, who argue that the effort is short-sighted and unlikely to endure the park’s heavy usage….
Mumbaikars are decking up in their finest lehengas and sherwanis, attending vibrant weddings with dancing baraats, dhols, and food from every corner of India — but with one quirky twist. There’s no bride. No groom. And no actual wedding. But…Welcome to the world of fake weddings — an emerging trend where people gather to celebrate…
MUMBAI: In response to an RTI query, BMC has stated that it spent Rs 25.83 crore over five years on the upkeep of Humboldt penguins at the Byculla zoo. Civic data also shows that over the same five years, BMC earned Rs 40.39 crore in revenue from over one crore visitors that poured in over…
MUMBAI: A 26-year-old man has lodged a police complaint against the staff of a popular Borivali-based restaurant for allegedly conniving with a woman to swindle him in a dating scam. The complainant had met the woman through a dating app. The MHB Colony police have registered an FIR and are investigating the matter. The complainant,…
NEW DELHI: Days after a group of men allegedly affiliated with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) assaulted a shopkeeper in Mira Road for not speaking Marathi, state minister Nitesh Rane challenged them to “show courage and go to areas like Null Bazaar and Mohammed Ali Road and tell people there to speak Marathi.“Reacting sharply to…
An underground pedestrian passage connecting the BKC bullet train station with the BKC Metro 3 station is being planned. The underground walkway will make it easier for commuters to switch between the bullet train and metro quickly and comfortably. 7m x 7m Size of knockout wall at the BKC station, which can be demolished when…
VASAI: Constables Rajesh Mahajan and Shyam Shinde have been suspended by the MBVV commissionerate after they were arrested by the Achole cops on Wednesday on the charges of abetment of suicide and criminal intimidation. They have been accused to driving a developer to suicide after threatening him to give-up his building project which was financed…
MUMBAI: Even as the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS were expecting NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar for their joint “victory rally” on Saturday, Pawar has said that he will not participate in the rally due to his previously scheduled programmes. State NCP (SP) president Jayant Patil will be present instead. State Congress chief Harshawardhan Sakpal…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra state government has released a revised timetable for classes 1 and 2, dropping the controversial proposal to make Hindi mandatory. The new schedule mandates only Marathi and English as compulsory languages and introduces an ‘Additional Enrichment Period’ aimed at providing academic support through remedial teaching, skill development, or preparation for competitive exams….
Navi Mumbai: A 21-year-old man was arrested by Vashi GRP for allegedly sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl in the Panvel-CSMT bound train on Tuesday night. Kiran Undre, senior inspector of Vashi GRP, said that the arrested accused was identified as Indrajit Mukhiya, who works at a sweet confectionery in Kharghar. Acting on a complaint by…
