Mumbai recorded 855 tree falls in 2025, the highest in four years, with 902 trees uprooted and 1,251 branches falling between June 22 and July 17 alone. Three people died in separate…
Vijay Raut, a cutting chai vendor in Mahim, Mumbai, lost his stall to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) anti-encroachment drive and now serves tea from a flask to regular customers, afraid to…
Maharashtra has tightened the procedure for correcting or cancelling birth and death records, making documentary verification mandatory and requiring higher-level approval for fraudulent entries. The guidelines, issued on September 4 by the…
Maharashtra BJP MLA Parag Shah, who declared assets worth over Rs 3,383 crore in his 2024 election affidavit, spent a day on the streets of Ghatkopar dressed as a beggar. The legislator…
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations began on Monday, September 14, with devotees thronging temples and pandals across India. In Mumbai, more than 16,800 police personnel were deployed as idols were installed in homes and…
A Geological Survey of India reassessment of 32 highly vulnerable landslide sites in Mumbai has found that most remain in the same dangerous condition recorded in 2017-18. Surveyed between May 4 and…
A 37-year-old public works department contractor, Gajanan Devkate, died by suicide at his Navi Mumbai home on Tuesday over unpaid bills of Rs 2 crore, police said. He had repeatedly sought payment…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said the state aims to become a USD 1 trillion economy by accelerating infrastructure, attracting investment and expanding housing. Speaking at the ETNow Business…
Shiv Sena corporator Priya Gurav has met BMC chief Ashwini Bhide demanding the disqualification of former mayor Vishakha Raut, citing an August 21 order by the Palghar District Caste Verification Committee that…
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has written to the municipal commissioner seeking permission to develop and maintain the Shivaji Park ground in Dadar at its own cost. The MCA's letter, written by…
