Mumbai News
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22 May 2018
WhatsAppBMC releases 24 pothole helplines, but 8 are non-functional
Following a July 2016 Bombay HC directive, BMC on May 18 released a fresh list containing WhatsApp numbers of road engineers working in all 24 wards.
19 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Domestic, International flights to be delayed till June 5
Several flights were delayed by almost an hour yesterday and day before, as Mumbai airport officials are upgrading the Instrument Landing System (ILS), responsible for guiding flights.
19 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai registered 330% rise in AIDS deaths in just 3yrs
An astonishing data has come to the fore that has left both the health authorities and doctors startled.
18 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Video showing deer eating plastic leaves environmentalists fuming
A video has surfaced on social media that has left wildlife experts and environmentalists fuming.
18 May 2018
MumbaiJet Airways' Diwali bonanza: Non-stop Mumbai-Manchester flights, four times/week
Mumbai-based private carrier Jet Airways has a special Diwali gift for its UK-bound passengers.
17 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai India's cleanest capital, Navi Mumbai best in waste-management: Survey
The Swachh Survekshan-2018 results released yesterday bring good news for Maharashtra.
16 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai: In 17-years, more than four-fold rise in vehicular registration
In just 17 years, Mumbai Metropolitan Region has seen more than a four-fold rise in vehicular registration. Thane region comes at the top with 38.31L vehicle-registrations, followed by Mumbai and Panvel regions.
15 May 2018
MumbaiICSE, ISC results: 13 Mumbai students grabbed top 3 spots
Mumbai students performed brilliantly in ICSE and ISC board exams this year, with a total of 13 toppers from the city, both classes combined.
14 May 2018
MumbaiIn 5-years, number of cases at Mumbai's Kalina forensic-lab doubles
Last year, the Kalina Forensic Science Lab (FSL) received double the number of cases it did five years ago, indicating Mumbai Police's increasing reliance on forensics.
14 May 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan-trained suicide-bomber planning high-profile assassinations in India nabbed in Mumbai
A 32-year-old was arrested from a Mumbai suburb for suspected links to a Pakistan-based terrorist organization.
11 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai boy's death by drowning: Swimming pool's caretaker held
Three days after a 12-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in Mumbai, one person was arrested yesterday.
11 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai gangster 'depressed over health', seeks nod for euthanasia
A gangster arrested in 2016 in a double murder case in Mumbai has written to a MCOCA court asking for permission to end his life.
10 May 2018
MumbaiFlight tickets from Mumbai most expensive in India
If you are planning for a Mumbai to Goa vacation, please book your tickets in advance, because any last-minute flight in this route will cost you anywhere from Rs. 4,500 to 6,500.
09 May 2018
MumbaiThane: Man rapes 8-year-old in public-toilet, thrashed, arrested
A 45-year-old is languishing behind bars for allegedly raping an eight-year-old in Thane.
08 May 2018
Mumbai125 new ATVMs in Western-Railways stations, relief for 36L commuters
Western Railway (WR) has decided to install 125 new ATVMs across its stations, which is set to bring a huge relief to smart-card holders.
08 May 2018
Mumbai50% of affluent, 'literate' Mumbai wards still prefer boys
Though Mumbai commands a better sex ratio than Maharashtra and India's average, 50% of its wards have recorded a dip in female birth rate.
08 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai model stalks, threatens to kill woman; arrested
A 26-year-old Mumbai model was recently arrested by the Juhu police for stalking a woman and threatening to kill her.
07 May 2018
Air IndiaMumbai: Air India pilot behind bars for molesting air-hostess
An Air India pilot has been put behind bars after his colleague charged him with molestation aboard an Ahmedabad-Mumbai flight.
07 May 2018
MumbaiWHO calls Mumbai world's 4th most-polluted city, but Maharashtra denies
The May-2 WHO report that ranks Mumbai ahead of Beijing as fourth most polluted city globally, hasn't gone down well with Maharashtra government.
05 May 2018
MumbaiNew player in Mumbai takes away 700 Ola, Uber drivers
A major setback awaits Ola and Uber in Mumbai.
05 May 2018
MumbaiThis Mumbai lady cop broke laws to save a life
It's not just Mumbai Police's Twitter handle that's praiseworthy, even the deeds by its officers command an ovation.
04 May 2018
MumbaiIn 7 years, Mumbai will see 65% rise in air-pollution
That Mumbai has a high level of air pollution is no news. But the scary part is, it's set to rise by 65% in the next seven years.
04 May 2018
MumbaiMonsoon-preps: BMC's 'superior' pothole-filling mix to be ready by mid-June
Mumbai's monsoon has become synonymous with its infamous potholes.
03 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai Police teaches road safety with human evolution meme!
Adding spice to relatively boring topic of human evolution, Mumbai Police posted yet another clever tweet.
02 May 2018
MaharashtraIn a first, crucial land document issued online in Maharashtra
Taking a huge leap towards reducing corruption, Maharashtra CM made available a crucial land title document, known as 7/12 extract, online yesterday.
01 May 2018
MumbaiMumbaikar granted divorce after wife assaults his mother, lodges false-cases
Reinforcing the fact that torture isn't just limited to men, a South Mumbai businessman has been granted divorce from his wife of 10 years due to her 'cruelty.'
28 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Motorcycle racket busted, all racketeers arrested
Mumbai cops have busted a motorcycle racket operating between Alibaug and Mumbai, by arresting all of its members within ten days.
26 Apr 2018
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationMumbai Development Plan 2034 has been approved. Cause for celebrations?
The Mumbai Development Plan-2034 got approved yesterday.
26 Apr 2018
MumbaiMassive fire at Navi Mumbai chemical factory leaves 3 injured
A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Navi Mumbai's Kopar Khairane MIDC yesterday, leaving two persons grievously injured and another wounded, and gutting five neighboring factories.
26 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Porters crushed by train didn't hear warning-horn, say police
Two porters, who were mowed down by a Mumbai local train on Tuesday while trying to clear the body of a 66-year-old man off the tracks, couldn't hear the repeated honks blown by the Virar-bound train motorman, cops said today.
25 Apr 2018
Maharashtra GovernmentPlans dropped, no monorail for Thane-Kalyan or Thane-Bhiwandi anymore
Maharashtra Government's ambitious monorail service was touted as a mass transit system, but after four years of its launch, it's now a liability for the authorities, and a suspended one at that.
25 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: 'Maushi' held for sexually assaulting four-year-old girl repeatedly
Yet another student, yet another sexual assault case, this time by a Mumbai woman.
24 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Man pushed from platform for allegedly bumping into woman
A crowded Saturday at Mulund station, Mumbai, turned unfortunate for a 56-year-old businessman, as he was pushed from the platform in front of an oncoming train.
24 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Customs agent, two bizmen held for Rs. 10cr fraud
A customs agent and two businessmen were arrested recently by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for siphoning off almost Rs. 10cr by fraudulently releasing 'duty drawbacks' of 20 companies, which were frozen by customs pending investigation.
24 Apr 2018
MumbaiAntibiotic-resistant fish of Mumbai markets can impact health severely: Study
Antibiotic resistance has reached alarmingly high levels, with even protein-rich fish of Mumbai getting affected, found a study jointly done by Mumbai University and BARC.
23 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai airport gets SAGA, advanced surveillance tool for smoother operations
Mumbai airport, the country's second busiest airport, always battles with flight delays or cancellations and during monsoon, it's worse.
21 Apr 2018
MumbaiFrom CA to Jain monk: Inspirational story of a 24-year-old
Prolific career, impressive educational background, family business having turnover of Rs. 100cr: this is enough to entice any 24-year-old, but not this Mumbai native, who renounced every temptation to become a Jain monk.
20 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbaikars, you will soon receive real-time updates of disaster-management teams
BMC is planning to equip its disaster management cell with a technology whereby Mumbaikars will be updated about the tentative time the rescue team would take to reach the disaster site.
20 Apr 2018
ReutersTwo Indian photojournalists part of Reuters Pulitzer Prize winning team
Every photo tells a story and a Reuters team of photojournalists did exactly that when they captured the plight of nearly 600,000 Rohingya refugees desperately trying to flee Myanmar and come to Bangladesh in 2017.
19 Apr 2018
Mumbai'Bar busting' ex-Mumbai police chief Arup Patnaik forays into politics
Former Mumbai police chief Arup 'bar busting' Patnaik made his foray into politics yesterday.
