Mumbai News
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30 May 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra- HSC results to be declared today
The results of the Class 12 Maharashtra state board exams are set to be declared by 1 pm today.
29 May 2017
MumbaiLike 911, Mumbai to get its own emergency line '112'
The Maharashtra government plans to set up a uniform number for all emergencies by the end of this year.
26 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai- No more overpaying for 31 common medicines
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) put a price cap on 31 common drugs like glucose, morphine, paracetamol, ibuprofen and snake venom antiserum.
25 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai- 1,300 BMC staff to lose jobs because of GST
With the implementation of GST, Octroi duties will be scrapped, which means those working in the Octroi department will lose their jobs.
24 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai based acid attack victim finds love at 26
In 2012, Lalita Ben Bansi was attacked with acid by her cousin, who threw it on her over a minor argument.
23 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai witnesses 3rd swine flu death of 2017
A 30-year-old pregnant woman became the third victim of swine flu deaths in Mumbai in 2017.
22 May 2017
Mumbai4,000 kaali-peeli Mumbai cabs didn't install speed governors, grounded
The Regional Transport Office (RTO) of Mumbai has grounded approximately 4,000 black and yellow cabs from operating on the grounds that the vehicles didn't have speed governors installed in them.
19 May 2017
IndiaIn a first, 200 electric taxis to run in Maharashtra
In a first in India, approximately 200 electric taxis will run in Maharashtra on 26th May.
18 May 2017
IndiaSurvey: Dadar is Mumbai's dirtiest railway station
The Quality Council of India considered toilets on railway stations and management of tracks, dustbins and conducted a nationwide cleanliness survey of 407 railway stations.
17 May 2017
MumbaiWannaCry ransomware attack- Maharashtra government releases helplines
Owing to the recent WannaCry ransomware attack on government office computers, the Maharashtra government has come up with helpline numbers.
16 May 2017
MumbaiThis year, Maharashtra has 13,000 fewer engineering seats
According to the data released by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), the number of engineering seats in Maharashtra has dipped from 1.43 lakh to 1.30 lakh for the upcoming academic year 2017-2018.
15 May 2017
MumbaiDatabase can help Mumbaiites to watch out for sex-offenders
Kerala governor P Sathasivam, during a legislative Assembly session in Thiruvananthapuram detailed a plan to maintain a national sex offenders' registry.
12 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai- 5 arrested from film-industry for trafficking children to Paris
On Thursday, 5 people from the film industry including a make-up artist and a spotboy were arrested in a case involving trafficking of children to Paris.
11 May 2017
MumbaiBaahubali actor Prabhas denies brand endorsement worth Rs. 18cr
After the release of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and its success at the box-office, every brand wants to collaborate with actor Prabhas for commercial endorsements.
10 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai Police to go bulletproof 9 years after 26/11
9 years ago when Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare went to take on the terrorists involved in 26/11, his bulletproof vest was no match for the terrorists' AK-47s.
09 May 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra- Junk food in school canteens banned
Sale of junk food in school canteens of Maharashtra has now been prohibited by the government.
08 May 2017
Justin BieberJustin Bieber may take a chopper ride to concert venue
According to a source from the organizers of the Purpose World Tour, Justin Bieber may take a chopper to the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 10th May.
05 May 2017
MumbaiAfter Eman, Saifee hospital to start fundraising for obese children
After successfully raising over 21 lakh for the surgery of Eman Ahmed, doctors from Saifee hospital are planning to launch a similar campaign for helping 7 obese children.
04 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 5 local stations to get clinics charging Re.1/patient
In approximately two months, Central Railway (CR) stations will have medical facilities that would charge Re. 1 per patient.
03 May 2017
MumbaiRailways considers high-speed Spanish trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route
Spanish firm Talgo has offered to operate trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, which would reduce travel time between the two cities to 5 hours.
02 May 2017
MumbaiBombay judge uses WhatsApp and Truecaller to issue summons
Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court, recognized for his witty orders, issued summons to a defendant via WhatsApp.
28 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Survey declared Gateway of India's public toilet dirtiest
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation conducted its survey of pay-and-use toilets, and discovered that the public toilet at Gateway of India is one of the dirtiest.
27 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai Police bust 'One Coin', an online scam
Mumbai Police has arrested 18 people in connection with 'One Coin', an online scam which promised people lakhs in return for an investment of Rs. 11,900. The arrest led the cops to 4 bank accounts from which Rs. 18.97crore was revived by them.
26 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai realty market makes space for 1BHKs
Due to a deficit in customers for premium, large-sized flats, real-estate developers in Mumbai are going back to building affordable 1-BHK homes worth Rs. 50-60 lakh.
25 Apr 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra: Class 12 admission procedures to go online
Maharashtra's Education Department said admission-procedures for Class 12 students in state-run junior colleges will go online from the academic year 2017-2018.
24 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 1 arrested for attempting to derail local train
A 19-year-old named Deva Sukhlal Kaul was arrested for attempting to wreck a local train and has been sent to police custody till 27th April.
21 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: College students hack biometric attendance system
Approximately 200 students from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) in Matunga, hacked the institute's biometric attendance system.
20 Apr 2017
MumbaiMNS to ZARA: Stop selling clothes made in Pakistan
Workers from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) forcefully entered the ZARA store located at Palladium Mall, Lower Parel.
19 Apr 2017
MumbaiMarathi schools left with vacant seats, parents opt-for English institutes
After organizing four rounds of admissions, schools in Mumbai have managed to fill only 2,663 out of 7,449 seats reserved for students coming through Right to Education.
18 Apr 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra: Congress seeks contributions from its MLAs
The Congress in Maharashtra is facing one of its worst financial crisis and is seeking a contribution from its MLAs for the same.
17 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: BEST to shut-down services on 170 non-AC bus routes
After the closing down of air-conditioned (AC) BEST buses today, services on 170 non-air-conditioned bus routes will also shut down soon.
13 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaMumbai: 2 Vasai societies fighting for water-connection since a decade
The Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation has failed to provide 2 housing societies in Vasai's Evershine City with a water connection since they were formed in 2007.
12 Apr 2017
MaharashtraMumbai: Peddlers lure college students by distributing free cocaine
In order to attract youngsters, drug peddlers are distributing 'love sips' or 'love drops' (slang for cocaine sachets) for free amongst college-going students of South Mumbai.
11 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Youth who harassed girl on social media, stripped, thrashed
A youth from Bhayander was stripped and hit by four youngsters for allegedly harassing a 14-year-old girl on Instagram.
10 Apr 2017
Shiv SenaMumbai hospitals get medicine-dispensing robots
Students from Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (CRCE), Bandra, invented a robotic vending machine which hands out medicines in hospitals.
07 Apr 2017
MumbaiIIT-Bombay gets notified for software piracy
The Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay) was recently served with a 'license non-compliance' notice by a proprietary software major.
06 Apr 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 2,000 people duped by online friendship clubs
The Bandra-Kurla Complex cyber police apprehended an online friendship club which successfully fooled 2,000 people over the last two years.
05 Apr 2017
Vinod KhannaLudhiana Police fail to arrest Rakhi Sawant in Valmiki case
Ludhiana police were dispatched to Mumbai on Monday following a court order to arrest actor Rakhi Sawant, but failed to locate her.
04 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaMumbai: Youth jumps to death after discussing suicide-live on Facebook
A 24-year-old hailing from Bengaluru committed suicide by jumping from the 19th floor of Taj Lands End hotel in Bandra.
03 Apr 2017
GermanyMumbai's sea-water most polluted globally
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany, assembled 1,237 scientific studies into a single database called 'Litterbase', which identifies places around the world with the most marine plastic pollution.
