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MUMBAI: A crew member lost his life due to electrocution on the shooting sets of a daily soap serial located in Goregaon area of Mumbai. The deceased has been identified as Mahendra Yadav, reported news agency ANI quoting police.Speaking on the matter, Suresh Shyamal Gupta, the President of the All Indian Cine Workers Association, mentioned that the deceased who tragically suffered electrocution was...

MUMBAI: With a controversy surrounding the cutting and transplantation of 389 trees in Malabar Hill area for the repair of the century-old water tank, a meeting of local residents along with BMC officials and local MLA and guardian minister MP Lodha was held at the civic headquarters on Monday. Citizens and local activists opposing the chopping of trees joined the meeting virtually. There are 906 trees...

MUMBAI: There's a 13% jump in the number of Ganpati mandals receiving permission to erect pandals on city roads this year, according to data received from BMC on Monday. In fact, this Ganeshotsav will see the highest number of pandals with BMC granting approvals to 2,729 mandals so far. Last year, 2,417 mandals had got approvals.This year, BMC received 3,767 applications, of which 1,038 were rejected...

MUMBAI: Traffic Police have announced restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles and private buses in the upcoming festive season in Mumbai.South Mumbai: Heavy vehicles and private buses will be restricted from entering and plying on roads in south Mumbai on September 21, 24, 26 and 29. On other days between September 19 and 29, they will be allowed to ply between 12 am and 7 am.Greater Mumbai...

MUMBAI: The Mumbai airport recorded a passenger traffic growth of 32 % in August with over 4.3 million passengers handled as against 3.2 million passengers the previous August. During the Independence Day weekend, the airport witnessed an 8.4 % surge in passenger volumes. Over the years, Independence Day has turned into a popular short holiday with the only exception being the pandemic years. The trend...

MUMBAI: Mumbai is all set and excited as Ganeshotsav begins on Tuesday. This year, mandals across the city have bigger budgets, more provisions for devotees, better security arrangements, digital-friendly darshans and more. Here’s a glimpse at what Mumbaikars can expect at five of the most popular Ganpati pandals in the city:MUMBAI’S OLDEST GANPATI MANDAL CELEBRATES ITS 131ST YEARThe oldest Ganpati...

MUMBAI: An alert citizen recently caught on camera an elderly man having unnatural sex with a stray dog at Azad Nagar in Mumbra. The video was first shared with some of the animal activists, and later the People for Animals (PFA) lodged an FIR against the accused man at the Mumbra police station.The president of PFA-Mumbai, Vijay Rangare, who is an honorary animal welfare officer, told TOI: "The accused...

MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a Nigerian national from New Delhi in connection with the seizure of cocaine in Mumbai two months ago, an official said on Sunday. The accused, who is allegedly the mastermind of a drug syndicate, was brought to Mumbai on Saturday and produced in court, he said. The DRI had seized 500 gm of cocaine from a courier terminal in June and...

MUMBAI: While a yellow alert persists for Mumbai until September 18, suggesting that the rainy conditions may continue, the city has already received nearly 75% of its total monthly rainfall.The required rains for the month of September stands at around 360 mm off which the IMD Santacruz observatory has so far received 268 mm. Weather officials anticipate that the city is likely to meet its monthly...

MUMBAI: A 20-year-old woman lost her life after being knocked down by a BEST bus at Malwani early on Saturday. Farheen Khan, the victim, was on her way to college, police said. A case of rash driving and negligence has been registered against the bus driver.The incident occurred at 7.50am near Malwani bus depot. Bus no. 207 was being steered by driver Mahadev Sasane from Malwani depot towards Gaikwad...