Mumbai

MUMBAI: For demolition of the Chheda Nagar subway on the north-bound stretch, the Mumbai Traffic Police have announced restrictions for traffic movement. Police said the objective is to resolve vehicular congestion at Chheda Nagar subway area and barricading will be done for one-way traffic.The road towards Chheda Nagar subway via Vidya Bhavan junction (traffic coming from Pestom Sagar Road, Vallabh...

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday told the state government it cannot escape its responsibility by citing the burden of patients coming to its hospitals while hearing a suo motu PIL following deaths in two state-run hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar."You can't escape by saying there is a burden of patients coming in. You are the State. You can't shift responsibility to private...

MUMBAI: The EOW probing alleged financial irregularities in the Rs 6.37 crore ‘khichdi for migrant labourers’ scam during the Covid pandemic has summoned Sandeep Raut, brother of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, on Friday. EOW issued summons to Sandeep to join the probe. An EOW source said Sandeep had allegedly received some money in his account. “We’ve called Sandeep and will question him in...

NAVI MUMBAI: Arham Gandhi, a 16-year-old student of Wilson College, sustained severe injuries after being struck by a recklessly driven car in Vashi Sector 17 earlier this week. Although the 19-year-old accused driver has been booked by the local police, immediate arrest was not made, and the teen driver has been summoned to appear in court at a later date.CCTV: Speeding car rams into two-wheeler in...

THANE: A 44-year-old housewife from Navi Mumbai has been duped of nearly Rs 23 lakh through a "task" fraud.The woman said she first received an offer through the Telegram app saying she would be paid well if she completed a few simple online tasks.An official said on Thursday that in her complaint to the Panvel police on Wednesday, the woman said she lost the money between September 17 and October 4.The...

MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted searches at four premises, including in Mumbai, after registering a corruption case against unknown officials of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and three private individuals.Watch: Tamil actor Vishal's explosive bribery claims against CBFC rock film industry; former chief backs VishalRecently, Tamil actor Vishal had...

MUMBAI: A steady deterioration in Mumbai's air quality has been observed between 2019 and 2023. In contrast, Delhi's and Lucknow's air quality improved, although both cities initially had worse air quality levels than Mumbai. Carcinogenic PM2.5 concentrations during the peak pollution months (October-March) were studied in six major state capitals -- Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Patna...

BHIWANDI: An angle iron-laden container overturned on the Mumbai-Nashik highway in Maharashtra on Wednesday night, hitting the traffic there for more than 12 hours.The route witnessed jams for about 20 km during this time.According to the Bhiwandi rural police, the incident took place late last night at 11.30 pm when a container — coming from Nashik side towards Mumbai — suddenly overturned on the...

MUMBAI: The city police have busted a baby-selling racket and have rescued two newborn babies who were sold for Rs 5 lakh each in illegal adoption process. Five women have been arrested in the case which includes kingpin of the racket Julia Lawrence Fernandes, a bogus doctor and three touts from Rafiq Nagar in Govandi.What has baffled the police is the fact that Julia, who has at least seven offences of...

MUMBAI: A two-feet long baby crocodile was found by a sanitation worker in a BMC-run swimming pool at Dadar at around 5.30am on Tuesday. The incident happened during the routine inspection of the Mahatma Gandhi Jaltaran Talao, which is an Olympic-sized swimming pool, just before it was scheduled to open for the day.The BMC issued a statement explaining that the baby crocodile had been rescued with the...