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...
MUMBAI: Over 50 residents were rescued from various floors of a 12-storey building in Kurla-west after a fire broke out on Friday night.The incident took place in a Slum Rehabilitation Authority(SRA) building located opposite Kohinoor Hospital. According to BMC’s disaster management, the fire was confined to electrical wiring, scrap materials etc in the electrical duct from the ground to the 12th...
MUMBAI: At its first cabinet meeting in Marathwada to be held on Saturday, after a gap of seven years, the Maharashtra government is set to clear a package of over Rs 40,000 crore for the backward region. This will include an outlay for irrigation, public works, agriculture and medical education. The state faces both Lok Sabha and assembly polls next year.The cabinet meeting is being held at Chhatrapati...
MUMBAI: With less that a week left for much-awaited Ganeshotsav, Mumbaikars are set to get first glimpse of famous Lalbaugcha Raja on Friday.The unveiling of idol will be live-streamed on the official YouTube channel of the mandal at 7pm.The mandal, which has been in existence for over eight decades, draws devotees from across Maharashtra and even from other states.The crowd puller idol of Lalbaugcha...
MUMBAI: Appearing for the first time for a hearing on disqualification petitions filed by the rival Shiv Sena factions, MLAs from both the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde camps made written submissions before speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday. The hearing which followed the Supreme Court order was, however, marked by allegations from the Uddhav Thackeray camp that the speaker was deliberately...
MUMBAI: The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai starting September 14 onwards upto September 18, indicating heavy rains at isolated places while an orange alert (heavy to very heavy rains) for Thane and Palghar has been issued for September 17. The other days upto September 18 Thane and Palghar have been placed under yellow alert. Mumbai has been kept under a yellow alert of all days till early...
MUMBAI: A 15-year-old girl died by suicide by jumping off a seven-storey building in Mumbai's Malad on Saturday.Police said she had run away from home allegedly after her parents took away her phone to discourage her from spending long hours on social media.The girl was a class IX student. She lived in Malwani with her parents and sister. She was undergoing treatment from a psychiatrist for a mental...
MUMBAI: The city witnessed 'above normal' day temperatures on Sunday as maximum temperature recorded by the IMD's Santacruz observatory was 36.4 degrees. Day temperature recorded at IMD's Colaba observatory was 34.8 degrees. IMD, in its five-day forecast for the city, said that dry weather conditions are likely. Last week, the city recorded light rain activity owing to moisture incursion from the...
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