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City records year’s lowest temp at 19 degrees
Temperatures will rise over the next few days though, said a forecast by the India Meteorological Department
Updated on Nov 15, 2024 06:50 AM IST
ALMs revived in H West ward after a year
Several pressing issues such as waste disposal, illegal hoardings and stray cattle were raised in the meeting held on August 8
Updated on Aug 12, 2024 07:16 AM IST
Advocate arrested for rape charges released, court declares arrest illegal
Belapur court orders immediate release of advocate Deshmukh, finding his arrest unconstitutional. He claims rape allegations are fabricated to tarnish his reputation.
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Rain expected to intensify Sunday night, IMD says
Mumbai experiences occasional showers with up to 40mm rainfall. IMD issues yellow alerts for heavy rain ahead. City's lakes at critically low 5.43% water levels.
Updated on Jun 30, 2024 05:48 AM IST
City skewers under heat
Isolated areas of Mumbai experienced heat wave-like conditions on Wednesday, while the rest endured sweltering heat and humidity
Updated on May 16, 2024 08:22 AM IST
300-year-old baobab tree in Santacruz axed for metro 2B
The 40-feet high tree, an important part of the area’s history and everyday life of the residents, was chopped by MMRDA
Updated on Apr 30, 2024 09:12 AM IST
IMD issues heatwave alert for Mumbai on Sunday
IMD issues heatwave warning in Mumbai for Sunday & Monday, with temperatures expected to reach 37-39 degrees Celsius. Heat wave also expected in Thane.
Updated on Apr 27, 2024 09:43 AM IST
Change in plan for Khar flyover annoys residents
Residents slam BMC for changing flyover plan in Khar, alleging it won't connect to WEH, leading to traffic chaos. BMC silent on the issue.
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 08:20 AM IST
Jeet Mashru, Mumbai
Santacruz resident arrested for duping senior citizen of ₹1.40 crore
The Mumbai crime branch’s cyber cell arrested a person from Santacruz area in connection with a cyber fraud and after scrutinizing 330 bank accounts managed to recover ₹2.21 crore of the amount of ₹3.61 crore obtained by the frauds from a 73-year-old
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
City records lowest temperature for the season at 16.2 ° C
Mumbai experienced its lowest temperature this season at 16.2 degrees Celsius, with a further decrease expected. Air quality remains satisfactory.
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 07:48 AM IST
New low for winter at 17.5 on Saturday morning
Mumbai experienced a new low temperature of 17.5 degrees Celsius, but temperatures are expected to rise in the next four days. Air quality remains moderate with some stations reporting poor air quality due to PM2.5 particles. The SAFAR app and website are currently nonfunctional.
Updated on Jan 07, 2024 08:36 AM IST
As traffic woes grow, Bandra residents meet cops
This is easier said than done. Not many come forward to volunteer, Haridas Kiledar, police inspector, said. One of the few, Anita Lobo, a Bandra resident, who has been volunteering for 20 years. “I come across many people who pick fights with me, just because they don’t want to follow the rules,’ said Lobo. “My motivation to continue volunteering is to make people follow the rules and regulations. No one wants to do the work; they just have complaints”
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 08:16 AM IST
Sabah Virani
2 held, minor detained, for abetting suicide of sextortion victim
On August 9, Mansingh Pawar was found hanging by the fan in his room in the Gurudwara premises. The police had registered an accidental death report (ADR) at the time and initiated a probe into his death
Updated on Nov 07, 2023 08:04 AM IST
Conman poses as army officer, dupes psychiatrist couple of ₹90K
A psychiatrist couple in Mumbai was duped of ₹90,000 by a conman posing as an army officer who asked for their counseling services for students at an Army school. The fraudster shared a QR code and diverted the money from their account. The police have registered a case.
Updated on Oct 31, 2023 07:24 AM IST
City sizzles at 36.4° C, AQI drops to poor
Mumbai’s air quality index (AQI), according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s daily average AQI bulletin, tipped dangerously at 199 on Wednesday indicating poor levels. AQI between 201 and 300 falls in the poor category
Updated on Oct 19, 2023 08:32 AM IST
50-yr-old killed, two injured in Santacruz hit-and-run, driver arrested
A cyclist was killed and two car occupants were injured after a speeding SUV crashed into them in Santacruz. The driver has been arrested.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Payal Gwalani
‘Orange’ alert today, but rain to abate later: IMD forecast
IMD base weather station in Santacruz recorded 101mm of rain in 24 hours ending 8:30am Monday but subsequently saw just 23mm of rain till 5:30pm.
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 12:49 AM IST
41 years on, court puts to rest legal fight between stepbrothers
S Raj and Company, a partnership firm, had filed the suit in 1982, seeking court direction to Kishor Wadhwani and his family to vacate the flat and handover its vacant possession to the firm. The suit was filed after the dispute between the families of the stepbrothers began in 1975
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 12:51 AM IST
Cloudy skies, rain to continue till July 4
Heavy rain continues to hit Mumbai, with 77mm recorded in eight hours. The rain is likely to help close the city's rainfall deficit for June.
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Power outage in Mumbai's posh Bandra locality; Santa Cruz, Khar hit too
Khar, Santacruz and Mumbai's posh Bandra locality in Mumbai faced power outages on Wednesday night.
Updated on May 10, 2023 11:12 PM IST
85-year-old found dead in house, newly hired caretaker prime suspect
An 85-year-old doctor was found murdered in his Santacruz home with signs of strangulation and his hands tied. The live-in caretaker hired eight days prior is the prime suspect and is currently absconding. The victim's wife and maid found the body in his bedroom, with the caretaker nowhere to be seen. The police are waiting for the post-mortem report to determine the cause of death and have not established a motive yet. The couple has three grown-up children who are married and living in different localities of the city.
Updated on May 09, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Dry day for citizens of Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, thanks to pipeline burst in Waterfield Road
Following the pipeline burst, water gushed out in full force hitting the glass exterior of a two-storey building at the Bora Bora restaurant junction; additionally, it left pedestrians and motorists stunned. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) maintenance department was put on the job to carry out the repairs immediately
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Linah Baliga
‘Vengeful’ man arrested for sending Sadak-2 actor to Sharjah with drugs in audition prop
During the probe, the crime branch officials learnt that Paul is the mastermind and wanted to take revenge on the actor’s mother - Premila Pereira therefore he along with Ravi hatched a plan to frame her daughter and sent her to UAE carrying a trophy stuffed with drugs - purportedly for the audition of an international web-series
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 12:31 AM IST
Manish K Pathak
Mortgage default by landlord renders vulnerable young women homeless
Girls associated with NGO Kranti were evicted from their Santacruz residence as the landlord defaulted on a mortgage payment. Without access to their legal documents, books, and medicines, including vital antipsychotic drugs, one girl stands to lose out on an international scholarship, others are at risk of committing self-harm
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 05:55 PM IST
Anjana Vaswani
Kalina villages go without water for two weeks; blame scarcity on new dvpt
Residents have also alleged that chaabiwallahs from the H-East ward’s hydraulic department are hand-in-glove with the powers that be and divert water into the homes of the privileged. They arrive in a tempo with keys early in the morning, open the valves and divert the supply, they claimed
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:20 AM IST
Linah Baliga
City registers highest ever 24-hour rain for April
Unseasonal rains hit Mumbai on Thursday, bringing down the minimum temperature below normal for the first time in 10 days. The city's base weather station received 15mm of rain, the most Mumbai has seen in 24 hours for April since 1944. There is a chance of more light to moderate showers in the coming days.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Mumbai registers highest ever 24-hour rainfall for April as temperature drops
Showers were reported mainly from the northern and western suburbs, including Borivali, Bhayandar, Malad, Goregaon, Andheri, Naigaon, Vasai, Juhu and Mira Road
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 01:49 PM IST
Prayag Arora-Desai
Fake cops try to flee with gold bangles, arrested
The complainant was walking around HiLife Mall in Santacruz when two fake policemen riding a two-wheeler approached her. They told her that there was a murder scene ahead and therefore it was not safe for her to go there wearing valuable jewellery. They convinced her to hand them over her gold bangles.
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:57 AM IST
Social media influencer moves court against Shaw, seeks registration of FIR
Sapna Gill’s lawyer Ali Kaashif Khan said that she has filed a criminal complaint against Shaw and his friend Ashish Yadav before the magistrate court for assaulting her with a baseball bat. They have medical record from a government hospital along with the complaint, which is a vital piece of evidence against the cricketer, he claimed.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:25 AM IST
Man gets life term for killing 17-year-old girl
A Mumbai court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the pre-planned murder of a 17-year-old girl in April 2017. Although the prosecution could not establish the motive behind the killing, the court held the 30-year-old guilty due to the heinous nature of the crime, which involved 25 stab wounds and slitting the girl's neck. The accused was caught by two witnesses and arrested by police.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 12:17 AM IST
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