With some parts of the city recording over 200 mm of rainfall between Sunday midnight and Monday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded its forecast to a “red alert”.

Tells Centre, Maharashtra govt to form plan for diversion to non-forest use over next 3 months

On Saturday, the court convicted the three men on the charges of robbing and murdering Meenakshi Jaiswal at her residence in Kharghar in Navi Mumbai on December 19, 2014.

Amid the city receiving pre-monsoon spells over the past two weeks, the Colaba coastal observatory has received 108.1-mm rain so far, while the Santacruz station has recorded 110-mm this month.

Fadnavis was addressing reporters after the annual kharif review meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday. The objective of the meeting was to assess the preparedness for the kharif season, which begins with the onset of monsoon that arrives in Maharashtra in early June.  

Naval Kishor Ram, a 2008-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the new municipal commissioner of the Pune Municipal Corporation. He replaces Rajendra Bhosale.

The BMC's move of floating the EoI comes three months after it took a decision to lease out its own land parcels to private entities to generate revenue. 

The development is considered as significant in view of the upcoming civic polls in Konkan. The people of Konkan have been demanding the merger for several years.

The temple will be reinstated within the newly constructed premises as per the civic body's plan

Officials from Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) on Tuesday said a slab on the fourth floor of the building collapsed during internal repair works.

According to information provided by Cambridge International Education, students more than ever, are now opting to take exams in the March series which aligns with the Indian academic calendar and allows them to meet the schedule of local university and college admissions.

The showers are here to stay, according to weather experts, with a yellow alert of heavy rainfall and gusty winds sounded in Mumbai, alongside other parts of Maharashtra, until at least May 23. 

A police official familiar with the matter said, “The statements of the family will be recorded in a couple of days. They were in a state of shock.” 

he structure was evacuated in the aftermath of the mishap, with rescued families now relocated to a shelter home in a nearby school. 

The induction of Bhujbal in the cabinet follows the resignation of NCP leader Dhananjay Munde in March, during the budget session.

From gunpowder residue to prints on gun: Magistrate inquiry raises doubts about 23-year-old accused being shot in ‘self defence’

Preliminary medical examination revealed that the woman and her daughter were strangled to death, while Pahuja killed himself, the police said. Initial inquiry has revealed that Pahuja had a financial debt of around Rs 14-15 lakh and was under stress due to this, DCP Sachin Gore said.

Sydeek, along with a female friend, was arrested on May 8 from a hotel in Nagpur. During the probe, police had found that Sydeek had posted against Operation Sindoor and Operation Kagaar (anti-Maoist operation) on social media platforms and raised anti-India slogans.

On the day of the incident, the girl, Riya alias Aliya, and her younger sister Jiya, returned from school around 3.30pm. Riya told the court that she saw the security door and main door of their sixth floor apartment in a Malad high-rise open.

In 2022, the CBI told the court that there was no evidence and hence the case was being closed. The Supreme Court had clarified in a recent order that if the predicate offence, based on which the ED files its case, is closed, the ED case cannot continue.

Dattatray Shinde, posted as additional commissioner with the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police will head the SIT and will be assisted by a team of officers from MBVV and Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate.

The pleas were not heard after the then Bombay HC Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya's transfer as the CJ of Delhi HC in January this year.

The Class 10 CBSE examination was held between February 15 and March 18. In Maharashtra, 1,17,531 students had registered for this exam, out whom 1,17,237 appeared and 1,13,257 passed, taking Maharashtra's pass percentage to 96.61 per cent. 

The former chairman of the bank Hiren Bhanu and former deputy chairman and his wife Gauri Bhanu, have been shown as wanted accused in the case. Blue corner notices have already been issued against them.