During investigations, the police found that Vidhi Enterprises, a contractor hired by the BMC, had not cleaned the drain before the monsoon. That resulted in water flowing out from one end of the drain during Thursday’s downpour.
Cyber expert Shubham Singh said, “This particular modus operandi is a two-part attack. The first part involves getting the bank details of the victim. The second involves using the registered mobile number to call and get details that can be used to block the SIM card of the victim.”
The woman says she has been receiving messages relating to her activities and FB posts.
Only one candidate from the Mumbai zone made it to the top 10. Rishi Agarwal, an Andheri resident, secured the 8th rank in the country.
Most of the rainfall was received on Saturday when Santacruz received 100.1 mm rain and Colaba received 164 mm in 24 hours. However, on Sunday, hardly any rain was recorded — Colaba receiving 0.8 mm and Santacruz 0.5 mm.
Hindmata junction — the saucer-shaped, low-lying area between Dadar TT and Parel — was under 1.5 feet water on Saturday even as other flood-prone spots in the city were better off. The area was, however, not among the places that received maximum rainfall on Saturday. According to India Meteorological Department data, Malad (West) received the […]
Traffic of Mumbai-bound trains and those moving out of the city was suspended for two hours till coaches were restored. At least eight trains were diverted from other routes.
In an interview with The Indian Express, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) MD Ashwini Bhide lists the issues and challenges being faced while constructing the country’s longest underground Metro.
When contacted, BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta said working of nullah cleaning and work restricting waterlogging is partly pending in a few places, especially at Hindmata area, which led to waterlogging at that spot
A district consumer forum had concluded that because of doctor’s wrong method of administration of the gluteal injection, there was damage to the sciatic nerve on right side of the patient.
The FRA accords rights to forest-dwelling communities including Individual Forest Rights and Community Forest Rights.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Mumbai on June 12 and Chavan said the discussions that took place during the meeting would be shared with him that day.
Earlier this week, the central government had announced a Rs 7,000-crore package for the sugar industry. As part of the package, it had fixed Rs 29 per kg as the minimum selling price for sugar and introduced a quota-based system restricting sugar sale.
Rates for caesarean delivery that hospitals will be offered under the scheme is estimated to be around Rs 9,000, that of knee replacement at Rs 80,000 and of hip replacement at Rs 90,000.
According to the tour’s itinerary, the CM-led delegation will hold talks with experts in the field of artificial intelligence and agricultural technologies in Canada’s Montreal.
According to officials of Mumbai Fire Brigade, a serious tragedy was averted as a group of firemen had moved to a safe distance just before the slab collapsed on the two fire tenders they had been standing on.
Kundar had scored 71 per cent in her Class X exams but had expected over 90 per cent, said an officer probing the case.
The idea to encourage common people to provide palliative care was the brainchild of Dr Armida Fernandes, who is credited with the country’s first milk bank at Sion hospital.
According to official records, the Mumbai municipality had approved the revised layout, including the enhanced FSI benefit for the Indiabulls property on May 21, while in the case of Shreeniwas mill, it was cleared on May 25.
BMC staff found complicit may also be named in FIR
The Twitter handle assured people with posts such as “We will always be there to lend a helping hand to you”, accompanying a photograph of policemen pushing a car that has stopped at a waterlogged spot.
Last year on August 29, a prominent gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amrapurkar died after falling into an open manhole near Elphinstone while walking along a flooded street during torrential rain in Mumbai.
In the morning, train services on the local Central Railway lines remained 30-40 minutes behind schedule following incidents of wall collapse and tree fall on the tracks.
Moderate showers with one or two heavy spells expected today
Rising inflation expectations was a key reason why the Reserve Bank of India raised interest rates for the first time in four years, earlier this week.






