Seventeen lives were lost when the Siddhi Sai building in Ghatkopar came crashing down last monsoon. As the city readies itself for this year’s rain, survivors of last year’s tragedy are anxious.

The 19-year-old homeopathy student who had filed a review petition before the Bombay High Court earlier this week to sit for her first-year examinations, withdrew it after she was asked to pay Rs 1 lakh.

Nearly a year after a convict lodged in Byculla women’s jail was allegedly assaulted leading to her death, another accused has raised allegations of torture.

A man was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing a cellphone after the court enhanced his punishment based on seven previous crimes he had pleaded guilty to.

IN A bid to revive lakes where construction debris and other pollutants have led to depleted levels of Dissolved Oxygen (DO), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appointed a firm to carry out bioremediation to treat the water in the lakes.

Residents living along the upcoming metro corridors are not likely to suffer from vibrations and loud noise from moving trains, as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to implement a technology on the lines.

The Navi Mumbai Crime Branch arrested the son of a retired railway police employee for allegedly demanding money from candidates applying to Navi Mumbai police.

An 11-year-old girl was killed and six children were injured after being electrocuted while playing in a garden in their housing society on Mira Road last week.

As monsoon is expected to hit the city and other parts of the state in the next 24 hours, travellers have begun to plan monsoon getaways.

AS rains soaked the city on Thursday morning, train services in the suburban section reported delays.

A day after bodies of a man and a woman were found inside a four-wheeler near Mulund court, police said their mobile phones were missing and Rs 25,000 in cash was recovered from their pockets.

Days before the monsoon hits the city, an open stormwater drain (nullah) claimed the life of a three-year-old boy, who drowned after falling into an open drain in Cheetah Camp area at Chembur on Wednesday afternoon.

Bhatkar made the statement on the occasion of the launch of of Ancient Indian Knowledge System : Archaeological Perspective, a book written by Vasant Shinde, vice-chancellor, Deccan College.

Pune-based ABIL group has announced the completion of the acquisition process of a property in London’s Trafalgar Square. A press release issued by the group stated that they intend to use the property for construction of a hotel.

An office order issued by Municipal Commissioner Sourabh Rao stated that a meeting to review pre-monsoon preparations was recently held.

Pre-monsoon rain threw normal life out of gear in parts of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad on Wednesday evening. The city recorded 19 mm rains on the day until 8.30 pm.

“We have registered an offence against contractors of the project for causing death due to negligence, and for not taking adequate safety measures,” said an officer from Mundhwa police station.

In view of the exorbitant fee paid to project consultants for civic infrastructure projects, the state government has set guidelines regarding payments made by civic bodies. 

As part of a pilot project covering Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to launch a hygiene plus rating system for quick service restaurants, food chains and joints.

According to sources, the Bulgarian government had recently written to the Interpol to record Saif Ali Khan’s statement in connection with a wild boar hunting case in which the actor’s agent has been booked by the Bulgarian police, sources told The Indian Express.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested Chhagan and Sameer in 2016 on the charges that Chhagan and his associates allegedly misused their office and caused financial loss of Rs 845 crore to the state exchequer.

So, after the plastic ban, the State Environment Department is considering a ban on chemical fertilizers,” said Kadam at an event organized by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB).

Spread across three years, the experiment is being carried out in the ‘rain shadow’ region of Solapur.

Until now, 30 restaurants — 15 in Mumbai, 10 in Pune and five in Nagpur — have been rated on a scale of five based on six parameters by food inspectors.