AI-generated image used for representation purpose only MUMBAI: A 19-year-old youth was arrested by the Kandivali Police for breaking open the donation box of a temple in Kandivali West and stealing cash.With the arrest of the accused, Arman Shaikh, the police solved two other offences of theft; one in a wine shop in Andheri and…
Autorickshaw driver lost his life after a violent collision with a divider (Representative image). MUMBAI: A 34-year-old autorickshaw driver lost his life after his vehicle crashed into the divider on the Western Express Highway at Dahisar East on Thursday evening.Police said the driver, SS Khade, was speeding, as per grabs captured on CCTVs.The incident occurred…
Mumbai: Police arrested a man allegedly involved in the sale and circulation of child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) through the messaging platform Telegram while operating from Maharashtra.According to an official statement issued by the Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra State Cyber Department, the action was initiated after the agency received intelligence inputs…
Navi Mumbai: On World Environment Day, celebrated June 5, citizens’ groups from across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) joined hands and launched Climate Action Now (CAN), an environmental mobilisation plan, focusing on issues ranging from redevelopment issues and rapid loss of green cover to the destruction of wetlands and mangroves, and the long-ignored threat of…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) held a meeting with environmental organisations, researchers and civic partners to address urban environmental challenges and build practical, long-term solutions for recycling plaster of Paris (PoP) idols.The session focused on turning festival waste and daily municipal waste into useful resources through scientific planning, decentralised systems and citizen…
Navi Mumbai: The Sandeep Naik Foundation launched the ‘Tree for Anyone Who Asks’ campaign in Navi Mumbai on Thursday on the occasion of World Environment Day. The Foundation has been implementing extensive environmental conservation initiatives for more than 25 years. Former MLA Sandeep Naik distributed saplings symbolically among school students, representatives of environmental organisations and…
Navi Mumbai: Activists have claimed that about two years after 28,240 indigenous saplings were planted on Parsik Hill through an NGO in collaboration with the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), only around 50% are surviving.Similarly, a decade later, only around 10% of saplings survive on reserved forest land under Shirvane village that was planted under…
Modular origami is gaining popularity in Mumbai. Workshops are drawing enthusiasts seeking a meditative and creative outlet. People are rediscovering childhood joys and appreciating the science behind complex geometric structures. Mumbaikars are embracing these interactive experiences, finding beauty and purpose in transforming paper. The craft fosters human connection and community. Modular origami has emerged as…
Mumbai: A constable attached to Khar police station has been suspended after being arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a case of graft.The suspended constable, Basavaraj Dhamgunde, was posted in the passport verification section. According to the police, Dhamgunde allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 2,000 from a complainant for passport-related work and later…
Kalyan: In a significant move aimed at strengthening urban mobility and improving last-mile connectivity, Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde has announced that a feasibility survey has been initiated for introducing a pod taxi system in the Kalyan-Dombivli region.Shinde made the announcement while visiting the historic Pimpleshwar Temple in Dombivli. The visit came shortly after the state…
