MSEDCL, which supplies power to nearly 3 crore consumers, including agricultural and industrial users, is facing severe strain amid rising temperatures and hot, humid weather. MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s power network is under mounting pressure as peak electricity demand in MSEDCL supply areas surged to a record 27,230 MW, sharply increasing the load on the state’s distribution…
MUMBAI: A 33-year-old automobile dealer has been arrested by Goregaon Police after he poured petrol on the road and set it on fire to create a social media reel for a birthday.Police have booked him under the provisions of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita. The incident was brought to the notice of the police through a tweet…
MUMBAI: A family of four, husband (40), wife (35), and two daughters aged 16 and 13, died on Sunday due to suspected food poisoning, police said on Monday.Police identified the deceased as Abdullla Abdul Kadar, his wife Nasreen and two daughters Aayesha (16) and Zainab (13). Kadar ran a mobile accessories shop. Police sources said…
MUMBAI: A major engineering feat was achieved on the under-construction Lokhandwala-Vikhroli Metro Line 6 over days leading up to Sunday. In one of its most challenging stretches between Ram Mandir and Jogeshwari stations, engineers and workers first constructed a critical pier along Western Railway tracks within an active train zone over days, followed by the…
Mumbai: A special court under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act on Saturday rejected the medical bail plea of businessman Amarjeet Shukla, who is accused of a real estate fraud involving Rs 55.71 crore. The court ruled that Shukla’s medical condition, while requiring attention, does not meet the legal threshold of a…
Mumbai: A saree shop employee was arrested by the Malad police under the Pocso Act after he harassed a 12-year-old girl by showing her a pornographic video. The girl complained to her parents who approached the police.The incident occurred on Saturday in Malad (W). The girl’s mother had ordered a saree from the showroom. The…
MUMBAI:At least three people died, including a senior citizen, a young man, and a young woman, after a speeding motorcycle hit a pedestrian at Marine Drive in South Mumbai on Monday morning. The accident occurred around 5.45 am at the Parsi Gymkhana junction signal on N S Road, when the pedestrian was crossing the road,…
Mumbai: Andheri police have arrested a couple over suspicion in the murder case of an elderly woman related to them. The body of the 80-year-old woman was found in a drain during cleaning work in Andheri (E) on April 24. BMC workers involved in the cleaning process alerted the police.The body was moved to Cooper…
With Elphinstone Road flyover (above) demolished, its high-volume traffic has had to be diverted, clogging adjoining roads. MUMBAI: Ongoing work on five bridges in south and central Mumbai has disrupted traffic in the island city.Closure of the Sion and Elphinstone Road flyovers, and partial closure of Parel TT flyover have diverted traffic onto already congested…
Mumbai: A nurse working at a private hospital in the city was allegedly cheated of Rs 1 lakh after she tried to purchase a dress online for Rs 299, police said. The nurse in her complaint said she came across an advertisement on Facebook offering dresses at just Rs 299, which she tried to buy….
