MUMBAI: The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) prediction of a rain-soaked week played out dramatically just after midnight on Monday, when an intense three-hour spell of rain lashed Mumbai’s eastern suburbs, leading to the weather bureau to issue an orange alert at 1.05 am.The heaviest downpour was concentrated over the eastern suburbs, with automatic weather station…
Brinda Miller, recipient of the Bombay Times Art and Culture Visionary Award, sees the honour as a testament to her lifelong dedication to Mumbai. Inspired by her father, Nana Chudasama, a former Sheriff who championed city beautification, Miller has been a driving force behind the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival’s growth. Receiving the Bombay Times Art…
Visuals from Mumbai Coastal Road after heavy overnight rain MUMBAI: Intense overnight showers lashed Mumbai’s suburbs on Monday, with several areas recording over 100 mm of rainfall in just four hours, triggering waterlogging and traffic disruptions in some pockets, civic officials said.According to data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Veena Nagar in Mulund…
MUMBAI/PUNE: A Bhiwandi court Sunday remanded the three suspects arrested in the TET paper leak case in police custody till July 6, granting investigators additional time to probe the alleged racket after the Maharashtra State Council of Examination was forced to cancel the June 28 TET exam a day before it was scheduled, affecting more…
Mumbai: The country’s first offshore airport near Kore beach in Palghar district is feasible, according to the pre-feasibility report, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.On a daylong visit to various infrastructure sites in Palghar district on Sunday, Fadnavis said a presentation on the offshore airport was made to him and he has given orders for a…
A comparative analysis of air quality index data from June 1 to 27 reveals that Mumbai emerged as the cleanest city in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Mumbai: Even as a heavy blanket of monsoon clouds hovered over the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the cities of Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai recorded starkly contrasting air quality…
Mumbai: Sahar police arrested a 49-year-old cab driver for allegedly threatening police officers posing as decoy customers outside Mumbai International Airport and hiring his taxi to travel to Borivli. The incident occurred on June 25 when the accused, Warisali Sayuddin Shaikh, allegedly fixed the fare at Rs 550 for Borivli but midway demanded Rs 800….
Thane: A fire broke out at a timber warehouse in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra‘s Thane district in the early hours of Sunday, and no casualties were reported in the incident, an official said. The blaze erupted at the facility in the Bhinar Nimbavali area around 5 am, the official said. “Three fire engines from the…
The calf was buried at Versova beach Mumbai: A blue whale calf, about 25ft long, died after being stranded along the rocky Bandra coast on Saturday morning.Veterinarians, officials from the forest department’s mangrove cell and the civic body, and other rescue teams attempted to save it but failed. The carcass was recovered with the help…
Mumbai: A fire triggered by a suspected short circuit in an “ageing” underground power cable sparked panic in the congested Bhendi Bazaar in south Mumbai on Sunday morning. No injuries were reported. The fire was contained to the site and didn’t spread to nearby structures.It broke out around 11.30am on Mutton Street in the densely…
