SIR toh mera chakraaye, say many Mumbaikars citing confusion over documents | Mumbai News

Mumbaikars cite confusion over documents Mumbai: Mumbai’s special intensive revision (SIR) 2026 voter verification drive is producing sharply different experiences across the city as the submission deadline nears, with residents, political representatives and booth-level officers (BLOs) describing an uneven rollout that ranges from smooth doorstep verification to confusion, anxiety and repeated follow-ups.Across several neighbourhoods, residents…

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‘Complaint due to break-up’: 11 years on, man acquitted of harassment charges | Mumbai News

Mumbai: After finding that the woman filed a police complaint against the accused only because he ended their five-year relationship, a magistrate’s court this week acquitted a 35-year-old south Mumbai man who faced 11 years of litigation after being accused of stalking, sending obscene messages, and threatening to unlawfully transmit private photographs of his former…

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Bandra’s gaothans are open for business — but at what cost to the community? | Mumbai News

Residents, architects, and urban planners have long demanded special development control regulations and a policy for gaothans Mumbai: Charles Correa once said, “People don’t come to cities for housing, they come for jobs.” People come to Bandra’s gaothans to escape the city — and for its houses. Here, they make themselves at home in postcard…

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Scammers Steal Rs 78 Lakh via Gold Loan Firm Software Hack in Mumbai | Mumbai News

The case was registered at the Central Cyber police station on July 17 after police learnt that fraudsters gained unauthorised access to the firm’s authorised Omnifin (Loan Management System – LMS) software and third-party API system, and that fraudulent transactions were auto-generated without any company approval or one time password (OTP) and transferred to various…

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Citizens’ Campaign Raises Awareness on Smart Meters, Collects Consumer Complaints | Mumbai News

Mumbai: A citizen-led awareness campaign on smart electricity meters was conducted recently across several locations in Mumbai, said civic activist G R Vora on Sunday. The initiative was spearheaded by social activist Kamlakar Shenoy and supported by concerned citizens seeking to address growing consumer grievances related to the installation of smart meters.The campaign was held…

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