Retail tur dal averaged about Rs 150 per kg, up from Rs 120 Navi Mumbai: Prices of major pulses have risen by Rs 10-20 per kg in Vashi APMC wholesale market in recent weeks amid supply shortages, deficient monsoon rainfall, drought conditions, higher logistics costs and festive demand. Retail prices have increased by Rs 20-30…
A tremor measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded on Thursday evening in Palghar distric (Representative image) PALGHAR: An earthquake of 3.7 magnitude was recorded in Palghar district at 7.16pm on Thursday, triggering brief panic among residents.The Kurze area in talasari taluka was identified as the epicentre, with the tremor originating at a depth…
Mumbai One app will soon allow users to book airline tickets directly (R- Representative image) MUMBAI: Metropolitan Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee on Thursday announced that airline tickets will soon be available for booking through the MMRDA’s Mumbai One app.He was speaking at an event marking one year of the app’s role in transforming urban commuting in…
Central Railway has intensified its measures against ticketless travel, collecting immense penalties from offender (Representative image) MUMBAI : Central Railway (CR) has intensified its crackdown on unauthorized travel, recovering a record Rs 159.3 crore in penalties from 20.5 lakh ticketless passengers between April and September 2026, an official said on Thursday.This reflects a substantial 37%…
A blaze erupted at a ground-plus-one-storey labour camp in Tata Nagar, resulting in the explosion of around seven gas cylinders MUMBAI: A fire broke out at a ground-plus-one-storey labour camp at Tata Nagar on Navghar Road in Mulund (East) on Thursday afternoon, with around seven gas cylinders reportedly exploding in the incident.The exact cause of…
A video appeared on social media showing a rat swimming in a container of gulab jamuns BHIWANDI: A video purportedly showing a rat swimming in a container filled with gulab jamuns at a popular sweet shop in Bhiwandi has triggered outrage among residents and prompted the food and drug administration (FDA) to initiate action against…
Gabriel Coutinho faced severe harassment from his son Sham, which included physical and mental abuse VASAI: An iron rod in his hand, a man entered his elderly father’s home in Vasai near Mumbai through the back entrance and moved towards a door, allegedly attempting to break it open.Frightened by the commotion, the father rushed to…
The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation has appointed Shailesh Kulkarni as the acting city engineer KALYAN: The appointment of Shailesh Kulkarni as city engineer of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has raised questions in civic circles over the seniority criteria followed for the key post.Kulkarni has been given additional charge of the post, which fell vacant after…
The Bombay high court expressed dissatisfaction with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s waste management efforts in Mumbai MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday pulled up the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over waste management and cleanliness in Mumbai, observing that the city could not be considered clean merely because some parts of South Mumbai were well…
A rat was allegedly found in a masala dosa at a Borivli hotel by two sisters. MUMBAI: A food complaint over an alleged rat found in a masala dosa at a Borivli hotel has taken an unexpected turn, with police registering an FIR against two sisters for allegedly trying to extort money from the hotelier.According…
