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An IMA delegation met the KDMC Commissioner demanding immediate action against attackers. KALYAN: The Kalyan-Dombivli branches of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday warned that private doctors across the twin city would suspend medical services if strict legal action is not taken against those accused of assaulting doctors and nurses at the KDMC-run Shastrinagar…

RTI activist Jeetendra Ghadge criticized the decision, alleging it shields information on prosecution approvals (Photo credit: X) MUMBAI: A recent order of the Maharashtra State Information Commission (SIC) upholding the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (ACB) response to an RTI application seeking details of prosecution sanctions in corruption cases has triggered fresh debate over transparency in anti-corruption investigations.Mumbai-based…

Every monsoon, Mumbai residents hear the same warning from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC): High tide expected. Heavy rain possible. When the two forecasts coincide, officials gear up for flooding, gridlock, and disruption to suburban train services.But what makes this particular combination so troublesome?The answer is a simple but…

From 7-8am, high wind speeds were recorded across Mumbai areas, including 66kmph in Malabar Hill; hoarding collapses were also reported. MUMBAI: In just the first six days of July, Mumbai has received more than its average rainfall for the month, with the IMD’s Colaba and Santacruz observatories recording 823.4 mm and 898.4 mm respectively. The…

MUMBAI: Mumbai’s roads get flooded, train services get disrupted, traffic snarls and daily life come to a standstill every monsoon season. Heavy rain is the immediate trigger, but experts say it’s a combination of natural and man-made causes behind the city’s annual flooding.Because of the increased frequency of extreme rainfall events, which often take place…

MUMBAI: Barely a fortnight into the monsoon, Mumbai has lost 826 trees—59 every day, or more than two every hour—highlighting the growing danger posed by ageing trees, infrastructure works and unusually strong monsoon winds.Even before monsoon diseases peak, Mumbai is grappling with another public safety crisis: falling trees. The problem seems acute this year compared…

Mumbai: An unmanned Nicaragua-flag merchant tanker, MT Al Jafzia, ran aground almost a kilometre near Manori island after it broke away from the anchor chain, while two other vessels washed closer to the island after they got dragged due to rough weather despite being on anchorage, said police.The two other vessels — Mali-flagged bitumen tanker…

Floodwaters had not entered residential areas Kalyan: Ulhas river breached the danger marks at three locations in Thane district, while Kalu river crossed its warning level of 102m in Kalyan on Monday following incessant rain. With Ulhas river swollen, authorities evacuated 45 elderly persons from an old-age home and over 200 people from chawls and…

Mumbai: As of 6 am on July 6, the seven lakes that supply to Mumbai held 2,44,900 million litres of water, or 16.9% of their live storage capacity of 14,47,363 million litres — up 3.7% in 24 hours — as heavy rains continued to lash catchment areas on Monday.Despite the improvement, reservoir levels remain well…

Mumbai: Water leakage was detected in Coastal Road’s northbound tunnel on Sunday morning amid heavy rain. Civic authorities undertook immediate repair work. Officials said the leakage was plugged and the tunnel was safe for traffic.They said only one leakage point was identified at the interface section between the cut-and-cover portion and the tunnel on the…