A devastating incident in Chembur saw a seven-decade-old peepul tree collapse onto a school van, tragically claiming the life of an 11-year-old boy. MUMBAI: Amid continuous rain, a seven-decade-old peepul tree crashed onto a school van in Chembur even as its driver tried to take the vehicle to safety. Raju, a security guard at Heritage…
Pedestrian killed after third-floor balcony collapses (Representative image) MUMBAI: A 51-year-old pedestrian working at a nearby petrol pump died after a portion of the third-floor balcony of a ground plus three storey MHADA cessed building collapsed at Walkeshwar late on Tuesday night.The incident which was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at 11.22 pm…
AYODHYA: Three women drowned and two girls went missing while bathing in Ghaghara river in a village here on Tuesday evening, police said.Villagers pulled out the bodies of three women from the river at Sanaha village.The administration and relief-rescue teams conducted a search operation in the river to trace the missing persons. Police and local…
Mumbai: The state govt on Tuesday introduced a Bill in the Legislative Assembly to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act, proposing that no refund or concession of stamp duty will be granted if a “development agreement is cancelled, rescinded or terminated under any circumstances”. The amendment Bill was tabled by revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, who said…
Priyanka KakodkarMumbai: Admitting that although dance bars were banned in the state, they were exploiting a loophole in order to continue functioning, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told the state assembly on Tuesday that the govt would move to amend the Bombay Police Act to bar the grant of performance licences to such establishments.“Dance bars have…
Alcohol meant for human consumption remains outside the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), giving states complete authority to levy and revise taxes. MUMBAI: A sharp rise in liquor sales, coupled with higher excise duties and price revisions by manufacturers, has delivered a windfall to state governments, with some states recording an 82%…
The BMC’s complaint redressal mechanism has become significantly faster, according to Praja Foundation’s latest assessment of Mumbai’s civic services Mumbai: Citizens’ complaints to the BMC have surged by nearly 60% over the past decade, with pollution-related grievances registering a major 531% increase, even as the civic body’s complaint redressal mechanism has become significantly faster, according…
Mumbai recorded 80,221 property registrations across primary and secondary markets during January-June 2026, up 6% from 76,060 in the corresponding period last year. (File Photo) MUMBAI: Mumbai’s housing market continued its strong run in the first half of 2026, with property registrations in areas under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) crossing the 80,000-mark for the…
A tragic incident in Chembur saw a massive peepal tree crush a school bus MUMBAI: A massive uprooted peepal tree lies sprawled across a yellow school bus in Mumbai’s Chembur, its heavy branches crushing the roof and damaging the windows of the vehicle.The bus, carrying students of Universal High School, is seen trapped under the…
13th arrest in concert drug OD deaths case Mumbai: Vanrai police on Monday made the 13th arrest over the suspected drug overdose deaths of two MBA students in April.Police said the accused, Dipak Hamlani (25), had been given a package of drugs to keep at his place by a co-accused. However, Hamlani told police that…
