Mumbai News
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29 Sep 2017
MumbaiConsumer court orders insurer to pay theft-claim for unlocked car
A Mumbai consumer court ordered TATA AIG General Insurance to pay Rs. 5.22L and Rs. 40,000 compensation to a Skoda car owner in a 2015 case.
28 Sep 2017
MumbaiSurprise ticketless flyer on Ahmedabad-Mumbai flight: A bird!
While it's common to see birds fly, seeing a winged-friend fly on a plane is something very uncommon!
27 Sep 2017
MumbaiIllegal kidney transplant for Phagwara mayor's daughter at Rs. 40L
After busting a major international kidney racket at Mumbai Airport, the city cops claimed that the racketeers received Rs. 40L even from Arun Khosla, the mayor of Punjab's Phagwara, to get a kidney for his daughter.
23 Sep 2017
MumbaiWoman makes hoax bomb call to Indigo Airlines; booked
A Mumbai woman has been booked for allegedly making a hoax bomb call to Indigo Airlines' call center in Gurugram's Udyog Vihar 4.
23 Sep 2017
MumbaiBullion trader arrested for money laundering, buying 258kg gold post-demonetization
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Mumbai-based bullion trader, Chandrakant Narsidas Patel of Pushpak Bullions Private Limited, for buying 258kg gold using laundered money amounting to Rs. 84.5cr, post-demonetization.
23 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Major blaze breaks out in commercial building in Kandivali
A major fire broke out this morning in a three-story commercial building in East Kandivali's Ashok Nagar in suburban Mumbai.
22 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: MNS Chief Raj Thackeray calls PM Modi "liar"
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief, Raj Thackeray, called PM Narendra Modi a "liar" in his speech while launching his Facebook page in Mumbai.
22 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai airport main runway operations resume after 26 hours
Flight operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport gradually resumed a day after a SpiceJet flight overshot the main runway 27, which remained non-operational for 26 hours.
21 Sep 2017
Devendra FadnavisShivaji Memorial in Arabian Sea: IIT-Bombay to study lowest project-bid
Maharashtra Government approached the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay for a third-party audit of the lowest bid of Rs. 3,826cr from L&T for Phase-I of Shivaji Memorial project in the Arabian Sea.
21 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 6-year-old boy dies in school after collapsing while playing
In a shocking incident, Swarang Dalvi, a 6-year-old Class-I student at Pawar Public School in Mumbai's Chandivali, died after collapsing in the school premises.
21 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Beware of fake messages, rumors doing rounds on WhatsApp
Following the incessant rains in Mumbai, fake messages, traffic-alerts, and rumors of cyclone have been doing the rounds on WhatsApp, spreading panic among people.
21 Sep 2017
IndiaSpiceJet Incident: Whistleblower writes to Aviation Ministry about potential hazard
Following the SpiceJet flight skidding incident at Mumbai, Airports Authority of India's DGM (Aviation Safety), S Mangala, flagged off a potential hazard.
20 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai Rains: Flight operations, local train services badly hit
Torrential rains continued to batter Mumbai for the second day, severely affecting the flight operations, delaying the suburban rail services, and disrupting the road traffic.
20 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Dabbawalas suspend service after heavy rains lash city
A day after Mumbai witnessed heavy rains, the city's dabbawalas have canceled their deliveries today owing to the disruption of the suburban rail services.
20 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Real estate firms' stocks gain post MahaRERA
Following the stringent implementation of MahaRERA (Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority), stocks of realty firms in Mumbai were trading higher on BSE on expectations of a significant shift in the sector favoring organized players.
19 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai rains mess: BMC blames IMD, railways, traffic department
In a report on the aftermath of heavy rains in Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given itself a clean chit, blaming other agencies for the mess created.
19 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Mother sexually abused by own son; gets him killed
In a shocking incident, a 55-year-old woman Rajni got her own drug addict son, Ramcharan, killed in a Rs. 50,000 contract in Bhayander West, near Mumbai.
19 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Metro security-staff goes on strike; operator seeks police assistance
Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) that operates Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro-I line sought Mumbai Police's help after the Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) staff went on strike.
18 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Colleges have only 55 days to cover semester portion
Post-graduation students at Mumbai University and its affiliated colleges are worried as the results mess has delayed PG admissions, the deadline for which has been pushed to 25 September.
18 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Teachers' group writes to PM Modi demanding better salary
Seeking better pay and a higher budget for education, Mumbai-based teachers' group Shikshak Parishad has written to PM Narendra Modi and HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar.
18 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Heavy rainfall predicted for five days; warning issued
Mumbai is likely to receive heavy showers over the next five days as the meteorological department has predicted heavy rainfall in several parts of Maharashtra due to an active monsoon spell.
11 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Two held for stabbing Bandra-Worli Sea Link toll-booth attendant
Mumbai's Bandra police arrested two men, 22-year-old Rahul Rege and 25-year-old Paleshwar Chavan, for stabbing a toll booth assistant, Amol Chavan, at Bandra Worli Sea Link.
11 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Housing society watchman arrested for sexually abusing dog thrice
Mumbai Police has arrested 41-year-old security-guard Ram Naresh Mishra for sexually assaulting a stray female dog thrice in a housing complex near Chembur Naka.
08 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai University: Law, teachers-training students oppose NOC to switch colleges
Students pursuing Mumbai University's law and teachers' training courses are opposing a new rule that has put them in a fix.
08 Sep 2017
MumbaiJuhu Building Fire: 2-year-old daughter saved us, says laborer's wife
Hasnara Lashkar, the wife of a laborer who survived the fire in an under-construction building at Mumbai's Juhu, said her two-year-old daughter Jubaiya saved their lives.
07 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Residents oppose "World Heritage Site" proposal for Marine Drive
Mumbai's Marine Drive "Heritage" precinct has been nominated by the government to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
07 Sep 2017
MumbaiYoungest organ donor in Western-India gives life to three-year-old girl
A 14-month-old toddler from Gujarat's Surat has become the youngest organ donor in Western India after his heart was transplanted to a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from Navi Mumbai.
07 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Fire in under-construction Juhu building; 6 dead, 11 injured
Five laborers and a child were charred to death in a massive fire in an under-construction 13-storey building "Prarthana" in Mumbai's Juhu Vile Parle Development (JVPD) Scheme.
06 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 12,000 coconut trees to be planted in six months
In a move aimed at increasing Mumbai's green cover, the city is going to get 12,000 coconut trees along its west coast within the next six months.
06 Sep 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaMaharashtra: Major relief to liquor vends after five dry months
Bringing relief to over 15,000 liquor outlets in Maharashtra, State Excise Commissioner Ashwini Joshi issued orders for renewal of their suspended licenses.
06 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Union Minister Athawale's 12-year-old son's entry into politics
While it is not uncommon for politicians to hand over the baton to their children, Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale did something that has stunned everyone.
06 Sep 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra Police control rooms to be modernized at Rs. 429cr
The Maharashtra Government has given its go-ahead to a Rs. 429cr-worth project for modernizing the police control rooms in the state.
06 Sep 2017
MumbaiGanpati Visarjan Maharashtra: Celebrations marred by death of 12 people
Hundreds of thousands of devotees in Maharashtra bid adieu to Lord Ganesh during the Visarjan rituals yesterday on the last day of the 12-day long Ganeshotsav, Anant Chaturdashi.
05 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: IIT-B to study properties' elevation levels on Malabar Hill
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to appoint the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay at a Rs. 1.91cr cost for studying the elevation-levels of buildings on south Mumbai's Malabar Hill.
05 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 40,000 police personnel, drones to monitor Ganapati Visarjan processions
As the 10-day Ganeshotsav comes to an end, the Mumbai Police have stepped up the security arrangements to avoid any breakdown of law and order in the city.
05 Sep 2017
Bombay High CourtMumbai University results: Absent student gets 21 marks in exam
As the Mumbai University continues to face criticism for delaying the results, yet another shocking incident surfaced!
05 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Less buses, more trains on last day of Ganeshotsav
Owing to congested Mumbai roads filled with Visarjan processions on the last day of Ganeshotsav, less than 50% BEST buses would operate today.
05 Sep 2017
MumbaiWoman raped, duped of Rs. 10L by Facebook friend
A 32-year-old woman from Navi Mumbai's Panvel was allegedly raped and also conned of Rs. 10L by Sandeep alias Kunal Khanna.
04 Sep 2017
MumbaiMan dupes diamond seller of Rs. 1.33cr-worth diamonds; gets arrested
Mumbai's DB Marg Police arrested a man named Pinal Shah for allegedly cheating a diamond shop owner of Rs. 1.33 crore.
04 Sep 2017
MumbaiMan calls woman "chammak challo"; gets imprisoned
Thane Magistrate Court convicted a Ghodbunder Road resident for insulting a woman using the word "chammak challo" in 2009.
