Mumbai news live updates: Few contracts for concretisation of Mumbai`s roads cancelled: Samant Efforts to concretise Mumbai`s roads faced hurdles after a few contracts were cancelled as the contractors failed to meet certain requirements, said Maharashtra industries minister Uday Samant on Wednesday. Replying to questions by members of legislative council (MLCs) Sunil Shinde and Vilas Potnis in the Upper House of the state legislature here, he said that in the first of the concretisation project, tenders for 910 roads, having a total length of 397 km, were floated.

Mumbai news live updates: Few contracts for concretisation of Mumbai`s roads cancelled: SamantEfforts to concretise Mumbai`s roads faced hurdles after a few contracts were cancelled as the contractors failed to meet certain requirements, said Maharashtra industries minister Uday Samant on Wednesday. Replying to questions by members of legislative council (MLCs) Sunil Shinde and Vilas Potnis in the Upper House of the state legislature here, he said that in the first of the concretisation project, tenders for 910 roads, having a total length of 397 km, were floated.

Mumbai news live updates: Counsellor working at private varsity office booked under Atrocities Act A case under the Atrocities Act has been registered by Navi Mumbai Police against a woman counsellor of a private university on the complaint of an office staffer, an official said on Wednesday. No arrest has been made so far, he said.

Mumbai news live updates: Counsellor working at private varsity office booked under Atrocities ActA case under the Atrocities Act has been registered by Navi Mumbai Police against a woman counsellor of a private university on the complaint of an office staffer, an official said on Wednesday. No arrest has been made so far, he said.

Mumbai news live updates: Central teams visit Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv districts to take stock of drought Members of two inter-ministerial Central teams visited drought-hit villages in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv districts in Maharashtra on Wednesday to review the situation, a local official said. The team that visited Dharashiv district comprised Moti Ram, an Assistant Commissioner in the Rural Development Ministry, Manoj Kumar, an Additional Secretary in the Disaster Management Department, and NITI Aayog research officer Shivcharan Meena, the official said.

Mumbai news live updates: Central teams visit Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv districts to take stock of droughtMembers of two inter-ministerial Central teams visited drought-hit villages in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv districts in Maharashtra on Wednesday to review the situation, a local official said. The team that visited Dharashiv district comprised Moti Ram, an Assistant Commissioner in the Rural Development Ministry, Manoj Kumar, an Additional Secretary in the Disaster Management Department, and NITI Aayog research officer Shivcharan Meena, the official said.

Mumbai news live updates: Nine Bangladeshi nationals held in Mumbai for illegal stay The Mumbai police have arrested nine Bangladeshi nationals from Sewri area in central part of the city for staying allegedly without valid documents, an official said on Wednesday. Unit-6 of the crime branch took the action against them, he said. "Based on specific information, the crime branch apprehended a man and a woman from Sewri earlier this month. The duo was found sending money to Bangladesh illegally on commission basis. During the probe, the police on Saturday apprehended two more Bangladeshis who were found staying illegally in Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road area in Sewri," the official said.

Mumbai news live updates: Nine Bangladeshi nationals held in Mumbai for illegal stayThe Mumbai police have arrested nine Bangladeshi nationals from Sewri area in central part of the city for staying allegedly without valid documents, an official said on Wednesday. Unit-6 of the crime branch took the action against them, he said. "Based on specific information, the crime branch apprehended a man and a woman from Sewri earlier this month. The duo was found sending money to Bangladesh illegally on commission basis. During the probe, the police on Saturday apprehended two more Bangladeshis who were found staying illegally in Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road area in Sewri," the official said.

Mumbai news live updates: Fadnavis shouldn`t give more power to Bhujbal, it will create misunderstanding: Jarange Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should not vest NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal with more power as it will lead to misunderstanding among Marathas, said quota activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday. Jarange, who is touring parts of Maharashtra to raise awareness about his demand for reservation for the Maratha community, was speaking to reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after he was admitted to a private hospital here.

Mumbai news live updates: Fadnavis shouldn`t give more power to Bhujbal, it will create misunderstanding: JarangeMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should not vest NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal with more power as it will lead to misunderstanding among Marathas, said quota activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday. Jarange, who is touring parts of Maharashtra to raise awareness about his demand for reservation for the Maratha community, was speaking to reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after he was admitted to a private hospital here.

Mumbai news live updates: Man arrested outside Parliament had told parents he was going to Delhi for army recruitment: police Amol Shinde, arrested for protesting outside the Parliament building on Wednesday, had left his village in Maharashtra`s Latur district saying he was going to Delhi to take part in an army recruitment drive, a local police official said. Shinde (25), a resident of Zari village in Chakur tehsil of Latur, was arrested along with Neelam, 42, of Haryana`s Hisar, after they opened gas canisters that emitted smoke outside the Parliament building and shouted "Tanashahi Nahi Chalegi" (dictatorship will not be allowed), "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Jai Bheem, Jai Bharat."

Mumbai news live updates: Man arrested outside Parliament had told parents he was going to Delhi for army recruitment: policeAmol Shinde, arrested for protesting outside the Parliament building on Wednesday, had left his village in Maharashtra`s Latur district saying he was going to Delhi to take part in an army recruitment drive, a local police official said. Shinde (25), a resident of Zari village in Chakur tehsil of Latur, was arrested along with Neelam, 42, of Haryana`s Hisar, after they opened gas canisters that emitted smoke outside the Parliament building and shouted "Tanashahi Nahi Chalegi" (dictatorship will not be allowed), "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Jai Bheem, Jai Bharat."

Mumbai news live updates: Mumbai Crime Branch busts overseas job scam; two arrested, 482 passports seized The Crime Branch Unit 5 has apprehended two individuals allegedly involved in a scam that duped students by falsely promising overseas job opportunities. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-crime-branch-busts-overseas-job-scam-two-arrested-482-passports-seized-23324815" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Mumbai news live updates: Mumbai Crime Branch busts overseas job scam; two arrested, 482 passports seizedThe Crime Branch Unit 5 has apprehended two individuals allegedly involved in a scam that duped students by falsely promising overseas job opportunities. Read more...

Mumbai news live updates: Maharashtra ATS arrests man for providing information to Pakistani operatives The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly providing confidential information to Pakistan-based intelligence operatives, officials said. The Mumbai unit of the ATS had received a tip-off that he was providing sensitive information about "areas restricted by the Indian government" for money, said an official release. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-unit-of-ats-arrests-one-person-accused-of-spying-for-pakistani-intelligence-operatives-23324814" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Mumbai news live updates: Maharashtra ATS arrests man for providing information to Pakistani operativesThe Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly providing confidential information to Pakistan-based intelligence operatives, officials said. The Mumbai unit of the ATS had received a tip-off that he was providing sensitive information about "areas restricted by the Indian government" for money, said an official release. Read more...

Mumbai news live updates: Freedom of speech and expression cannot go beyond limits of reasonableness: HC Freedom of speech and expression cannot be allowed to go beyond the limits of reasonableness otherwise it could lead to disastrous consequences, the Bombay High Court has said. A single bench of Justice Milind Jadhav made the observation on Tuesday while upholding the termination of service of an employee with Hitachi Astemo Fie, an auto parts manufacturing company.

Mumbai news live updates: Freedom of speech and expression cannot go beyond limits of reasonableness: HCFreedom of speech and expression cannot be allowed to go beyond the limits of reasonableness otherwise it could lead to disastrous consequences, the Bombay High Court has said. A single bench of Justice Milind Jadhav made the observation on Tuesday while upholding the termination of service of an employee with Hitachi Astemo Fie, an auto parts manufacturing company.

Mumbai news live updates: Teenage girl, who left home in Nepal and came to India, rescued from Palghar, sent back A 15-year-old Nepalese girl was rescued from Nalasopara in Palghar district of Maharashtra, a month after she left her home in Nepal and arrived in India, police said on Wednesday. The parents of the girl, who hailed from Lumbini in Nepal`s Rupandehi, had filed a missing person`s report with the police in their country and a case of kidnapping was registered, a police official said.

Mumbai news live updates: Teenage girl, who left home in Nepal and came to India, rescued from Palghar, sent backA 15-year-old Nepalese girl was rescued from Nalasopara in Palghar district of Maharashtra, a month after she left her home in Nepal and arrived in India, police said on Wednesday. The parents of the girl, who hailed from Lumbini in Nepal`s Rupandehi, had filed a missing person`s report with the police in their country and a case of kidnapping was registered, a police official said.

Mumbai news live updates:; Fix timeframe to hear, dispose 2nd appeals/complaints under RTI: HC to State Information Commission The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the State Information Commission (SIC) to chalk out a road map fixing a reasonable time limit for early disposal of second appeals and complaints filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Mumbai news live updates:; Fix timeframe to hear, dispose 2nd appeals/complaints under RTI: HC to State Information CommissionThe Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the State Information Commission (SIC) to chalk out a road map fixing a reasonable time limit for early disposal of second appeals and complaints filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Mumbai news live updates: Maharashtra to create integrated cyber platform to tackle online crime The Maharashtra government was working to create a "cyber platform" for the detection of cyber crime, state Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Council here on Wednesday. He was responding to a calling attention motion moved by Congress`s Satej Patil about the rising cyber crime and cyber security issues.

Mumbai news live updates: Maharashtra to create integrated cyber platform to tackle online crimeThe Maharashtra government was working to create a "cyber platform" for the detection of cyber crime, state Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Council here on Wednesday. He was responding to a calling attention motion moved by Congress`s Satej Patil about the rising cyber crime and cyber security issues.

Mumbai news live updates: Airlines charging exorbitant fares for Nagpur where legislature session is underway: Prithviraj Congress legislator Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to take up the issue of airlines charging exorbitantly for flights to Nagpur, where the winter session of the state legislature is underway, with the Centre. Speaking in the legislative assembly, Chavan attributed the high rise in air fares to the removal of a pre-existed ceiling mechanism by the aviation minister.

Mumbai news live updates: Airlines charging exorbitant fares for Nagpur where legislature session is underway: PrithvirajCongress legislator Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to take up the issue of airlines charging exorbitantly for flights to Nagpur, where the winter session of the state legislature is underway, with the Centre. Speaking in the legislative assembly, Chavan attributed the high rise in air fares to the removal of a pre-existed ceiling mechanism by the aviation minister.

Mumbai news live updates: HC asks EC to hold Pune LS bypoll immediately, terms its stand on issue bizarre, unreasonable The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of India to immediately hold the bypoll for the Pune Lok Sabha seat, stressing that people from the constituency cannot be left unrepresented for a long time.&nbsp;

Mumbai news live updates: HC asks EC to hold Pune LS bypoll immediately, terms its stand on issue bizarre, unreasonableThe Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of India to immediately hold the bypoll for the Pune Lok Sabha seat, stressing that people from the constituency cannot be left unrepresented for a long time.&nbsp;

Mumbai news live updates: In Pics: Major fire in Mumbai&rsquo;s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station A major fire broke out in a canteen located near the concourse area of the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), a busy railway station in Mumbai, on Wednesday afternoon, in which nobody was injured. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-pics-major-fire-in-mumbais-lokmanya-tilak-terminus-railway-station-98588/1" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See photos by Sayyed Sameer Abedi</a>

Mumbai news live updates: In Pics: Major fire in Mumbai&rsquo;s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway stationA major fire broke out in a canteen located near the concourse area of the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), a busy railway station in Mumbai, on Wednesday afternoon, in which nobody was injured. See photos by Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Mumbai news live updates: Maharashtra: Crime Branch arrests five alleged Bangladeshi illegal immigration agents in Thane In an early morning operation on Wednesday, Crime Branch Unit 6 in a strategic operation arrested five individuals accused of being illegal immigration agents facilitating the entry of Bangladeshi immigrants. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/maharashtra-crime-branch-arrests-five-alleged-illegal-immigration-agents-in-thane-23324798" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Mumbai news live updates: Maharashtra: Crime Branch arrests five alleged Bangladeshi illegal immigration agents in ThaneIn an early morning operation on Wednesday, Crime Branch Unit 6 in a strategic operation arrested five individuals accused of being illegal immigration agents facilitating the entry of Bangladeshi immigrants. Read more...

Mumbai news live updates: Bombay HC bench refuses to hear plea after petitioner sends personal emails to judge Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a petition after getting irked with personal emails sent to him by the petitioner seeking urgent hearing of the plea. When the petition was called out, a division bench of Justices Patel and Kamal Khata said it was recusing from hearing the plea and informed the petitioner`s advocate of the emails sent by the petitioner.

Mumbai news live updates: Bombay HC bench refuses to hear plea after petitioner sends personal emails to judgeJustice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a petition after getting irked with personal emails sent to him by the petitioner seeking urgent hearing of the plea. When the petition was called out, a division bench of Justices Patel and Kamal Khata said it was recusing from hearing the plea and informed the petitioner`s advocate of the emails sent by the petitioner.

Mumbai news live updates: Breaking news: Fire breaks out in Mumbai&rsquo;s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station
Massive fire broke out in an eatery on the premises of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/watch-fire-breaks-out-in-mumbais-lokmanya-tilak-terminus-railway-station-23324788" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Mumbai news live updates: Breaking news: Fire breaks out in Mumbai&rsquo;s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station
Massive fire broke out in an eatery on the premises of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Read more...

Mumbai news live updates: LS security breach: Gorhe asks authorities not to issue visitor`s passes for legislative council Maharashtra legislative council`s deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe on Wednesday gave instructions to officials not to issue the council gallery passes to visitors, after a security breach in the Lok Sabha, sources said.

Mumbai news live updates: LS security breach: Gorhe asks authorities not to issue visitor`s passes for legislative councilMaharashtra legislative council`s deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe on Wednesday gave instructions to officials not to issue the council gallery passes to visitors, after a security breach in the Lok Sabha, sources said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cull or neuter wild boars, deer and nilgais to protect crops: BJP MLA in Maharashtra assembly
A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA on Wednesday demanded that the Maharashtra forest department either cull or neuter wild boars, deer and nilgais in his constituency, alleging that the animals are damaging green gram plantation.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Cull or neuter wild boars, deer and nilgais to protect crops: BJP MLA in Maharashtra assembly
A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA on Wednesday demanded that the Maharashtra forest department either cull or neuter wild boars, deer and nilgais in his constituency, alleging that the animals are damaging green gram plantation.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Oppn protests against Dharavi redevelopment project; urges govt to save its industries, people
Members of opposition parties in Maharashtra on Wednesday attacked the Eknath Shinde-led state government over the Dharavi redevelopment issue, accusing it of favouring the Adani Group but leaving the residents of the slum colony in the lurch.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Oppn protests against Dharavi redevelopment project; urges govt to save its industries, people
Members of opposition parties in Maharashtra on Wednesday attacked the Eknath Shinde-led state government over the Dharavi redevelopment issue, accusing it of favouring the Adani Group but leaving the residents of the slum colony in the lurch.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Treasury benches target health dept; Oppn walks out of assembly over death of 3 women in hospitals
Members of the ruling alliance targeted the Maharashtra health department on Wednesday after opposition legislators in the assembly claimed three women died due to lack of proper treatment in state-run hospitals. The opposition members later staged a walkout from the House during the ongoing winter session of the state legislature here, saying they were not satisfied with the reply of Health Minister Tanaji Sawant in the matter.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Treasury benches target health dept; Oppn walks out of assembly over death of 3 women in hospitals
Members of the ruling alliance targeted the Maharashtra health department on Wednesday after opposition legislators in the assembly claimed three women died due to lack of proper treatment in state-run hospitals. The opposition members later staged a walkout from the House during the ongoing winter session of the state legislature here, saying they were not satisfied with the reply of Health Minister Tanaji Sawant in the matter.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Businessman dies after assault over road rage in Pune; three held
A 30-year-old man from Pune died after he was assaulted by a group of people over road rage, an official said on Wednesday. The police have registered a case against 11 persons and arrested three of them, he said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Businessman dies after assault over road rage in Pune; three held
A 30-year-old man from Pune died after he was assaulted by a group of people over road rage, an official said on Wednesday. The police have registered a case against 11 persons and arrested three of them, he said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: A Leopard entered a hospital in Nandurbar Taluka of Shahada on Tuesday. The leopard was later rescued by the Forest Department.
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: A Leopard entered a hospital in Nandurbar Taluka of Shahada on Tuesday. The leopard was later rescued by the Forest Department.

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Quick thinking saves arm of boy impaled by fencing rod
The presence of mind of two citizens saved the arm of a 14-year-old boy in Vasai who had accidentally got impaled by a spear-shaped fence rod. The incident happened in the premises of Gayatri temple at Om Nagar, Vasai, on Saturday. After the aarti concluded at 8.30 pm Sumedh Jadhav was among the children playing on the temple premises. Sumedh had climbed the fence and slipped on the spear-shaped rods on the fence. One of the rods pierced his arm. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-quick-thinking-saves-arm-of-boy-impaled-by-fencing-rod-23324705" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Quick thinking saves arm of boy impaled by fencing rod
The presence of mind of two citizens saved the arm of a 14-year-old boy in Vasai who had accidentally got impaled by a spear-shaped fence rod. The incident happened in the premises of Gayatri temple at Om Nagar, Vasai, on Saturday. After the aarti concluded at 8.30 pm Sumedh Jadhav was among the children playing on the temple premises. Sumedh had climbed the fence and slipped on the spear-shaped rods on the fence. One of the rods pierced his arm. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Winter session: Some ex-members got supari to delay Maratha quota issue, says Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday dubbed &ldquo;politically motivated&rdquo; the claim made by former State Backward Class Commission member BL Killarikar against him over the survey of communities in the state. Speaking on resignations by some members of the panel, Fadnavis said some of them and others had been given a &lsquo;supari&rsquo; (contract) by their political masters to delay the Maratha reservation issue. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/winter-session-some-ex-members-got-supari-to-delay-maratha-quota-issue-says-fadnavis-23324708" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Winter session: Some ex-members got supari to delay Maratha quota issue, says Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday dubbed &ldquo;politically motivated&rdquo; the claim made by former State Backward Class Commission member BL Killarikar against him over the survey of communities in the state. Speaking on resignations by some members of the panel, Fadnavis said some of them and others had been given a &lsquo;supari&rsquo; (contract) by their political masters to delay the Maratha reservation issue. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Study shows how crash deaths dropped on certain corridors
A study released by Nitin Gadkari, minister of road transport and highways, states that scaling successful corridor-based road safety practices can save as many as 40,000 lives each year. Carried out by SaveLIFE Foundation in cooperation with the World Bank Group and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the study, Road Safety Good Practices in India, showcases success stories from across the country. According to the report, interventions have led to a measurable and, in many cases, a remarkable reduction in road crash fatalities on target road corridors. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-study-shows-how-crash-deaths-dropped-on-certain-corridors-23324702" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Study shows how crash deaths dropped on certain corridors
A study released by Nitin Gadkari, minister of road transport and highways, states that scaling successful corridor-based road safety practices can save as many as 40,000 lives each year. Carried out by SaveLIFE Foundation in cooperation with the World Bank Group and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the study, Road Safety Good Practices in India, showcases success stories from across the country. According to the report, interventions have led to a measurable and, in many cases, a remarkable reduction in road crash fatalities on target road corridors. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Freedom of speech and expression cannot go beyond limits of reasonableness: HC
Freedom of speech and expression cannot be allowed to go beyond the limits of reasonableness otherwise it could lead to disastrous consequences, the Bombay High Court has said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Freedom of speech and expression cannot go beyond limits of reasonableness: HC
Freedom of speech and expression cannot be allowed to go beyond the limits of reasonableness otherwise it could lead to disastrous consequences, the Bombay High Court has said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: City`s air quality in `moderate` category, AQI at 105
Mumbai`s air quality continued to remain in the `moderate` category on Wednesday morning. The air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered `good`, 100 to 200 `moderate`, 200 to 300 `poor`, 300 to 400 `very poor` and from 400 to 500 or above `severe`. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbais-air-quality-in-moderate-category-aqi-at-105-23324757" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: City`s air quality in `moderate` category, AQI at 105
Mumbai`s air quality continued to remain in the `moderate` category on Wednesday morning. The air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered `good`, 100 to 200 `moderate`, 200 to 300 `poor`, 300 to 400 `very poor` and from 400 to 500 or above `severe`. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: You have made city a mess of wires, activists tell BMC
Civic activists have slammed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for what appears to be the dumping of wires and fibre optic cables at various locations in the city. Activists have called for a policy to manage the scores of wires dumped near flyovers or left hanging all over the city, thereby defacing it. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-you-have-made-city-a-mess-of-wires-activists-tell-bmc-23324688" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: You have made city a mess of wires, activists tell BMC
Civic activists have slammed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for what appears to be the dumping of wires and fibre optic cables at various locations in the city. Activists have called for a policy to manage the scores of wires dumped near flyovers or left hanging all over the city, thereby defacing it. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway to get safer by April
The 121-km-long, six-lane bituminous carriageway on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway is being overlayed with white topping (concrete) by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The ongoing white topping project, costing Rs 553 crore, is expected to be completed by April next year. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-ahmedabad-highway-to-get-safer-by-april-23324706" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway to get safer by April
The 121-km-long, six-lane bituminous carriageway on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway is being overlayed with white topping (concrete) by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The ongoing white topping project, costing Rs 553 crore, is expected to be completed by April next year. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Yavatmal Police registered an FIR against Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on a charge of sedition and other offences for writing an alleged objectionable article against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in `Saamana`. An FIR has been lodged against Sanjay Raut under sections 153A, 505B and 124A of IPC. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Yavatmal Police registered an FIR against Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on a charge of sedition and other offences for writing an alleged objectionable article against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in `Saamana`. An FIR has been lodged against Sanjay Raut under sections 153A, 505B and 124A of IPC. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: One injured after fire breaks out in parked cars in Andheri
One person was injured after a fire broke out in three parked cars in Mumbai`s Andheri area on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: One injured after fire breaks out in parked cars in Andheri
One person was injured after a fire broke out in three parked cars in Mumbai`s Andheri area on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Govt apathy makes them ripe for exploitation
Numerous government- funded schemes aimed at safeguarding tribals&rsquo; rights and well-being reveal a disheartening truth upon extensive reporting by this correspondent in Maharashtra&rsquo;s tribal districts. Many of these initiatives suffer from inadequate implementation or outright failure to reach their intended beneficiaries. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-govt-apathy-makes-them-ripe-for-exploitation-23324694" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Govt apathy makes them ripe for exploitation
Numerous government- funded schemes aimed at safeguarding tribals&rsquo; rights and well-being reveal a disheartening truth upon extensive reporting by this correspondent in Maharashtra&rsquo;s tribal districts. Many of these initiatives suffer from inadequate implementation or outright failure to reach their intended beneficiaries. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;Do we even exist in the state&rsquo;s eyes?&rsquo;
Hundreds of tribals from three talukas of Raigad district will be marching to the district collector&rsquo;s office today seeking basic amenities and to protest abject neglect by local officials. The charter of demands of tribal people of Panvel, Pen and Khalapur includes road connectivity, potable water, sanitation, anganwadi, health care centres and a crematorium. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-do-we-even-exist-in-the-states-eyes-23324698" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;Do we even exist in the state&rsquo;s eyes?&rsquo;
Hundreds of tribals from three talukas of Raigad district will be marching to the district collector&rsquo;s office today seeking basic amenities and to protest abject neglect by local officials. The charter of demands of tribal people of Panvel, Pen and Khalapur includes road connectivity, potable water, sanitation, anganwadi, health care centres and a crematorium. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;Are AC double-deckers too delicate for standees?&rsquo;
The new AC double-decker bus appears to have gotten in the habit of running into controversy. After 10 AC double-deckers were introduced on the crowded Andheri Station East-SEEPZ and Andheri Station East-Kurla Depot, passengers complained that the buses were not taking standees. A notice prohibiting passengers from travelling standing has been put up on the buses. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-are-ac-double-deckers-too-delicate-for-standees-23324700" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: &lsquo;Are AC double-deckers too delicate for standees?&rsquo;
The new AC double-decker bus appears to have gotten in the habit of running into controversy. After 10 AC double-deckers were introduced on the crowded Andheri Station East-SEEPZ and Andheri Station East-Kurla Depot, passengers complained that the buses were not taking standees. A notice prohibiting passengers from travelling standing has been put up on the buses. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for stealing younger sister&rsquo;s mangalsutra
A 39-year-old man was arrested by the MIDC police on Monday for allegedly stealing his younger sister&rsquo;s mangalsutra during a visit to her house at PMGP Colony in Poonam Nagar, Andheri East on September 18. The accused, Amar Jadhav, was apprehended at his residence in Navi Mumbai. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-man-held-for-stealing-younger-sisters-mangalsutra-23324690" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for stealing younger sister&rsquo;s mangalsutra
A 39-year-old man was arrested by the MIDC police on Monday for allegedly stealing his younger sister&rsquo;s mangalsutra during a visit to her house at PMGP Colony in Poonam Nagar, Andheri East on September 18. The accused, Amar Jadhav, was apprehended at his residence in Navi Mumbai. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pollution menace: Who will pull up the BMC?
While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started serving notices to construction sites over air pollution issues, their own work needs some regulation, citizens feel. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Pollution menace: Who will pull up the BMC?
While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started serving notices to construction sites over air pollution issues, their own work needs some regulation, citizens feel. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Top city caterer missing after booking bonanza
More than 30 couples and their families have been left high and dry as renowned wedding caterer Hitesh Rathod, 50, went missing on Monday. Rathod supposedly left behind a note for his staff, stating that he was taking a big step and informing the families who had booked his services that he was in debt. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-top-city-caterer-missing-after-booking-bonanza-23324687" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Top city caterer missing after booking bonanza
More than 30 couples and their families have been left high and dry as renowned wedding caterer Hitesh Rathod, 50, went missing on Monday. Rathod supposedly left behind a note for his staff, stating that he was taking a big step and informing the families who had booked his services that he was in debt. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: IndiGo pilot moves HC seeking permission to carry kirpan on plane
A pilot working with IndiGo, a private airline, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the Union government to allow him to carry a `kirpan` while flying. Kirpan is a short knife with a curved blade, worn, sometimes in miniature form, as one of the five distinguishing signs of the Sikh Khalsa.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: IndiGo pilot moves HC seeking permission to carry kirpan on plane
A pilot working with IndiGo, a private airline, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the Union government to allow him to carry a `kirpan` while flying. Kirpan is a short knife with a curved blade, worn, sometimes in miniature form, as one of the five distinguishing signs of the Sikh Khalsa.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Inter-state drug network kingpin, his aide held in Odisha for 2021 ganja seizure in Mumbai
The Mumbai police have arrested the alleged kingpin of an inter-state drug syndicate and his aide from Odisha in connection with a two-year-old case in which Rs 3.85 crore worth of ganja was seized in the metropolis, an official said on Tuesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Inter-state drug network kingpin, his aide held in Odisha for 2021 ganja seizure in Mumbai
The Mumbai police have arrested the alleged kingpin of an inter-state drug syndicate and his aide from Odisha in connection with a two-year-old case in which Rs 3.85 crore worth of ganja was seized in the metropolis, an official said on Tuesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Passengers in ladies compartment close doors to block entry; RPF to take action
A ruckus broke out at the Badlapur railway station, 70 km from Mumbai, on Tuesday morning after women passengers travelling on a local train closed the doors of a ladies compartment from inside so as to keep new passengers out, an official said. The issue was resolved after Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials intervened, but stern action would be taken against the women passengers who bolted the door as it could set the wrong precedent, he added.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Passengers in ladies compartment close doors to block entry; RPF to take action
A ruckus broke out at the Badlapur railway station, 70 km from Mumbai, on Tuesday morning after women passengers travelling on a local train closed the doors of a ladies compartment from inside so as to keep new passengers out, an official said. The issue was resolved after Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials intervened, but stern action would be taken against the women passengers who bolted the door as it could set the wrong precedent, he added.

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