Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Over 11,000 mobile numbers used for cyber frauds blocked by Mumbai police
More than 11,000 mobile numbers used by cyber criminals to cheat city residents have been blocked in the last 19 months, a police official said on Saturday. Since the introduction of `1930` helpline in May 2022, Mumbai Police has saved over Rs 300 crore of victims of cyber crimes, he said. The cyber wing of the city police received more than 13.19 lakh calls since May 2022. Acting on these complaints, 1.31 lakh cases including those of share trading-investment fraud, digital arrest, online task fraud, online shopping fraud, loan fraud and job fraud were registered: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Over 11,000 mobile numbers used for cyber frauds blocked by Mumbai police
More than 11,000 mobile numbers used by cyber criminals to cheat city residents have been blocked in the last 19 months, a police official said on Saturday.Since the introduction of `1930` helpline in May 2022, Mumbai Police has saved over Rs 300 crore of victims of cyber crimes, he said. The cyber wing of the city police received more than 13.19 lakh calls since May 2022. Acting on these complaints, 1.31 lakh cases including those of share trading-investment fraud, digital arrest, online task fraud, online shopping fraud, loan fraud and job fraud were registered: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two held with over Rs 30 lakh worth of ganja in city. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-police-nabs-two-in-wadala-with-over-rs-30-lakh-worth-of-ganja-23590805" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two held with over Rs 30 lakh worth of ganja in city. Read more...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Residents evacuated as common wall collapse renders two houses unsafe in Thane
The residents of two houses in Maharashtra`s Thane district were evacuated on Saturday after their common wall collapsed, making the structures unsafe, an official said. The incident occurred at Dargah Chawl in the Mumbra area. "When the common wall between the two houses collapsed, their residents had stepped out for some work, which helped avoid any casualties," said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the disaster management cell of Thane civic body: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Residents evacuated as common wall collapse renders two houses unsafe in Thane
The residents of two houses in Maharashtra`s Thane district were evacuated on Saturday after their common wall collapsed, making the structures unsafe, an official said. The incident occurred at Dargah Chawl in the Mumbra area. "When the common wall between the two houses collapsed, their residents had stepped out for some work, which helped avoid any casualties," said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the disaster management cell of Thane civic body: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar frowns upon illegal political banners, says don`t vote for those who put up too many
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday that those politicians who work do not need to put up banners, and asked people not to vote for those who install too many illegal posters. He was speaking at an event in Pimpri-Chinchwad near Pune to honour sanitation workers: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar frowns upon illegal political banners, says don`t vote for those who put up too many
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday that those politicians who work do not need to put up banners, and asked people not to vote for those who install too many illegal posters. He was speaking at an event in Pimpri-Chinchwad near Pune to honour sanitation workers: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rohit Sharma gets stuck in Mumbai traffic while driving Lamborghini
A video showing India captain Rohit Sharma stuck in Mumbai traffic while driving a Lamborghini went viral on Saturday. The batter, however, did not fail to raise his hand and give a thumbs-up to another motorist who started shooting a video of him. "Rohit Sharma got stuck in Mumbai traffic in his new Lamborghini, but he still didn`t forget to wave to his fans while heading home after finishing training," wrote an X user while sharing the video: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rohit Sharma gets stuck in Mumbai traffic while driving Lamborghini
A video showing India captain Rohit Sharma stuck in Mumbai traffic while driving a Lamborghini went viral on Saturday. The batter, however, did not fail to raise his hand and give a thumbs-up to another motorist who started shooting a video of him. "Rohit Sharma got stuck in Mumbai traffic in his new Lamborghini, but he still didn`t forget to wave to his fans while heading home after finishing training," wrote an X user while sharing the video: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Govt can not compensate for losses, farmers should get used to hardship: Pasha Patel
Chairman of the Maharashtra Agricultural Prices Commission Pasha Patel on Saturday said the government can not compensate farmers for the losses due to the recent excess rainfall, and they should get used to such setbacks. The BJP leader`s statement drew a strong reaction from farmer leader Raju Shetti who said the government`s anti-farmer policies such as restricting exports of agricultural commodities were responsible for their misfortune: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Govt can not compensate for losses, farmers should get used to hardship: Pasha Patel
Chairman of the Maharashtra Agricultural Prices Commission Pasha Patel on Saturday said the government can not compensate farmers for the losses due to the recent excess rainfall, and they should get used to such setbacks. The BJP leader`s statement drew a strong reaction from farmer leader Raju Shetti who said the government`s anti-farmer policies such as restricting exports of agricultural commodities were responsible for their misfortune: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Cops lathicharge Cong demonstration against `privatisation` of BMC school
A Congress-led protest against the alleged handover of a civic school in Malvani area to a private foundation on Saturday turned tense, with police resorting to lathi charge and detaining senior leaders, including MP Varsha Gaikwad and MLA Aslam Shaikh. Parents, students, and Congress workers gathered outside the school premises and shouted slogans, demanding that the decision be revoked. They alleged that the civic body has decided to entrust the school to the Sahas Foundation: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Cops lathicharge Cong demonstration against `privatisation` of BMC school
A Congress-led protest against the alleged handover of a civic school in Malvani area to a private foundation on Saturday turned tense, with police resorting to lathi charge and detaining senior leaders, including MP Varsha Gaikwad and MLA Aslam Shaikh. Parents, students, and Congress workers gathered outside the school premises and shouted slogans, demanding that the decision be revoked. They alleged that the civic body has decided to entrust the school to the Sahas Foundation: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Devotees transport Lord Ganesha idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-devotees-transport-lord-ganesha-idols-in-mumbai-ahead-of-ganesh-chaturthi-2025-107044" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Devotees transport Lord Ganesha idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. See pics...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar water supply project 82 pc complete; partial commissioning by Oct 2025
The ambitious water supply project being implemented in Maharashtra`s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city under the Centre`s AMRUT 2.0 scheme, has achieved 82 per cent physical progress and is slated for partial commissioning by October 31. The Rs 2,740.75 crore scheme approved by the Centre on February 9, 2023, aims to meet the projected demand of 604.86 MLD for the city`s estimated population of 33.17 lakh by 2052, a statement from the Chief Minister`s Office (CMO) said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar water supply project 82 pc complete; partial commissioning by Oct 2025
The ambitious water supply project being implemented in Maharashtra`s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city under the Centre`s AMRUT 2.0 scheme, has achieved 82 per cent physical progress and is slated for partial commissioning by October 31. The Rs 2,740.75 crore scheme approved by the Centre on February 9, 2023, aims to meet the projected demand of 604.86 MLD for the city`s estimated population of 33.17 lakh by 2052, a statement from the Chief Minister`s Office (CMO) said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: First look of Lalbaugcha Raja`s main gate decoration. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-first-look-of-lalbaugcha-rajas-main-gate-decoration-107045" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: First look of Lalbaugcha Raja`s main gate decoration. See pics...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `Thackeray brand&rsquo; has collapsed, says Ramdas Athawale
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale launched a scathing attack on the &lsquo;Thackeray brand&rsquo;, referring to the alliance between Uddhav Thackeray&rsquo;s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray&rsquo;s MNS. He said the "Thackeray brothers` brand" has collapsed in Maharashtra, and their coming together will not significantly impact the upcoming BMC elections. Athawale`s remarks came after the defeat of the Thackeray brothers in the BEST Employees&rsquo; Co-operative Credit Society elections: IANS

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `Thackeray brand&rsquo; has collapsed, says Ramdas Athawale
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale launched a scathing attack on the &lsquo;Thackeray brand&rsquo;, referring to the alliance between Uddhav Thackeray&rsquo;s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray&rsquo;s MNS. He said the "Thackeray brothers` brand" has collapsed in Maharashtra, and their coming together will not significantly impact the upcoming BMC elections. Athawale`s remarks came after the defeat of the Thackeray brothers in the BEST Employees&rsquo; Co-operative Credit Society elections: IANS

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Congress protests against BMC school `privatisation`. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/web-stories/mumbai-congress-protests-against-bmc-school-privatisation-6373" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">See pics...</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Congress protests against BMC school `privatisation`. See pics...

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for killing 75-year-old woman, attacking her nonagenarian mother for robbery
Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing a 75-year-old woman and stealing her jewellery besides attacking her nonagenarian mother in Thane district of Maharashtra, officials said on Saturday. The incident took place at the victim`s farmhouse in Gandulwad village of Shahapur taluka during the intervening night of August 18 and 19, they said, adding that the accused has been identified as Shivaji Balvant Dhasade (25): PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for killing 75-year-old woman, attacking her nonagenarian mother for robbery
Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing a 75-year-old woman and stealing her jewellery besides attacking her nonagenarian mother in Thane district of Maharashtra, officials said on Saturday. The incident took place at the victim`s farmhouse in Gandulwad village of Shahapur taluka during the intervening night of August 18 and 19, they said, adding that the accused has been identified as Shivaji Balvant Dhasade (25): PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Body of 4-year-old boy found in garbage bin of express train`s toilet in Mumbai
The body of a four-year-old boy was found in a garbage bin kept inside the toilet of an express train at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Mumbai early on Saturday, officials said. The body was found in an air-conditioned coach of Kushinagar Express (22537) that runs daily between Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and the LTT. A public relations officer of the Central Railway the cleaning staff found the body of the boy in one of the toilets of B2 coach of the express around 6 am during the sanitation process: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Body of 4-year-old boy found in garbage bin of express train`s toilet in Mumbai
The body of a four-year-old boy was found in a garbage bin kept inside the toilet of an express train at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Mumbai early on Saturday, officials said. The body was found in an air-conditioned coach of Kushinagar Express (22537) that runs daily between Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and the LTT. A public relations officer of the Central Railway the cleaning staff found the body of the boy in one of the toilets of B2 coach of the express around 6 am during the sanitation process: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mahayuti can`t win if polls are conducted with honesty: Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday claimed that the BJP-led Mahayuti can not win in Maharashtra if elections are conducted with honesty. He also criticised the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for allowing the Indian team to play with Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Speaking at an event of the Maharashtra Rajya Shikshak Sena, a teachers` union affiliated to his party, Thackeray said teachers who are roped in for election work should ensure that votes are not stolen. "They (Mahayuti alliance) cannot win if elections are held honestly, certainly not in Maharashtra. Rahul Gandhi has exposed how they stole votes. He has torn their `burqa` (veil)," the Sena (UBT) chief said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mahayuti can`t win if polls are conducted with honesty: Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday claimed that the BJP-led Mahayuti can not win in Maharashtra if elections are conducted with honesty.He also criticised the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for allowing the Indian team to play with Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Speaking at an event of the Maharashtra Rajya Shikshak Sena, a teachers` union affiliated to his party, Thackeray said teachers who are roped in for election work should ensure that votes are not stolen. "They (Mahayuti alliance) cannot win if elections are held honestly, certainly not in Maharashtra. Rahul Gandhi has exposed how they stole votes. He has torn their `burqa` (veil)," the Sena (UBT) chief said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Metro 2A, Line 7 timings extended till midnight during Ganeshotsav
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority announced on Saturday that the Metro services on Line 2A and Line 7 will run up to midnight during the Ganpati festival from August 27 to September 6.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Metro 2A, Line 7 timings extended till midnight during Ganeshotsav
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority announced on Saturday that the Metro services on Line 2A and Line 7 will run up to midnight during the Ganpati festival from August 27 to September 6.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man arrested over viral video against Raj Thackeray
Police arrested a 30-year-old shopkeeper in Andheri on Saturday after a video of his drunk rant against MNS chief Raj Thackeray went viral on social media, an official said. The accused, identified as Sujit Dubey, is a resident of Andheri. According to police, Dubey recorded his video after getting drunk on Friday night. Police acted swiftly after angry MNS activists rushed to the MIDC Police. Dubey has been booked, and further investigation is underway: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man arrested over viral video against Raj Thackeray
Police arrested a 30-year-old shopkeeper in Andheri on Saturday after a video of his drunk rant against MNS chief Raj Thackeray went viral on social media, an official said. The accused, identified as Sujit Dubey, is a resident of Andheri. According to police, Dubey recorded his video after getting drunk on Friday night. Police acted swiftly after angry MNS activists rushed to the MIDC Police. Dubey has been booked, and further investigation is underway: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane cyber fraud racket busted after victim&rsquo;s complaint surfaces 
The arrests were made based on a probe into a complaint lodged by a man who alleged that a bank account and SIM card in his name were used for cyber fraud, the official said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane cyber fraud racket busted after victim&rsquo;s complaint surfaces
The arrests were made based on a probe into a complaint lodged by a man who alleged that a bank account and SIM card in his name were used for cyber fraud, the official said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Thane boosts Ganesh idol immersion facilities with guiding mobile app 
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), in a release, announced that Ganesh idols up to six feet in height have to be immersed in artificial ponds, while those above six feet can be immersed in natural water bodies during the 10-day festival, which begins on August 27. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Thane boosts Ganesh idol immersion facilities with guiding mobile app
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), in a release, announced that Ganesh idols up to six feet in height have to be immersed in artificial ponds, while those above six feet can be immersed in natural water bodies during the 10-day festival, which begins on August 27. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane civic body increases Ganesh idol immersion facilities; mobile app to guide citizens 
The civic body in Maharashtra`s Thane city has expanded facilities for idol immersion for the upcoming Ganesh festival, along with a mobile application that can guide citizens to visarjan sites in their localities, an official said on Saturday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane civic body increases Ganesh idol immersion facilities; mobile app to guide citizens
The civic body in Maharashtra`s Thane city has expanded facilities for idol immersion for the upcoming Ganesh festival, along with a mobile application that can guide citizens to visarjan sites in their localities, an official said on Saturday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Civic body urges citizens to ditch plastic for festive season 
The civic body has urged citizens to support the campaign by avoiding plastic bags, especially during the upcoming festive season, and instead adopt cloth bags to help protect the environment. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Civic body urges citizens to ditch plastic for festive season
The civic body has urged citizens to support the campaign by avoiding plastic bags, especially during the upcoming festive season, and instead adopt cloth bags to help protect the environment. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Civic authorities seize 550 kg of banned single-use plastic bags 
The Latur Municipal Corporation on Friday raided two godowns in the Ganjgolai area where large quantities of plastic carry bags were stored. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Civic authorities seize 550 kg of banned single-use plastic bags
The Latur Municipal Corporation on Friday raided two godowns in the Ganjgolai area where large quantities of plastic carry bags were stored. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: IRCTC website, RailOne app list detailed Ganpati train schedule 
The detailed schedule of special trains is available on the IRCTC website, RailOne app, and computerised PRS.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: IRCTC website, RailOne app list detailed Ganpati train schedule
The detailed schedule of special trains is available on the IRCTC website, RailOne app, and computerised PRS.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Ganpati Puja begins August 27, railways ramp up special trains 
Ganpati Puja will be celebrated from August 27 to September 6 2025. To meet the anticipated festive rush, Ganpati Special trains have been running from 11th August 2025, with services being progressively increased as the festival approaches. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Ganpati Puja begins August 27, railways ramp up special trains
Ganpati Puja will be celebrated from August 27 to September 6 2025. To meet the anticipated festive rush, Ganpati Special trains have been running from 11th August 2025, with services being progressively increased as the festival approaches. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Central Railway to run 296 special services for Ganpati 
Central Railway will operate the highest number of 296 services, addressing the heavy festive travel demand in Maharashtra and the Konkan region. Western Railway will operate 56 Ganpati Special trips, Konkan Railway (KRCL) 6 trips, and South Western Railway 22 trips. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Central Railway to run 296 special services for Ganpati
Central Railway will operate the highest number of 296 services, addressing the heavy festive travel demand in Maharashtra and the Konkan region. Western Railway will operate 56 Ganpati Special trips, Konkan Railway (KRCL) 6 trips, and South Western Railway 22 trips. (ANI)

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