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Uddhav backstabbed BJP, teach him a lesson: Amit Shah tells party in Mumbai

Sounding the bugle for the BMC polls, Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena president saying he "backstabbed" the BJP and called upon the party workers "not to tolerate traitors"

Cyrus Mistry's last rites to be performed in Mumbai at 11 am on Tuesday

Business tycoon and former chairman of Tata Sons Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, who died in a road accident near Mumbai, will be cremated here on Tuesday morning, said a family member on Monday. The last rites of Mistry (54), who was killed in the road accident on Sunday, will be performed at Worli crematorium. Some family members are arriving in Mumbai by tonight (Monday night). Mistry's body will be taken to Worli crematorium tomorrow and will be cremated at 11 am, the family member said. The well-known businessman and his friend Jahangir Pandole died when their speeding car hit a divider on a bridge on the Surya river on the Mumbai Ahmedabad National Highway in adjoining Palghar district. Their bodies have been kept at the mortuary of the state-run J J Hospital here. Mistry's another friend travelling with him, Darius Pandole (60), and his doctor-wife Anahita Pandole (55) were injured in the car crash. They are currently under treatment at Mumbai-based Sir H N Reliance Foundation and

Amit Shah chairs meeting with BJP leaders in Mumbai over BMC polls

Amit Shah held a meeting of BJP MPs, MLAs, MLCs and corporators with respect to the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections at the residence of Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai

Amit Shah to visit popular Ganesh pandal in Mumbai during two-day visit

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Lalbaugcha Raja, a prominent Ganesh pandal in Mumbai, on Monday during his two-day visit to the city. He will also visit the residences of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said on Sunday. Shah landed in Mumbai on Sunday night. The visit of Shah, a key BJP strategist, during the ongoing Ganesh festival comes ahead of the crucial polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) expected this month or in October. The BJP is aiming to wrest control of the BMC from the Shiv Sena, which ruled the cash rich civic body till an administrator was appointed earlier this year due to delay in holding the polls. "Amit Shah will hold a meeting at the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday. He will visit some prominent Ganesh pandals in Mumbai including the Lalbaugcha Raja," Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar said. Shah will also visit the official resi

Cyrus Mistry death: Mumbai gynecologist was driving Mercedes, says police

A well-known gynecologist in Mumbai was driving the car which crashed on a road divider on Sunday, killing former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and another occupant of the vehicle, police said. Primary information suggests that the car was over speeding and tried to overtake another vehicle from the wrong side (from the left), a police official told PTI. The gynecologist, Anahita Pandole (55), and her husband Darius Pandole (60) survived the crash, while Mistry (54) and Jahangir Pandole, brother of Darius, were killed in the accident, which happened around 3 pm, about 120 km from Mumbai, the official said. Mistry and Jahangir were in the back seats, the official said. Darius was in the the front seat with Anahita, who was at the wheel, he said. A woman was driving the car and tried to overtake another vehicle from left side, but lost control and crashed into the road divider, an eyewitness said. The eyewitness, who works in a roadside garage, told a Marathi TV channel: We rushed

Mumbai reports 376 Covid-19 cases, two deaths; active tally now 2,949

Mumbai on Sunday reported 376 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, which took the metropolis' tally to 11,46,267 and the toll to 19,709, a civic official said. The recovery count increased by 608 in the last 24 hours and reached 11,23,609, which left the city with 2,949 active cases, he said. Of the new cases, only 27 are symptomatic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. So far, 1,81,24,510 samples have been examined for coronavirus, including 5,798 in the last 24 hours, he added. The recovery rate stands at 98 per cent, while the overall growth rate of COVID-19 cases between August 28 and September 3 was 0.039 per cent. The caseload doubling time stood at 1,803 days, as per BMC data.

Localised showers lash Mumbai's suburbs as city get rains after 3 weeks

Localised thundershowers on Sunday lashed western suburbs of Mumbai, as the city witnessed rains after a gap of nearly three weeks. According to officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), such localised rain due to intense heat is a common phenomenon during this time. After the first week of August, Mumbai did not receive showers. There were occasional drizzles, but too less to be recorded, an IMD official said. "On Sunday morning, rains lashed only the western suburbs, that too north of Bandra till Borivali. The showers were intense in some pockets. Colaba in south Mumbai and the eastern suburbs hardly received any showers compared to the western suburbs. Such type of localised showers are not part of the southwest monsoon rains, the official said. Between 8.30 am on Saturday and 5.30 am on Sunday, the Santacruz observatory, which is representative of the western suburbs, recorded only 13.8 mm rainfall. "When the southwest monsoon is weak, intense heat could lead to

Mumbai reports 394 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally now 3,183

Mumbai on Saturday reported 394 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, which took the metropolis' tally to 11,45,891 and the toll to 19,707, a civic official said. A day before, Mumbai had reported 402 new cases and three fatalities, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official pointed out. The recovery count increased by 623 in the last 24 hours and reached 11,23,001, which left the city with 3,183 active cases, he said. Of the new cases, only 29 are symptomatic, the official said. So far, 1,81,18,712 samples have been examined for coronavirus, including 8,509 in the last 24 hours, which is higher than the 5,834 tests conducted in the preceding 24-hour period. The recovery rate stands at 98 per cent, while the overall growth rate of COVID-19 cases between August 27 and September 2 was 0.041 per cent. The caseload doubling time stood at 1,673 days, as per BMC data.

Demolition of Carnac bridge begins; work likely to take 3 months: Official

The demolition of the British-era Carnac Bridge located between CSMT and Masjid stations in south Mumbai has begun, with Central Railway officials on Saturday stating that work of completely razing it could take around three months. The bridge was built in 1866-67 and was declared unsafe by an expert team of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in 2018, though the movement of heavy vehicles on it was stopped in 2014 itself, officials said. "The work of removing the top cement concrete layer began on Friday. The dismantling of the parapet, vertical columns and concrete of the corroded trough will follow," the CR official said. "Since the bridge runs over the tracks that see heavy suburban train traffic, we will carry out the demolition-dismantling work during night. We will also carry out the work during mega blocks (period when train movement is halted) operated on Sunday for routine maintenance," he added. He said a mega block of 30 hours is planned to remove the girde

Over 34,000 Ganesh idols immersed in Mumbai on Day 2 of festival: BMC

More than 34,000 Ganesh idols were immersed across Mumbai on the second day of the Ganesh festival on Thursday, civic officials said. While the festival goes on for ten days, many households bid adieu to the elephant-headed lord after one-and-a-half days. As of 9 pm, 34,122 idols including 33,962 household Ganapati idols and some community ('Sarvajanik') ones had been immersed in the city, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a release. A senior BMC official said that 13,294 household idols and 54 community ones were immersed in artificial ponds created specially for the purpose. The idols of 28 Hartalika were also immersed in artificial ponds, the official said. The civic body has set up 188 control rooms across the city for the festival and deputed 786 lifeguards at the beaches and other immersion points. It has also set up 188 first aid centers and deployed 83 ambulances at important immersion points. The BMC has also provided 45 motor boats and 39 barges ...

Mumbai reports 638 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths; active tally at 4,257

Mumbai on Wednesday reported 638 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall tally to 11,44,823, while four fresh deaths linked to the infection pushed up the toll to 19,698, said the city civic body. As many as 789 patients recovered from the infection during the day, taking their cumulative tally to 11,20,868 and leaving the metropolis with 4,257 active cases, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin. Of the 638 new patients, 44 were symptomatic and hospitalized, out of which 12 were on oxygen support, said the bulletin. A total of 8,734 coronavirus tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking their overall count to 1,80,98,389, it added.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2022: Celebs wishes, social reactions and celebrations

Ganesh Chathurthi 2022: Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated today, August 31 in different states of India. Read this detailed article to know how people are celebrating the festival

As Mumbai's underground Metro-3 trials start, Shinde-Fadnavis duo slam MVA

Flagging off the train trials for Mumbai's first underground Metro-3 line, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM slammed the erstwhile MVA government, blaming it for the delays

Adani Electricity invests Rs 500 cr for smart meter installations in Mumbai

The power discom, a unit of the listed Adani Transmission, said the 7 lakh smart meters is the first phase target and the remaining 20 lakh consumers will get smart meters by the end of FY25

Mumbai: KRK sent to 14-day judicial custody over controversial 2020 tweet

Actor Kamal R Khan, also known as KRK, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Borivali Court on

'Property registrations in Mumbai up 20% YoY in Aug, slip from July-level'

Property registrations in Mumbai municipal area this month rose 20 per cent to more than 8,100 units -- highest in 10 years for August -- but fell 28 per cent from July, according to Knight Frank. Mumbai city (BMC area) saw property sale registrations of 8,149 units in August 2022, contributing over Rs 620 crore to the state revenues, Knight Frank India said in a statement. In July, the registration of properties stood at 11,340 units. "August 2022 was the best in a decade for the month of August in a decade," it said. The consultant highlighted that 85 per cent of the properties registered in August 2022 were residential and 9 per cent commercial. "The largest share of home buyers in August 2022 is in the 31-45 years of age category having a contribution of 47 per cent of the total residential property registrations. Buyers in the age group 46-60 years have a share of 32 per cent, while 12 per cent home buyers are under 30 and 9 per cent are over 60," Knight Frank said. Properti

Mumbai's GSB Mandal buys insurance worth Rs 316 cr for upcoming festival

The GSB Seva Mandal, one of the richest Ganesh mandals in Mumbai, has taken an insurance cover of Rs 316.40 crore for the upcoming Ganpati festival, a mandal representative said. All public liabilities and every devotee visiting the mandal is covered under the insurance, for the 10-day festivities beginning on Wednesday, said Vijay Kamath, chairman of the GSB Seva Mandal located at the Kings Circle in Mumbai. A mandal representative claimed it to be highest insurance cover taken by a mandal. The insurance worth Rs 316.4 crore includes Rs 31.97 crore cover for gold, silver and other valuable items, and Rs 263 crore of personal insurance cover for the pandal, volunteers, priests, cooks, footwear stall workers, valet parking persons and security guards. The mandal has also taken a Rs one crore standard fire and special peril policy with earthquake risk which covers furniture, fixtures, fittings, installations like computers, CCTVs and scanners, Kamath said. "We have covered all publi

Mumbai reports 610 new Covid cases, four deaths; active tally at 4,969

Mumbai on Sunday reported 610 COVID-19 cases and four deaths, which took the tally in the city to 11,43,318 and the toll to 19,688, a civic official said. Of the new cases, only 40 are symptomatic, including six patients needing oxygen support, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. The recovery count rose by 814 to touched 11,18,661, leaving the city with 4,969 active cases, he said. He said the overall number of coronavirus tests carried out in the metropolis increased by 9,635 and stood at 1,80,75,887. Civic data showed that the recovery rate was 97.8 per cent and the caseload doubling time was 1,042 days.

Mumbai's iconic double-decker buses all set for comeback in electric avatar

Mumbai's iconic double-decker buses are set for a comeback in an electric avatar with a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking official stating that their numbers will match the highs of the 1990s by next year. The financial capital is the last urban area where these double-deckers are still running, though they were once found in robust numbers in Kolkata, Bengaluru, Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai, among other cities, officials said. According to officials, BEST had the highest number of double decker buses in 1990, before the figures started dipping post 1995. By 2006, the city's premier road transport utility had 225 double-deckers as losses began to mount and operating costs went north. There are some 50 left in Mumbai, most of these plying in the southern part of the city and some being used to give heritage tours to tourists. This existing batch was introduced in 2007 and would soon go off the roads at the end of their codal (operational) life, officials

Mumbai logs 625 new Covid cases, three casualties; active tally at 5,177

Mumbai on Saturday recorded 625 new cases of coronavirus and three fatalities that raised the tally of infections to 11,42,708 and toll to 19,684, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. This is the second consecutive day that the metropolis has reported less than 700 COVID-19 cases. The day before, it had logged 679 new COVID-19 cases and two fatalities. As per the bulletin issued by the civic body, 8,296 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests conducted so far to 1,80,66,252. The count of recoveries has reached 11,17,847 after 837 patients recovered from the infection during the day, the official said. With this, the recovery rate stands at 97.8 per cent in the city, which now has 5,177 active cases, he said. Of the 625 new COVID-19 cases, only 46 patients were symptomatic, the official said. The overall growth rate of COVID-19 cases in the city is at 0.070 per cent for the period between August 20 and August 2