Mumbai recorded its third-lowest August rainfall in ten years after a very wet July. MUMBAI: After experiencing its fourth-wettest July in nearly a decade, Mumbai saw an unusually subdued month, recording its third-lowest Aug rainfall in 10 years.The IMD’s Santacruz observatory (the city’s benchmark) recorded 315.3mm of rainfall between Aug 1 and 30. Only two…
Auto-rickshaw and taxi fares will increase across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region starting September 1. MUMBAI: Auto-rickshaw and taxi rides will cost more across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) from midnight on Monday, with revised fares coming into effect from September 1. The state transport department on Sunday released the new tariff cards, giving commuters and…
The Bombay Milk Producers Association has decided to raise the wholesale prices of buffalo milk, effective from September 1st MUMBAI: Buffalo milk prices in Mumbai are set to rise from Sept 1, with the wholesale rate increasing by Rs 9 to Rs 102 per litre, Bombay Milk Producers’ Association said.Retail prices are likely to range…
An eight-year-old boy died after an SUV struck him while crossing a Bandra road. The motorist, Megha Rawal, was arrested and charged with culpable homicide. MUMBAI: An eight-year-old boy crossing a road was killed after being run over by an SUV in Bandra (W) on Sunday afternoon. Police arrested the motorist, Megha Rawal, a 45-year-old…
Mumbai: In a significant infrastructure upgrade aimed at enhancing suburban rail capacity and commuter convenience, Central Railway has commenced a 15-day special traffic and power block at Titwala station for the extension of its platforms to accommodate 15-car local train rakes. The work, being carried out during nightly blocks from Aug 29 to Sept 12,…
Mumbai: The DRI arrested six persons, including two Bangladeshi nationals and a staffer of Vietnam Airlines, with 7 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 11 crore at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Three passengers who handed over the gold, too, have been arrested.The DRI received specific intelligence that Munaf Mushraf Jamadar (23), a staff member…
The BMC improvement committee has nine BJP corporators and three from Shiv Sena, giving the BJP a majority if matters are put to a vote. BJP corporators claim this majority is being bypassed Mumbai: Discontent within the ruling alliance in the BMC has surfaced in the Improvement Committee, with BJP corporators alleging they are not…
In private unaided medical colleges, the increase has been far more modest Mumbai: The cutoff for MBBS admissions in Maharashtra has risen sharply this year, with the open-category cutoff for govt medical colleges climbing to 538 marks in the first merit list, up from 509 last year.The State Common Entrance Test Cell, conducting medical admissions,…
The group crossed the border late on Saturday Mumbai: Sixty-nine pilgrims and tourists from Maharashtra who were stranded following the Himalayan flash floods crossed the China border into Nepal through the Kodari immigration centre late on Saturday and will reach Mumbai on Monday.Officials said 262 of 404 residents of Maharashtra whose information was registered with…
Mumbai: The Kalachowki police have registered a case against operators of three Instagram accounts for allegedly circulating a video related to a clash during the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi celebrations, claiming that the footage could create communal tension.The complaint was filed by police constable Vikram Khaire attached to the Cyber Squad of Kalachowki police station. According to his…
