DRI Mumbai intercepts 2 USA-origin courier consignments, seizes 86.5 Kg of high-quality hydroponic weed worth Rs 39.5 cr
DRI Mumbai intercepted & examined two USA-origin courier consignments which resulted in seizure of 86.5 Kg of high-quality hydroponic weed worth Rs 39.5 cr. Further investigation resulted in crackdown on a drug cartel resulting in arrest of two Indian nationals from Mumbai.
Mumbai airport resumes operations
Mumbai International Airport successfully completed its post monsoon runway maintenance work today.
The runway work took place between 1100hrs and 1700hrs on both runways - RWY 14/32 & 09/27. After 6 hours of work, Mumbai International Airport resumed its operations as usual. This yearly practice of runway maintenance work is undertaken to enhance the operational efficiency of the airport.
Heavy showers cause waterlogging in Pune city; 268 mm rainfall so far in Oct
Heavy rains battered Maharashtra's Pune city overnight and on Tuesday morning, causing waterlogging and forcing evacuation of people from low-lying areas as the Shivajinagar locality alone received 104 mm rainfall in just five hours.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune city, an education and IT hub, has received 268 mm rainfall so far in October.
Waterlogging was witnessed in many areas, including Hadapsar, Market Yard, Sinhagad Road, NIBM Road, B T Kawade Road, Katraj, Deccan, Karve Nagar, Kothrud and Kondhwa.
SC to hear Mumbai's Aarey colony tree felling matter on Nov 2
NCB Mumbai successfully neutralizes 3 inter-state drug cartels
Multiple drugs including 7kg cocaine, 7,500 Nitrazepam tablets, MDMA, LSD, hash oil and hashish were seized. 2 women, 8 men arrested.
Maharashtra: Waterlogging witnessed in Budhwar Peth area of Pune in the aftermath of heavy rainfall
Panels backed by Shinde camp's minister, MLA lose gram panchayat polls
The panels backed by Maharashtra ministers Uday Samant and MLA Bharat Gogawale from the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde have suffered defeat in the gram panchayat polls in their native villages.
Besides, the ruling BJP won three gram panchayats in Sindhudurg, the home district of School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar who is also a member of the Shinde group, while the fourth one was bagged by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena faction, sources said on Tuesday.
Judicial custody of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut extended until October 21; bail hearing to continue then. Sanjay Raut has been arrested by the ED in the Patra Wala Chawl case.
Mumbaikars, reach Navi Mumbai from SoBo in 30 minutes with MbPT's new water taxi
The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) is expected to launch a ferry service from Belapur in Navi Mumbai to the Gateway of India, said a senior official on Monday. This will help commuters in spending less time travelling between the northern and the southern end of the city.
On Monday, MbPT inaugurated the Belapur to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) water taxi service for commuters to travel between Belapur and Uran within 15 minutes. According to a water taxi operator, one small catamaran can contain 65 passengers at a charge of ₹300 for one way and ₹500 for the return ticket
Mumbai: Apart from that 25 special bus services that are already being run on the different routes of Mumbai. 140 extra bus services are also planned on 26 October, the occasion of Bhai Dooj.
Fire breaks out on Andheri's Yari Road due to gas pipeline burst; further details awaited
Sourav Ganguly, Jay Shah, Ashish Shelar and Niranjan Shah leaves after the BCCI meeting at Taj Mahal Palace, in Mumbai
Newly elected BCCI president Roger Binny leaves after the BCCI meeting at Taj Mahal Palace, in Mumbai
Shiv Sena Uddhav Bala Saheb Thackeray workers protest against the Metro project work in Girgaum
Maharashtra govt has informed Bombay High Court that it has already deposited the compensation amount with Competent Authority for land acquisition of Godrej&Boyce at Vikhroli for Bullet Train project and issued possession notice. HC to hear matter on November 10.
"Lord Ram has 'R' in his name & so does Rahul Gandhi. It is a coincidence but we're not comparing Lord Ram to Rahul Gandhi. BJP does that for their leaders. Rahul Gandhi is a human & is working for humanity, for country," said Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole.
Man's jugaad to make space in crowded Mumbai metro goes viral; watch
Several areas in Mumbai's Malad to see water cut due to work of cross connection of newly laid pipeline undertaken at Marve road, Malvani Gate No.1 on Oct 17 from 10 PM to 10 PM on Oct 18
Water cut in Navi Mumbai today; read here to know details
The water suplly in Panvel, Kalamboli, Kalundre, Vashi and a few other nodes in the city will be disrupted today, October 18, as the MSEDCL has undertaken work at Bhokarpada Water Treatment Plant. Emergency electrical work has been undertaken by the agency.
The water supply will be disrupted from 10 am to 6 pm, said CIDCO and NMMC. The water supply will be restored the following day, on October 19 morning with low pressure.
Both the agencies have appealed to citizens to store water and use judiciously.
As Diwali approaches, edible oil prices soar up; read to know why
Ahead of the Diwali festival, the prices of edible oil saw a sharp rise due to the increase in crude oil prices in the last fortnight. The announcement of a reduction in the production of petroleum crude by OPEC countrieshas pushed the crude oil price and this has impacted the import cost of edible oil, especially palm oil prices.
According to the All India Edible Oil Traders Federation (AIEOTF), in the last week, palm oil prices increased by Rs10-12 per liter, soybeanoil by Rs14-Rs16, and sunflower oil prices by Rs18- Rs 20 per liter in the retail.
Weather update: City, suburbs to see light to moderate rainfall
The India Meterological Department has forecasted that the city and suburbs will see partly cloudy sky with light to moderate rain associated with thunderstorms towards afternoon/night for next two days.
The temperature is expected to stay between 26 degree Celcius and 34 degree Celcius.
Bombay HC calls for joint inspection report for cycle track at SGNP
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the petitioner activist, a forest range officer and a BMC officer to visit the proposed cycle track site at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and provide an updated project status on Thursday.
The inspection will be conducted on Tuesday afternoon.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav is hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the construction of Powai cycle track that passes through the eco-sensitive SGNP zone. The track is also proposed to run along Pipeline Road and Vihar Lake.
The PIL filed by activist Amrita Bhattacharjee and three others has opposed the 36km project called ‘Green Wheels Along Blue Lines’, calling it “illegal and unauthorised."
