Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two girls and a boy, aged between 14 to 17 years, drowned in the Painganga river in Yavatmal district of eastern Maharashtra on Wednesday, police said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two girls and a boy, aged between 14 to 17 years, drowned in the Painganga river in Yavatmal district of eastern Maharashtra on Wednesday, police said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: A 23-year-old man was beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief in Maharashtra`s Palghar district on Wednesday morning, police said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: A 23-year-old man was beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief in Maharashtra`s Palghar district on Wednesday morning, police said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Local trains on the Central Railway`s Harbour line now take 2-3 minutes less to cover the distance between Tilak Nagar and Panvel stations as their top speed on this corridor has been increased to 95 kmph from 80 kmph, an official said on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Local trains on the Central Railway`s Harbour line now take 2-3 minutes less to cover the distance between Tilak Nagar and Panvel stations as their top speed on this corridor has been increased to 95 kmph from 80 kmph, an official said on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it was ashamed to see commuters forced to travel like cattle in the local trains, the lifeline of the Mumbai region: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it was ashamed to see commuters forced to travel like cattle in the local trains, the lifeline of the Mumbai region: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Liquor worth Rs 20 lakh smuggled into Maharashtra from Madhya Pradesh has been seized here and two people arrested, an excise department official said on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Liquor worth Rs 20 lakh smuggled into Maharashtra from Madhya Pradesh has been seized here and two people arrested, an excise department official said on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: No injustice will be done to the Other Backward Classes or any other community while giving reservation to the Marathas, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on the eve of the monsoon session of the state legislature on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: No injustice will be done to the Other Backward Classes or any other community while giving reservation to the Marathas, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on the eve of the monsoon session of the state legislature on Wednesday: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday transferred IAS officer Avinash Pathak as the new collector of Beed district. Pathak, a 2013 batch IAS officer, currently served as the chief executive officer of Beed Zilla Parishad: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday transferred IAS officer Avinash Pathak as the new collector of Beed district. Pathak, a 2013 batch IAS officer, currently served as the chief executive officer of Beed Zilla Parishad: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC upholds hijab ban at Mumbai college; says dress code doesn`t violate fundamental rights
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with a decision taken by a city-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab, observing that such rules do not violate students` fundamental rights. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC upholds hijab ban at Mumbai college; says dress code doesn`t violate fundamental rights
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with a decision taken by a city-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab, observing that such rules do not violate students` fundamental rights. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Nagpur man kills wife over suspicion of extramarital affair
The Nagpur police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly killing his wife over the suspicion that she was cheating on him, an official said on Wednesday. Dilpreet, alias Vicky Kulwinder Singh Virk, allegedly fatally attacked his wife Mannat Kaur, alias Meenu Virk (24), at their home in the Dixit Nagar area on Tuesday night, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Nagpur man kills wife over suspicion of extramarital affair
The Nagpur police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly killing his wife over the suspicion that she was cheating on him, an official said on Wednesday. Dilpreet, alias Vicky Kulwinder Singh Virk, allegedly fatally attacked his wife Mannat Kaur, alias Meenu Virk (24), at their home in the Dixit Nagar area on Tuesday night, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman drug inspector among two held on charge of taking Rs 1 lakh bribe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Maharashtra`s Palghar district on Wednesday arrested a woman drug inspector and one more person for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe, an official said. The accused were identified as drug inspector Arti Shirish Kambli and private individual Krishnakumar Asaram Tiwari, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman drug inspector among two held on charge of taking Rs 1 lakh bribe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Maharashtra`s Palghar district on Wednesday arrested a woman drug inspector and one more person for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe, an official said. The accused were identified as drug inspector Arti Shirish Kambli and private individual Krishnakumar Asaram Tiwari, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two kids, cleaner injured as school bus meets with accident on JJ flyover; driver held
Two children and the cleaner of a school bus were injured after its driver rammed the vehicle into the side wall of the JJ flyover in south Mumbai on Wednesday, an official said. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-school-bus-crashes-into-railing-on-jj-flyover-12-year-old-boy-injured-23357338" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two kids, cleaner injured as school bus meets with accident on JJ flyover; driver held
Two children and the cleaner of a school bus were injured after its driver rammed the vehicle into the side wall of the JJ flyover in south Mumbai on Wednesday, an official said. Read more

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Palghar murder, runaway accused held after 11 years from UP
The Central Crime Unit (CCU) of Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police has nabbed a murder accused who had been on the run for more than 11 years after an extensive ten-day recce in a field at Sahaswan in Uttar Pradesh, a senior official said on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Palghar murder, runaway accused held after 11 years from UP
The Central Crime Unit (CCU) of Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police has nabbed a murder accused who had been on the run for more than 11 years after an extensive ten-day recce in a field at Sahaswan in Uttar Pradesh, a senior official said on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After busting sex racket, Thane cops arrest Yemeni man for helping Thai women get fake PAN, Aadhaar
Police have arrested a Yemeni man for allegedly helping four Thai women get fake Aadhaar and PAN cards after taking one of them into custody for allegedly running a prostitution racket in Thane, an official said on Wednesday. The Thane police arrested Bagdi Abdullah Mughed Saad (42) from Pune on Tuesday, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: After busting sex racket, Thane cops arrest Yemeni man for helping Thai women get fake PAN, Aadhaar
Police have arrested a Yemeni man for allegedly helping four Thai women get fake Aadhaar and PAN cards after taking one of them into custody for allegedly running a prostitution racket in Thane, an official said on Wednesday. The Thane police arrested Bagdi Abdullah Mughed Saad (42) from Pune on Tuesday, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Charas worth Rs 18.90 lakh seized; three held
The Thane police in Maharashtra have arrested three persons, including one from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, and seized from them charas worth Rs 18.90 lakh, an official said on Wednesday. The Anti Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Thane police`s crime branch arrested the accused on different occasions beginning June 14, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Charas worth Rs 18.90 lakh seized; three held
The Thane police in Maharashtra have arrested three persons, including one from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, and seized from them charas worth Rs 18.90 lakh, an official said on Wednesday. The Anti Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Thane police`s crime branch arrested the accused on different occasions beginning June 14, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Anti-illegal sand mining operation led to seizure of equipment
Authorities on Wednesday seized and destroyed equipment used for illegal sand mining in Thane district. The estimated value of the equipment amounts to Rs 24 lakh. The crackdown was conducted by Bhiwandi sub-divisional office in the area spanning from Kalher to Kon, an official said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Anti-illegal sand mining operation led to seizure of equipment
Authorities on Wednesday seized and destroyed equipment used for illegal sand mining in Thane district. The estimated value of the equipment amounts to Rs 24 lakh. The crackdown was conducted by Bhiwandi sub-divisional office in the area spanning from Kalher to Kon, an official said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rahul will be voice of the unheard as opposition leader in Lok Sabha, says Aaditya Thackrey
 Rahul Gandhi`s appointment as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha will provide a platform for the voices of the unheard, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said on Wednesday. He said the INDIA alliance is already effectively serving its role as the opposition and expressed confidence that it will soon transition to forming the government. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rahul will be voice of the unheard as opposition leader in Lok Sabha, says Aaditya Thackrey
 Rahul Gandhi`s appointment as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha will provide a platform for the voices of the unheard, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said on Wednesday. He said the INDIA alliance is already effectively serving its role as the opposition and expressed confidence that it will soon transition to forming the government. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ravi Rana and Navneet Rana&nbsp;meets Fadnavis
Independent MLA Ravi Rana and his wife, former MP Navneet Rana met Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence here on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ravi Rana and Navneet Rana&nbsp;meets Fadnavis
Independent MLA Ravi Rana and his wife, former MP Navneet Rana met Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence here on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC declines relief to woman accused of killing two, says no prudent person drives drunk
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused pre-arrest bail to a woman accused of driving her Mercedes car after getting drunk and causing two deaths, saying no prudent person drives under the influence of alcohol. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC declines relief to woman accused of killing two, says no prudent person drives drunk
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused pre-arrest bail to a woman accused of driving her Mercedes car after getting drunk and causing two deaths, saying no prudent person drives under the influence of alcohol. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `India is at the threshold of a major structural shift in its growth trajectory`, says RBI Governor Das
India is at the threshold of a major structural shift in its growth trajectory, moving towards 8 percent GDP growth in a sustained manner, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. He was speaking at the 188th AGM of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `India is at the threshold of a major structural shift in its growth trajectory`, says RBI Governor Das
India is at the threshold of a major structural shift in its growth trajectory, moving towards 8 percent GDP growth in a sustained manner, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. He was speaking at the 188th AGM of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ather electric scooter plant to come up in Sambhajinagar, says Fadnavis
Ather Energy will set up a Rs 2,000 crore electric scooter manufacturing plant at Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) in central Maharashtra`s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, the state government said on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ather electric scooter plant to come up in Sambhajinagar, says Fadnavis
Ather Energy will set up a Rs 2,000 crore electric scooter manufacturing plant at Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) in central Maharashtra`s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, the state government said on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: PMC continues its crackdown on illegal structures at pubs and bars
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) continued its crackdown on unauthorised structures at pubs and bars in the city for the second day on Wednesday in the wake of alleged consumption of drugs at a local bar, officials said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: PMC continues its crackdown on illegal structures at pubs and bars
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) continued its crackdown on unauthorised structures at pubs and bars in the city for the second day on Wednesday in the wake of alleged consumption of drugs at a local bar, officials said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Kidnapped for ransom, boy rescued within hours; his neighbour among three held
Police have rescued a 13-year-old son of a trader in Maharashtra`s Jalna, hours after three persons, including his neighbour, kidnapped him and demanded a ransom of Rs 20 lakh from his father, an official said on Wednesday. The drama that began on Tuesday morning, ended around 9 pm with the arrest of the three accused, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Kidnapped for ransom, boy rescued within hours; his neighbour among three held
Police have rescued a 13-year-old son of a trader in Maharashtra`s Jalna, hours after three persons, including his neighbour, kidnapped him and demanded a ransom of Rs 20 lakh from his father, an official said on Wednesday. The drama that began on Tuesday morning, ended around 9 pm with the arrest of the three accused, he said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Chandrakant Patil suggests 7 `dry` days in Pune for people to discuss rules for bars
Maharashtra cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday suggested the closure of pubs and bars in the city for about a week and said citizens should come on one platform during this period to chalk out rules for these establishments. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Chandrakant Patil suggests 7 `dry` days in Pune for people to discuss rules for bars
Maharashtra cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday suggested the closure of pubs and bars in the city for about a week and said citizens should come on one platform during this period to chalk out rules for these establishments. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two held for posing as private life insurance firm staff, duping policy-holder of Rs 1.34 lakh
Two persons were arrested from Thane for allegedly posing as employees of a private life insurance company and forcing a 42-year-old man to pay Rs 1.34 lakh under the guise of settling the pending installments for his insurance policy, a Mumbai Police official said on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two held for posing as private life insurance firm staff, duping policy-holder of Rs 1.34 lakh
Two persons were arrested from Thane for allegedly posing as employees of a private life insurance company and forcing a 42-year-old man to pay Rs 1.34 lakh under the guise of settling the pending installments for his insurance policy, a Mumbai Police official said on Wednesday. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC refuses to interfere in hijab ban decision of Mumbai college
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in a decision taken by a city-based college to impose a ban on the hijab, burka, and niqab in its premises. A division bench of Justices A S Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil said it was not inclined to interfere in the decision taken by the college and dismissed a petition filed against it by nine girl students, who are in the second and third year of a science degree course. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: HC refuses to interfere in hijab ban decision of Mumbai college
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in a decision taken by a city-based college to impose a ban on the hijab, burka, and niqab in its premises. A division bench of Justices A S Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil said it was not inclined to interfere in the decision taken by the college and dismissed a petition filed against it by nine girl students, who are in the second and third year of a science degree course. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Couple injured, cattle killed in lightning strike in Thane
A couple was injured and five bovine animals were killed after lightning struck a hamlet in Maharashtra`s Thane district following heavy rains, an official said on Wednesday. The incident took place at around 7.30 pm on Tuesday at Kadachiwadi in Shahapur area. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;Couple injured, cattle killed in lightning strike in Thane
A couple was injured and five bovine animals were killed after lightning struck a hamlet in Maharashtra`s Thane district following heavy rains, an official said on Wednesday. The incident took place at around 7.30 pm on Tuesday at Kadachiwadi in Shahapur area. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Doctor and his daughter test positive for Zika virus infection
A 46-year-old doctor and his teenage daughter have tested positive for Zika virus infection in Maharashtra`s&nbsp;Pune city, but their health condition is stable, an official told PTI on Wednesday. According to PTI report, the man recently developed symptoms like fever and rashes, following which he was admitted to a private hospital. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/pune-doctor-and-his-daughter-test-positive-for-zika-virus-infection-23357284" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Doctor and his daughter test positive for Zika virus infection
A 46-year-old doctor and his teenage daughter have tested positive for Zika virus infection in Maharashtra`s&nbsp;Pune city, but their health condition is stable, an official told PTI on Wednesday. According to PTI report, the man recently developed symptoms like fever and rashes, following which he was admitted to a private hospital. Read more

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Robbery accused on run for 28 years arrested in Thane
A 59-year-old man on the run for 28 years after being accused in several cases of robbery has been arrested in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Ramesh Ishwarlal Solanki, was nabbed from Penkar Pada at Dahisar Check Naka on Monday, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Madan Ballal said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Robbery accused on run for 28 years arrested in Thane
A 59-year-old man on the run for 28 years after being accused in several cases of robbery has been arrested in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Ramesh Ishwarlal Solanki, was nabbed from Penkar Pada at Dahisar Check Naka on Monday, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Madan Ballal said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mentally unstable man dies of electrocution in Thane
A 35-year-old mentally unstable man died of electrocution while crossing a road in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Ulhasnagar town where repair work for a road and sewage line was underway, an official from Hill Line police station said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mentally unstable man dies of electrocution in Thane
A 35-year-old mentally unstable man died of electrocution while crossing a road in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Ulhasnagar town where repair work for a road and sewage line was underway, an official from Hill Line police station said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Prohibitory orders at water bodies in Palghar during monsoon
Police have imposed prohibitory orders at various picnic spots in Vasai area of Maharashtra`s Palghar district for the safety of tourists during the monsoon season, officials said on Wednesday. During the rainy season, a large number of people throng the seashore, waterfalls, dams, rivers and lakes in Palghar and neighbouring districts of Thane, Raigad and Mumbai in Maharashtra.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Prohibitory orders at water bodies in Palghar during monsoon
Police have imposed prohibitory orders at various picnic spots in Vasai area of Maharashtra`s Palghar district for the safety of tourists during the monsoon season, officials said on Wednesday. During the rainy season, a large number of people throng the seashore, waterfalls, dams, rivers and lakes in Palghar and neighbouring districts of Thane, Raigad and Mumbai in Maharashtra.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Law education for prisoners hits a legal hurdle
The Bar Council of India may need to come out with a mechanism in setting up study centres to those prisoners aspiring to pursue legal education. Universities in Maharashtra do not have such a provision to set up any study and exam centres, as law education cannot be imparted in distance education mode. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/law-education-for-prisoners-hits-a-legal-hurdle-23357099" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Law education for prisoners hits a legal hurdle
The Bar Council of India may need to come out with a mechanism in setting up study centres to those prisoners aspiring to pursue legal education. Universities in Maharashtra do not have such a provision to set up any study and exam centres, as law education cannot be imparted in distance education mode. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Congress leaders demand MRCC reform
Differences in the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) have come to the fore just ahead of the Assembly elections. The party&rsquo;s senior leaders, including some former city chiefs, have asked the national president Mallikarjun to mull over providing better leadership to the unit. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-congress-leaders-demand-mrcc-reform-23357105" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Congress leaders demand MRCC reform
Differences in the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) have come to the fore just ahead of the Assembly elections. The party&rsquo;s senior leaders, including some former city chiefs, have asked the national president Mallikarjun to mull over providing better leadership to the unit. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Last legislative match before Maharashtra Assembly polls
Beginning Thursday, the last sitting of the current state Legislative Assembly is expected to showcase the NDA`s strategy, post the Lok Sabha debacle, to outsmart the Opposition on the floor of the house and in the October elections. Populist announcements are on the anvil, to be made over the next few days, including the budget day during the 13-day Monsoon Session that will also provide a buoyant MVA with a platform to attack the government. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/last-legislative-match-before-maharashtra-assembly-polls-23357103" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Last legislative match before Maharashtra Assembly polls
Beginning Thursday, the last sitting of the current state Legislative Assembly is expected to showcase the NDA`s strategy, post the Lok Sabha debacle, to outsmart the Opposition on the floor of the house and in the October elections. Populist announcements are on the anvil, to be made over the next few days, including the budget day during the 13-day Monsoon Session that will also provide a buoyant MVA with a platform to attack the government. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Case against man for sodomising minor boy in Thane
Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly sodomising an 11-year-old boy at a madarsa where both of them studied in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Bhiwandi area in the wee hours of Tuesday, they said. After committing the offence, the 22-year-old accused left for his hometown in Bihar, Shanti Nagar police station`s senior inspector Vinayak Gaikwad said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Case against man for sodomising minor boy in Thane
Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly sodomising an 11-year-old boy at a madarsa where both of them studied in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Bhiwandi area in the wee hours of Tuesday, they said. After committing the offence, the 22-year-old accused left for his hometown in Bihar, Shanti Nagar police station`s senior inspector Vinayak Gaikwad said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: IPS officer suspended over Ghatkopar hoarding collapse
Quaiser Khalid, a 1997 batch IPS officer, has been suspended by the state home department in connection with the May 13 Ghatkopar hoarding collapse, which claimed 17 lives. The home department issued a detailed order stating that the suspension was initiated based on a report submitted by the director general of police on May 21. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-ips-officer-suspended-over-ghatkopar-hoarding-collapse-23357138" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: IPS officer suspended over Ghatkopar hoarding collapse
Quaiser Khalid, a 1997 batch IPS officer, has been suspended by the state home department in connection with the May 13 Ghatkopar hoarding collapse, which claimed 17 lives. The home department issued a detailed order stating that the suspension was initiated based on a report submitted by the director general of police on May 21. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Doctor&rsquo;s body found hanging from fan in friend&rsquo;s flat
The body of Dr Ravi Ramrath Yadav, a 49-year-old Dombivli resident and an employee of a pharmaceutical company, was found in a flat in a Mhada building in the Teen Dongari locality behind the Goregaon police station on Monday night. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-doctors-body-found-hanging-from-fan-in-friends-flat-23357139" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Doctor&rsquo;s body found hanging from fan in friend&rsquo;s flat
The body of Dr Ravi Ramrath Yadav, a 49-year-old Dombivli resident and an employee of a pharmaceutical company, was found in a flat in a Mhada building in the Teen Dongari locality behind the Goregaon police station on Monday night. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Reserve water saves city from severe shortage
If there were no reserves, the lake levels would have dropped to their lowest point within the next three days. The BMC began drawing water from the reserve stock in the first week of June after the actual water stock shrank to just 6 per cent. Although the actual stock has remained nearly the same, the BMC has been drawing equivalent amounts of water from the reserve. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-reserve-water-saves-city-from-severe-shortage-23357141" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Reserve water saves city from severe shortage
If there were no reserves, the lake levels would have dropped to their lowest point within the next three days. The BMC began drawing water from the reserve stock in the first week of June after the actual water stock shrank to just 6 per cent. Although the actual stock has remained nearly the same, the BMC has been drawing equivalent amounts of water from the reserve. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Polling underway for 4 seats of Maharashtra legislative council
Voting was underway on Wednesday for the biennial elections to four seats of the Maharashtra legislative council in Mumbai, Konkan, and Nashik regions. As many as 4.29 lakh voters are eligible to decide the fate of 55 candidates in the Mumbai Graduates, Mumbai Teachers, Nashik Teachers and Konkan Graduates constituencies, an official said. Polling began at 7 am in the four seats, where the elections became necessary as the terms of sitting members are expiring in July. Results will be declared on July 1.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Polling underway for 4 seats of Maharashtra legislative council
Voting was underway on Wednesday for the biennial elections to four seats of the Maharashtra legislative council in Mumbai, Konkan, and Nashik regions. As many as 4.29 lakh voters are eligible to decide the fate of 55 candidates in the Mumbai Graduates, Mumbai Teachers, Nashik Teachers and Konkan Graduates constituencies, an official said. Polling began at 7 am in the four seats, where the elections became necessary as the terms of sitting members are expiring in July. Results will be declared on July 1.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: One of city&rsquo;s first tricolour signboards at Borivli station
Remnants of the British Raj continue to be shaken off; this time, the red and blue signboards at railway stations are giving way to tricolour ones. Borivli railway station on Western Railway is one of the first stations on the suburban railway network to get tricolour station signboards as per Indian Railways&rsquo; new station signage policy. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-one-of-citys-first-tricolour-signboards-at-borivli-station-23357144" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: One of city&rsquo;s first tricolour signboards at Borivli station
Remnants of the British Raj continue to be shaken off; this time, the red and blue signboards at railway stations are giving way to tricolour ones. Borivli railway station on Western Railway is one of the first stations on the suburban railway network to get tricolour station signboards as per Indian Railways&rsquo; new station signage policy. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Versova dumping: Forest secretary tells Mangrove Cell to probe the matter
Taking serious note of the mid-day report that highlighted the rampant dumping of debris allegedly in the mangroves and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas of Versova, the forest secretary has instructed the Mangrove Cell to investigate. The head of the Mangrove Cell has directed the deputy conservator of forest to verify the claims and take action. Forest Secretary B Venugopal Reddy informed mid-day via text that he would address the issue immediately. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/versova-dumping-forest-secretary-tells-mangrove-cell-to-probe-the-matter-23357146" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Versova dumping: Forest secretary tells Mangrove Cell to probe the matter
Taking serious note of the mid-day report that highlighted the rampant dumping of debris allegedly in the mangroves and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas of Versova, the forest secretary has instructed the Mangrove Cell to investigate. The head of the Mangrove Cell has directed the deputy conservator of forest to verify the claims and take action. Forest Secretary B Venugopal Reddy informed mid-day via text that he would address the issue immediately. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NEET paper leak: Police identify link between teachers and agents
The Latur police investigating the NEET-UG paper leak case have identified Gangadhar Gunde as a common link between the other accused teachers and agents. Officials have also discovered that Gunde was in contact with several individuals in Bihar. However, it remains unclear whether these individuals are students or agents assisting students in Bihar with the NEET-UG exam papers. The police have registered a case based on information received from Maharashtra ATS. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/neet-paper-leak-police-identify-link-between-teachers-and-agents-23357142" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NEET paper leak: Police identify link between teachers and agents
The Latur police investigating the NEET-UG paper leak case have identified Gangadhar Gunde as a common link between the other accused teachers and agents. Officials have also discovered that Gunde was in contact with several individuals in Bihar. However, it remains unclear whether these individuals are students or agents assisting students in Bihar with the NEET-UG exam papers. The police have registered a case based on information received from Maharashtra ATS. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Hours long delay frustrates fliers
Air India flight AI865, scheduled to depart from Delhi to Mumbai, faced a delay of over two hours on Tuesday, causing significant inconvenience to passengers. The flight, originally slated for a morning departure, was rescheduled twice within a span of two hours, leaving passengers frustrated and stranded at the airport. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/hours-long-delay-frustrates-fliers-23357140" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Hours long delay frustrates fliers
Air India flight AI865, scheduled to depart from Delhi to Mumbai, faced a delay of over two hours on Tuesday, causing significant inconvenience to passengers. The flight, originally slated for a morning departure, was rescheduled twice within a span of two hours, leaving passengers frustrated and stranded at the airport. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Weather Update: Light to moderate rainfall expected today
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai Weather Update: Light to moderate rainfall expected today
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rare 18th century plaque on Mumbai Central bridge to be restored
As demolition work for the 131-year-old Bellasis Road bridge was taken up at midnight on Tuesday, a historic rare marble plaque at the corner of the bridge with a mention of the 18th-century road built at the site earlier will be saved and restored by the Western Railway. The marble plaque mentions that a kilometre-long stretch named after British Major General John Bellasis was constructed in the 18th century by the poor driven out of Surat due to a famine in 1793. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/rare-18th-century-plaque-on-mumbai-central-bridge-to-be-restored-23357145" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rare 18th century plaque on Mumbai Central bridge to be restored
As demolition work for the 131-year-old Bellasis Road bridge was taken up at midnight on Tuesday, a historic rare marble plaque at the corner of the bridge with a mention of the 18th-century road built at the site earlier will be saved and restored by the Western Railway. The marble plaque mentions that a kilometre-long stretch named after British Major General John Bellasis was constructed in the 18th century by the poor driven out of Surat due to a famine in 1793. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Secret lover strangles woman with her own saree in Virar
A 32-year-old woman was strangled with her saree by the man who had been her lover for the past four years. The alleged killer Shekhar Kadam, 38, has been arrested by Virar police and the body has been sent to JJ hospital for a post-mortem. Sources told mid-day that the deceased, Dhanashree Ambadaskar, the mother of two girls, had been desperately wanting to marry Kadam. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-secret-lover-strangles-woman-with-her-own-saree-in-virar-23357143" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Secret lover strangles woman with her own saree in Virar
A 32-year-old woman was strangled with her saree by the man who had been her lover for the past four years. The alleged killer Shekhar Kadam, 38, has been arrested by Virar police and the body has been sent to JJ hospital for a post-mortem. Sources told mid-day that the deceased, Dhanashree Ambadaskar, the mother of two girls, had been desperately wanting to marry Kadam. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bulldoze all illegal pubs flouting building rules: Maharashtra CM tells police
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday issued instructions to the police to initiate strict action against illegal pubs in the state and bulldoze all structures violating building rules. "I have given directions to initiate strict action against illegal pubs and bulldoze all structures that are against the building rules," Eknath Shinde told reporters.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bulldoze all illegal pubs flouting building rules: Maharashtra CM tells police
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday issued instructions to the police to initiate strict action against illegal pubs in the state and bulldoze all structures violating building rules. "I have given directions to initiate strict action against illegal pubs and bulldoze all structures that are against the building rules," Eknath Shinde told reporters.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat orders blacklisting of BMC contractor for `damaging` Banganga Steps, repair work underway at Heritage site
Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Tuesday visited the historical Banganga Lake site after a contractor assigned the desilting work of the 11th-century Banganga temple tank in Mumbai`s Malabar Hill area, mowed over the surrounding heritage steps with a JCB machine, causing damage to them. The Minister said that he contacted Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar to file an FIR against the contractor responsible for damaging the heritage steps . He also ordered the blacklisting of the contractor.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat orders blacklisting of BMC contractor for `damaging` Banganga Steps, repair work underway at Heritage site
Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Tuesday visited the historical Banganga Lake site after a contractor assigned the desilting work of the 11th-century Banganga temple tank in Mumbai`s Malabar Hill area, mowed over the surrounding heritage steps with a JCB machine, causing damage to them. The Minister said that he contacted Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar to file an FIR against the contractor responsible for damaging the heritage steps . He also ordered the blacklisting of the contractor.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Quota in housing demand is result of snub delivered by voters: Shinde-led Sena
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday claimed that the rival Shiv Sena (UBT)`s demand of 50 per cent quota for Marathi-speakers in new housing projects in the city reflected the poor response the Uddhav Thackeray-led party received from the community in the Lok Sabha elections. Shiv Sena legislator Manisha Kayande also said that the demand was a ploy to extort money from builders.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Quota in housing demand is result of snub delivered by voters: Shinde-led Sena
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday claimed that the rival Shiv Sena (UBT)`s demand of 50 per cent quota for Marathi-speakers in new housing projects in the city reflected the poor response the Uddhav Thackeray-led party received from the community in the Lok Sabha elections. Shiv Sena legislator Manisha Kayande also said that the demand was a ploy to extort money from builders.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman found dead; unidentified person booked for strangulating her
An unidentified person strangulated to death a 30-year-old woman and dumped her body on a hillock at Ambarnath in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Tuesday. The body of the woman was found in the bushes in Kakole village on June 19, following which a case of accidental death was registered, senior inspector of Shivaji Nagar police station (Ulhasnagar division) Ashok Bhagat said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman found dead; unidentified person booked for strangulating her
An unidentified person strangulated to death a 30-year-old woman and dumped her body on a hillock at Ambarnath in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Tuesday. The body of the woman was found in the bushes in Kakole village on June 19, following which a case of accidental death was registered, senior inspector of Shivaji Nagar police station (Ulhasnagar division) Ashok Bhagat said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: A 23-year-old man was beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief in Maharashtra`s Palghar district on Wednesday morning. We are closing the LIVE blog now

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: A 23-year-old man was beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief in Maharashtra`s Palghar district on Wednesday morning

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