Maha ATS arrests DRDO scientist for allegedly `providing crucial information` to Pakistan Intelligence Operative, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maha-ats-arrests-drdo-scientist-for-providing-crucial-information-to-pakistan-intelligence-operative-23284659" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more...</a>

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Banned e-cigarettes worth Rs 6.44 lakh were seized from a shop in Kharghar in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Thursday. The raid was carried out by the police`s Anti Narcotics Cell on May 3 and an offence has been registered under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019, the Kharghar police station official said. (PTI)

Banned e-cigarettes worth Rs 6.44 lakh were seized from a shop in Kharghar in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Thursday. The raid was carried out by the police`s Anti Narcotics Cell on May 3 and an offence has been registered under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019, the Kharghar police station official said. (PTI)

The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested two persons allegedly with mephedrone worth Rs 71 lakh, an official said on Thursday. One person was held by Crime Branch Unit 12 on April 29 with 55 grams of mephedrone from Marol Pipeline area of Andheri East, and his interrogation led to the arrest of his associate with 300 grams of the contraband from Ram Mandir Road in Jogeshwari East on Wednesday, he said. (PTI)

The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested two persons allegedly with mephedrone worth Rs 71 lakh, an official said on Thursday. One person was held by Crime Branch Unit 12 on April 29 with 55 grams of mephedrone from Marol Pipeline area of Andheri East, and his interrogation led to the arrest of his associate with 300 grams of the contraband from Ram Mandir Road in Jogeshwari East on Wednesday, he said. (PTI)

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut was campaigning in Karnataka`s Belagavi on the instructions of the Congress in a bid to cut the BJP`s votes. Fadnavis was speaking to reporters in Belagavi district, which has a significant population of Marathi-speaking people and has been a bone of contention between the two neighbouring states - Maharashtra and Karnataka - for decades. (PTI)

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut was campaigning in Karnataka`s Belagavi on the instructions of the Congress in a bid to cut the BJP`s votes. Fadnavis was speaking to reporters in Belagavi district, which has a significant population of Marathi-speaking people and has been a bone of contention between the two neighbouring states - Maharashtra and Karnataka - for decades. (PTI)

Four persons were killed and one sustained injuries after a private bus entered the wrong lane and collided with a car in the Sangli district of western Maharashtra on Thursday morning, an official said. The incident took place on the Vita-Nevari-Mahabaleshwar road when the bus was going towards Nevari from Vita, while the car was moving in the opposite direction. (PTI)

Four persons were killed and one sustained injuries after a private bus entered the wrong lane and collided with a car in the Sangli district of western Maharashtra on Thursday morning, an official said. The incident took place on the Vita-Nevari-Mahabaleshwar road when the bus was going towards Nevari from Vita, while the car was moving in the opposite direction. (PTI)

The National Lok Adalat held recently in Maharashtra`s Raigad district resolved a total of 16,339 cases, involving settlements amounting to more than Rs 13 crore, an official said on Thursday. The Lok Adalat was held at 29 places across the coastal district last Sunday, said Amol Shinde, judge and secretary of Raigad Distict Vidhiseva Authority. A total of 89,119 cases were listed for hearing, of which 16,339 were settled amicably. These cases involved an amount of Rs 13.38 crore, he said. (PTI)

The National Lok Adalat held recently in Maharashtra`s Raigad district resolved a total of 16,339 cases, involving settlements amounting to more than Rs 13 crore, an official said on Thursday. The Lok Adalat was held at 29 places across the coastal district last Sunday, said Amol Shinde, judge and secretary of Raigad Distict Vidhiseva Authority. A total of 89,119 cases were listed for hearing, of which 16,339 were settled amicably. These cases involved an amount of Rs 13.38 crore, he said. (PTI)

The impasse over the Nationalist Congress Party boss Sharad Pawar&rsquo;s resignation is expected to reach a head by the weekend, with the party&rsquo;s core committee expected to meet in the next two days. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-amid-spate-of-resignations-ncps-core-to-meet-this-week-23284470" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read More</a>

The impasse over the Nationalist Congress Party boss Sharad Pawar&rsquo;s resignation is expected to reach a head by the weekend, with the party&rsquo;s core committee expected to meet in the next two days. Read More

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said his decision to step down from the post was taken for the future of the party and to create a new leadership. Speaking outside the Y B Chavan Centre in the city, where his supporters have been camping to demand his continuation as the party chief, Pawar said he would take a final decision in the next couple of days and the sentiments of party workers will not be ignored. (PTI)

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said his decision to step down from the post was taken for the future of the party and to create a new leadership. Speaking outside the Y B Chavan Centre in the city, where his supporters have been camping to demand his continuation as the party chief, Pawar said he would take a final decision in the next couple of days and the sentiments of party workers will not be ignored. (PTI)

Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, on Thursday expressed confidence that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar`s decision to step down as the party chief will not dent the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Addressing a press conference here, the former Maharashtra chief minister assured that he will not do anything that hurt the opposition alliance`s unity. Thackeray also said he was not opposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi but was against dictatorship, and urged all political parties to come together to defeat it. (PTI)

Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, on Thursday expressed confidence that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar`s decision to step down as the party chief will not dent the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Addressing a press conference here, the former Maharashtra chief minister assured that he will not do anything that hurt the opposition alliance`s unity. Thackeray also said he was not opposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi but was against dictatorship, and urged all political parties to come together to defeat it. (PTI)

The Congress will take to the streets if a special session of the Maharashtra legislature was not called to discuss issues including crop loss due to unseasonal rains and the Barsu refinery row, the party said on Thursday. A party delegation has met Governor Ramesh Bais requesting him to direct the state government to convene a two-day session, and it was expected that he would consider the request positively, said state Congress chief Nana Patole. Farmers have suffered a lot due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms but the government is not helping them, police are repressing the agitation against the Barsu refinery project, and no action has been taken even after 14 persons died due to sunstroke at the Maharashtra Bhushan award function, he said. (PTI)

The Congress will take to the streets if a special session of the Maharashtra legislature was not called to discuss issues including crop loss due to unseasonal rains and the Barsu refinery row, the party said on Thursday. A party delegation has met Governor Ramesh Bais requesting him to direct the state government to convene a two-day session, and it was expected that he would consider the request positively, said state Congress chief Nana Patole. Farmers have suffered a lot due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms but the government is not helping them, police are repressing the agitation against the Barsu refinery project, and no action has been taken even after 14 persons died due to sunstroke at the Maharashtra Bhushan award function, he said. (PTI)

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said his decision to step down from the post was taken for the future of the party and to create a new leadership. Speaking outside the Y B Chavan Centre in the city, where his supporters have been camping to demand his continuation as the party chief, Pawar said he would take a final decision in the next couple of days and the sentiments of party workers will not be ignored. "I respect your sentiments. I should have discussed my plans with all of you and taken you into confidence. But I know you wouldn`t have allowed me to take the decision (of stepping down as party chief)," the former Union minister told his supporters. (PTI)

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said his decision to step down from the post was taken for the future of the party and to create a new leadership. Speaking outside the Y B Chavan Centre in the city, where his supporters have been camping to demand his continuation as the party chief, Pawar said he would take a final decision in the next couple of days and the sentiments of party workers will not be ignored. "I respect your sentiments. I should have discussed my plans with all of you and taken you into confidence. But I know you wouldn`t have allowed me to take the decision (of stepping down as party chief)," the former Union minister told his supporters. (PTI)

Several Bollywood celebrities including Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Ekta Kapoor and Rajkumar Rao have come out in support of Mumbai Police`s `Drugs Free Mumbai` campaign. The Anti Narcotics Cell of the Mumbai crime branch launched the campaign on April 29 to spread awareness about the drug menace. As part of the initiative, the ANC has roped in a group of theatre performers who are staging street plays with a message against drugs in places such as railway stations, bus stops and markets. (PTI)

Several Bollywood celebrities including Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Ekta Kapoor and Rajkumar Rao have come out in support of Mumbai Police`s `Drugs Free Mumbai` campaign. The Anti Narcotics Cell of the Mumbai crime branch launched the campaign on April 29 to spread awareness about the drug menace. As part of the initiative, the ANC has roped in a group of theatre performers who are staging street plays with a message against drugs in places such as railway stations, bus stops and markets. (PTI)

&nbsp;A history-sheeter was arrested for allegedly stealing a mobile phone from a train passenger in Maharashtra`s Thane district, a railway police official said on Thursday. He has several cases against his name and his modus operandi was to steal mobile phones by taking advantage of the rush on platforms, Dombivali railway police senior inspector Archana Dusane said. (PTI)

&nbsp;A history-sheeter was arrested for allegedly stealing a mobile phone from a train passenger in Maharashtra`s Thane district, a railway police official said on Thursday.He has several cases against his name and his modus operandi was to steal mobile phones by taking advantage of the rush on platforms, Dombivali railway police senior inspector Archana Dusane said. (PTI)

The Thane city police is taking efforts to remove encroachments in the vicinity of two dargahs on Mama Bacha Hills inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park, an official said on Thursday. These places of worship are in Yeoor forests within the confines of the national park, Vartak Nagar police station inspector Sandeep Nikam said in a letter to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Sandeep Pachange. The MNS has been seeking removal of these encroachments and has petitioned the police, the state revenue department and the local civic bodies on several occasions. (PTI)

The Thane city police is taking efforts to remove encroachments in the vicinity of two dargahs on Mama Bacha Hills inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park, an official said on Thursday. These places of worship are in Yeoor forests within the confines of the national park, Vartak Nagar police station inspector Sandeep Nikam said in a letter to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Sandeep Pachange. The MNS has been seeking removal of these encroachments and has petitioned the police, the state revenue department and the local civic bodies on several occasions. (PTI)

The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court it would immediately withdraw two orders prohibiting eight people from entering their villages in Ratnagiri district and posting any comment on social media against the proposed Barsu refinery project. The statement was made before a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sharmila Deshmukh which was hearing a petition filed by the eight residents of different villages in Rajapur taluka against the orders. (PTI)

The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court it would immediately withdraw two orders prohibiting eight people from entering their villages in Ratnagiri district and posting any comment on social media against the proposed Barsu refinery project. The statement was made before a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sharmila Deshmukh which was hearing a petition filed by the eight residents of different villages in Rajapur taluka against the orders. (PTI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged that there was a conspiracy to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra, and said those plotting it were trying to weaken the city at all levels by subjecting it to constant attacks. Talking to reporters here, he said his party will not let anyone harm Mumbai or turn it into a Union Territory. "Be is my party or past chief ministers of Maharashtra belonging to the Congress - from Vasantdada Patil to Vasantrao Naik - all tried to protect Mumbai," the Rajya Sabha member said. (PTI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged that there was a conspiracy to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra, and said those plotting it were trying to weaken the city at all levels by subjecting it to constant attacks. Talking to reporters here, he said his party will not let anyone harm Mumbai or turn it into a Union Territory. "Be is my party or past chief ministers of Maharashtra belonging to the Congress - from Vasantdada Patil to Vasantrao Naik - all tried to protect Mumbai," the Rajya Sabha member said. (PTI)

Four killed, one injured as bus collides with car in Sangli district
Four persons were killed and one sustained injuries after a private bus entered the wrong lane and collided with a car in the Sangli district of western Maharashtra on Thursday morning, an official said. The incident took place on the Vita-Nevari-Mahabaleshwar road when the bus was going towards Nevari from Vita, while the car was moving in the opposite direction. (PTI)

Four killed, one injured as bus collides with car in Sangli district
Four persons were killed and one sustained injuries after a private bus entered the wrong lane and collided with a car in the Sangli district of western Maharashtra on Thursday morning, an official said. The incident took place on the Vita-Nevari-Mahabaleshwar road when the bus was going towards Nevari from Vita, while the car was moving in the opposite direction. (PTI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said his father Bal Thackeray was disenfranchised for seeking votes in the name of religion, but PM Narendra Modi is using the `Jai Bajrang bali` slogan to seek votes in Karnataka. "May be election law provisions have changed now," Uddhav told reporters here. Modi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to say `Jai Bajrang bali` when they cast their vote to "punish" the Congress, as BJP leaders stepped up attack on the opposition party over its election manifesto promise of banning the Bajrang Dal. (PTI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said his father Bal Thackeray was disenfranchised for seeking votes in the name of religion, but PM Narendra Modi is using the `Jai Bajrang bali` slogan to seek votes in Karnataka. "May be election law provisions have changed now," Uddhav told reporters here. Modi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to say `Jai Bajrang bali` when they cast their vote to "punish" the Congress, as BJP leaders stepped up attack on the opposition party over its election manifesto promise of banning the Bajrang Dal. (PTI)

The National Lok Adalat held recently in Maharashtra`s Raigad district resolved a total of 16,339 cases, involving settlements amounting to more than Rs 13 crore, an official said on Thursday. The Lok Adalat was held at 29 places across the coastal district last Sunday, said Amol Shinde, judge and secretary of Raigad Distict Vidhiseva Authority. A total of 89,119 cases were listed for hearing, of which 16,339 were settled amicably. These cases involved an amount of Rs 13.38 crore, he said. Nine cases of divorce were also settled during this exercise. (PTI)

The National Lok Adalat held recently in Maharashtra`s Raigad district resolved a total of 16,339 cases, involving settlements amounting to more than Rs 13 crore, an official said on Thursday. The Lok Adalat was held at 29 places across the coastal district last Sunday, said Amol Shinde, judge and secretary of Raigad Distict Vidhiseva Authority. A total of 89,119 cases were listed for hearing, of which 16,339 were settled amicably. These cases involved an amount of Rs 13.38 crore, he said.Nine cases of divorce were also settled during this exercise. (PTI)

Police have registered a case after a streetseller with disabilities was assaulted by a man over four bananas in Maharashtra`s Thane district, an official said on Thursday. A video of the incident had gone viral on social media. In his complaint to Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar police, Saddam Hussain (29) said he was attacked on May 1 when he was out on a street in Bhayandar to sell bananas. Hussain said a man picked up four bananas from his cart and moved on. When Hussain asked him to pay for the fruits, the man turned violent, said the official. A video clip of the incident shows the unidentified man kicking Hussain and viciously pushing him down to the ground. The visual also shows a few passersby rushing to save the differently abled banana seller. (PTI)

Police have registered a case after a streetseller with disabilities was assaulted by a man over four bananas in Maharashtra`s Thane district, an official said on Thursday. A video of the incident had gone viral on social media. In his complaint to Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar police, Saddam Hussain (29) said he was attacked on May 1 when he was out on a street in Bhayandar to sell bananas. Hussain said a man picked up four bananas from his cart and moved on. When Hussain asked him to pay for the fruits, the man turned violent, said the official. A video clip of the incident shows the unidentified man kicking Hussain and viciously pushing him down to the ground. The visual also shows a few passersby rushing to save the differently abled banana seller. (PTI)

Body of infant found near drain in Palghar
The body of an infant boy has been found near a drain in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, police said on Thursday.

Body of infant found near drain in Palghar
The body of an infant boy has been found near a drain in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, police said on Thursday.

Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour 2023: `It&rsquo;s a very nostalgic day for any 90s kid&rsquo;
As the American boy band gets on stage this evening in Bandra, Mid-day Online spoke to three die-hard fans to understand their emotions. While it is something that they have been looking forward to for a long time, they share fond memories of listening to the band`s music and are all charged up to sing their hearts out. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/culture/article/backstreet-boys-dna-world-tour-2023-in-mumbai-bandra-its-a-very-nostalgic-day-for-any-90s-kid-23284558" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour 2023: `It&rsquo;s a very nostalgic day for any 90s kid&rsquo;
As the American boy band gets on stage this evening in Bandra, Mid-day Online spoke to three die-hard fans to understand their emotions. While it is something that they have been looking forward to for a long time, they share fond memories of listening to the band`s music and are all charged up to sing their hearts out. Read more.

I am not against Modi but opposed to dictatorship: Uddhav Thackeray

I am not against Modi but opposed to dictatorship: Uddhav Thackeray

NCP developments won`t dent Maha Vikas Aghadi: Uddhav Thackeray

NCP developments won`t dent Maha Vikas Aghadi: Uddhav Thackeray

NCP says Pawar will be persuaded to reconsider decision to quit as party chief; denies claim in `Saamana` editorial
Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday said that the committee set up by Sharad Pawar to deliberate on his successor will urge him to take back his resignation as party chief and denied the claim in a `Saamana` editorial that some NCP leaders were inclined towards the BJP.

NCP says Pawar will be persuaded to reconsider decision to quit as party chief; denies claim in `Saamana` editorial
Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday said that the committee set up by Sharad Pawar to deliberate on his successor will urge him to take back his resignation as party chief and denied the claim in a `Saamana` editorial that some NCP leaders were inclined towards the BJP.

Boy dies after falling into lift duct in Thane building
A 13-year-old boy has died after falling into the duct of a lift at a building in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Thursday.

Boy dies after falling into lift duct in Thane building
A 13-year-old boy has died after falling into the duct of a lift at a building in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Thursday.

Mumbai dabbawalas send `Puneri Pagadi`, traditional stole as gifts to King Charles ahead of his coronation
Mumbai`s famous dabbawalas have sent the traditional `Puneri Pagadi` headgear and `Uparne`, a traditional stole, as special gifts to King Charles III ahead of his coronation ceremony in London on May 6.

Mumbai dabbawalas send `Puneri Pagadi`, traditional stole as gifts to King Charles ahead of his coronation
Mumbai`s famous dabbawalas have sent the traditional `Puneri Pagadi` headgear and `Uparne`, a traditional stole, as special gifts to King Charles III ahead of his coronation ceremony in London on May 6.

Maharashtra: Court allows Sheezan Khan to fly abroad to shoot for reality show
A court in Maharashtra`s Palghar district has allowed television actor Sheezan Khan, who was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his co-actor Tunisha Sharma, to travel abroad for the shooting of a TV show, saying he is currently jobless and can visit another country for work.

Maharashtra: Court allows Sheezan Khan to fly abroad to shoot for reality show
A court in Maharashtra`s Palghar district has allowed television actor Sheezan Khan, who was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his co-actor Tunisha Sharma, to travel abroad for the shooting of a TV show, saying he is currently jobless and can visit another country for work.

Mumbai: Five arrested for killing man, kidnapping 80-year-old woman
Five people were arrested for allegedly killing a man and kidnapping an 80-year-old woman over a property dispute in Maharashtra`s Mumbai, the police said on Wednesday.

Mumbai: Five arrested for killing man, kidnapping 80-year-old woman
Five people were arrested for allegedly killing a man and kidnapping an 80-year-old woman over a property dispute in Maharashtra`s Mumbai, the police said on Wednesday.

NCP Leaders and party workers at YB Chavan centre after Sharad Pawar announcing decision to quit as party chief (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi)
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NCP Leaders and party workers at YB Chavan centre after Sharad Pawar announcing decision to quit as party chief (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi)



279 huts encroaching forest land removed in Thane
Authorities have removed 279 huts which encroached upon a forest land in Maharashtra`s Thane district, an official said on Thursday.

279 huts encroaching forest land removed in Thane
Authorities have removed 279 huts which encroached upon a forest land in Maharashtra`s Thane district, an official said on Thursday.

The MIDC police on Tuesday arrested the chairman of an educational institution from Ranchi in Jharkhand for misappropriation of funds and cheating a non-banking finance company in Mumbai by securing an educational loan of R1.53 crore for 116 students <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-crime-city-cops-nab-jharkhand-man-who-duped-financing-firm-of-rs-153-crore-23284479" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The MIDC police on Tuesday arrested the chairman of an educational institution from Ranchi in Jharkhand for misappropriation of funds and cheating a non-banking finance company in Mumbai by securing an educational loan of R1.53 crore for 116 students Read More

NCP panel set up by Pawar to decide on next party chief to meet on May 5
A committee formed by Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar to decide on his successor will meet on Friday, a senior NCP leader said on Thursday.

NCP panel set up by Pawar to decide on next party chief to meet on May 5
A committee formed by Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar to decide on his successor will meet on Friday, a senior NCP leader said on Thursday.

The Mumbai Police, in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has started taking action against illegal hookah parlours across the city with around 25 such joints being demolished over two days. The police told mid-day that there are many people running hookah parlours in the terrace area of establishments without permission <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-crime-cops-crack-whip-on-illegal-hookah-parlours-across-city-23284469" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The Mumbai Police, in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has started taking action against illegal hookah parlours across the city with around 25 such joints being demolished over two days. The police told mid-day that there are many people running hookah parlours in the terrace area of establishments without permission Read More

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was enacted not to punish minors in a consensual relationship and to brand them as criminals, the Bombay High Court has said while granting bail to a 23-year-old man who was booked on the charge of raping a minor <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/pocso-act-not-to-punish-minors-in-consensual-relations-23284468" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was enacted not to punish minors in a consensual relationship and to brand them as criminals, the Bombay High Court has said while granting bail to a 23-year-old man who was booked on the charge of raping a minor Read More

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday came to the Y B Chavan Centre to meet NCP functionaries for the second consecutive day after announcing his decision to step down as the party chief. He will meet party workers and leaders during the day. (PTI)

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday came to the Y B Chavan Centre to meet NCP functionaries for the second consecutive day after announcing his decision to step down as the party chief. He will meet party workers and leaders during the day. (PTI)

The database has also revealed that most of the accidents in Maharashtra happened between 12 midnight and 6 am along with nearly 50 per cent of the fatalities, despite traffic being bare minimum, said officials. According to the transport department&rsquo;s study, this could be because people possibly tend to speed and break traffic regulations with no policing at night <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-50-per-cent-deaths-at-night-reveals-study-23284466" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The database has also revealed that most of the accidents in Maharashtra happened between 12 midnight and 6 am along with nearly 50 per cent of the fatalities, despite traffic being bare minimum, said officials. According to the transport department&rsquo;s study, this could be because people possibly tend to speed and break traffic regulations with no policing at night Read More

Citizens have been bereft of a public forum to air their grievances for three years, as the civic chief has not conducted since April 2020 Lokshahi Din&mdash;a monthly exercise where senior bureaucrats address the people&rsquo;s issues. Activist Sanjay Gurav filed a Right to Information (RTI) application on April 20, seeking information regarding how many times Iqbal Singh Chahal, the civic administrator, conducted the programme <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bring-back-lokshahi-din-say-activists-23284465" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Citizens have been bereft of a public forum to air their grievances for three years, as the civic chief has not conducted since April 2020 Lokshahi Din&mdash;a monthly exercise where senior bureaucrats address the people&rsquo;s issues. Activist Sanjay Gurav filed a Right to Information (RTI) application on April 20, seeking information regarding how many times Iqbal Singh Chahal, the civic administrator, conducted the programme Read More

A fire broke out at a restaurant in Byculla area of Mumbai, officials said on Thursday. There was no report of any casualty in the incident which took place at 11.15 pm on Wednesday, they said. (PTI)

A fire broke out at a restaurant in Byculla area of Mumbai, officials said on Thursday. There was no report of any casualty in the incident which took place at 11.15 pm on Wednesday, they said. (PTI)

Mumbai Local Train Updates:
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Technical failure at Andheri has been rectified and slow local towards Virar from Churchgate are running on schedule.
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Four people including a Nigerian national were arrested for allegedly selling drugs in Maharashtra`s Mumbai, police said on Thursday, adding that narcotics with estimated value of Rs 32 lakh in the international market was seized from their possession. (ANI)

Four people including a Nigerian national were arrested for allegedly selling drugs in Maharashtra`s Mumbai, police said on Thursday, adding that narcotics with estimated value of Rs 32 lakh in the international market was seized from their possession. (ANI)

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had constituted a panel of experts more than four years ago to solve the traffic woes of the city. It is now planning to implement one of the recommended solutions by creating a parking interface for Mumbai. Accordingly, the civic body has floated a tender to create an automated parking system under the proposed Mumbai Parking Authority (MPA) <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bmc-floats-tender-for-digitised-car-parking-23284478" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had constituted a panel of experts more than four years ago to solve the traffic woes of the city. It is now planning to implement one of the recommended solutions by creating a parking interface for Mumbai. Accordingly, the civic body has floated a tender to create an automated parking system under the proposed Mumbai Parking Authority (MPA) Read More

With the education department firm on its decision to shut down illegal and unrecognised schools across the state, an NGO has appealed to the government to frame a guideline for re-enrolment of displaced students without financial exploitation <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-frame-sops-so-students-arent-forced-to-drop-out-23284477" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

With the education department firm on its decision to shut down illegal and unrecognised schools across the state, an NGO has appealed to the government to frame a guideline for re-enrolment of displaced students without financial exploitation Read More

A dramatic twist in the political arena, thanks to developments in the Nationalist Congress Party, and effects of climate change in parts of the state where a heavy downpour has caused flooding in the month of May, has claimed its first casualty. The Maha Vikas Aghadi`s forthcoming `Vajramuth` rally, a joint show of strength of the tripartite arrangement, has been cancelled or postponed indefinitely <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/did-climate-change-claim-mvas-vajramuth-rallies-23284476" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

A dramatic twist in the political arena, thanks to developments in the Nationalist Congress Party, and effects of climate change in parts of the state where a heavy downpour has caused flooding in the month of May, has claimed its first casualty. The Maha Vikas Aghadi`s forthcoming `Vajramuth` rally, a joint show of strength of the tripartite arrangement, has been cancelled or postponed indefinitely Read More

A 29-Year-old man was arrested by the Waliv police in Vasai after he allegedly set his bike ablaze on Monday, following an argument with a traffic police constable who stopped him during a nakabandi and demanded vehicle documents for verification <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-angry-man-sets-own-motorbike-ablaze-during-nakabandi-in-vasai-23284475" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

A 29-Year-old man was arrested by the Waliv police in Vasai after he allegedly set his bike ablaze on Monday, following an argument with a traffic police constable who stopped him during a nakabandi and demanded vehicle documents for verification Read More

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has in his book fondly mentioned about his driver `Gama`, who has been taking him to various parts of Maharashtra for the last 43 years. In his revised autobiography `Lok Majhe Sangati` launched on Tuesday, Pawar lauded Gama for never causing any accident and never speaking about the leader`s interactions with prominent personalities and politicians while travelling in his vehicle (PTI)

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has in his book fondly mentioned about his driver `Gama`, who has been taking him to various parts of Maharashtra for the last 43 years. In his revised autobiography `Lok Majhe Sangati` launched on Tuesday, Pawar lauded Gama for never causing any accident and never speaking about the leader`s interactions with prominent personalities and politicians while travelling in his vehicle (PTI)

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Slow local towards Virar from Churchgate are running late by 10 to 15 minutes due to a technical failure at Andheri Station.
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A mid-day investigation has exposed how bribing the right officials can help one lock up even the perfectly mentally fit people as lunatics at the Thane Mental Asylum, which is Asia`s largest such institution <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mid-day-investigation-for-rs-8000-you-can-lock-up-anyone-as-mad-23284474" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

A mid-day investigation has exposed how bribing the right officials can help one lock up even the perfectly mentally fit people as lunatics at the Thane Mental Asylum, which is Asia`s largest such institution Read More

The Town Vending Committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will go ahead with the elections to select representatives for hawkers, despite hawker unions opposing the move to conduct elections among only 32,000 hawkers <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-stakeholders-split-after-first-hawker-body-meet-23284471" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The Town Vending Committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will go ahead with the elections to select representatives for hawkers, despite hawker unions opposing the move to conduct elections among only 32,000 hawkers Read More

Empowered with a database on road accidents for the first time ever, the transport department has bypassed red tape to make provision for funds to enforce safety measures, bringing down crashes by 12 per cent and deaths by 16 per cent in the last three months <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-50-per-cent-deaths-at-night-reveals-study-23284466" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

Empowered with a database on road accidents for the first time ever, the transport department has bypassed red tape to make provision for funds to enforce safety measures, bringing down crashes by 12 per cent and deaths by 16 per cent in the last three months Read More

The Mumbai Police, in collaboration with the BMC, has started taking action against illegal hookah parlours across the city with around 25 joints being demolished over two days <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-crime-cops-crack-whip-on-illegal-hookah-parlours-across-city-23284469" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read More</a>

The Mumbai Police, in collaboration with the BMC, has started taking action against illegal hookah parlours across the city with around 25 joints being demolished over two days Read More

Mumbai reported 67 new covid-19 cases on Wednesday.

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