Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 3 teenagers killed, 19 injured as vehicle overturns due to tyre burst in Maharashtra`s Beed Three teenagers were killed and 19 others injured after the vehicle carrying them overturned following a tyre burst in Beed district of Maharashtra on Thursday, an official said. The incident took place around 10.30 am in Ashti taluka of the district, when the pickup vehicle was taking a group of labourers, PTI reported.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 3 teenagers killed, 19 injured as vehicle overturns due to tyre burst in Maharashtra`s BeedThree teenagers were killed and 19 others injured after the vehicle carrying them overturned following a tyre burst in Beed district of Maharashtra on Thursday, an official said. The incident took place around 10.30 am in Ashti taluka of the district, when the pickup vehicle was taking a group of labourers, PTI reported.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;PM Modi inaugurates WAVES 2025 Summit in Mumbai
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Latur to get well-equipped hospital, industrial growth gathering pace in district: Minister Maharashtra`s Latur district is scaling new heights across various sectors, including industry, and the BJP-led Mahayuti government remains firmly committed to its holistic development, state minister Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale said on Thursday. Bhosale, who holds the PWD (excluding public enterprises) portfolio and is also the guardian minister for Latur, said several ambitious schemes are being implemented in the district under the guidance of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, news agency PTI reported.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Latur to get well-equipped hospital, industrial growth gathering pace in district: MinisterMaharashtra`s Latur district is scaling new heights across various sectors, including industry, and the BJP-led Mahayuti government remains firmly committed to its holistic development, state minister Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale said on Thursday. Bhosale, who holds the PWD (excluding public enterprises) portfolio and is also the guardian minister for Latur, said several ambitious schemes are being implemented in the district under the guidance of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, news agency PTI reported.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Entertainment economy new engine of development: Fadnavis Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the entertainment economy is the new engine of development for the state and the country, reported PTI. He was speaking at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai, which was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi earlier in the day.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Entertainment economy new engine of development: FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the entertainment economy is the new engine of development for the state and the country, reported PTI. He was speaking at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai, which was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi earlier in the day.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Chief Minister Relief Fund Cell inaugurated in Latur A Chief Minister Relief Fund Cell, set up to ensure faster disbursement of financial aid to patients for medical treatment, was inaugurated at the Latur district collectorate in central Maharashtra on Thursday, PTI reported. This district-level initiative of the BJP-led Mahayuti government aims to provide timely medical assistance to economically disadvantaged patients without the need to travel to Mumbai.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Chief Minister Relief Fund Cell inaugurated in LaturA Chief Minister Relief Fund Cell, set up to ensure faster disbursement of financial aid to patients for medical treatment, was inaugurated at the Latur district collectorate in central Maharashtra on Thursday, PTI reported. This district-level initiative of the BJP-led Mahayuti government aims to provide timely medical assistance to economically disadvantaged patients without the need to travel to Mumbai.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BMC hits hard on faulty work, suspends engineer and imposes Rs 75 lakh fine
Taking a strong action against faulty work in road concretisation project in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday said that it has suspended an engineer and imposed Rs 75 lakh as penalty. The Mumbai civic body said that a sub-engineer has been suspended and fines worth Rs 75 lakh have been imposed after poor quality work was found in a road concretisation project in the H (West) ward of the BMC. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/road-concretisation-in-mumbai-bmc-hits-hard-on-faulty-work-suspends-engineer-and-imposes-rs-75-lakh-penalty-23532573" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BMC hits hard on faulty work, suspends engineer and imposes Rs 75 lakh fine
Taking a strong action against faulty work in road concretisation project in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday said that it has suspended an engineer and imposed Rs 75 lakh as penalty. The Mumbai civic body said that a sub-engineer has been suspended and fines worth Rs 75 lakh have been imposed after poor quality work was found in a road concretisation project in the H (West) ward of the BMC. Read more

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NEERI appointed to assess environmental impact of Vadhvan port project in Maharashtra The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has been appointed to evaluate the environmental impact of the ambitious Vadhvan port project being developed in Palghar district of Maharashtra, officials said on Thursday. The appointment was done as per the Supreme Court`s directions, an official statement said, according to PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NEERI appointed to assess environmental impact of Vadhvan port project in MaharashtraThe National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has been appointed to evaluate the environmental impact of the ambitious Vadhvan port project being developed in Palghar district of Maharashtra, officials said on Thursday. The appointment was done as per the Supreme Court`s directions, an official statement said, according to PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Six Bangladeshi women held for illegal stay Police have arrested six Bangladeshi women from two locations in Maharashtra`s Thane district for staying in India illegally, officials said on Thursday, according to PTI. The arrests were made following raids conducted in Kalyan and Bhiwandi on Wednesday, a spokesperson of the Thane city police said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Six Bangladeshi women held for illegal stayPolice have arrested six Bangladeshi women from two locations in Maharashtra`s Thane district for staying in India illegally, officials said on Thursday, according to PTI. The arrests were made following raids conducted in Kalyan and Bhiwandi on Wednesday, a spokesperson of the Thane city police said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Credit goes to Rahul for caste census but timing of Centre`s decision suspect, says Raut Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday credited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the Centre`s move to include caste enumeration in the next census, but claimed the decision was taken to divert people`s attention from the Pahalgam terrorist attack, PTI reported. Talking to reporters, Raut said the timing of the caste enumeration decision was suspect as it was taken just a week after the terrorist attack in south Kashmir`s Pahalgam town where 26 people, mostly tourists, were massacred.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Credit goes to Rahul for caste census but timing of Centre`s decision suspect, says RautShiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday credited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the Centre`s move to include caste enumeration in the next census, but claimed the decision was taken to divert people`s attention from the Pahalgam terrorist attack, PTI reported. Talking to reporters, Raut said the timing of the caste enumeration decision was suspect as it was taken just a week after the terrorist attack in south Kashmir`s Pahalgam town where 26 people, mostly tourists, were massacred.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 26/11 attacks` accused Tahawwur Rana may give info on LeT`s ongoing, future terror plans, NIA tells court The National Investigation Agency has informed a Delhi court that Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana could spill the beans on the ongoing and future terror plans of outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and its chief Hafiz Saeed for India. The agency said it on April 28 while seeking Rana`s custody before special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh, reported PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 26/11 attacks` accused Tahawwur Rana may give info on LeT`s ongoing, future terror plans, NIA tells courtThe National Investigation Agency has informed a Delhi court that Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana could spill the beans on the ongoing and future terror plans of outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and its chief Hafiz Saeed for India. The agency said it on April 28 while seeking Rana`s custody before special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh, reported PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman found murdered in her Thane home The body of a 35-year-old woman with a head injury was found in her home in Maharashtra`s Thane district, a police official said on Thursday. Victim Anita Deepak Goyal lived at Jiwdani Nagara in the Diva area, he said, according to PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Woman found murdered in her Thane homeThe body of a 35-year-old woman with a head injury was found in her home in Maharashtra`s Thane district, a police official said on Thursday. Victim Anita Deepak Goyal lived at Jiwdani Nagara in the Diva area, he said, according to PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Newborn girl`s body found
The body of a newborn girl was found at Kalwa in Maharashtra`s Thane city, police said on Thursday. A passerby noticed the body lying near a public toilet located close to a company on Wednesday, an official of Kalwa police station said, according to PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Newborn girl`s body found
The body of a newborn girl was found at Kalwa in Maharashtra`s Thane city, police said on Thursday. A passerby noticed the body lying near a public toilet located close to a company on Wednesday, an official of Kalwa police station said, according to PTI.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP MP Kulkarni irked as Ajit Pawar inaugurates building `before time` BJP Rajya Sabha member Medha Kulkarni on Thursday expressed displeasure after Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar inaugurated the building of the Parshuram Arthik Vikas Mahamandal here `before` the scheduled time, reported PTI. She missed the early morning event even though she was not late, said Kulkarni who is a member of the Mahamandal (corporation) set up for the Brahmin community.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP MP Kulkarni irked as Ajit Pawar inaugurates building `before time`BJP Rajya Sabha member Medha Kulkarni on Thursday expressed displeasure after Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar inaugurated the building of the Parshuram Arthik Vikas Mahamandal here `before` the scheduled time, reported PTI. She missed the early morning event even though she was not late, said Kulkarni who is a member of the Mahamandal (corporation) set up for the Brahmin community.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Government should consider Jarange`s demands with sympathy, says Pankaja Munde The government should consider the demands of Maratha quota agitator Manoj Jarange with sympathy, Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde said on Thursday. The BJP leader was speaking to reporters in Jalna after the official Maharashtra Day function, PTI reported.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Government should consider Jarange`s demands with sympathy, says Pankaja MundeThe government should consider the demands of Maratha quota agitator Manoj Jarange with sympathy, Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde said on Thursday. The BJP leader was speaking to reporters in Jalna after the official Maharashtra Day function, PTI reported.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 80 unauthorised slums cleared in Borivali during joint anti-encroachment drive
In a significant anti-encroachment operation, authorities successfully removed 80 unauthorised slum structures from the east side of Borivali, between kilometre markers 34/18 and 35/05. Meanwhile, about 43 unauthorised slums were removed from the East side. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-80-unauthorised-slum-structures-cleared-in-borivali-during-joint-anti-encroachment-drive-23532377" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 80 unauthorised slums cleared in Borivali during joint anti-encroachment drive
In a significant anti-encroachment operation, authorities successfully removed 80 unauthorised slum structures from the east side of Borivali, between kilometre markers 34/18 and 35/05. Meanwhile, about 43 unauthorised slums were removed from the East side. Read more

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Financial burden of reckless announcements achievements of Mahayuti govt in 100 days: Danve 
Financial stress due to rash announcements and more farmer suicides is what Maharashtra has achieved in the past 100 days of the Mahayuti government, Ambadas Danve, opposition leader in the legislative council, claimed on Thursday. The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader targeted the ruling alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shared his government`s 100-day report card on social media. After taking charge as the CM in December last year following Mahayuti`s impressive victory in the assembly elections, Fadnavis had set a 100-day programme for each department, setting ambitious targets. A dozen of the 48 departments have scored a perfect 100, and 18 others have achieved more than 80 per cent of their targets in the given period, Fadnavis said on X in the morning. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Financial burden of reckless announcements achievements of Mahayuti govt in 100 days: Danve
Financial stress due to rash announcements and more farmer suicides is what Maharashtra has achieved in the past 100 days of the Mahayuti government, Ambadas Danve, opposition leader in the legislative council, claimed on Thursday. The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader targeted the ruling alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shared his government`s 100-day report card on social media. After taking charge as the CM in December last year following Mahayuti`s impressive victory in the assembly elections, Fadnavis had set a 100-day programme for each department, setting ambitious targets. A dozen of the 48 departments have scored a perfect 100, and 18 others have achieved more than 80 per cent of their targets in the given period, Fadnavis said on X in the morning. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Traffic jam on Pune-Mumbai Expressway leaves vehicles stranded for hours 
With a heavy rush due to the Maharashtra Day holiday, the Pune-Mumbai Expressway on Thursday witnessed a massive traffic jam leaving thousands of vehicles stranded, officials said. Vehicles backed up for about five km in the Bhor Ghat section on the Pune-bound corridor while the traffic flow on the Mumbai-bound corridor was normal though the volume, especially that of cars, was a bit higher than usual, the Expressway control room said. Traffic control personnel managed to normalise the movement of vehicles on the Pune-bound carriageway before afternoon, said an official. A passenger who travelled towards Pune to attend a wedding last night said it took their bus more than an hour to cross the Amritanjan Bridge in the ghat section. The Expressway often witnesses traffic snarls near the bridge as heavy vehicles slow down to negotiate the stiff gradient. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Traffic jam on Pune-Mumbai Expressway leaves vehicles stranded for hours
With a heavy rush due to the Maharashtra Day holiday, the Pune-Mumbai Expressway on Thursday witnessed a massive traffic jam leaving thousands of vehicles stranded, officials said. Vehicles backed up for about five km in the Bhor Ghat section on the Pune-bound corridor while the traffic flow on the Mumbai-bound corridor was normal though the volume, especially that of cars, was a bit higher than usual, the Expressway control room said. Traffic control personnel managed to normalise the movement of vehicles on the Pune-bound carriageway before afternoon, said an official. A passenger who travelled towards Pune to attend a wedding last night said it took their bus more than an hour to cross the Amritanjan Bridge in the ghat section. The Expressway often witnesses traffic snarls near the bridge as heavy vehicles slow down to negotiate the stiff gradient. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: City sets new property registrations record for January-April period 
Despite geopolitical tensions and global economic slowdown, Mumbai`s property registrations scaled fresh highs in the first four months of 2025. Citing Maharashtra State Revenue Department data, real estate consultancy firm Anarock said that the overall revenue collected by the authorities from property registrations, and the total registrations in Mumbai in January to April 2025, were at record highs. An analysis of the data of the Inspector General of Registration (IGR), Maharashtra revealed that the overall revenue collected from property registrations in Mumbai stood at Rs 4,633 crore in first four months of 2025. This is 21 per cent more than last year`s corresponding period when the revenue collected was about Rs 3,836 crore. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: City sets new property registrations record for January-April period
Despite geopolitical tensions and global economic slowdown, Mumbai`s property registrations scaled fresh highs in the first four months of 2025. Citing Maharashtra State Revenue Department data, real estate consultancy firm Anarock said that the overall revenue collected by the authorities from property registrations, and the total registrations in Mumbai in January to April 2025, were at record highs. An analysis of the data of the Inspector General of Registration (IGR), Maharashtra revealed that the overall revenue collected from property registrations in Mumbai stood at Rs 4,633 crore in first four months of 2025. This is 21 per cent more than last year`s corresponding period when the revenue collected was about Rs 3,836 crore. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: "Rahul Gandhi should felicitate PM Modi openly": Maharashtra BJP President Bawankule on Centre`s decision for caste census 
Maharashtra BJP President and state Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday took a sharp dig at Rahul Gandhi over his demand for a timeline for the caste census, asserting that Congress leader has "no rights" to make such demands and should instead openly felicitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Union Cabinet`s decision to include caste enumeration in the next national census. "Rahul Gandhi doesn`t have any rights. Rahul Gandhi should call for a Congress gathering and felicitate PM Modi openly... We expect him and Sharad Pawar to pass resolutions in their respective parties congratulating PM Modi on this decision," Bawankule said while speaking to reporters in Mumbai. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: "Rahul Gandhi should felicitate PM Modi openly": Maharashtra BJP President Bawankule on Centre`s decision for caste census
Maharashtra BJP President and state Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday took a sharp dig at Rahul Gandhi over his demand for a timeline for the caste census, asserting that Congress leader has "no rights" to make such demands and should instead openly felicitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Union Cabinet`s decision to include caste enumeration in the next national census. "Rahul Gandhi doesn`t have any rights. Rahul Gandhi should call for a Congress gathering and felicitate PM Modi openly... We expect him and Sharad Pawar to pass resolutions in their respective parties congratulating PM Modi on this decision," Bawankule said while speaking to reporters in Mumbai. (ANI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra minister Vikhe Patil rejects cheating charges 
Maharashtra minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil has claimed the Supreme Court had ruled out criminal offence in 2019 in a case related to a sugar factory, a day after he was booked for allegedly securing loans in the names of farmers through forged papers in 2004. Vikhe Patil`s clarification on Wednesday came in response to an FIR registered against him and 53 others, including directors of a sugar mill. The case was registered at Loni police station in Ahilyanagar district on Monday following a court`s directive, officials said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra minister Vikhe Patil rejects cheating charges
Maharashtra minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil has claimed the Supreme Court had ruled out criminal offence in 2019 in a case related to a sugar factory, a day after he was booked for allegedly securing loans in the names of farmers through forged papers in 2004. Vikhe Patil`s clarification on Wednesday came in response to an FIR registered against him and 53 others, including directors of a sugar mill. The case was registered at Loni police station in Ahilyanagar district on Monday following a court`s directive, officials said. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: "We are laying the foundation for a global ecosystem of talent and creativity", says PM Modi at WAVES 2025 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, describing it as a transformative platform that brings together creators, innovators, storytellers, and policymakers from over 100 countries. In his keynote address, he emphasised the summit&rsquo;s goal of laying the foundation for a global ecosystem of talent and creativity. With the theme &ldquo;Connecting Creators, Connecting Countries,&rdquo; WAVES 2025 aims to position India as a key player in the global creative economy, leveraging sectors like cinema, animation, gaming, and immersive technology, and unlocking a USD 50 billion opportunity for India&rsquo;s media and entertainment industry by 2029.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: "We are laying the foundation for a global ecosystem of talent and creativity", says PM Modi at WAVES 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, describing it as a transformative platform that brings together creators, innovators, storytellers, and policymakers from over 100 countries. In his keynote address, he emphasised the summit&rsquo;s goal of laying the foundation for a global ecosystem of talent and creativity. With the theme &ldquo;Connecting Creators, Connecting Countries,&rdquo; WAVES 2025 aims to position India as a key player in the global creative economy, leveraging sectors like cinema, animation, gaming, and immersive technology, and unlocking a USD 50 billion opportunity for India&rsquo;s media and entertainment industry by 2029.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Like Indian khana, Indian gaana will win global hearts - PM Modi at WAVES 
At the WAVES summit in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that while the screen may be becoming mini, &ldquo;the message, India&rsquo;s stories, is turning mega.&rdquo; Drawing a cultural parallel, he remarked, &ldquo;Like Indian khana, I am sure Indian gaana will also become globally popular.&rdquo; Emphasising the need for &ldquo;creative responsibility,&rdquo; he said it is important to protect the young generation from anti-humanity ideas. (PTI) 
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Like Indian khana, Indian gaana will win global hearts - PM Modi at WAVES
At the WAVES summit in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that while the screen may be becoming mini, &ldquo;the message, India&rsquo;s stories, is turning mega.&rdquo; Drawing a cultural parallel, he remarked, &ldquo;Like Indian khana, I am sure Indian gaana will also become globally popular.&rdquo; Emphasising the need for &ldquo;creative responsibility,&rdquo; he said it is important to protect the young generation from anti-humanity ideas. (PTI)
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;PM Modi inaugurates WAVES summit in Mumbai, calls it a `wave of culture, creativity and storytelling`
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, delivering the inaugural address at the WAVES summit in Mumbai, said the event is &ldquo;roaring with purpose&rdquo; and drawing global attention. He described WAVES not just as an acronym but as &ldquo;a wave of culture, creativity, film, music, gaming, and storytelling.&rdquo; Stressing that India is more than a country of a billion-plus people, it is a land of a billion-plus stories, he said it is the right time to &ldquo;create in India, create for the world&rdquo; as the world seeks new modes of storytelling. He added that the foundation for a global ecosystem of talent and creativity is being laid at the summit. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates:&nbsp;PM Modi inaugurates WAVES summit in Mumbai, calls it a `wave of culture, creativity and storytelling`
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, delivering the inaugural address at the WAVES summit in Mumbai, said the event is &ldquo;roaring with purpose&rdquo; and drawing global attention. He described WAVES not just as an acronym but as &ldquo;a wave of culture, creativity, film, music, gaming, and storytelling.&rdquo; Stressing that India is more than a country of a billion-plus people, it is a land of a billion-plus stories, he said it is the right time to &ldquo;create in India, create for the world&rdquo; as the world seeks new modes of storytelling. He added that the foundation for a global ecosystem of talent and creativity is being laid at the summit. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 12 of 48 departments score 100 pc in Maha Govt`s 100-day report card 
A dozen of the 48 Maharashtra Government departments have scored a perfect 100 in their 100-day report card, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Thursday. Fadnavis, after taking charge as chief minister in December last year, had set a 100-day programme for each department, setting ambitious targets. As many as 18 other departments have achieved more than 80 per cent of their targets in the 100-day period, Fadnavis said on X. Ten departments have achieved between 60 and 79 per cent of their targets, while eight departments have recorded below 60 per cent target achievement, he said. The departments with 100 per cent target completion include water resources, home, rural development, animal husbandry, ports, higher and technical education, labour, textiles, cultural affairs, mining, dairy development and employment guarantee scheme.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 12 of 48 departments score 100 pc in Maha Govt`s 100-day report card
A dozen of the 48 Maharashtra Government departments have scored a perfect 100 in their 100-day report card, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Thursday. Fadnavis, after taking charge as chief minister in December last year, had set a 100-day programme for each department, setting ambitious targets. As many as 18 other departments have achieved more than 80 per cent of their targets in the 100-day period, Fadnavis said on X. Ten departments have achieved between 60 and 79 per cent of their targets, while eight departments have recorded below 60 per cent target achievement, he said. The departments with 100 per cent target completion include water resources, home, rural development, animal husbandry, ports, higher and technical education, labour, textiles, cultural affairs, mining, dairy development and employment guarantee scheme.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Central Railway reinstates electric locomotives for Deccan Queen
In a bid to uphold the spirit of its electrification centenary celebrations, the Central Railway (CR) on Wednesday reinstated electric locomotives for trains on the Mumbai&ndash;Pune section, including the prestigious Deccan Queen Express. &ldquo;Central Railway General Manager Dharam Veer Meena on Tuesday issued an order to reintroduce electric locomotives for the Deccan Queen,&rdquo; a CR spokesperson confirmed. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/central-railway-reinstates-electric-locomotives-for-deccan-queen-23532137">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Central Railway reinstates electric locomotives for Deccan Queen
In a bid to uphold the spirit of its electrification centenary celebrations, the Central Railway (CR) on Wednesday reinstated electric locomotives for trains on the Mumbai&ndash;Pune section, including the prestigious Deccan Queen Express. &ldquo;Central Railway General Manager Dharam Veer Meena on Tuesday issued an order to reintroduce electric locomotives for the Deccan Queen,&rdquo; a CR spokesperson confirmed. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Transgender woman brutally raped in Vikhroli
A Vikhroli-based man has been arrested by the Parksite police for allegedly sexually assaulting a transgender person late Monday night (April 23), along with an accomplice, while under the influence of alcohol. According to police, the accused forcibly poured alcohol into the survivor&rsquo;s mouth before dragging her behind a vehicle and brutally assaulting her. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-transgender-woman-brutally-raped-in-vikhroli-23532112">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Transgender woman brutally raped in Vikhroli
A Vikhroli-based man has been arrested by the Parksite police for allegedly sexually assaulting a transgender person late Monday night (April 23), along with an accomplice, while under the influence of alcohol. According to police, the accused forcibly poured alcohol into the survivor&rsquo;s mouth before dragging her behind a vehicle and brutally assaulting her. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Kidnapped pet Prixcy back home after 15 days
Prixcy, the pet dog kidnapped and later abandoned near Vile Parle railway station following a ransom conflict, has been reunited with his family in Juhu after he was found in Andheri, 15 days after going missing. Shruti Prakash Patel, a 23-year-old banking and finance professional from Andheri East, spotted Prixcy in distress near Andheri railway station. She took him to a hospital for treatment and arranged temporary shelter with optometrist Sandeep Bhosale, who lives in Ashok Nagar Society on Marol Military Road, Andheri East. Bhosale cared for the dog and temporarily named him &ldquo;Shanky.&rdquo; <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-kidnapped-pet-prixcy-back-home-after-15-days-23532131">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Kidnapped pet Prixcy back home after 15 days
Prixcy, the pet dog kidnapped and later abandoned near Vile Parle railway station following a ransom conflict, has been reunited with his family in Juhu after he was found in Andheri, 15 days after going missing. Shruti Prakash Patel, a 23-year-old banking and finance professional from Andheri East, spotted Prixcy in distress near Andheri railway station. She took him to a hospital for treatment and arranged temporary shelter with optometrist Sandeep Bhosale, who lives in Ashok Nagar Society on Marol Military Road, Andheri East. Bhosale cared for the dog and temporarily named him &ldquo;Shanky.&rdquo; Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: BEST doubles fares, but will scrap 400 buses
Even as the BEST administration has decided to hike ticket fares, 400 buses from its own fleet are set to be scrapped by November 2025. Simultaneously, BEST is still waiting for the delivery of 2100 wet-lease buses ordered back in 2022&mdash;and has no plans to expand its own fleet. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-best-doubles-fares-but-will-scrap-400-buses-23532129">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: BEST doubles fares, but will scrap 400 buses
Even as the BEST administration has decided to hike ticket fares, 400 buses from its own fleet are set to be scrapped by November 2025. Simultaneously, BEST is still waiting for the delivery of 2100 wet-lease buses ordered back in 2022&mdash;and has no plans to expand its own fleet. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Civic officials say Bandra mall may take months to reopen after fire
Cooling operations at the fire-ravaged Link Square Mall in Bandra West are still ongoing and will be followed by a structural audit conducted by a private agency. Only after the audit and necessary repairs will the mall be certified for reopening&mdash;a process that could take weeks or even months, civic and police officials said on Wednesday. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-civic-officials-say-bandra-mall-may-take-months-to-reopen-after-fire-23532147">Read more.</a>

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Civic officials say Bandra mall may take months to reopen after fire
Cooling operations at the fire-ravaged Link Square Mall in Bandra West are still ongoing and will be followed by a structural audit conducted by a private agency. Only after the audit and necessary repairs will the mall be certified for reopening&mdash;a process that could take weeks or even months, civic and police officials said on Wednesday. Read more.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sharad Pawar extends wishes on Maharashtra Day
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छत्रपती शिवरायांचे शौर्य, महात्मा फुल्यांचे विचार, राजर्षी शाहू महाराजांची समता, डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांची न्यायनीती आणि श्रमिक- शेतकऱ्यांच्या कष्टांतून घडलेला महाराष्ट्र देशाच्या आर्थिक, सामाजिक आणि सांस्कृतिक सुधारणेचे नेतृत्व करतो. १०५ हुतात्म्यांच्या बलिदानाने पावन झालेल्या&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/GkaV66Qd1G">pic.twitter.com/GkaV66Qd1G</a>
&mdash; Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) <a href="https://twitter.com/PawarSpeaks/status/1917753339745390944?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Sharad Pawar extends wishes on Maharashtra Day

छत्रपती शिवरायांचे शौर्य, महात्मा फुल्यांचे विचार, राजर्षी शाहू महाराजांची समता, डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांची न्यायनीती आणि श्रमिक- शेतकऱ्यांच्या कष्टांतून घडलेला महाराष्ट्र देशाच्या आर्थिक, सामाजिक आणि सांस्कृतिक सुधारणेचे नेतृत्व करतो. १०५ हुतात्म्यांच्या बलिदानाने पावन झालेल्या&hellip; pic.twitter.com/GkaV66Qd1G
&mdash; Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) May 1, 2025


Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Due to the Chief Minister&rsquo;s visit to the Prabhadevi Siddhivinayak Temple in the Worli Agar area and resulting VIP movement, bus route numbers 28, 33, 37, 87, 165, 169, 351, and others have been temporarily diverted. The affected routes will take a left from P.T. Chowk, proceed via Gokhale Road through Jakadevi Chowk to Kashinath Ghanekar Marg and Lenin Road Chowk, before rejoining their original routes, said BEST Undertaking.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Due to the Chief Minister&rsquo;s visit to the Prabhadevi Siddhivinayak Temple in the Worli Agar area and resulting VIP movement, bus route numbers 28, 33, 37, 87, 165, 169, 351, and others have been temporarily diverted. The affected routes will take a left from P.T. Chowk, proceed via Gokhale Road through Jakadevi Chowk to Kashinath Ghanekar Marg and Lenin Road Chowk, before rejoining their original routes, said BEST Undertaking.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan at the Maharashtra Day Parade held at Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai on May 1, 2025. (Pics/Shadab Khan)
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan at the Maharashtra Day Parade held at Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai on May 1, 2025. (Pics/Shadab Khan)



Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other dignitaries pay tribute at the Hutatma Smarak on the occasion of Maharashtra Day, May 1, 2025. (Pics/Atul Kamble)
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other dignitaries pay tribute at the Hutatma Smarak on the occasion of Maharashtra Day, May 1, 2025. (Pics/Atul Kamble)



Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Up to Modi govt to decide how to teach lesson to Pak after Pahalgam attack: NCP (SP) leader
Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Jayant Patil on Wednesday said it is for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to decide how to teach a lesson to Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. He said people and opposition parties are standing with the BJP-led government after the April 22 attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed by terrorists in Pahalgam in south Kashmir.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Up to Modi govt to decide how to teach lesson to Pak after Pahalgam attack: NCP (SP) leader
Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Jayant Patil on Wednesday said it is for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to decide how to teach a lesson to Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. He said people and opposition parties are standing with the BJP-led government after the April 22 attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed by terrorists in Pahalgam in south Kashmir.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shiv Sena (UBT) wing closes office of online food delivery firm over `bad services`
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday said an affiliate of the party pulled down shutters at the Mumbai office of a prominent online food ordering and delivery company over "bad services, withholding customer money and giving wrong or misleading information about hotels".

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shiv Sena (UBT) wing closes office of online food delivery firm over `bad services`
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday said an affiliate of the party pulled down shutters at the Mumbai office of a prominent online food ordering and delivery company over "bad services, withholding customer money and giving wrong or misleading information about hotels".

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man charred to death after car overturns, catches fire
A 40-year-old moneylender from Mumbai was charred to death after his car overturned near Wai town in Satara district and caught fire, police said on Wednesday. The deceased man, identified as Deepak Shinde, was a resident of Vakola in Santacruz (East). He was returning from Wai after attending a post-death ritual of his relative.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man charred to death after car overturns, catches fire
A 40-year-old moneylender from Mumbai was charred to death after his car overturned near Wai town in Satara district and caught fire, police said on Wednesday. The deceased man, identified as Deepak Shinde, was a resident of Vakola in Santacruz (East). He was returning from Wai after attending a post-death ritual of his relative.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Forest dept intensifies search for leopard at Pune airport premises
Forest officials intensified their search operation at Pune International Airport premises on the second day on Wednesday to capture an elusive leopard sighted in the area. Officials have set up cages after the feline was captured on one of the camera traps on Tuesday, confirming its presence in the area.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Forest dept intensifies search for leopard at Pune airport premises
Forest officials intensified their search operation at Pune International Airport premises on the second day on Wednesday to capture an elusive leopard sighted in the area. Officials have set up cages after the feline was captured on one of the camera traps on Tuesday, confirming its presence in the area.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane cops seize 1.14 kg MD drug by busting inter-state racket; three held
Thane crime branch has busted a methamphetamine (MD) drug manufacturing racket operating out of Uttar Pradesh and seized over 1.14 kg of the banned substance valued at more than Rs 2.30 crore by arresting three persons, officials said on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Thane cops seize 1.14 kg MD drug by busting inter-state racket; three held
Thane crime branch has busted a methamphetamine (MD) drug manufacturing racket operating out of Uttar Pradesh and seized over 1.14 kg of the banned substance valued at more than Rs 2.30 crore by arresting three persons, officials said on Wednesday.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for killing his live-in partner
A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing his 38-year-old live-in partner in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man held for killing his live-in partner
A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing his 38-year-old live-in partner in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: PM Modi to visit Mumbai today for inauguration of first WAVES summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai on Thursday, a four-day event that will bring together the entire spectrum of the media and entertainment industry.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: PM Modi to visit Mumbai today for inauguration of first WAVES summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai on Thursday, a four-day event that will bring together the entire spectrum of the media and entertainment industry.&nbsp;

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: In a bizarre case of smuggling, gutkha traffickers were caught using a uniquely modified truck disguised as a cattle transport vehicle to evade detection in Mumbai. The incident came to light on Thursday afternoon when the traffic police near Dahisar Check Naka signalled a truck to stop, but instead of complying, the driver accelerated and fled, raising suspicion. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/smugglers-use-cattle-transport-vehicle-to-ferry-gutkha-in-mumbai-23532853" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more</a><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-58-year-old-security-guard-on-way-to-work-crushed-to-death-on-western-express-highway-in-goregaon-23532700" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">. </a>We are closing the LIVE blog now

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The traffic police immediately chased the vehicle and managed to intercept it on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai`s Borivali area

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