'Breathless is a song': Human chain seeks fixes for pollution

Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- As the city's air quality dipped this month, activists and citizens gathered on Sunday afternoon at the Carter road promenade in Bandra to demand clean air from the authorities as we... Read More

5,000 street lights to illuminate narrow lanes of Colaba slums

MUMBAI, Dec. 1 -- In the maze of Colaba's most congested slum settlements, where residents long navigated evenings by the light of shopfront bulbs or mobile torches, a quiet transformation is underway... Read More

Man held for molestation after ordeal goes viral on social media

MUMBAI, Dec. 1 -- A 27-year-old labourer was arrested on Saturday for allegedly groping and molesting a 22-year-old woman in Goregaon on Wednesday night. The action followed the woman's social media p... Read More

Community service now official punishment for minor offences in Maha

Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- The state government has made community service the official alternative punishment for minor offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. On November 28, the state home d... Read More

BJP MLA flags Metro-4 works as major source of bad air in Mulund

MUMBAI, Dec. 1 -- Despite repeated claims that construction dust is the largest contributor to Mumbai's worsening air quality, little has been done to curb the menace. Fresh concerns have now emerged ... Read More

At 15.7degC, Sunday was the coldest Nov day in a decade

Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- On Sunday morning, the city recorded its coldest November morning in over a decade, as mercury levels plunged to 15.7degC at the Santacruz weather station. The city's coolest known N... Read More

A cartophiliac reflects on shapes of Mumbai

India, Dec. 1 -- I am an inveterate lover of maps. The technical term is cartophiliac. Over the last one and a half years since I moved to Mumbai from Delhi, my cartophilia has had a free reign. In a ... Read More

Most state colleges still lack mandatory NAAC accreditation

MUMBAI, Dec. 1 -- A note from the higher and technical education department issued on November 26 has pointed out that a large number of colleges in Maharashtra are continuing to function without the ... Read More

Teachers' orgs call for strike on Dec 5

Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- Fifteen organisations representing school teachers in Maharashtra have called for a statewide "school shutdown" on December 5, to protest against implementation of the state governme... Read More

Polls in multiple councils, including Baramati, postponed due to cases

PUNE, Dec. 1 -- The State Election Commission of Maharashtra has postponed entire election process of five local bodies in Western Maharashtra, including Baramati, officials confirmed on Sunday. Accor... Read More

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