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Mumbai: A fire broke out on Wednesday night in a 25-storey high-rise building on Aarey Road in Goregaon East. Firefighting operations are currently underway, and authorities are working to contain the blaze. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported so far, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. According to the BMC Disaster Management Cell, the fire originated on the 9th and 10th floors of Emerald No. 1, Royal Palms Estate, Aarey Road, Unit No. 30 in Goregaon East. The Mumbai Fire ...Read More >
Mumbai is not a water-stressed city. But the BMC's policies ensure that 2.5 million Mumbaikars - often the most vulnerable - are still deprived of piped waterThe Supreme Court once said that water is a "gift of nature". It failed to add that this "gift" is received disparately: to some, in abundance; to others, sparingly or not at all. The late novelist Kiran Nagarkar caustically captured the everyday struggle of working people for water, by personifying the mundane object that dispenses it: "T ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Ashwini Bhide, 55, an IAS officer of 1995 batch, widely known as the 'Metro Woman of Mumbai' for spearheading the Aqua Line (Metro 3) and navigating challenges of land acquisition and resettling project affected people, has emerged as the front-runner for the post of commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner (BMC), the country's richest civic body. Bhide will become the first woman IAS officer to make it to the position, when she takes over from the current civic chief Bh ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Tuesday that there is nothing wrong with the demand for a Dalit Chief Minister. "What's wrong with holding a Dalit convention? Earlier, the high command had asked us to postpone it for certain reasons, and we had agreed. In the interest of the party, the Dalit community has always stood with the Congress," he said. The state Home Minister pointed out that to maintain this unity, the party needs to hold such conventions fr ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro Line 3 is likely to have extended hours on October 29 and October 30 for Enrique Iglesias Concert at BKC's MMRDA Grounds, a notification on Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) app stated. According to the alert on the app, the last train from Aarey and BKC towards Cuffe Parade will likely depart at 11.42 pm and 12 am respectively. Furthermore, the last train from Cuffe Parade and BKC towards Aarey will likely depart at 11.33 pm and 12.07 am respectively. What is the ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) announced that the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) has granted authorization for passenger operations on Phase 2B (Final Phase) of Metro Line 3, covering the stretch from Acharya Atre Chowk to Cuffe Parade. This development marks a major milestone from October 9, the entire Metro Line 3 will be operational, connecting Aarey JVLR in the north to Cuffe Parade in south Mumbai. New Timings for Full Metro Line 3 Operations MMRCL ha ...Read More >
Officials said the CMRS team will submit its inspection report next week. Based on the findings, the board will return for a final safety review of the pending 10.99 km stretch. Mumbai is likely to get the long-awaited complete underground Metro-3 (Aqua Line) by Dussehra, promising smoother daily travel between South Mumbai and the suburbs. The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on Friday carried out the preliminary inspection of the final phase of the corridor between Worli and Cuffe ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai Metro 3, the city's Aqua Line announced revised service timings on Sunday night, offering an earlier start for commuters beginning Monday, September 15. In a late-night post on X, the Metro authority said the first trains from both terminal stations, Aarey JVLR and Acharya Atre Chowk, will now depart at 5:55 am instead of 6:30 am. The last service will continue to leave at 10:30 pm. The move is aimed at improving travel efficiency and easing morning rush-hour demand. Aqua Line Co ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai suburban guardian minister (joint) Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Sunday inaugurated a pigeon feeding spot at Teen Murti, Podanpur on the periphery of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The spot is located inside the SGNP, Lodha claimed, but forest officials said it was located outside the boundary of the national park. A row over pigeon-feeding spots or kabutarkhanas erupted after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sealed all kabutarkhanas in the city over health concern ...Read More >
Mumbai: The under-construction Mumbai Metro Line 7A on Monday, 14th July 2025, marked a significant milestone with the successful breakthrough of the upline tunnel, the second and final tunnel of the corridor connecting Andheri (East) to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The initial drive of the TBM named Dhruv started on 4th November 2023. The length of this upline tunnel is about 1.65 km, which requires the installation of 1178 rings of 1.4m length for the tunnel lining. The ...Read More >
Mumbai: Arkade Developers Limited, a listed real estate company on the BSE and NSE, has signed a binding agreement to acquire Filmistan Pvt Ltd for around Rs 183 crore. This acquisition gives Arkade control of the iconic 4-acre Filmistan Studios land parcel located on SV Road in Goregaon West, Mumbai. The company plans to launch an ultra-luxury residential project on the site in calendar year 2026, featuring spacious 3, 4, and 5 BHK homes along with exclusive penthouses. The development will in ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 33-year-old man and two others have been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly dumping a 60-year-old cancer patient, in a forested area near Aarey Colony. The woman was found abandoned in a heap of garbage on Saturday. She was identified as Yashoda Gaikwad. The woman claimed that her grandson had left her in the area. The police arrested the three accused on Thursday. The woman's grandson, Sagar Shevale (33), her brother-in-law Babasaheb Gaikwad (70) and an autorickshaw driver Sanjay Ka ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested 33-year-old Sagar Shevale for allegedly abandoning his grandmother, who is battling skin cancer, at a garbage dumping site in Aarey Colony on June 22. The shocking act of neglect has sparked widespread outrage and also led to the intervention by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission. 'Dumped Granny Out Of Frustration,' Says Accused The accused, an office boy from Hanuman Nagar in Kandivali, reportedly confessed to police that he abandoned his ...Read More >
Mumbai: Four days after a cancer-afflicted senior citizen was found on a street at Aarey Colony, police arrested her grandson, her elderly brother-in-law and an autorickshaw driver and charged them for abandoning her and endangering her life and safety.Police said her grandson, Sagar Shewale (33) couldn't get her admitted to any hospital and was "fed up" of looking after her. Her cancer is in an advanced stage.Yashoda Gaikwad, who is in her 60s, was found sitting near some bushes at Aarey Colony ...Read More >
Mumbai Rains: With local train delays and severe road congestion already troubling commuters, the situation has worsened as a section of the newly launched Mumbai Metro Line 3 has been temporarily suspended. Metro Line 3 will not be operational between Worli and Acharya Atre Chowk until further notice. The arrival of the Southwest Monsoon in Mumbai has brought with it chaos and disruption across the city. With local train delays and severe road congestion already troubling commuters, the situat ...Read More >
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