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Mumbai, Commercial operations on the first phases of Mumbai Metro corridors 9 and 2B began on Wednesday morning, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the mass-transit routes, officials said. While the Metro 9 marks the first direct connectivity between a suburb in Mumbai and a part of Thane city in the metropolitan region, the Line 2B will provide the first metro connectivity on the Harbour Line in Mumbai. The 5.6-km elevated Phase 1 stretch of Metro Line 9 comp ...Read More >
Mumbai: The opening day of two newly launched Mumbai Metro lines drew sharply contrasting responses from commuters, with Line 2B (Mandale-Diamond Garden) being a damp squib, while Line 9 (Kashigaon-Dahisar East) was a runaway success. Both metro corridors were partially inaugurated by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday afternoon, even though the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) had received statutory safety clearances over three months ago. On Metro Line 2B (Ye ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 8: As services began on two metro corridors developed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Wednesday, I set out to experience the new metro line, and what I saw was strikingly uneven. A quiet, deserted ride on Metro-2B I began my journey on Metro-2B, getting down at Chembur railway station. From there, the nearest stop -- Diamond Garden metro station -- is about 1.5 km away. There were only two ways to reach it: take an autorickshaw or walk. I chose ...Read More >
Mumbai: The long-awaited 'Red Revolution' has officially arrived in the Mira-Bhayandar region. On April 7, 2026, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) inaugurated the first phase of Metro Line 9, stretching from Dahisar East to Kashigaon. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde presided over the high-profile inauguration yesterday. The opening marks a historic milestone for the northern suburbs, providing a high-speed, air-conditioned alte ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 7 (PTI) A 24-year-old man has been arrested, and hydroponic weed valued at Rs 7.69 crore was seized from his possession in the Vile Parle area of Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Adnan Nasir Khan, a resident of Mira Road, said an official of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC), Worli. Khan was nabbed in the early hours of Monday when he arrived to deliver the consignment. He was spotted behaving suspiciously while carrying a trolley bag. When the polic ...Read More >
The services will be thrown open to the public on Wednesday. Fadnavis flagged off the train from Dahisar East and travelled to Kashigaon, along with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, and Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde. Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis said that an easy and accessible transportation system is being developed in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, integrating the metro, e-buses and water transport to make the city the most accessible in the country. A ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated two partial corridors of Mumbai Metro, lines 9 and 2B, in Dahisar. These corridors are part of the ongoing expansion of the 'Mumbai in Minutes' concept of connecting distant suburbs. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said it is committed to implementing a revised and more commuter-friendly schedule, effective April 8. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar were also present at ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is set to inaugurate the first stretch of Metro Line 9, phase-1 of the Dahisar-Mira Bhayandar corridor, on April 7. The project, which has faced multiple delays, will finally open its initial section to the public. Senior MMRDA officials confirmed the revised date on Sunday, clarifying that the inauguration will take place on Tuesday. The announcement follows earlier statements by state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik, who h ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a shocking case from Lalbaug, a security guard employed at a residential complex turned out to be the mastermind behind a major temple theft. The Kalachowki police have arrested a habitual offender from Madhya Pradesh within 48 hours of the crime, after scanning nearly 300 CCTV cameras. The accused, identified as Jitendra alias Jitan alias Bunty alias Pandit Nagaich, 34, allegedly stole gold jewellery and a diamond collectively worth Rs1.75 crore from a Jain temple located inside the ...Read More >
The child is battling for his life in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a Mira Road hospital after being denied treatment in four Vasai hospitals. Vasai police said the child, Vignesh, is the son of Atul Kondhare, 32, and the family lives in Anupam Ghar Sankul building near the Vasai court. Vignesh was playing with other children within the society's premises at 8:00pm on Monday, when he wandered into a rickshaw parked in the compound and sat inside it. Upon seeing this, the rickshaw driver, San ...Read More >
Phase I of Line 9 will improve transit options for residents. (File) In a boost to Mumbai's suburban mobility, portions of Mumbai Metro Line 2B and Metro Line 9 are scheduled to commence partial operations on April 3, bringing metro connectivity to several key city and suburb areas. The move by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is expected to significantly ease daily travel for commuters across eastern and northern parts of Greater Mumbai. In the initial phase, Line ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: A deeply disturbing incident from Vasai has sparked outrage after a 57-year-old man allegedly tried to kill a 4-year-old boy over a trivial issue involving a parked rickshaw. The shocking attack took place at Anupam Ghar Complex on Monday evening around 7:30 pm, leaving residents horrified. According to police, the child was playing with other kids in the society when they climbed into a rickshaw owned by the accused, identified as Sandeep Pandurang Pawar. Enraged by this, the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai is set to expand its metro network further, with passenger services on Metro Line 9 Phase I between Kashigaon and Dahisar likely to begin on April 3, 2026. The development comes after earlier deadlines in December and March were missed due to pending certification and technical clearances. Once operational, the new stretch is expected to add over one lakh passengers within a month to the existing Metro Line 7, with both corridors forming part of the Red Line. While the Maharasht ...Read More >
Thane, Mar 30 (PTI) A man was arrested from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly murdering a woman in Mira Road area of Thane district, a police official said on Monday. Ashish Madan Meshram (37), originally from West Bengal, was held by Crime Branch Unit 1 of Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police, he said. "On March 25, he attacked the woman with a sharp weapon after she resisted his attempts to sexually assault her. The woman was alone at her house at the time. Her kin had gone o ...Read More >
A 36-year-old domestic help was allegedly stabbed to death inside a flat in Mira Road on Wednesday evening, with police launching a manhunt for the accused, who is suspected to have been harassing her for a relationship. The accused, identified as Ashish Meshram (42), a small-time actor, is currently absconding. Crime Branch teams have also joined the search. According to the police, the victim, Suman Kamble (36), lived in the Kashimira area with her husband and four children and worked as a d ...Read More >
Mumbai: A tragic accident occurred in Borivali on December 15, 2025, where two 19-year-old students died after their bike lost control while returning from college. This incident occurred on the Sudhir Phadke Bridge when the duo were on their way home from their college in Mira Road. Deceased identified as Jenil Thumar and Mehak Nirman bike lost control while their bike was on full speed. According to FPJ their bike reportedly skidded at a curve on the bridge. The two-wheeler crashed into the b ...Read More >
An unauthorised protest by CR at the heart of Mumbai left the city derailed for more than 45 minutesOn Thursday evening, Central Railway (CR) employees staged a massive 'Rail Roko' protest at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) against Government Railway Police (GRP) officials after an FIR was registered against two CR engineers over the Mumbra train tragedy of 9 June. The spontaneous protest paralysed Mumbai's Central line for nearly an hour and resulted in the deaths of two pedestrian ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A 37-year-old school bus owner-driver was arrested for trying to extort money from several parents by sending them threatening messages claiming he would kidnap their children if they didn't pay up. The police said that the accused, who also ran a mobile shop in Kashimira, had used a customer's SIM card to send the messages. According to the Kashmira police in Mira Road, several people whose children studied at the St Jerome Convent High school, Mira Road East, had received messages fro ...Read More >
Mumbai: The dismissed RPF constable Chetansinh Chaudhary had asked the woman passenger wearing burkha to chant 'jai mata di' , failing which he threatened her with a rifle. The woman on Monday testified before the court and identified him in the court. Ongoing Prosecution The public prosecutor Sudhir Sapkale, continues to examine passengers who were threatened by Chaudhary at gunpoint on the night of July 31, 2023. Chaudhary is presently being prosecuted for the charges of murder of four peopl ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 12: Mumbai Police have arrested a woman, Urmila Haldive, after she allegedly stole jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh from her own home in Goregaon East to fund plans of eloping with her lover, authorities said. The case, initially reported as a routine theft, took a dramatic turn when investigators discovered that Urmila herself orchestrated the crime and attempted to frame her husband, Ramesh Haldive, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) employee. The investigation began after ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 50-year-old man died and his daughter was injured on Thursday morning when a tree fell on them while they were riding a motorcycle in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area amid heavy rainfall in the national capital. According to a senior police officer, around 9:50 am, an old roadside Neem tree suddenly fell in front of HDFC Bank near Paras Chowk, Kalkaji. Two people a motorcycle trapped under it. They have been identified as Sudhir Kumar and his daughter Priya (22). Upon recieving info ...Read More >
Mumbai - On the occasion of World Organ Donation Day (August 13), Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road, conducted a month-long organ donation awareness campaign from July 11 to August 13. Under this initiative, awareness sessions were organized in schools, colleges, and corporate offices across Mira Road, Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar and various parts of Mumbai. Through health lectures, interactive sessions, informative brochures, and real-life testimonials, the message of organ donation reached more than 5 ...Read More >
Bengaluru: For millions of people, the sudden, sharp pain of tooth due to sensitivity can turn a sip of cold water into a jolt. Now, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Theranautilus, have engineered "CalBots" - magnetic nanobots that can seal the problem at its source.As per IISc, CalBots are 400-nanometre particles loaded with a calcium silicate-based bioceramic formula, designed to travel 500 micrometres deep inside dentin ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The outsider-insider debate surfaced yet again on Wednesday as members of Marathi Ekikaran Samitee converged at the Dadar Kabutarkhana to protest the Jain community's recent resistance towards a ban on pigeon feeding. Around 100 members of the Samitee turned up at the spot, blaming "outsider Jains from Gujarat and Rajasthan creating unnecessary controversy over pigeon feeding". The activists alleged that when protests by the Jain community broke out last week against the Brihanmumbai Mu ...Read More >
Thane: A 23-year-old airhostess was allegedly raped by her colleague at his home in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday. Based on a complaint, the police arrested the accused, a resident of the Mira Road area, on Friday in connection with the assault that took place on June 29, an official said. An FIR has been registered under sections 64 (rape), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (B ...Read More >
Thane, Jul 20 (PTI) A 23-year-old airhostess was allegedly raped by her colleague at his home in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday. Based on a complaint, the police arrested the accused, a resident of the Mira Road area, on Friday in connection with the assault that took place on June 29, an official said. An FIR has been registered under sections 64 (rape), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Ny ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 9 (UNI) A day after police denied permission to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers to carried out a protest in Mira Road town of neighbouring Thane district, the Maharashtra government today transferred Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police Commissioner Madhukar Pandey under whose jurisdiction the area falls, where a shopkeeper was allegedly attacked by Raj Thackery led party activists for not speaking in Marathi. ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Maharashtra government on Wednesday transferred the Mira Bhayander police commissioner, Madhukar Pandey, a day after a massive pro-Marathi agitation erupted in Mira Road in Thane district, leading to a major law and order situation. Pandey has been replaced by the additional director general of police (anti-corruption), Niket Kaushik. Pandey has been posted as the additional general of police (administration). The government's move comes as Chief Minister De ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a dramatic development, a Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader tried to join the Opposition Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) protest against his government amid the raging language debate in Maharashtra. MNS workers heckled the minister, Pratap Sarnaik, and forced him to leave the protest site in Thane. Several workers of the Raj Thackeray-led MNS were detained in Thane's Mira Road on Tuesday morning when they took out a march to counter the protests against the 'slapgate' inc ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emplaned for Namibia -- the final stop of his five-nation visit -- after wrapping up his State Visit to Brasilia where he met Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and also attended the 17th BRICS Summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Taking to X, the PMO wrote: "PM @narendramodi has boarded for Namibia, the final destination of his tour" Also, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randir Jaiswal wrote on X: "P ...Read More >
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