Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- Of the 282 fire calls received by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) between November 6 and 10am on November 9, 200 or nearly 71% calls pertained to fires attributed to firecrackers, acc... Read More
MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- At least 28 people were treated for burn injuries at three major Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hospitals following Diwali celebrations, with flowerpot crackers emerging a... Read More
MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- Congress MLA Amin Patel has sought an inquiry into the alleged 45-minute delay in the fire brigade's response to the fire at Noor Baug, which gutted a large number of small-scale in... Read More
Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- Diwali firecrackers also disrupted suburban train operations, delaying trains by 20-30 minutes on Western Railway on Monday morning. Firecrackers bursting sparked a fire along railw... Read More
MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- Juhu police arrested two men and detained a juvenile (a child in conflict with the law) for allegedly beating a 19-year-old man to death following a dispute over firecracker use. Ac... Read More
MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- Mumbai witnessed one of its worst air quality spells of the season starting Sunday evening through Monday, with a sharp overnight spike in pollution levels due to widespread burstin... Read More
MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- The Bombay high court has declined to grant relief to the Mithila Chhath Puja Sangh, which had approached the court seeking permission to organise Chhath Puja celebrations at Girgao... Read More
MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- The Meghwadi police registered a case against a man for unlawful religious conversion through force, fraud, undue influence, allurement or marriage-related deception, invoking Secti... Read More
MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- With 85% of Maharashtra facing a crippling drought, farmers have begun going to exploitative private and illegal moneylenders to make ends meet. With rising complaints against the l... Read More
Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- The state government plans to send a proposal to the Centre seeking special financial assistance for horticulture farmers in Marathwada and western Vidarbha, the areas worst hit by ... Read More