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Maha BJP chief happy with new Sena ad, others bicker State BJP president Chandrashekar Bawankule on Wednesday said the Shinde-led Shiv Sena had rectified the mistake and corrected the "mischief" that had taken place. He said, "The Sena released a new advertisement in good spirit. They should be congratulated for this. This is what Maharashtra expects. This is what the coalition expects." Cyclone in Mumbai: 'Significant rainfall' due to Biparjoy While the onset of monsoon over Mumbai is still to be declared, many areas in the city and its neighbourhood witnessed significant rains between Tuesday and Wednesday. Indian Meteorological Department officials have attributed the rainfall to the effects of the severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea while maintaining these spells are pre-monsoon showers. Sr citizen to have limited mobility after BEST mishap Over 10 days after a senior citizen was run over by a BEST bus while walking home at Borivali, she is in hospital with a grievous leg injury and bills that she is finding difficult to pay. Manjula Kawa, 60, suffered an ankle dislocation and an injury in which skin from the thigh to the foot was torn off from the underlying tissue. The BEST bus driver, Rakesh Karanjkar, was arrested and released on bail. Tomato price doubles to Rs 60/kg in Mumbai Boy, 4, drowns in pool in Virar, kin allege negligence Advance possession letter issued for 30-acre Bandra plot for Bombay HC: Maharashtra government Body in Thane creek: Victi...

The business of beauty, backed by a mammoth kitty, only manages to shine the light on a range of civic issues that still remain unattended – inadequate number of public toilets, poor roads, lack of open spaces and clean drainage system. It is almost akin to serving fast food to an indisposed person in dire need of nutrition The Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai has turned down a request from the Bharatiya Janata Party's Magathane constituency office to host a luncheon for party workers and provide other facilities like the rest house. The BJP had planned a gathering of constituency party workers, led by area MLA and leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council, Pravin Darekar. The national park does not make arrangements for political meetings. Environmentalists took umbrage at the BJP's request. The Bombay high court has refused to grant relief to a trust that has been barred from carrying out animal sacrifice within the protected area of the Vishalgad Fort in Kolhapur. The court stated that it would not permit unregulated or unmonitored slaughter of animals and that maintaining hygiene and sanitation was of utmost importance. The trust had claimed that slaughtering was being carried out 1.3km away from the fort. The bench asked the authorities to file their replies by July 3 and posted the hearing to July 5. The division bench of justice AS Gadkari and justice SG Dige which heard the application of Singh and his domestic help Vicky Singh for quashing o...

• Share : • • • Four minor boys aged between 12 and 16 were feared drowned after five children who were sitting on the edge of the jetty at Juhu Koliwada, near Juhu beach, were washed away in a high tide on Monday evening. According to civic body officials, the minors hailed from Vakola and were on a visit to the beach. Officials also said that one boy was rescued by local fishermen and other residents. The rescued boy is said in a stable condition and was taken to the police station for further investigations. Authorities in Mumbai on Tuesday said that the rescuers have found the bodies of two of the four boys. Coastguard chopper was seen while the rescue operation for remaining two boys is still ongoing.

People watch high sea waves crashing at the Gateway of India, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) Mumbai News Live Updates, June 15: Rough sea waves were seen at the Gateway of India as cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall in Gujarat on Thursday. High tide is also expected in Mumbai, Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai, said. Meanwhile, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde came under attack from its alliance partner BJP over a full-page newspaper advertisement featuring Shinde but not his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, the Shinde Sena, in a damage-control measure, released another advertisement on Wednesday featuring both leaders. In other news, the The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena protested outside a convent school in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday alleging that a few students were rusticated for raising the “Jai Shri Ram” slogan. The school authorities, however, said nobody was rusticated but a few students were reprimanded for screaming during a break. Six Class 10 students of St Lawrence School in Vashi were reprimanded for indiscipline and their parents were informed about the incident from Monday. Read more The FIR and chargesheet registered in 2006 against singer Mika Singh for allegedly kissing actor Rakhi Sawant forcibly was quashed and set aside on Thursday by the Bombay High Court with her consent. A bench of Justices Ajey S Gadkari and Shivkumar G Dige passed an order on a plea filed by the singer and his domestic help Vicky Singh for quashing the case by con...