Leopard attacks 14-yr-old boy in Mumbai, 8th such attack reported in a month

A 14-year-old boy was attacked by a leopard in Aarey Colony in Mumbai’s Goregaon East on Friday night. The boy has sustained injuries on his neck, jaw and head. He had gone to relieve himself when the leopard attacked him, according to his neighbour. “This is the eighth incident of leopard attack in a month,” […]

Drive launched in Mumbai to vaccinate 10,000 people from vulnerable communities

A huge scope Covid-19 inoculation drive has been dispatched for fisherfolk and individuals from weak networks in Mumbai. The drive, which started on October 4 and will proceed till October 13, is pointed toward vaccinating no less than 10,000 individuals inside the 10-day time frame. As a feature of the drive, 10,000 fisherfolk and individuals […]

Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple to reopen on October 7

Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple will reopen for the devotees on October 7. “All the devotees will be allowed inside the temple only through pre-booking QR codes on Shree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust app,” Aadesh Bandekar, Chairman of Shree Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple Trust said while adding that only 250 devotees will be issued QR codes every hour for […]

BMC allows places of worship in Mumbai to reopen from Oct 7 at 50% capacity

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday allowed reopening of places of worship at 50% capacity, starting October 7. This comes after the Maharashtra government last week announced reopening of all places of worship from October 7, the first day of Navratri festival. The state had earlier this week allowed reopening of religious places provided […]

No decision yet on reopening of schools in Mumbai: Mayor Kishori Pednekar

Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Saturday a decision on reopening of schools in the country’s financial capital was yet to be taken as it was a question of the safety of children. She said several factors would have to be considered before coming to a conclusion on the matter. “A final decision will be […]

Mumbai girl consumes rat poison after fight with brother over mobile games, dies

A 16-year-old young lady in Mumbai committed suicide following a fight with her sibling exaggerating games on a cell phone. “The young lady purchased rodent poison from a close by clinical store and devoured it before her more youthful sibling,” a police sub-controller said. The family promptly took the young lady to medical clinic, however […]

Mumbai records 323 new COVID-19 cases, dynamic cases reach 3,106

Mumbai revealed 323 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday taking the absolute number of dynamic cases in the city to 3,106, as indicated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). One passing was accounted for in the city on Tuesday while 272 patients recuperated from COVID-19, taking the absolute number of recuperations to 7,22,621. The recuperation rate […]