In a photo competition organised by Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, 12 photographs were selected to be featured in the Kalnirnay 2025 calendar. Among the winning entries, four were captured by Mid-day photographers, encapsulating different aspects of life in Mumbai. From the city’s infrastructure and wildlife to the spirit of Mumbaikars, here is a look at photographs that made the cut. (Pics: Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh)
06 January,2025 09:15 PM IST | Raaina JainOne of the city’s most discerning writers is back to doing what he does best. Murzban F. Shroff’s new book, Muses Over Mumbai, is a deliciously layered tribute to the metropolis, with its flaws, eccentricities, and everything in between. (Story by Fiona Fernandez)
06 January,2025 04:53 PM IST | Joy ManikumarThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has quite a long way to go before it accomplishes its mission of constructing toilets for citizens along the Eastern Express Highway. When mid-day recently conducted an audit of the public lavatories along the stretch, it came to light that two prefabricated toilets at the Airoli junction—in the northern direction and another towards Sion—had not been opened despite being set up more than a year ago. (Pics/Anurag Ahire)
06 January,2025 10:52 AM IST | ronak mastakarThe Warkari community participated in the `Bhavya Palkhi Sohala` procession at Five Gardens, Wadala, in Mumbai on Sunday. During this procession, the `palkhis` carrying idols of deities are carried by devotees through the streets, accompanied by chanting, singing, and devotional music (PICS/SHADAB KHAN)
05 January,2025 07:49 PM IST | Divya NairA dense layer of smog was seen over Mumbai as the air quality deteriorated to 162 on Sunday evening (PIC/SHADAB KHAN)
05 January,2025 06:25 PM IST | Divya NairWorkers at Sion carried out essential maintenance during the Central Railway mega block on Sunday, with trains diverted on the Matunga-Mulund lines, resulting in 15-minute delays. (PICS/ASHISH RAJE)
05 January,2025 04:50 PM IST | Jyoti ShuklaUnion Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting with civic officials on health, infrastructure and welfare projects in Mumbai. Pics/Shadab Khan
04 January,2025 08:34 PM ISTStudents of RSP Band performed in Mumbai on the occasion of Maharashtra Police Foundation Day, which is commemorated on January 2 every year (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi)
04 January,2025 06:11 PM IST | Joy ManikumarA fire broke out in the Gyaneshwar Nagar area of the ONGC Colony in Bandra East on Saturday afternoon, the civic officials said
04 January,2025 05:44 PM ISTAmid ongoing discussions about the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Indian electoral system, the Mumbai Press Club organised a debate featuring prominent technical experts. Pics/Kirti Surve
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