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BMC to discontinue clean-up marshals' services from April 4
Under the ‘Clean-Up Marshal’ initiative, marshals were appointed across all 24 administrative wards in Mumbai. Each ward had 30 marshals deployed through 12 different agencies
27 March,2025 10:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
NCB busts clandestine drug lab in Mumbai, seizes Rs 50 crore worth of Mephedrone
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a clandestine drug lab in Maharashtra and seized 46.8 kg of Mephedrone (MD) valued at Rs 50 crore. Two individuals were arrested, and investigations into the network continue.
27 March,2025 02:57 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Two teenage friends drown in Ulhas river in Thane district
Both were residents of Powai area in Mumbai and had gone for an outing to the Vasat dam area in Ambernath area of Thane district
23 March,2025 10:20 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Thane district official drowns at beach in Maharashtra's Raigad
The deceased was identified as Pallavi Sarode, who served as an assistant revenue officer and personal assistant to collector Ashok Shingare, said the official
23 March,2025 06:22 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai weather: 86 birds, animals rescued as city witnesses soaring temperatures
Among the rescued species were flamingos, egrets, parakeets, owls, squirrels, monkeys and snakes, said an official of an NGO
20 March,2025 09:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Two killed as private bus collides with two-wheeler in Raigad
Two men, in their 20s, were heading to a temple in Ombali village in Raigad when a bus coming from the opposite direction hit their two-wheeler, a police official said
16 March,2025 08:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
IMD predicts heatwave conditions in Mumbai, adjoining areas as temperatures soar
The weather department has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and its adjoining areas, predicting heatwave and hot and humid conditions at isolated places
12 March,2025 04:11 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
IMD issues yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar; predicts heatwave
The weather department has predicted "heatwave conditions in isolated pockets of Mumbai"
11 March,2025 08:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
BMC issues guidelines amid soaring mercury in city
The Mumbai civic body has appealed to the residents to stay hydrated and take other precautions to avoid adverse impacts of soaring temperatures
10 March,2025 10:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai braces for intense heatwave as mercury soars past 40°C
IMD issues yellow alert for Mumbai, neighbours, forecasting temperatures will cross 40°C; experts attribute spike to strong easterly winds. Officials from IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai attribute the spike in daytime temperatures to strong easterly winds. Private meteorologists and weather enthusiasts predict that peak temperatures
07 March,2025 11:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh