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‘Getting LPG cylinder refill is like lucky draw’: Mumbai local amid shortage

An acute LPG supply crisis is rippling across Navi Mumbai, Panvel and Uran.

Updated on Mar 26, 2026 07:37 IST

Parel TT bridge revamp begins, traffic curbs trigger congestion

Parel TT bridge revamp begins, traffic curbs trigger congestion

Updated on Mar 25, 2026 02:00 IST

Midnight bike noise robs Kandivali residents of sleep

The road from Lokhandwala to Pathanwadi in Malad has little traffic and no speed breakers. Local residents claim bikers with modified silencers race on the stretch at off hours.

Updated on Mar 22, 2026 23:46 IST

Third monkey with arrow injury rescued near SGNP

Third monkey with arrow injury rescued near SGNP

Updated on Mar 22, 2026 23:28 IST

12 Mankhurd residents booked over LPG protest

The protest was organised by members and supporters of the Revolutionary Workers Party of India (RWPI) along with residents, drawing a large gathering at the site on March 17.

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 23:48 IST

Aarey residents protest delay in NOCs for water connections

Aarey residents hit the streets on Friday to protest over the delayed NOCs for piped water. (Satish Bate/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 23:40 IST

2 hawkers booked for assaulting BMC officials during anti-encroachment drive

2 hawkers booked for assaulting BMC officials during anti-encroachment drive

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 24:26 IST

1,000 Malad society residents live in fear as Leopard attacks dog

Leopards hold 1,000 residents hostage in Malad hsg society

Updated on Mar 19, 2026 05:49 IST

Cuffe Parade residents, fishers hold counter protests over sea bund

Residents of Cuffe Parade staged a protest on Sunday morning, alleging that the construction of a sea protection bund could pave the way for land reclamation. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 15, 2026 23:56 IST

Charitable food supply shrinks outside major hospitals

Patients and their families wait outside the Tata Hospital area for free meals. Following the LPG cylinder crisis, most NGOs suspended free meal distribution at KEM and Tata Hospital areas. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 14, 2026 24:16 IST

Lalbaug eatery switches to induction stoves to keep kitchen running

Ashwini Kadam, 31, who prepares snacks at the restaurant, said cooking on induction stoves requires thrice the time compared to LPG stoves (Raju Shinde/ HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 22:32 IST

'Vada pav not enough': Panic over LPG in Mumbai, rates soar to ₹1.8k in black

LPG, currently worth its weight in gold, is in short supply due to the war in West Asia cutting supplies of the cooking gas that powers millions of households across the country.

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 03:18 IST

Residents propose alternative alignment to save trees at Versova’s Nana Nani Park

A public hearing was held on Monday at the K West ward office under the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975 (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 10, 2026 24:28 IST

Tension ahead of M East panel ward poll after late-night fracas; 10 held

Tension ahead of M East panel ward poll after late-night fracas; 10 held

Updated on Mar 10, 2026 24:02 IST

Mulund residents launch signature drive demanding road widening as traffic fears mount

iMumbai, India - March 08, 2026: Road Widening at Veena Nagar flyover between phase 1 and phase 2 of Veena Nagar, Mulund, Hillside residence welfare association HIRWA organises signature campaign to urgently widen the Malabar Hill RD, Mulund Colony, Model Town Road and Veena Nagar Flyover and plan Traffic management before the situation becomes u manageable in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, March 08, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Mar 8, 2026 23:04 IST

Residents, activists march in Kandivali to oppose mangrove cutting for Versova–Dahisar coastal road

Mumbai, India. Mar 06, 2026 - Citizens from the Charkop area held a march to save the mangroves and green spaces in Charkop, Kandivali. Nearly 45,000 mangroves are set to be lost due to the proposed northern extension of the Mumbai Coastal Road between Versova and Bhayandar. Mumbai, India. Mar 06, 2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated on Mar 7, 2026 02:36 IST

Dig, delay, repeat: Road concreting in Mumbai still on after two deadlines

View of under construction Keshavji Naik road at Bhat Bazaar Masjid Bunder, Mumbai, India. Mar 04,2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated on Mar 5, 2026 06:46 IST

Democracy delivered door-to-door in Mumbai

Democracy delivered door-to-door in Mumbai

Updated on Mar 1, 2026 02:31 IST

Road bldg work on in SGNP beyond sunset: Kandivali residents

Road bldg work on in SGNP beyond sunset: Kandivali residents

Updated on Feb 28, 2026 01:00 IST

Heavy vehicles barred on Kandivali’s Akurli Road after residents flag gridlock

Heavy vehicles barred on Kandivali’s Akurli Road after residents flag gridlock

Updated on Feb 26, 2026 01:08 IST

BMC orders inquiry into commercialisation of recreational ground at Phoenix Mills

Mumbai, India, Feb 6, 2026 – Racquet Club at Phoenix Mall in the Lower Parel area of Mumbai, India, Feb 6, 2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated on Feb 24, 2026 23:20 IST

Mumbai 7/11 blasts: Out of jail after 20 years, but not free

Asif Khan, 53, a civil engineer, got his first gig as an independent construction supervisor recently in Jalgaon.

Updated on Feb 23, 2026 13:04 IST

A week later, two Metro-4 slab collapse victims remain hospitalised

iMumbai, India - February 22, 2026: Rajkumar Yadav and Mahendra Yadav, who were injured after a metro slab collapsed in Mulund, are currently undergoing treatment at upasani hospital in Mulund. Their wives, Mira Yadav and Geeta Yadav, travel daily by auto-rickshaw from Kalwa station to the upasani hospital to meet their injured husbands in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, February 22, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 22, 2026 23:42 IST

Metro mishap victim’s kin get ₹39.5 lakh

The family collected the body from Rajawadi Hospital around 3pm on Monday (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 24:42 IST

Coastal road plan puts Nana Nani Park trees on the line

iMumbai, India - February 13, 2026: Tree cutting has begun at Nana-Nani Park in Versova for the extension of the Versova–Bandra Sea Link project, raising concerns among locals as it is one of the few remaining green spaces in the suburb in Mumbai, India, on Friday, February 13, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 01:04 IST

STP at Bhakti Park malfunctioning since 5 yrs, residents approach corporator

Residents told HT there were two problems with the STP – out of four pumps that suck in water, only one was partially functional; and the system which breaks down sludge was entirely non-functional. (Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 24:52 IST

Woman dies, niece injured in Vile Parle flat fire

Mumbai, India. Feb 09, 2026 - 64-year-old Bhavna Satra lost her life, and another woman was injured after a major fire broke out in the Suvidha Pearl building in the Vile Parle area of Mumbai suburban. Mumbai, India. Feb 09, 2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated on Feb 9, 2026 23:06 IST

HC order ends 53-year wait as Worli Koliwada land survey begins

A decades-old land rights dispute at Worli Koliwada reached a key milestone on Monday when, following a Bombay high court order, internal demarcation of the village land by the collector’s office commenced. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated on Feb 8, 2026 22:52 IST

Sewri high-rise residents threaten protest over neglected civic issues

Sewri high-rise residents threaten protest over neglected civic issues.

Updated on Feb 8, 2026 22:30 IST

BMC gets legal notice over mangroves for Coastal Road

In its notice, the organisation has asked authorities not to permit the cutting of mangroves without obtaining Stage-II final forest clearance under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and without complying with the high court’s orders. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 5, 2026 01:06 IST

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