5 stories from Mumbai you shouldn’t miss

1.Schoolgirl’s ‘prank’ led to last week’s security scare at Uran

Last week’s security scare at Uran was the result of a prank by a 12-year-old schoolgirl, a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer told Hindustan Times on Thursday. The officer said the girl has confessed to her prank and apologised in writing.Read

2.Man dies after truck hits bike at Sion

A 30-year-old man riding pillion on a Bajaj avenger driven by his relative was killed after a heavy vehicle hit the two-wheeler near Sion bridge on Tuesday afternoon, making them fall. Read

3. As Marathas march in Baramati, community strongman Pawar stays put in Mumbai

Even as Maratha protesters walked in silence in Baramati, the home town of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, the community strongman decided to stay away. The march began around 11.30am and saw participation of Sharad Pawar’s relatives although NCP chief’s daughter Supriya Sule and his nephew Ajit preferred not to attend the rally at Baramati, which has a large population of Dhangars and other OBC communities. Read

4. Aarey Colony metro depot:Officials and activists spar on Twitter

After being in cold storage for the past several months, the focus is once again back on the Aarey Colony metro depot, thanks to the ongoing Twitter war between Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) and green activists. Read

5.‘Kapil Sharma case has brought attention to issue of mangrove destruction’

Stalin Dayanand, project director of NGO Vanashakti, which has filed a PIL in the Bombay high court, following which all reclamation and construction on wetlands was banned, talks to HT about the issue. Read