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Watch movies, soaps, songs on Mumbai’s Central Railway locals soon
By Aroosa Ahmed, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 06:23 AM IST
After downloading the mobile application, commuters will have an option to select a language and then stream the loaded movies and videos on their smartphones. The contents will be provided without requiring the internet.
Local trains suspended between Kurla and Chunabhatti stations after boundary wall collapse
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 06:32 PM IST
The local train services were suspended after a portion of a boundary wall fell near the railway tracks during dismantling of an old substation.
Water logging in Mumbai: BMC urges residents to stay home
By Eeshanpriya MS | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 23, 2020 10:22 AM IST
All four lines of Central Railways were stopped from 4.20 am due to water logging between Dadar and Kurla stations, and Masjid Bundar, according to BMC’s disaster management department
Local train services, BEST buses hit hard as heavy rain lashes Mumbai, Thane
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 05, 2020 05:05 PM IST
Train services were suspended due to water-logging between Masjid Bunder and Sandhurst Road railway station. Mainline train services, however, are currently operational.
Mumbai cop who was denied admission in 4 civic hospitals dies of Covid-19
By Vijay Kumar Yadav | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON APR 27, 2020 07:11 PM IST
The head constable had tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday and was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of KEM Hospital. He had medical history of blood pressure, a senior police officer said.
Covid-19: Quarantine, strict lockdown only way forward for Mumbai’s hotspots: BMC
By Eeshanpriya MS and Sagar Pillai | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON APR 23, 2020 05:28 PM IST
The hotspots for the Covid-19 outbreak in the city are Worli, Dharavi, Byculla and Mazgaon, Kurla, Wadala and Andheri west.
Fear of being caught with lover, girl jumps from window as mother walks in
By Press Trust of India | Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2020 03:18 PM IST
The teenager later confessed to her family that her boyfriend, identified as Sunil Zhende (20), was in her flat in Kurla in Mumbai and so she panicked.
At this mall, women can avail offers worth Rs. 20,000 all through March
By Promotional Feature, HT Brand Studio
UPDATED ON MAR 09, 2020 12:08 PM IST
The Power Women Booklet at Phoenix Marketcity Kurla can get you offers worth INR 20,000.
City’s six highly-vulnerable landslide zones unearthed
By Badri Chatterjee, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2020 06:53 PM IST
Men behind the success of women at Mumbai Central’s Shaheen Bagh
By Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2020 10:39 AM IST
Not organised under any banner, these men are not only guiding visitors to the spot – the intersection of Bellasis Road and Arabia Hotel – where some from their family are protesting, but are also ensuring the women get water, tea and snacks, as they shout slogans for ‘Azaadi’ and ‘Inquilab Zindabaad’.
Fire at two-story building in Mumbai’s Kurla area, no injuries reported
By Press Trust of India | Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2020 07:09 AM IST
The blaze started on the second floor of Mehtab Building on S G Barve Road around 10 pm, a Fire Brigade official said.
4 men find Mumbai man using location on Instagram photo, gang-rape him; held
By Press Trust of India | Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2019 11:46 AM IST
The police tracked down the accused from registration numbers of the two wheeler and the car from CCTV footage, and arrested them on Tuesday.
Commuter thrown out of moving train near Mumbai’s Kurla after brawl over seat
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2019 04:06 PM IST
The commuter identified as Vijay Kumar Gupta suffered severe injuries and has been admitted to Sion Hospital.
646 schools in city not complying with fire safety norms: BMC audit
By Ankita Bhatkhande, Mumbai
UPDATED ON NOV 21, 2019 12:14 AM IST
Mumbai man murders roommate over cooking dinner, dumps body in truck
By Manish K Pathak | Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 17, 2019 07:24 AM IST
He first stabbed Hasan in the abdomen twice and then severed his head before dumping the body in the truck
Kurla man held for sexually assaulting teenager in toilet
By Pratik Salunke | Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 15, 2019 03:50 AM IST
The accused took the boy to a nearby toilet and sexually assaulted him after bolting the door from inside.
BMC chief comes up with 3 solutions to reduce flooding
By Eeshanpriya MS | Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 10, 2019 01:02 AM IST
Municipal commissioner Praveen Pardeshi came up with a three-point solution to the problem and directed the administration work on it on a war footing.
Rain mayhem in Mumbai: Trees fall, roads submerged
By Eeshanpriya MS | Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 08, 2019 02:10 AM IST
Following a few hours of heavy showers on Saturday, waterlogging was reported in Hindamata, Matunga and Sion, Kurla, Santacruz, Juhu and Ghatkopar.
Suburban services on Central Railways back on track after 19 hours
By Aroosa Ahmed | Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2019 11:20 PM IST
The CR now plans to approach the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to propose the widening of Mithi river, which swelled to dangerous levels on Wednesday, flooding tracks between Kurla-Sion and Chunabhatti stations and crippling services for hours.
Mumbai homes flooded; families immerse Ganpati idols early
By Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2019 04:22 AM IST
While there was no waterlogging in the vicinity of Lalbaugcharaja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, organisers said there were shorter queues for mukh darshan.
nHeavy rains inundate Mumbai; average September rainfall exceeded in 4 days
By Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUN 26, 2020 01:49 AM IST
Mumbaiites pick ponds for Bappa’s farewell
By Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 04, 2019 03:58 AM IST
The BMC has created 32 artificial ponds across the city for Ganpati immersion. “We have been getting better response at artificial ponds as a lot of people do not want to travel to far off places for immersion, especially when they have artificial ponds nearby,” said a senior civic official.
Man kidnaps, rapes 4-year-old near Mumbai, gets life term
By Ram Parmar | Hindustan Times, Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 01, 2019 01:27 AM IST
The girl told her mother that the man had sexually assaulted her, following which her parents filed a police complaint and a case was registered.
Bombay HC restrains BMC from acquiring any gaothan properties
By HT Correspondent | Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2019 05:27 AM IST
The petitioner has cited the example of Kharodi gaothan, where a slum-rehabilitation scheme has been implemented, despite steep resistance from the locals, and now efforts are being made to declare Karol gaothan in Kurla as a slum, although it has been duly recognised as a gaothan in the DP.
Can’t be asked to compensate Kurla fire victims’ kin, Mumbai civic body tells Bombay high court
By Kanchan Chaudhari | Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2019 05:16 AM IST
Responding to the petition, the BMC said the cause of the fire was a gas leak, and there was no direct nexus between the incident and the civic body. Therefore, it is not liable to pay compensation.
In 2 years, Mumbai got 75K permits for rickshaws, 1.6K for taxis
By Kailash Korde | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2019 03:05 AM IST
The transport department has been conducting regular drives to curb such issues.
Three Metro lines to hit 1,821 trees, time to raise your voice
By Steffy Thevar | Hindustan Times, MUMBAI
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2019 02:38 AM IST
In case of Metro-3, the seven trees are currently located at Worli, while for Metro-6, the 304 trees are located at Mahakali, Seepz, Saki Vihar, Rambaug and Powai lake.
BEST’s revised fares: Ridership up by 10 lakh, revenue dips by Rs 38 lakh
By Aroosa Ahmed | Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2019 02:30 AM IST
There was also a decline in the number of pass holders, to 1.44 lakh in August from 1.73 lakh in July. The ridership on August 8 –at 27.57 lakh – was the highest for the month.
Vegetables, fruits, milk prices on the rise as Mumbai battles shortage
By Naresh Kamath | Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 09, 2019 01:48 AM IST
Prices of vegetables and fruits have also been hiked. For example, a kg of tomato, priced at ₹50 on Tuesday is now ₹80
400 people residing along Mumbai’s Mithi evacuated as river swells up
By Eeshanpriya MS | Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 05, 2019 12:41 AM IST
Mithi’s water level rose to 3.5m — considered dangerous — at 7am, and further increased to 4m at 9.15am. The disaster management department evacuated residents of Kranti Nagar in Kurla around 7.15am and moved them to the nearby Bazarwad Municipal School, where they were attended to by doctors, if necessary.
