Central Railway commuters in Mumbai are likely to face inconvenience as local train services will be affected today due to a mega block scheduled for carrying out engineering and maintenance works. Meanwhile, the city reported 465 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths on Saturday. It is now left with 4,356 active cases. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and his mother have also tested positive for coronavirus.Read Less
One dead, two injured after building slab collapses in Ulhasnagar
One person died and two suffered minor injuries after slab portion of a building collapsed in Ulhasnagar on Saturday night. The fire brigade team rescued one person from the debris of slab portion of Paras building while two persons who suffered minor injuries were shifted to Central hospital in Ulhasnagar. One was declared dead. READ MORE
Mumbai: Judge isn’t biased, says court order rejecting Kangana’s plea
In a detailed order rejecting a plea made by actor Kangana Ranaut for transfer of veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar’s defamation complaint against her to another court, the Esplanade court has held that if the matter is transferred on the basis of false allegation, it will affect the morale of the magistrate. Citing bias, Ranaut had earlier said that she had lost faith in the Andheri metropolitan magistrate court that is hearing the defamation case.
Mumbai: After two years in jail, uncle acquitted of rape charge
After spending two years in jail, the 47-year-old uncle of a 16-year-old girl was acquitted on charges of raping her and getting her pregnant after the court observed that the victim’s conduct could not be relied upon. READ MORE
Fuel price hiked
With the increase in price, petrol in Mumbai is now priced at Rs 113.46 a litre against Rs 113.12 on Saturday. READ MORE
Central Railway to operate mega block today
Mega Block on 24.10.2021. https://t.co/Xtrhdg7OBi
— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) 1634967980000
Mumbai: NCB zonal head’s sister says Nawab Malik ‘stalking online’
Lawyer-turned-activist Yasmeen Wankhede on Saturday lodged a complaint with Amboli police, saying a criminal case should be registered against NCP minister Nawab Malik for stalking her online and making derogatory and defamatory remarks about personal life. Yasmeen Wankhede is the sister of NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede. READ MORE
Covid vaccination: At private centres, turnout drops heavily in October in Mumbai
Once the driving force of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, the city’s private vaccination centres have been witnessing a low turnout throughout October so far. While 66,366 people took the Covid-19 vaccine shot at private centres on September 3, the entire turnout for the October 18-23 week was 46,494 at private centres. READ MORE
Covid cases under 500 in Mumbai even with increased testing
Maharashtra continued to report under 2,000 cases for the eighth day in a row. In the city, despite higher than the usual Covid tests conducted for the past few days, the daily case count remained between 400 and 500. On Saturday, the state reported 1,701 cases and 33 deaths, taking the total caseload to 66 lakh and the total deaths to 1,39,998. The active cases in the state dropped to 24,022. READ MORE