Mumbai News Updates: City's daily new Covid-19 cases fall below 300

There will be a 15% water cut in all of the city and surburbs for 24 hours on October 26-27 (10am-10am) owing to repair works proposed to be undertaken by the BMC at its water pumping station in Bhandup Complex and Pise Panjrapur Complex. Full story here

A fire broke out in a furniture godown on Monday night, but no casualty was reported, fire brigade officials said. The incident took place in the Gangadham area of suburban Kondhwa. According to the fire brigade, no one was hurt and flames were doused. "The fire department received a call about a fire in a furniture godown at around 8.45 pm. Upon receiving the call, a total of 14 water tankers were dispatched to the spot and the fire was brought under control," said an official. The cause of the blaze was not yet known, he added. (PTI)

Maharashtra on Monday reported 889 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest daily infection since May 5, 2020, and 12 fresh fatalities, the least number of one-day death count in more than 18 months, while nearly 1,600 patients recovered from the infection, a health department official said. Full story here

Kiran Gosavi, the private detective from Mumbai who made headlines with his selfie with Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan after his arrest by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), sent the journalists in Lucknow on a wild goose chase after he announced on Monday evening that he would surrender before the Lucknow police shortly. Full story here

A few city activists mainly associated with the Prahar social service group have complained in writing to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) that the current Covid-19 coordinator, Dr Ajay Gadade, does not possess an MBBS degree and hence, he must be removed from this high post. Full story here

The Mumbai Fire Brigade will soon get bikes to fight fires in slums and congested localities. The fire brigade will buy 24 fire bikes for firefighting. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will spend Rs 3.15 crore on the customised fire fighting bikes which will include its maintenance costs. Full story here

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday demolished 16 encroachments that were coming in the way of the flyover across the railway tracks near Mahalakshmi station on Keshavrao Khadye. There are a total of 48 structures and 16 were demolished on Monday. Full story here

State Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and water resources minister Jayant Patil has hinted of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) jointly contesting forthcoming local civic elections. Full story here

For the first time since March 22, 2020 railways have decided to operate 100 percent services on suburban section of both, Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR), from October 28. Presently, CR and WR are running 1702 and 1304 suburban services on Mumbai division of CR and WR respectively, which is 95.70 per cent of its total suburban services. CR's chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar said, "From October 28, CR and WR will run 1774 and 1367 services, respectively." Full story here

Mumbai saw a dip in new Covid-19 cases on Monday at less than 300. The city logged 276 positive cases on Monday. With this, Mumbai's caseload has not reached 7,53,956 and death toll 16,220.

NCP leader Eknath Khadse on Monday appeared before a special court here and was granted interim bail till October 29 in connection with a 2016 Pune land deal and money laundering case. Khadse appeared before the court pursuant to summons issued by it earlier this month after taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the case. Khadse's lawyers filed a bail application and also sought interim bail pending its hearing. The court granted him interim bail and posted the matter for further hearing on October 29. Besides Khadse, his wife Mandakini and their son-in-law Girish Chaudhary are also named as accused in the case. Chaudhary is presently in judicial custody. (PTI)

The twin cities of Kalyan and Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district reported 29 new Covid-19 cases on Monday. According to the latest data by Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), most of the cases came up in Dombivli east (11), followed by nine in Kalyan west, six in Kalyan east and three in Dombivli west. Full story here

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday said that no new Covid-19 case was reported in Dharavi. The overall case count stands at 7,136. The slum area is now left with 22 active cases. So far, 6,697 people have been discharged from hospitals post-recovery.

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A Malad based animal activist, Dr Nandini Kulkarni, has succeeded in getting an FIR lodged at Bangurnagar police station on Saturday after a kitten she was taking care of died suddenly under mysterious circumstances near a chemist shop at the municipal market, Link Road, in Malad (W). Read more...

Activists from People for Animals (PFA) have taken strong objection to the alleged use of a two-month-old puppy as live bait to catch a leopard in Igatpuri in Nashik district. Read more...