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Malabar Hill to get treetop walkway by Oct
MUMBAI: Four months after BMC’s standing committee cleared a Rs 22-crore proposal for construction of a treetop walkway at Malabar Hill that will offer unhindered views of the Arabian Sea and a walk over the green cover of the hills, work on the project is yet to start. While the project was supposed to be completed in eight months, it is stuck with technical approvals and design changes.Read Less
Uddhav Thackeray to address rally on Saturday, expected to attack MNS, BJP
The rally, scheduled to be held at Bandra Kurla Complex, which is a stone's throw away from his private residence 'Matoshree', will be attended by senior party leaders and legislators. This will be the Sena chief's first rally since his spine surgery in November last year.
BJP and Shiv Sena slam AIMIM leader’s visit to Aurangzeb tomb in Aurangabad
Both the BJP and Shiv Sena slammed AIMIM’s Akbaruddin Owaisi for offering tributes at the grave of Mughal ruler Auragazeb at Khuldabad in Aurangabad district on Thursday.
Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis said it was an insult to patriotic Muslim. Speaking to the media, Fadnavis said this would be unacceptable, not just to Hindus, but Muslims as well. Aurangazeb cannot be the leader of Indian Muslims, he said, reminding that it was Aurangazeb who had tortured Sambhaji Raje, the son of Shivaji Maharaj, and his glorification is unacceptable. Targeting the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Fadnavis said, “Those who take action over little things like the tweeting of a photograph from Lilavati [hospital] why are they silent now? Even if they keep quiet, we will not. We shall show them their place.” READ MORE
Mumbai: Juhu’s beautiful secret lake faces damage by hyacinth
A beautiful secret lake located inside the Pawan Hans airport in Juhu is one of nature’s unknown marvels in the city. The vast water body spawns colonies of fish, and draws birds like kingfishers, storks and herons.
The habitat is largely undisturbed since the Airports Authority of India (AAI) does not permit public entry into its operations area.However, residents who live along the periphery have noticed that the lake is gradually being enveloped by the dreaded water hyacinth. Water hyacinth reduces oxygen levels in the water and can destroy the birds’ habitat by choking the fish which they feed on. READ MORE
Thane: Major fire breaks out at warehouse on Mumbra-Shilphata road
A major fire broke out at a warehouse located on the Mumbra-Shilphata road in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday early morning.The fire is still raging, resulting in thick smoke in the surrounding area.
Mumbai, Pune to get hotter by 5 degree C, maximum 45.4 degree Celsius in 2080, says study
The spate of alarming news related to climate change continues. The mean temperature in Mumbai and Pune will be 5 Celsius more than now and the maximum the mercury will hit will be 4.2C higher is the last quarter of this millennium, said a study.In some extreme years in the 2080-2099 period, the maximum temperature can go up to 45.4C, revealed the latest analysis done by Greenpeace India in which heat wave projections have been assessed based on distinctive scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 report. READ MORE
Covid-19: Maharashtra registered its highest daily tally in over two months, when 263 cases were detected. Almost 60% of the cases (155) were registered in Mumbai, which has seen a spurt in cases in the last fortnight.
1 Covid death each in Mumbai and Thane
The city reported its first Covid death in May when a 60-year-old man with co-morbidities passed away. The neighbouring city of Thane, too, registered a death on Friday, taking the state’s daily toll to two. Covid deaths have drastically reduced during the third wave, which was seen in January. Mumbai registered four deaths each in March and April.
