Mumbai News Live Updates: SCLR-Vakola connector may be ready by year-end

Work is on to connect the SantacruzChembur Link Road (SCLR) extension till Vakola Junction on Western Express Highway along Hans Bhugra Road. The MMRDA has opted for a cable-stayed design for the span, which will criss-cross above Vakola flyover and end on the Dahisar-bound carriageway at Vakola signal, as this arm will have sharp bend of 60-70 degree. This arm requires a longer span because it is higher than the existing Vakola flyover. The contractor expects to complete the work by December. The other two arms of SCLR, that connect to BandraKurla Complex and LBS Marg, have already been opened for vehicular traffic.

The city crime branch has busted a call centre racket and arrested two operators who had opened a digital marketing company through which they lured foreign investors to become members of their company under pretext of providing tips on which shares and stocks to trade in and thus cheated people from the UAE and the UK. After investors did not receive any tip or benefits, they called up the company but they refused to entertain them.

A woman who spoke only to her banking relationship manager about discontinuing her credit card was duped online of Rs 20,000 after she was asked to share her bank account details.Two people from Delhi - Govind Tyagi (23) and Roshansingh Ranawat (26) - have been arrested.Their job was to withdraw money from the account to which it was credit and hand it over to other the key accused who is still wanted and they were paid a commission for this.

Maharashtra leads in water conservation schemes, while West Bengal has the highest number of ponds and reservoirs, according to the Centre's Jal Shakti ministry first-ever nationwide water body census report released on Wednesday.Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of water tanks and Tamil Nadu has the most lakes, the census report stated.

A 50-year-old textile exporter from Worli, Mohit Agarwal, likely became the first Mumbaikar to return home from war-torn Sudan on Wednesday night. His family, neighbours and friends accorded him a raucous welcome with two dhol-tasha players in their apartment complex, Omkar 1973.