Gang of 6 locks out luggage van of Kalyan local

A ‘kitty party’ group of female commuters has been locking the doors of the compartment on the Kalyan-CSMT ladies' special train, causing inconvenience to women waiting to board. The harassed commuters have recorded a video showing the group blocking the doors and preventing others from boarding. A female commuter who travels on the 8.09 am train from Kalyan said, “This issue has been happening over the past five to six months. About six women from the group board the luggage compartment at Kopar and, after settling in, lock both exits, keeping the doors shut for the next three stations (Diva, Mumbra, and Kalwa).”...Read More

Team India victory parade: ‘Neither BCCI nor police warned us,' say residents of Marine Drive

The epic victory parade held at Marine Drive to welcome Team India has left locals fuming as lakhs of fans who thronged the promenade brought Maximum City to a full halt for hours on Thursday. Residents asked what ‘crime’ they had committed to be ‘detained’ inside their homes like this. Motorists who had to switch off their engines for over six hours, have slammed the traffic cops....Read More

Victory parade: Trash including water bottles, footwear collected in 2 dumpers in Mumbai

As a throng of cricket fans turned up for the Victory parade at Mumbai's Marine Drive promenade to welcome the T20 World Cup-winning Indian team, this multitude also left behind loads of trash, including water bottles and footwear, that was later collected by the BMC in seven vehicles....Read More

TISS withdraws dismissal of over 100 staff members

Two days after announcing the dismissal of 55 faculty members and 60 non-teaching staff due to a lack of funds from the Tata Education Trust (TET), the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) administration has reversed its decision. Following assurances from TET to release the necessary funds for salaries, the institute has revoked the terminations....Read More

Water crisis deepens as delayed monsoon worsens supply issues

The city’s water management system faces challenges due to rising demand and limited water sources. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) usually plans so as to have enough water stock until the end of July, expecting the rains to begin in early June. However, with the monsoon arriving later in recent years, the BMC has struggled to manage the water supply, as the available stock is often not enough to meet daily needs....Read More

Fixed! Leaks, jams and snags on Western Railway AC locals

Following commuter complaints, Western Railway said it has systematically narrowed down problems of AC local trains and successfully redressed them. The WR Mumbai has a fleet of seven AC local trains operating 96 daily services. It was found that four key problems included leaks from AC and temperature variations, jamming of doors, problems in the train’s electrical equipment and the snag in the train’s motors....Read More

Mumbai: After hijab, Chembur college bans jeans and T-shirts

Students and student organisations have come down heavily on a Chembur college for imposing restrictions on wearing ripped jeans and jerseys. The move comes two months after the college banned burka, naqab, and hijab on campus. On June 27, the principal of N G Acharya and D K Marathe College of Arts, Science, and Commerce went a step ahead and issued a fresh dress code circular banning jeans and T-shirts. This comes days after the Bombay High Court dismissed a plea filed by Muslim female students of the college, challenging the institute’s circular banning hijab and other religious identifiers....Read More

BMC’s anti-hawker drive: A temporary fix or is there a long-term solution?

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has undertaken an anti-hawker drive. But can it be sustained? In the absence of an effective hawker policy, action taken at select spots will be futile, feel activists, citizens and hawker associations. After the Bombay High Court remarked on the state of footpaths, the BMC started taking action against hawkers for the past four days....Read More

No one wants to develop parking app for BMC

Despite a delay of several years, the BMC hasn't found a solution to implement a parking policy. Even the idea of the parking app has remained a distant dream. The deadline for the tender to develop the app has been extended further as there isn’t any response. Many of the BMC’s policies are in slumber mode. The parking policy is one of them....Read More