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Mumbai's dug-up roads: Citizens outraged over footpath chaos in city
Citizens from the length and breadth of Mumbai are united in their fury over pavements disappearing because of unhinged digging and plain official apathy. mid-day and its readers ask just why has BMC become so callous about citizens’ safety
22 April,2025 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Nobody's roads
City in a mess: Over 500 km of Mumbai roads dug up amid BMC’s poor planning
One fourth of Mumbai’s 2050 km of roads currently dug up for various reasons, creating unimaginable chaos and potentially dangerous situations; mid-day’s deep-dive series exposes BMC’s poor planning and flawed operations
21 April,2025 02:43 PM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Gujarat: Three killed as civic-run electric bus causes major accident in Rajkot
A speeding municipal electric bus in Rajkot ran through a traffic signal, killing three people and injuring two. Police have detained the driver and launched a probe, as angry locals vandalised the vehicle
16 April,2025 01:24 PM IST | Gujarat | mid-day online correspondent
Sonu Sood shares powerful message on road safety after wife Sonali's accident
Sonu Sood dropped a powerful road safety message for his fans and urged them not to forget to wear a seat belt while sitting in the back seat of a car
07 April,2025 03:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: Drunk businessman crashes car on Bandra Worli Sea Link, injuring three
A 30-year-old businessman and his two friends were injured after their speeding car rammed into a divider on the Bandra Worli Sea Link in the early hours of Sunday. The driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol
06 April,2025 01:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
BMC to introduce digital dashboard for Rs 12,000 crore road concreting drive
New dashboard to track real-time roadwork progress; citizens may get access in future
28 March,2025 07:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Sonu Sood issues statement after his wife Sonali meets with road accident
Sonu Sood and his family issued a statement to thank all well-wishers for praying for his wife Sonali Sood. She met with an accident while she was on her way to Nagpur
26 March,2025 04:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sonu Sood's wife Sonali gets injured in major road accident: Report
Sonali Sood, wife of actor and director Sonu Sood, has reportedly met with a major accident on the Mumbai-Nagpur highway on Tuesday
26 March,2025 03:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mulund's rumble trouble ends after Mid-day's nudge
BMC removes noisy strips on road outside housing complex after residents complain of sleepless nights. The paper had earlier reported that five rumble strips installed along a 200-metre stretch near the MHADA signal were disturbing residents. Despite multiple complaints from 20 societies to various authorities, no action was taken
26 March,2025 10:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
BMC eyes May-end deadline to fully concrete over 420 km roads in city
The civic chief also directed senior engineers to conduct surprise site visits to monitor progress and the quality at sites
26 March,2025 08:36 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent