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3 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Ahmed Ali |Bella Jaisinghani
TrendingMumbai: A minor quarrel over pizza delivery in Bhandup turned into an issue over the use of the Marathi language.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Richa Pinto |Bella Jaisinghani
Mumbai: A 34-year-old woman, Abhina Mudgal Sanjanvala, and her 2 pet dogs died of suffocation caused by smoke inhalation after a fire erupted in a first-floor flat of the ground-plus-seven storey Brooklyn housing society near Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri, in the wee hours of Saturday. Six others were hospitalised, including a 3-year-old child and 10-day-old infant. Abhina's husband Kartik Sanjanvala, 40, was admitted to Cooper Hospital ICU after choking from the smoke.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Richa Pinto |Bella Jaisinghani
Following protests over the partial demolition of a Jain temple in Vile Parle, the BMC transferred its K East ward officer. The demolition, which occurred before a scheduled court hearing, sparked outrage among the Jain community, leading to a large protest rally. Politicians from various parties have criticized the BMC's actions, alleging unwarranted haste and disregard for the pending legal proceedings.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Bella Jaisinghani |Pradeep Gupta
TrendingMumbai: The annual festival of Mahashivratri will be celebrated Wednesday Feb 26. The occasion commemorates the wedding of Lord Shiva with Parvati. Shivalas will welcome thousands of fasting devotees who line up to offer milk, water, dhatura and floral offerings. Babulnath temple and smaller shrines in Matunga anticipate large crowds. Babulnath has imposed restrictions on offering milk, sandalwood and rough substances due to Shivling erosion.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Bella Jaisinghani |Richa Pinto
NewsCity Newsmumbai NewsMost mandals comply with order on PoP idol immersions, a few reluctantTrendingMumbai: Maghi Ganeshotsav visarjan got under way on the final day of the festival Tuesday. A few mandals from Charkop, Kandivli, whose immersion has been stalled by the authorities last Friday, received permission to perform visarjan in artificial tanks in Goregaon, Kandivli and Borivli National Park.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Prafulla Marpakwar |Richa Pinto |Bella Jaisinghani
NewsCity Newsmumbai NewsNo PoP idols will be allowed during main Ganeshotsav in Aug-Sept: BMC officialsTrendingMumbai: The BMC has directed all assistant municipal commissioners to keep artificial immersion sites operational for two extra days beyond the 11th day of Maghi Ganeshotsav to accommodate "pending visarjans". On Friday, civic authorities had declined permission to Ganpati mandals in Charkop, Kandivli, and Marve Beach to immerse plaster of paris (PoP) idols on the back of a court order.
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Richa Pinto |Bella Jaisinghani
Mumbai: For the first time in living memory, Mumbai police and BMC strictly enforced a court ruling over the ban on plaster of paris (PoP) idols by denying permission for visarjan to Ganpati mandals. Bombay HC had on Jan 30 passed an interim order saying that no PoP idols should be manufactured, sold or immersed in any water body—even in artificial tanks built exclusively for visarjan.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Bella Jaisinghani |Manoj Badgeri
NewsCity Newsmumbai NewsBird flu scare prompts closure of poultry shops near KopriTrendingMumbai/Thane: Rising cases of bird flu surfacing across Maharashtra could cast a shadow over the consumption of eggs and chicken in coming days. The Thane Municipal Corporation has enforced a restriction on sale of all poultry products for 21 days, starting Jan 15, in the Bara Bungalow area after a few chickens tested positive for bird flu last week, officials informed.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Bella Jaisinghani
Mumbai: The first harvest festivals of the calendar year including Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Magh Bihu and Pongal will be celebrated Jan 13-14. South Indian temples are organising prayers to coincide with the Sabarimala festival. Makar Sankranti celebrates the entry of the Sun into Capricorn, signalling the start of Uttarayan. Holy dips, kite flying and this year's Mahakumbh Mela is a signature of the festival.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Richa Pinto |Bella Jaisinghani
Mumbai: Rahul Mishra, a 75-year-old bedridden man lost his life, and his 38-year-old son Raunak sustained injuries after a major fire broke out in their duplex flat on the 11th and 12th floors of Skypan, a high-rise in Andheri West, around 10pm Monday. The 13-storey structure is located near Laxmi Industrial Estate. Prima facie a short-circuit is said to be the reason for the blaze that was finally extinguished at 1.49am Tuesday.
