Horror on a Monday local: 'It was a brutal sexual assault,' insists survivor

A 35-year-old ragpicker brutally assaulted a 20-year-old woman in the ladies’ coach of a local train while trying to snatch her purse. The survivor told mid-day the man tried to push her off the running train, and bit her lip and nose. Bleeding and in pain, she fought back and raised an alarm. In the meantime, a woman pulled the chain and as the train stopped, he jumped off. The men in the next compartment got off and nabbed him after a chase, and handed him over to the Churchgate GRP.

Covid-19: Self-test kit positivity rate rises to 13 per cent in Mumbai

Positivity rate of Covid-19 in Mumbai found through home testing has doubled in a week, from 6 per cent in May to 13 per cent in the first week of June, as per BMC data. This highlights the need to monitor all self-test kits so that no patient goes undetected.

‘Shift polluter, or we’ll skip BMC polls’: Govandi, Deonar, Mankhurd residents

Stepping up their fight against Mumbai’s lone biomedical waste plant, residents of Govandi, Deonar and Mankhurd have now decided to boycott the BMC elections. The locals, who had earlier moved the National Green Tribunal accusing SMS Envoclean of polluting their neighbourhoods, said politicians and elected public representatives have abandoned them and it’s time to desert those contesting in the upcoming civic elections. The residents have released “Boycott BMC election 2022” posters on social media and plan to distribute physical copies in their areas. 

Threat letter to Salman: Mumbai Police unit arrives in Delhi to question Lawrence Bishnoi

Mumbai Police's Crime Branch unit on Wednesday arrived in the national capital to question gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with the threat letter to screenplay writer Salim Khan and his son and Bollywood actor Salman Khan, police said

Mumbai: Are schools worried about fourth wave?

With Coronavirus infections shooting up once more just ahead of the beginning of the academic year, city schools said they will reopen with all protections in place, making students’ safety their top priority. While a majority of them are scheduled to reopen on June 9, 13 and 15, schools are hoping the school education department and the BMC will issue fresh Covid guidelines soon to make it easier for them to implement them.

Thane: Fire breaks out at plastic godown in Bhiwandi, no casualties reported

A massive fire broke out on Wednesday at a plastic godown in Bhiwandi. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire. No casualties have been reported.