Mumbai News Updates: City reports 14 new Covid-19 cases

The Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police in Maharashtra have banned the use of drones and some other flying objects in areas under their jurisdiction till January 20, 2023, citing security threat from them. (PTI)

Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar on Wednesday questioned the alleged failure of Maharashtra Police in taking strong action on a complaint filed by slain call centre employee Shraddha Walkar in November 2020 in which she stated her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala had tried to kill her. (PTI)

The forest department in Maharashtra`s Nagpur district conducted a three-month-long programme earlier this year that was aimed at curbing the forest fire incidents in Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) through public participation, an official said. (PTI)

 A 32-year-old man was arrested from a train while he was fleeing to Varanasi after allegedly killing his wife at Nalasopara in Palghar district of Maharashtra four days back, police said on Wednesday. The accused and the victim used to quarrel frequently and the latest provocation was the woman refusing to hand over her gold earrings to raise funds for the post-cremation rituals of the mother of the accused, an official said. (PTI)