A major fire broke out at the Croma showroom in Bandra West’s Link Square Mall early Tuesday morning, April 29, just a day after a similar incident at the Enforcement Directorate office in South Mumbai. The blaze, first reported at 4:11 am, was escalated to a Level-III emergency by 4:49 am. While no casualties were reported, the fire caused widespread panic as thick smoke engulfed the multi-storey building, severely affecting visibility. The Mumbai Fire Brigade deployed a massive response, including 12 fire engines, nine jumbo tankers, rescue units, and an emergency ambulance. The fire was mainly contained to the basement, but smoke spread quickly throughout the structure. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the blaze.
29 April,2025 11:06 AM IST
A tragic accident occurred in Maharashtra's Mira Bhayandar (East) on Wednesday, 27th November evening when a woman in her late 60s was killed by a crane. The incident took place near Family Care Hospital in the Indralok area around 5:30 pm. The woman, whose identity was not immediately confirmed as her son was yet to arrive from Mumbai, was a retired clerk from the BMC. She lived in the same area and was out for her regular evening walk when the accident happened. The crane, which was reportedly speeding and being driven recklessly, lost control while turning and struck her. She died instantly. The incident was caught on nearby CCTV cameras. Local officials from Navghar police arrived at the spot and rushed the blood-stained body to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead before admission. The body was sent for autopsy, and the police are continuing their investigation into the matter.
28 November,2024 11:52 AM IST
Organised by the Bengali community in Mumbai, Durga Puja pandals offer an extraordinary devotional experience for worshipping Maa Durga. A special bhog is offered to the goddess and distributed as prasad to all the devotees each year. More than 30,000 people take bhog in this pandal each year and cooking at such a large scale is not easy! The scale of cooking is huge and the responsibility is even bigger - but year by year - tirelessly in all devotion - the bhog is cooked and served with love and consumed by thousands in the spirit of Joi Maa Durga! In this episode of Culture Beat, Mid-day’s Katyayani Kapoor explores what goes into making the bhog at Powai Sarvajanin Durgotsav 2024. Take a look.
10 October,2024 08:00 PM IST
The festival of Durga Puja 2024 is here and this brings us to one of the most culturally rich celebrations in the country. The city of Mumbai is soaked in the fervour as Durga Puja pandals in Mumbai kicked off the Durga puja celebrations. One of Mumbai’s most famous Durga Puja pandals - Powai Sarvajanin Durgotsav also kicked off celebrations in the evening of 8th October. The first look of Durga Ma was unveiled as scores of devotees gathered to catch the first darshan. The members from the Bengali community made Alpona and traditional Bengali Dhak was played to celebrate the occasion. Take a look.
09 October,2024 01:53 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
