Mumbai: No day block between Borivali and Bhayandar on Sept 24

With an aim to carry out maintenance work of tracks, signaling and overhead equipment, a Jumbo Block of four hours will be taken on UP and Down Fast lines from 00.30 hrs to 04.30 hrs between Borivali and Bhayandar station

22 September,2023 06:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Ganesh Chaturthi: 4 drown in Maharashtra's Palghar on first immersion night

Two swept away in canal, one swept away by undercurrent in Tansa River and one devotee in an inebriated condition drowns in lake; district administration asks citizens to not drink and enter the water

22 September,2023 08:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma

Maharashtra: For damaging the environment, Rs 184-cr fine for Virar civic body

VVCMC yet to pay up amount; activists raise concerns about sewage, dumping ground at Gokhiware

21 September,2023 06:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma

Palghar: Highly decomposed female body discovered at Vaitarna creek, probe on

Officials from the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar police said the lifeless body was located beneath a railway bridge within the vicinity of Vaitarna Creek

16 September,2023 03:28 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent

IN PHOTOS: Three women killed after under construction building's wall collapses

Three women labourers were killed as an under-construction wall collapsed in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Pics/Hanif Patel

06 June,2023 09:54 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Mumbai: Panic after Snake spotted in Vasai-Virar’s govt Hospital

A snake was seen in premises of a Government Hospital in Nalasopara East which left people in panic.  As soon as the information about the presence of a snake in the hospital premises came, the officer present in the hospital called Sarpamitra (friend of snake) Suraj Pandey. The Sarpamitra caught the snake and left it safely in a forest.

02 December,2022 09:27 PM IST | Mumbai

More commuters turn up at stations in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

With a large number of people dependent on jobs in the city, ticket sales zoom at these stations; maximum tickets issued at Dombivli on CR and at Bhayander on WR, Stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) saw larger crowds on August 17. Stations like Dombivli, Mira Road, Virar and Vasai saw many queuing up for monthly passes.

18 August,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai

Mumbai: Hotelier’s death brings back focus on industry’s woes

The death of a #Virar-based hotelier, who hung himself a couple of days back due to the financial burden brought about by the loss of livelihood, has once again brought to the fore the issues being faced by the food and hospitality industry in #Maharashtra.

29 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai

Virar hospital fire: 13 dead as fire breaks out at COVID-19 hospital

At least 13 patients died at Vijay Vallabh Covid Care hospital in Virar West, in a fire that broke out early morning on April 23. Our Mid-day team present at the location of the incident even spoke to a few patients admitted at the hospital who managed to survive the fire. Watch this video to find out more.

23 April,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai