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Palghar marks new train halt; commuters voice key demands

Palghar marks new train halt; commuters voice key demands

Extensive discussions were held on the daily challenges faced by commuters, safety concerns, and gaps in services. The attendees placed several important demands before the MP and railway officials

20 May,2025 10:49 AM IST | Palghar | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Mumbai: BEST plans Metro Circuit routes to fix last-mile chaos

Mumbai: BEST plans Metro Circuit routes to fix last-mile chaos

With the chief minister’s diktat on finding ways to increase revenue and a brand new fleet of buses expected by 2026, BEST Undertaking is in the process of analysing feasible last-mile routes at Metro stations. mid-day conducts a test drive at five such stations to find out what the connectivity issues actually are

05 May,2025 02:56 PM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Palghar man dies by suicide after financial dispute; case filed for abetment

Palghar man dies by suicide after financial dispute; case filed for abetment

A 32-year-old man was found dead in a lodge in Palghar’s Dahanu area after an alleged financial dispute. Police have booked one individual for abetment to suicide and are investigating further

04 May,2025 01:49 PM IST | Mumbai
Angry over birth of fourth girl, mother kills infant in Dahanu

Angry over birth of fourth girl, mother kills infant in Dahanu

Police said woman had been hoping for a boy; accused is resident of West Bengal and had come to her mother’s house during pregnancy

30 April,2025 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
A century of splendour

A century of splendour

April 28 marks 100 years of the Art Deco movement, launched at the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Decoratifs. We map a trio of Bombay buildings wearing this architectural style, with interesting back stories to match

27 April,2025 07:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Electricity department engineer caught taking Rs 2-lakh bribe in Palghar

Electricity department engineer caught taking Rs 2-lakh bribe in Palghar

The 42-year-old from Ashagad under the Dahanu sub-division of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) had demanded Rs 3 lakh to spare a cattle shed owner from action for stealing electricity

21 March,2025 09:43 AM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra: Forest department seizes 1,800 kg of wood used to make gutka

Maharashtra: Forest department seizes 1,800 kg of wood used to make gutka

Officials made the bust near Saphale forest after a tip-off about Catechu trees being felled

16 March,2025 07:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Western Railway reveals design for eight modern stations on Virar-Dahanu route

Western Railway reveals design for eight modern stations on Virar-Dahanu route

Additional halts between Virar and Dahanu, to be ready by 2026, will have food courts, open spaces and other amenities. As the government pushes forward with plans for a ‘Third Mumbai’ in Palghar, locals are urging authorities to expedite the quadrupling work, especially in the Virar-Palghar section, where much of the groundwork is already complete

13 March,2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Forest department busts illegal excavation in Virar forest

Forest department busts illegal excavation in Virar forest

An offence has been registered under the sections of Indian Forest Act against three people; three trucks were seized from the location and an offence has been registered against the three drivers

02 March,2025 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai weather update: Here’s why the city has been sizzling for last four days

Mumbai weather update: Here’s why the city has been sizzling for last four days

An anti-cyclone over Madhya Pradesh has been pushing warm air across the west coast, delaying the setting in of sea breeze and causing the mercury to soar; temperatures to come down this weekend

28 February,2025 10:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh

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