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Mumbai: Monsoon rains expose BMC claims, roads resemble ponds

Mumbai: The BMC had claimed that it had spent Rs 1,300 crore in repairing the drainage system and road in Mumbai. But just one week after the monsoon, the rains have led to potholes in many roads and drains are overflowing in several areas of Mumbai. Many waterlogged roads resemble a small pond.

Western Express Highway, which connects Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to Mumbai, Elphinstone Bridge in Parel, Central suburb's BR Ambedkar Road, Tulsi Pipe road that connect the city to its west suburb and Andheri's East-West flyover are the important roads of Mumbai. But all these roads are now waterlogged and have huge potholes.

Mumbai residents blame the BMC for the poor state of affairs and allege that the agency takes no steps to deal with monsoon rains.

While the situation is almost the same every year, but this time the difference is that the roads have been damaged and drains are overflowing after just a few days of rains while earlier this was the case after almost a one month of rains. Residents allege that the BMC has taken no steps to improve the quality of work. ...more    

Mumbai: Slab of a building collapses, some people feared trapped

A slab of a building collapsed in Bhayandar, outskirts of Mumbai. A few people are feared to be trapped in the debris. Five fire brigades and three teams of civic bodies have been called in for rescue work. More deatils awaited. ...  

Incessant rains hit air traffic in Mumbai, 6 flights diverted

Mumbai: Heavy rains have brought life to a standstill in Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra. Two people died in rain related incidents on Sunday while flooding was reported from Lonavala and Khed in the Ratnagiri district. The monsoon has also hit flights to Mumbai. Six flights have been diverted overnight due to bad weather including an international flight. More rain has been forecast for Monday. Trains were also rescheduled on...  

Vessel Pratibha Tapi drifting towards Mumbai coast

Mumbai: Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) said one of the two vessels of the financially distressed Pratibha Shipping is drifting towards the city coast and an emergency towing vessel (ETV) has been requisitioned to take care of any situation. Without giving out specifics of locations, DGS said Pratibha Tapi, one of the two vessels, is dragging anchor at a "very slow rate" while Pratibha Indrayani, the second one, is "is...  

Saudi Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai

Mumbai: A Saudi Airlines flight with 321 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at the Mumbai international airport after the pilot noticed a fire alarm in rear cargo hold of the aircraft, authorities said. The aircraft was taken to primary isolation bay, Mumbai airport authorities said, adding that it occupied the runway for some time. "Full emergency was declared for Saudi flight SV748, a Boeing 772 aircraft from Riyadh...  

Maharashtra: Incessant rains kill two, wreak havoc in Mumbai

Mumbai: Incessant rains, lashing many parts of Maharashtra on Sunday, brought life in Mumbai to a complete standstill and led to the death two people in the state. Mumbai, Pune and Satara witnessed heavy downpour while local trains in Mumbai were delayed by 45 minutes. Electricity supply to Pimpri-Chinchwad railway stations has also been suspended due to a tree fall. Residents of Hindmata, Versova and Sion in Mumbai witnessed 10-12...  

Mumbai: Heavy rain lead to waterlogging in several areas

Mumbai: Incessant rains have lashed many parts of Maharashtra. Mumbai, Pune and Satara have witnessed heavy downpour in the last few days. In Mumbai, apart from routine water-logging due to 10-12 mm of rainfall at Hindmata, Versova and Sion, residents also witnessed choked drains and potholes on the roads. Train services could be delayed later in the day. However, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's disaster management has claimed traffic is in a...  

Petrol price hiked by Rs 2 a litre with effect from midnight

New Delhi: Petrol price was on Saturday hiked by a steep Rs 2 a litre, the second increase in rates in June alone, as devaluation of rupee against US dollar made imports costlier. The hike, which is effective from midnight tonight, is excluding local sales tax or VAT and actual increase for consumers will be higher. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked by Rs 2.40 a litre to Rs 66.39...  

Mumbai: Axis Bank reverses amount fraudulently withdrawn from accounts

Mumbai: Axis Bank has reversed the amount withdrawn fraudulently from 37 accounts, including 12 being operated by Mumbai policemen. The accounts had been hacked and Rs 16 lakh withdrawn fraudulently through ATMs in Greece. Axis Bank spokesperson said, "A small number of our customers' accounts (less than 50) have been impacted through transactions at compromised ATMs in Mumbai belonging to multiple banks. We have reversed the impact in all such...  

Mumbai's Eastern Freeway faces jurisdiction issues, traffic movement stopped till noon

Mumbai: A day after the new Eastern Freeway in Mumbai was inaugurated, there was a glitch over its opening to the public. Jurisdiction issues resulted in delay and the traffic police did not allow movement till noon. Almost 17 kilometre long, it is dubbed as India's longest flyover in an urban area in Mumbai. The much-awaited Eastern Freeway was thrown open on Thursday ahead of its schedule, after angry citizens...  

Salary accounts of Mumbai policemen hacked

Mumbai: The salary accounts of many Mumbai Police personnel have been hacked. The Mumbai Police has formed a team headed by a DCP to investigate the hacking of salary accounts. The bank has been asked to investigate and give a report to the team. The police are in the process of filing an FIR. It's a case of identity theft, where ATM withdrawals seem to have taken place in some...  

Jiah Khan suicide case: Suraj Pancholi's bail hearing adjourned till June 24

Mumbai: The bail hearing of actor Suraj Pancholi, the prime accused in Jiah Khan suicide case, is adjourned till June 24. The plea will come up in a Sessions court as the aspiring actor is in judicial custody till June 27 on charges of abetting her suicide. The investigating officer had informed the court that Suraj had deleted messages from his mobile phone and the police needs more time to...  

Jiah Khan suicide: Boyfriend Suraj Pancholi sent to jail till June 27

Mumbai Mumbai Police will oppose the bail plea of actor Suraj Pancholi, arrested in Jiah Khan suicide case. The 22-year-old actor had applied for bail in the sessions court and the hearing is likely to be held tomorrow. Suraj, the prime accused in the Jiah Khan suicide case, was on Thursday sent to jail till June 27 by a Mumbai court. The investigating officer informed the court that Suraj had...  

Jiah Khan's alleged boyfriend Suraj Pancholi sent to judicial custody till June 27

Mumbai: Suraj Pancholi, the prime accused in the Jiah Khan suicide case, was on Thursday sent to jail till June 27 by a Mumbai court. The investigating officer informed the court that Suraj had deleted messages from his mobile phone and the police needs more time to probe the case. Meanwhile, the post-mortem report of the actress, who committed suicide in Mumbai, has suggested that there were no external injuries...  

Jiah Khan's post-mortem report suggests the actress had no external injuries

Mumbai: The post-mortem report of Jiah Khan, who committed suicide in Mumbai, suggests that there were no external injuries found on the body. Jiah's mother Rabbiya Amin-Khan had alleged that Suraj had beaten up her daughter. Rabbiya had also said that there were injury marks on Jiah's face. Meanwhile, Suraj Pancholi who was arrested on charges of abetting Jiah's suicide will be produced before a Mumbai court as his custody...  

India's second longest flyover will be open to public in Mumbai today

Mumbai: India's second longest flyover will be made open to the public in Mumbai on Thursday. Almost 17 kilometre long, it is dubbed as India's longest flyover in an urban area in Mumbai. The much-awaited Eastern Freeway being thrown open Thursday ahead of schedule, after angry citizens tired of braving potholed, congested roads, protested the delay in throwing it open. Officials were reportedly waiting for a VIP from the Centre...  

Jiah Khan suicide: Suraj Pancholi to be produced in court

Mumbai: Suraj Pancholi, arrested on charges of abetting actress Jiah Khan's suicide will be produced before a Mumbai court as his custody ends on Thursday. The 22-year-old aspiring actor was arrested on Monday after Jiah committed suicide by hanging herself at her Juhu residence. The arrest was based on a six-page suicide note reportedly written by the 25-year-old actress, and her mother's Rabbiya Amin-Khan's statement to the police. A note...  

Jiah was driven to suicide by Suraj Pancholi, alleges her mother

New Delhi: Actress Jiah Khan's mother Rabbiya Amin-Khan broke down while speaking to CNN-IBN's Sagarika Ghose and accused Aditya Pancholi's son Suraj Pancholi for her daughter's death. 25-year-old Jiah hanged herself at her Juhu residence on Monday night. While speaking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Rabbiya blamed Suraj and said he used to hit Jiah. "Suraj knew what he wanted in the relationship and was getting it. She wasn't...  

5 letters written by Jiah Khan found at Suraj Pancholi's residence

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Tuesday claimed to have found five letters written by Bollywood actress Jiah Khan at the residence of her boyfriend, son of actor Aditya Pancholi, Suraj Pancholi. The content of the five letters is not known yet. Earlier on Tuesday, a court sent Suraj to police custody till June 13. He was arrested on Monday on charges of abetment to suicide. In a handwritten note found...  

No public money should be spent on Mumbai's new buildings: Debi Goenka

Environmentalist Debi Goenka joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on what is wrong with urban planning in Mumbai as city turns into waterworld. Q. The citizens of Mumbai are themselves to be blamed? Many of the water logging is due to illegal encroachments, occupations, dumping of waste coupled with inefficient works done by the Corporation due to corruption. Why the citizen apathy? Asked by: leena A. Yes. Ultimately, it is...