Articles by Raju Shinde
BMC using space under Amar Mahal Flyover as trash dumping spot
A BMC vehicle was observed dumping waste under the Amar Mahal flyover in Chembur, adding to the already significant heaps of waste there. The site, filled with everything from wires and demolition debris to broken furniture, wood pieces, and abandoned khatara cars, poses a significant hazard
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 06:52 AM IST
The leaking, crumbling homes at Ghatkopar’s railway police colony
Most of the houses in the 24 buildings are uninhabitable, and they get even worse in the monsoon, according to residents. Every house has leakage issues
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 09:19 AM IST
Raju ShindeMegha Sood
Survivors, samaritans recount moments of anxiety, stroke of luck
Profiles of those who survived the hoarding collapse in Ghatkopar and those who helped rescuers through the night
Updated on May 15, 2024 09:38 AM IST
Fiat as a fiddle: How a group of Mumbaikars are keeping the classic car alive
It was only last year that Mumbai’s last clunky and noisy kaali-peeli Fiat or Premier Padmini taxi went off the roads
Updated on Apr 16, 2024 09:33 AM IST
Raju ShindeMegha Sood
Four acres of mangroves lie dead by Sion-Panvel Highway
Three massive patches of mangroves in Mankhurd near the Vashi creek, totalling four acres, which were once thriving, now lie dead and shrivelled up
Updated on Apr 04, 2024 10:04 AM IST
Atal Setu test drive: Smooth ride from South Mumbai, not from Andheri, Ghatkopar
HT test drive revealed easy drive from SoBo to Panvel, while extra time was spent from Andheri and Ghatkopar
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 09:26 AM IST
Missing seaman’s family reaches city from Jammu, inspects INS Kochi
Verma’s uncles met officers of the Yellow Gate police and Indian Navy. The Jammu-based Sahil (19) has been missing since February 27, prompting his family to appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and trace their son
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 07:18 AM IST
From leaking ceilings to flaky walls: No end to woes of police colony residents
Complaints are dealt with promptly when they pertain to issues like no water or electricity supply, but other issues are not looked at with any seriousness, said a police officer
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 08:52 AM IST
Abandoned as an infant, 21-year-old returns in search of her birth parents
It was in a Shiva temple, that a month-old Neha was found by a sweeper in the early hours of the morning on June 8, 2002
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 11:52 AM IST
Nadda inaugurates busts of 17 heroes
JP Nadda inaugurated busts of 17 eminent persons at Kilachand garden in Mumbai's Girgaon. Project titled Heroes of Mumbai by Mangal Prabhat Lodha.
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 06:44 AM IST
Raju Shinde
TV cable saves drunk man who jumped off building
Residents who gathered at the spot after hearing Belose’s cries arranged for a blanket even as the cable was about to snap under his weight. Spreading the blanket under him, they asked him to jump and save himself from dying, which he abided by, said the police officer
Updated on Feb 14, 2024 08:10 AM IST
Raju Shinde
Soyabean farmers in Maha face financial crisis
Soyabean farmers in Maharashtra are facing a financial crisis due to falling prices and a government policy that has negatively impacted both farmers and processing units. The crop can be stored for up to two years, allowing farmers to borrow money against it. However, with prices falling below the minimum support price, farmers are now struggling to repay loans. Additionally, processing units are facing a shortage of raw material. The agriculture department is seeking a policy intervention from the government to resolve the situation.
Updated on Feb 06, 2024 06:58 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha/Raju Shinde
Sion resident declares ₹20,000 reward for missing pet parrot
In the afternoon, Bagade, who works for a private firm in Andheri, was playing with the parrot when it suddenly flew out of the window and never returned. Bagade said he waited for some time, hoping the parrot would have a round in the open air and eventually return to them, but it did not.
Updated on Jan 12, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Raju Shinde
120 kms from Mumbai: Water dries up, anger boils over
Their situation has become even more acute this year, as the state received poor rainfall, leading to a depletion of existing water reserves in the four wells – two have completely dried up while the other two, said villagers, have enough water to last barely 15 d
Updated on Dec 30, 2023 07:46 AM IST
Raju Shinde
Roses for honkers under special drive by police at 2 noisy junctions
The 15-day drive is being carried out at at the junctions of Bhendi Bazaar and under the JJ flyover in south Mumbai where traffic rules are flouted by two wheeler riders and motorists with nonchalance
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 08:24 AM IST
Raju Shinde
CM, Dy CM, CP’s cars among scores that fail road fitness test
Records showed that none of these high-profile violators or the other offenders in the list were penalised even once
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 02:51 PM IST
Raju Shinde