Mumbai

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Sunday, predicting very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rain at isolated locations, civic officials said.

The showers led to water-logging in several low-lying areas of the metropolis, including Andheri, Kurla, Sakinaka, Chembur, Santacruz, Goregaon and Powai, and crippled the services of the public transport utility as well posed difficulties for the users of private vehicles.

The victim was identified to be a local shop owner named Shashi Rahul Chakra who had gone to fetch goods for her shop.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief urges people to join July 5 protest in Mumbai, demanding accountability over alleged misuse of Ram temple donations.

State Industries Minister Uday Samant informed the legislative assembly that the project, executed by an expert firm, will necessitate a minor tariff hike of approximately 15 to 17 paise per litre.

The BMC suspended four civic officials, blacklisted the contractor and ordered a high-level probe after the fatal incident in Chandivali.

Heavy rain since early Thursday morning led to waterlogging in prime areas such as Dadar, Parel, Hindmata, Charkop, Worli, Goregaon and Andheri, causing inconvenience to commuters and slowing vehicular traffic.

Ahir was elected unopposed as the Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council as the ruling Mahayuti's candidate.

On June 30, an 11-year-old student died, and four others were injured when a peepal tree was uprooted and collapsed on a moving school bus

Four of the injured students are in stable condition

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut claimed the party never received a receipt for its Rs 1 crore donation to the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, raising questions over the transaction.

The incident occured in a Churchgate-Nallasopara fast local on Tuesday at 10.42 p.m.

The southwest monsoon reached Mumbai on Tuesday, 13 days after its normal onset date, bringing widespread rainfall across the city and suburbs and much-needed relief from the sweltering heat.