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  • Man stabs 5 people in residential building, 2 dead

    Man stabs 5 people in residential building, 2 dead

    Mumbai, (IANS) | A man stabbed five people in a residential building in Mumbai on Friday, killing two of them. The assailant has been identified as 54-year-old Chetan Gala, who was arrested after the massacre which took place around 3.30 pm, has spread panic in the area.

    According to officials of the Dr DB Marg police station, the incident took place in the residential area of Grant Road, Parvati Mansion building, where there were old-style common roads. Locals who shot the video showed Gala running to a man on the second floor of the building and repeatedly stabbing him until he collapsed in a pool of blood.

    He then went to the first floor where another man was descending the stairs and the crowd below warned him to run away, the assailant coming after him. Two other scared residents nearby can be seen running away with the people gathered below, shouting at the assailant.

    The exact motive behind the serial killing is not clear and the police have registered an FIR and are probing further. The injured were taken to Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and the nearby BMC’s Nair Hospital, where the condition of two is said to be critical.

    Police said the accused Gala suddenly came out brandishing a knife and started attacking people at random, targeting at least five. Horrified locals called the police and the team reached there, and were soon able to overpower him.

    –IANS

  • Mumbai Metro’s popularity soars, special prepaid passes launched

    Mumbai Metro’s popularity soars, special prepaid passes launched

    Mumbai (IANS) | In view of the growing popularity of the Mumbai Metro, the Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL) on Thursday announced special prepaid trip passes for different categories of commuters. SVR Srinivas, Chairman and Managing Director, MMMOCL, said that it has decided to give special concession to commuters traveling by Mumbai Metro using ‘Mumbai 1’ National Common Mobility Card. According to this, 15 percent discount will be given to passengers who travel by metro 45 times in a period of 30 days and 20 percent to passengers who travel 60 times. The validity of the said discount is limited to a period of 30 days and the same will be charged in prepaid form through ‘Mumbai 1’ card.

    Srinivas said that along with this, a special facility of ‘Unlimited Trip Pass’ has been made available for Metro commuters going to various places in Mumbai through Mumbai Metro. Accordingly, daily unlimited travel pass will cost Rs 80 and 3 days unlimited travel pass will cost Rs 200 and it will be a boon for tourists.

    These passes will help in easing the ticketing process, save time, reduce crowd and benefit the passengers with concessions. He also urged people to get ‘Mumbai 1’ National Common Mobility Card, which is issued and recharged at Mumbai Metro’s ticketing and customer care counters, which can be used for BEST bus travel or at retail stores.

    –IANS

  • Unexpected rain lashes parts of Mumbai, residents asked to stay on alert

    Unexpected rain lashes parts of Mumbai, residents asked to stay on alert

    Maharashtra: Mumbaikars on Tuesday woke up to light rains, which effectively bought down the heat. However, many low-lying areas are waterlogged due to the sudden downpour affecting the normal movement of people in the financial capital. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a wet weather warning for Maharashtra over the next few hours, saying that multiple cities and districts were likely to experience a thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and rainfall.

    Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad during next 3-4 hours,” IMD Mumbai. From early morning on Tuesday, sudden rain lashes Thane, Goregaon, and Borivali areas. According to the forecast, the rain is likely to move towards Dadar, Parel, and South Mumbai in the next few hours. The local trains are functioning normally as of now. People going out for work would face some difficulties due to the general conditions of lightning and rain.”Westerly winds lead to moisture incursion from the Arabian Sea … Mumbai currently experiencing light to moderate rains …mostly in the suburbs”, tweeted Regional Meteorological Center, Mumbai. Yesterday, Mumbai saw a ‘good’ AQI as the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) dashboard in the afternoon showed the city’s overall AQI to be 89, which is regarded as ‘good+satisfactory’.

  • 53 killed in attacks by tigers, leopards in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur

    53 killed in attacks by tigers, leopards in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur

    By PTI
    MUMBAI: As many as 53 people were killed in the year 2022 in the attack by tigers and leopards in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, state Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told the Legislative Assembly on Monday.

    The minister also said 14 tigers have died in various incidents during the same period.

    He was responding to a question raised by Congress MLA Bunty Bhangadia.

    “While 44 people were killed in the attack by tigers, nine others were killed in the attack by leopards in the calendar year of 2022 in Chandrapur district alone,” he said, adding the kin of the victims have been given Rs 20 lakh by the state government.

    Meanwhile, 53 deaths were reported of tigers, leopards, deer, a bear, and peacocks in the calendar year 2022 due to various reasons, as per the reply.

    “Nine tigers and three leopards have died of natural causes, while two tigers died in clashes with other tigers. Two tigers have died in an accident while one died of electrocution, ” he said.

    At least five chitals and three wild boars were killed by poachers during the calendar year 2022, the minister added.