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Travelling Into Mumbai for Ganeshotsav: Trains, Road Closures and Where to Stay

Why Mumbai's Transport Grid Shifts Completely During GaneshotsavGaneshotsav does not just add crowds to Mumbai, it reorganises the city. The ten-day festival, anchored by massive public Ganesh installations called sarvajanik mandals, draws lakhs of visitors from Maharashtra and beyond, and the municipal corporation responds by closing or restricting vehicle movement…

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Inside Pen, Raigad: The Workshop Town That Moulds Mumbai's Ganpati Idols by Hand

The town before the season finds itPen does not announce itself. Arriving by road from Mumbai, about two hours through the Khopoli exit on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, then a state highway that narrows as it goes, you pass rice fields and small dhabas before the first workshop appears on your…

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Dahi Handi 2026 Mumbai: Date, time, celebration venues, alternate routes and more

Dahi Handi 2026 Mumbai: Check Dahi Handi date, timings: Dahi Handi 2026 will be celebrated across Mumbai and the wider metropolitan region on Saturday, September 5, following Janmashtami on September 4. Major areas including Dadar, Ghatkopar, Worli and Thane are expected to see Govinda pathaks and large crowds. Visitors should…

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5 Indian Destinations That Are Genuinely Accessible for Travellers With Mobility Challenges

Agra: The Taj Mahal's Accessibility Overhaul Is More Serious Than You ThinkThe Archaeological Survey of India installed paved pathways and ramps at the Taj Mahal complex after sustained pressure from disability rights groups, and the difference is measurable. Wheelchair users can now reach the main plinth via a dedicated ramp…

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‘I travel 6 hours every day’: Man working in Mumbai says commute leaves time only to sleep, wakes up at 5am

A Maharashtra-based employee has described spending around six hours each day commuting between Badlapur and Goregaon for a Rs 35,000 monthly salary. The worker says the journey involves local trains, a train change at Dadar and a 30-minute shared-rickshaw wait, with work and travel consuming most of the day. Reddit…

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How Kites and Eagles Have Mastered Urban India's Shifting Food Chain Without Human Help

The thermal highway above hot concreteBlack kites (Milvus migrans) are among the most studied urban raptors on the planet, and India holds some of their densest city populations. A 2014 study published in PLOS ONE by researchers including Julien Martin found that black kites in cities exploit the same thermals…

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Mumbai: Western Railway's services delayed due to overhead equipment snag

Mumbai's Western Railway faced significant morning delays today, with suburban services running 10-15 minutes late. An overhead equipment snag between Dadar and Churchgate, affecting the Vande Bharat Express, and a subsequent point failure at Churchgate disrupted services during peak hours. While faults were rectified, commuters experienced extended travel times, with…

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Budget 2024: Why cash to people and not corporates will boost consumption

Indian capitalism started in the textile mills of Mumbai – which were built in areas such as Byculla, Worli, Prabhadevi, Lower Parel, Parel, and Dadar – all located in what is now known as central Mumbai.

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No clear winner in Sena vs Sena battle. Over to assembly polls now

Dance, firecrackers, sloganeering, gulaal, and dime a dozen media interviews – Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai’s Dadar was a sight to behold today, even early in the afternoon, before leads were cemented.

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Mumbai: Muslim women tied rakhi to cutouts of PM Modi to celebrate Raksha Bandhan

MUMBAI: Responding to PM Narendra Modi's call to the BJP workers to reach out to "Muslim sisters" and celebrate Raksha Bandhan with them, the BJP minority morcha in the city invited over 150 women on the occasion to tie rakhi on a cutout of Modi at the BJP office in…

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Mentor, curator, coach... Sudhir Naik was master of all

MUMBAI: Former India opener and Mumbai Ranji-winning captain Sudhir Naik passed away on Wednesday. He was 78. Naik had been hospitalised after suffering a fall at his residence in Dadar on M arch 24. The final rites will be held at the Shivaji Park crematorium at 10 am on Thursday.

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Ex-India opener Sudhir Naik in ICU

MUMBAI: Former India opener and Mumbai captain Sudhir Naik has been admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of the Hinduja Hospital after suffering a fall at his residence in Dadar on March 24. Currently, the 78-year-old is unconscious and is believed to be in a "serious condition."

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Mumbai: Under depression, 64-year-old woman jumps to death from building roof in Dadar

A 64-year-old woman allegedly jumped from the roof of a building in Dadar's west area. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Mumbai: 'Can't stop loving, feeding strays!' Activists demonstrate against harassment faced by animal feeders

MUMBAI: Close to 1,000 animal feeders, activists and citizens held a peaceful demonstration near Shivaji Park, Dadar, on Sunday evening to assert their right to feed stray dogs, cats, while also speaking up against harassment faced by feeders.

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Mumbai: 'More Sena vs Sena clashes likely in run-up to BMC polls'

MUMBAI: With the latest in a series of scuffles and skirmishes between the rival Shiv Sena factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and CM Eknath Shinde resulting in the filing of an FIR against Dadar MLA Sada Sarvankar, political observers said more clashes are expected in the run-up to the BMC…

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New Shiv Sena Bhavan for Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde camp

MUMBAI: Chief minister Eknath Shinde's faction of the Shiv Sena will soon open its central office in Dadar, which is being pitched as a replica of the Shiv Sena Bhavan. The new office is being constructed by rebel Sena MLA from Mahim constituency Sada Sarvankar, who said that the Shinde…

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Man flashes woman on train, held in Mumbai

MUMBAI: The Kurla GRP has arrested a 28-year-old man for flashing a woman commuter while she was travelling in a Central Railway local train with her family recently. The 31-year-old complainant, who is an HR consultant, had gone to Dadar with her brother, husband and their daughter on August 7…

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Mumbai, adjoining areas witness light drizzle

MUMBAI: A light drizzle was witnessed in many parts of Mumbai late on Saturday night. Areas like Dadar, Sewri, Matunga, Parel and adjoining areas like Navi Mumbai also recorded light rain.

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Mumbai: Man posing as insurance firm executive dupes senior citizen of Rs 39 lakh

MUMBAI: Dadar police are probing a cheating case where the cyber fraudster, posing as an insurance company executive, duped a former MTNL employee of over Rs 39 lakh, by promising her bonus and good returns on maturity of he insurance policy.

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Mumbai: Man arrested for molesting 13-year-old

MUMBAI: A 32-year-old man has been arrested for sexually harassing a minor girl and performing obscene acts in front of her at Dadar railway station on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred on Western Railway when the 13-year-old victim was waiting for her uncle to arrive.

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Puducherry express hit by loco in Mumbai, derails; none hurt

MUMBAI: In a major safety lapse, three coaches of Dadar-Puducherry express derailed after loco pilot of train number 11139 CSMT-Gadag Express jumped the red signal and collided into it between Dadar and Matunga on Central Railway (CR) on Friday evening. There were no casualties or injuries to any passenger in…

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Three coaches of Puducherry Express derail in Mumbai after another train dashes it; nobody reported injured

Mumbai Three coaches of the Dadar-Puducherry Express (Train no 11005) derailed near Matunga station

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