Thane Ganeshotsav 2026: Four Midnight Nights, No DJs, Truck Curbs
Thane allows loudspeakers till midnight on Sept 15, 18, 19 and 25, bars DJs and curbs heavy vehicles on five immersion days. The dates residents need.
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Dahi Handi Killed Two in Maharashtra. Neither Was an Insured Govinda
Maharashtra insured 1.6 lakh Govindas for Dahi Handi 2026. The two people who died were a seven-year-old and a bystander, outside every safety rule.
Thane Autos Charge New Fares, But Meters Stay Old Till December
Auto and taxi fares across Thane and the MMR rose on September 1, but meters run unrecalibrated until November 30. What commuters should check before paying.
Thane Waives Water Bill Penalties Till Dec 31, Then Cuts Taps
Thane’s civic body will waive all penalties and interest on overdue domestic water bills until December 31. Unpaid taps face disconnection from January 1.
Thane Property Tax Set to Rise 12-20% After 8-Year Freeze
Thane Municipal Corporation has approved its first property tax hike in eight years, raising residential rates 12% and commercial rates 20% from FY 2026-27.
Thane’s Water Crisis Deepens; Mayor Threatens to Blacklist Contractors
Despite full dams, parts of Thane go days without water. The mayor has ordered a contractor audit and threatened blacklisting; here’s what residents can expect.
Maharashtra Draft Voter Roll Out August 24: How to Check and Fix Your Name
Maharashtra’s draft electoral roll drops August 24 with over 2 crore names potentially missing. Here’s the one-month window to check and correct yours.
MMRDA Fines Metro Line 9 Contractors Rs 12.5 Crore After Stones Fall Near Mira Road
MMRDA fined Metro Line 9’s contractor and consultant Rs 12.5 crore after granite stones fell near Mira Road. Here’s what the safety lapse means for commuters.
Mumbai’s Water Supply Strained as Thane Pipeline Repair Drags Into Third Day
A leak in the 3,000-mm Mumbai-III pipeline at Thane’s Teen Haath Naka has BMC repair crews working into a third day, with eastern suburbs facing pressure drops.
Thane Gets a Third Metro Line to Reach Kalwa, Mumbra and Diva
Maharashtra has cleared a new Thane-Diva metro corridor through Kalwa and Mumbra, linking to the bullet train and easing crowded suburban trains.
Vasai’s Rs 2-Crore Ambergris Bust Points to a Wider Maharashtra Network
Vasai police seized 2 kg of whale-derived ambergris worth over Rs 2 crore and arrested four men from four different districts, pointing to a trafficking network wider than one city.
Bhiwandi’s Dangerous-Buildings Crisis Outlives the Kohinoor Collapse
BNCMC flagged 1,790 unsafe buildings months before Kohinoor fell. A Bhiwandi civic body demolished a fraction of them. Here’s why the gap persists.
Bhiwandi Building Tagged ‘Dangerous’ Since 2020 Collapses, Kills Nine
A Bhiwandi building flagged unsafe in 2020 collapsed during illegal repair work, killing at least nine. CM Fadnavis has ordered an FIR.
Thane’s Teen Hath Naka Flyover Plan Meets Resident Skepticism
Thane broke ground on a Rs 300-crore flyover fix for its worst traffic junction, but residents point to a nearby flyover’s failure to explain their doubts.
Kasheli Metro Depot Crosses 23% Mark on Thane’s Metro Line 5
Thane’s Kasheli depot for Metro Line 5 has reached 23% completion, built on marshy land engineers are still taming with vertical drains and staged loading.
Dombivli Doctor Assault Puts Political Muscle Over Hospitals Under Scrutiny
A Shiv Sena corporator’s arrest after doctors were assaulted at a Dombivli hospital has reopened a familiar question: what happens when local politicians treat hospitals as their turf.
Airoli-Katai Corridor’s First Two Phases Set to Cut Thane-Navi Mumbai Commutes
The first two phases of the Airoli-Katai elevated corridor are set to open this month, promising major relief for commuters between Thane, Navi Mumbai and Kalyan-Dombivli.
Thane’s Monsoon Whiplash: From Worst June Deficit to Red Alert Flooding
Thane district went from a historic June rainfall deficit to a red alert deluge within days, exposing both a dam storage crisis and a scramble in civic flood response.
Thane-Bhiwandi Metro Line 5 Eyes December 2026 Launch
Metro Line 5’s Thane-Bhiwandi Phase 1 is 97% complete and targeting a December 2026 launch. The expanded Rs 18,130-crore project will cut travel times by up to 75%.