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CR announces temporary ban on platform tickets at major stations, check details
The Central Railway on Thursday announced that to manage crowds during the busy summer 2025 vacation period, a temporary restriction on the sale of platform tickets at four major Maharashtra railway stations including Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Kalyan and Pune. An official statement,
17 April,2025 09:54 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
From best locations to safety tips: Your complete trekking guide around Mumbai
Where can I trek? Kothaligad at night Popular spots like Kalmandavi, Domzira, and Gokundi waterfalls are not spacious, and get flooded with trekkers. If you’re seeking peace, your expectations might fall flat. I recommend the Kothaligad night trek. The weather is much cooler and the crowd is manageable. How to get there: Board a train
17 April,2025 09:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble | Minal Sancheti
Mumbai weather
Experts call for urgent action amid heatwaves, say tailored plan is necessary
As Mumbai sweats through increasingly brutal summers, public health experts are sounding the alarm over the city’s inadequate preparation for rising heatwaves. While residents—from delivery persons, and construction workers to postmen, traffic cops and senior citizens in slums—struggle to stay cool, experts say Mumbai still lacks
15 April,2025 07:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
This summer season, visit these restaurants in Mumbai to try out regional dishes
Main course Flavours from the other bay Aam kashundi kakra. Pic/Satej Shinde Think of Bengali food, and one of the first ingredients that come to mind is the pungent, heady aroma of mustard. A seasonal twist on the ingredient, aam kashundi kakra is where tender crab meat is cooked in a spicy, mango-mustard gravy and paired with fluffy rice for t
14 April,2025 10:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Divyasha Panda
Mumbai weather updates: ‘Nothing really works against this heat’
Once known for its humid but relatively stable climate, Mumbai is now battling an escalating heat crisis. The city is witnessing a surge in heatwave days, compounded by the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect—an alarming phenomenon caused by dense construction, disappearing green cover, and heat-retaining infrastructure. Together, they’ve tu
14 April,2025 09:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Ditch Mumbai's chaos to indulge in this stargazing experience in Bhandardara
In polluted cities like Mumbai it’s impossible to find stars in the sky. The smog created by the mixture of smoke and fog blurs the possibility of finding the stars in the night. But there are places in the outskirts of the city where you can stargaze. Treks And Trails, a Mumbai based agency will be organising a stargazing experience in Bhand
14 April,2025 09:16 AM IST | Mumbai | The Guide Team
Want to start gardening in your home? Attend this workshop to learn more
Be honest. Haven’t you at some point fantasised about ditching the city’s chaos and escaping to a peaceful countryside home where you grow your own little herbs and fresh juicy tomatoes? We certainly have. But as it turns out, even if that far-off dream were to come true, most Mumbaikars would be left clueless. Dsouza’s vertical
12 April,2025 10:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble
Here's how you can enjoy reading books by the pool in Mulund this summer
For all you book lovers out there, a trip to read a book by the beach in this heat might be a far-off dream. How about a literary conversation by the pool instead? Put your reading glasses on, and join The Float House Book Club in Mulund. This indoor pool, event and community space in the eastern suburb is open to all book lovers, aged eight and ab
12 April,2025 10:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Dhara Vora Sabhnani
Think it up: Engage your children in this unique workshop that tests them
If we ask you to come up with a way to eat noodles without using a fork, what will you do? And don’t give us the looks because this question has nothing to do with table manners. On the contrary, it is intended to prod you to think outside the box, or as Butool Abbas tells us, “Test your divergent thinking skills.” This Sunday, a
12 April,2025 10:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Divyasha Panda
Summer 2025: Street hawkers' body urges Centre to issue national guidelines
The National Hawkers Federation (NHF) on Friday urged the Centre to issue national-level guidelines to protect street vendors from the rising threat of heatwaves. The increasing temperatures are putting the lives and livelihoods of over two crore vendors at risk, it said. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Environment Minister
11 April,2025 05:58 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Pune heatwave: Temperatures soar to 42.2 degrees Celsius, IMD issues warning
Pune’s scorching April heat has shattered past records, with average daytime temperatures surging significantly. Highly urbanised areas such as Lohegaon and Koregaon Park have consistently recorded highs of 42.2 degrees Celsius over the last few days. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the intense heat is likely to persis
11 April,2025 08:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Archana Dahiwal