Palghar | January 18, 2026 The Palghar district administration has announced major traffic restrictions on National Highway-48 (Mumbai–Ahmedabad Highway) and within Palghar city on January 19 and 20, 2026, in view of large-scale protest marches planned by fisherfolk groups and a CPI(M)-led “Long March” over issues related to water, forests, and land. Additional District Magistrate Subhash Bhagade has issued an official notification outlining the restrictions, citing concerns over road sa...Read More

Ahmedabad: Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, witnessed a major aviation milestone as its long-awaited second airport, Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), commenced commercial operations, easing the load on the congested Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). The inaugural flight, IndiGo 6E460 from Bengaluru, landed at 8:00 AM to a traditional water cannon salute, marking a historic beginning for India’s aviation sector. Soon after, the first departure, ...Read More

Surat: Cybercrime police have arrested Jatin Thakkar (27) of Ahmedabad and Deep Thakkar (24) of Surat at Mumbai airport in connection with an Rs 800 crore cyberfraud case. The duo was caught after arriving from Thailand, following a Look-Out Circular (LOC) issued against them. The case came to light two months ago, when police raided a premise in Katargam and arrested five individuals namely Meet Shah, Yash Shinde, Rishikesh Sapkal, Nilesh Solanki, and Paresh Modi, after uncovering cyberfraud t...Read More

Mumbai: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has recently debarred Nirmal BuildInfra Private Limited, the contractor that had secured the white-topping project on NH-48. However, news reports stated that even after paying Rs 460 crore to this contractor, several safety hazards along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, including the site where former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed in September 2022, remain unaddressed. Mumbai Mirror, quoting the project director of NH-48, said t...Read More

Mumbai: Mumbai airport operations were briefly disrupted on Thursday after a SpiceJet aircraft lost a wheel during take-off from Kandla, Gujarat. The Q400 turboprop, operating the Kandla–Mumbai route, continued its flight and landed safely. Officials at Kandla airport found an outer wheel on the runway soon after the aircraft’s departure, prompting Mumbai authorities to declare an emergency as a precaution. Departures were temporarily affected before normal operations resumed. “All p...Read More

Mumbai: Shri Mogreshwar Public Ganesh Utsav Mandal, set up by the Gujarati community in Mumbai, has been organizing grand Ganeshotsav celebrations for more than 50 years. Like every year, this year also the Ganesh Murti was installed by Gujarat Minister and Bhavnagar Rural MLA Parshottambhai Solanki in Andheri East. Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the pandal on Saturday to seek the blessings of Ganpati. Along with Shah, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministe...Read More

Mumbai: The controversy over missing Marathi on signboards has now intensified along the Mumbai–Ahmedabad National Highway. On Thursday, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers forcibly took down Gujarati signboards from several Gujarati and Kathiyawadi hotels along the highway in Thane and Palghar districts, insisting that signage must be in Marathi. Raising the question “Is this Palghar in Maharashtra or Gujarat?”, MNS workers staged protests targeting hotels whose boards prioritized G...Read More

Navi Mumbai: A Gujarati signboard at the Jan Sampark office of a BJP MLA in Navi Mumbai’s Seawoods area was forcibly removed by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers, along with members of other political parties, on Monday. The office is associated with Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja, the BJP MLA who represents the Rapar Assembly constituency in Kutch, Gujarat. The move followed an ultimatum issued by the MNS last week demanding the board’s removal. To press their demand, MNS Navi...Read More

Mumbai: Amid the ongoing Marathi vs Hindi and other languages debate in Maharashtra, another controversy has erupted over the latest remarks by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray. During a rally in Mira-Bhayandar, Thackeray claimed that some Gujarati traders and leaders, including Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, had once demanded that Mumbai be separated from Maharashtra. Referring to Acharya Atre’s book, Thackeray said he was surprised to learn that the first statement a...Read More