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Following flak, Maharashtra govt says migrant labourers returning to home states won't need individual medical certificates
Fp Staff •Migrants seeking to leave Maharashtra for their home states will no longer need to procure individual medical certificates, as per an order issued by the state government on Thursday.
As coronavirus lockdown eases in Mumbai, migrant workers scramble to procure medical certificates so they can return home
Parth Mn •On 29 April, the Ministry of Home Affairs finally issued an order allowing the movement of migrant labourers in India stuck away from home due to the lockdown in place since 25 March
Won't lodge complaint against Mumbai Uber driver, his act reflects country's situation, says poet-activist Bappadittya Sarkar
•Sarkar, a resident of Jaipur, who had arrived in Mumbai on 3 February for a poetry reading session at the Kala Ghoda Festival
Former Mumbai cricketer Robin Morris arrested in case of kidnapping loan agent
Firstcricket Staff •Morris, kidnapped a 43-year-old load agent after he failed to return a chunk of the amount that Morris had given him to help clear his Rs 3 crore loan
Mumbai pips Gurugram on air quality index levels as pollution worsens in financial capital: With AQI of 193, Colaba joins Delhi-NCR 'unhealthy' air
Fp Staff •While Delhi, neighbouring NCR region and other North Indian states grapple with rising air pollution levels, the air quality levels in Mumbai, surrounding Thane and Navi Mumbai districts dropped to unhealthy levels on Sunday
Bombay HC to decide if BMC’s negligence led to 2015 Kurla fire that claimed eight lives; bench may also deliberate on compensation
•The Bombay High Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether negligence on the part of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) contributed to the fire at Hotel City Kinara in suburban Kurla in 2015
Incessant rains lash Mumbai, neighbouring districts, disrupting road, rail traffic; extremely heavy rainfall expected in next 24 hours
Fp Staff •Incessant rains lashed Mumbai and its surrounding areas on Saturday and the India Meteorological Department said more heavy rainfall is expected in the next 24 hours
Mumbai rains: 'All three lines operational, no waterlogging on tracks,' says Central Railway CPRO as affected services resume in city
•The affected railway services due to rainfall have resumed in Mumbai and all three lines including Up, Down, and Middle are now operational, said the Central Railway CPRO.
Mumbai comes to standstill due to incessant rain; railway, road traffic thrown out of gear, 52 flights cancelled
•Mumbai was paralysed on Tuesday by the incessant rain, which left several areas of the financial capital waterlogged and claimed 18 lives in a wall collapse.
Mumbai rains: Navy deploys team to assist in rescue ops; 'at least 1,000 people evacuated from Kranti Nagar in Kurla,' says BMC
•Following heavy rains in Maharashtra, the Indian Navy on Tuesday deployed teams to provide assistance in rescue operations. As many as 1,000 people have been shifted to safe places with the help of National Disaster Response Force, fire brigade, Naval teams as well as local volunteers. In wake of the very heavy rainfall forecast by Meteorological department, the state government has declared a public holiday in Mumbai today.