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A fire broke out at a popular restaurant inside VN Sphere Mall, on Linking Road, Bandra West, at around 5:30 am on Friday, October 30, triggering a major firefighting operation.
The fire affected the restaurant's kitchen and dining area, which were engulfed in smoke and flames.
deployed, alongside Mumbai Police, electricity distribution company personnel, a 108 ambulance & BMC ward staff.
The restaurant was reportedly closed when the fire broke out. After nearly 3 hours of firefighting, the blaze was extinguished at 8:55 am. No injuries were reported.
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The long-standing hall of Vijay Nagar cha Raja, belonging to the Vijay Nagar Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal in Bandra East, was demolished on Tuesday afternoon, 27 October, leaving the mandal’s Ganeshotsav materials out on the road. (1/4)
At a meeting with MHADA, Mr Borikar reportedly decided that a new hall would be constructed before the existing one was demolished. However, the mandal says the hall was demolished without prior notice of the demolition and before the promised replacement was built. (3/4)
Mumbai Police Crime Branch Unit 9 seized 1 kg 505 grams of charas, estimated to be worth around ₹1.5 crore in the international market, during a raid on a house in Bandra West. A 40-year-old man was arrested, and police are searching for a second accused. (1/3)
According to police, Unit 9 received specific information that narcotics were allegedly being sold from the residence. After verifying the tip-off, a team led by Inspector Sachin Puranik raided the premises in the presence of panch witnesses and seized the contraband. (2/3)
Four new stalls were placed on the road, rather than the footpath, directly in front of commercial shops at Kenilworth Plaza, opposite Link Square Mall on Linking Road, Bandra West, around 2 pm on Friday, 23 October. (1/3)
A shopkeeper at Kenilworth Plaza, who was present when the stalls were being placed, expressed surprise at the development, claiming, “I’m surprised that BMC itself is placing stalls on the road.” (2/3)
A 31-year-old motorcyclist, Ketan Katariya, died after another motorcycle allegedly rammed his bike from behind on the Western Express Highway (WEH), near Teachers Colony in Bandra East, on Wednesday morning, October 21.
Noman Sayyad, 25, had sustained minor leg injuries.
Katariya was rushed by ambulance to Sion Hospital, where doctors declared him dead before admission. His brother, Ashwin Walji Katariya, 34, later identified his body.