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High Court allows removal of huts along the Kurla–Trombay railway line, with 30 days' notice
The Bombay High Court has cleared the way for Central Railway to remove unauthorised hutments from the safety zone along the Kurla–Trombay line, while ordering fresh 30-day notices and help for families who are displaced.
Mumbai Suburban, 11 October 2026
Maharashtra
Jivdani Devi temple readies for Navratri with 200 CCTV cameras, 100 police a day
Expecting heavy crowds over the nine days of Navratri, the administration of Virar's Jivdani Devi temple and the police have put special security arrangements in place.
Palghar, 11 October 2026
Maharashtra
Thane is India's busiest railway station with 9.3 crore passengers a year
Thane tops Indian Railways' list of the country's 100 busiest stations by passenger footfall, with Kalyan second.
Thane, 11 October 2026
Maharashtra
881 railway workers clear 1.68 lakh kg of muck from the tracks between CSMT and Dadar
Central Railway's Mumbai division removed 1.68 lakh kg of garbage and silt along the CSMT–Dadar stretch during the October 4 mega block, carrying it away on its "Swachhata Rath" muck train.
Mumbai City, 11 October 2026
Maharashtra
Several Western Railway locals cancelled today for Virar-Dahanu quadrupling work
Western Railway has cancelled several local trains on the Dahanu line on Sunday, October 11, and cut short others, for commissioning work at Vangaon station under the Virar-Dahanu Road quadrupling project.
Palghar, 11 October 2026
Maharashtra
Mega block today on Central and Harbour lines; CSMT–Chunabhatti/Bandra Harbour services off
Central Railway is running maintenance blocks on its main line between Matunga and Mulund and on the Harbour line between CSMT and Chunabhatti/Bandra on Sunday, cancelling many Harbour services from CSMT.
Mumbai City, 11 October 2026
Politics
Barricades and a heavy police presence at Shivaji Park as the CJP protests in Delhi
Security was tightened at Dadar's Shivaji Park on Saturday while the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protested in Delhi against the chief election commissioner. No incident was reported at the ground.
Mumbai City, 10 October 2026
Crime
Triple-murder accused on the run caught by traffic police near Panvel bus depot
Panvel traffic police on Friday evening caught a man accused of killing his mother, elder brother and nephew in Buldhana district over a land dispute, who had been absconding since the crime.
Raigad, 10 October 2026
Health
Donated in 2021, a portable X-ray machine at Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital is finally in use
Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital received a portable X-ray machine worth about ₹55 lakh as a gift in 2021, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. It stayed unopened for nearly five years and went into use only this month.
Mumbai Suburban, 10 October 2026
Politics
Tushar Gandhi held by police for nearly 10 hours to stop a protest at August Kranti Maidan
Mumbai Police detained Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi on Saturday morning ahead of a planned demonstration at August Kranti Maidan in support of a protest against the chief election commissioner. He was released at about 7.30 pm.
Mumbai Suburban, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Thane police reunite woman with her siblings 24 years after she went missing
The Thane city police's child protection unit traced the family of a woman who had been separated from them as a child, and connected her with her siblings on a video call within six hours.
Thane, 10 October 2026
Crime
Karivali sarpanch held by ACB for ₹7.5 lakh bribe linked to pond project
The Thane Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested the sarpanch of Karivali gram panchayat in Bhiwandi taluka for allegedly taking ₹7.5 lakh from a contractor over a ₹2.33-crore pond project in the village.
Thane, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Final breakthrough on the 5.8 km Borivali–Malad sewage tunnel; project 90% complete
The 5.8 km tunnel of the municipal corporation's Priority Sewer Tunnel Phase-1 project broke through at Borivali's Don Bosco School junction on Friday, a key step towards relieving the western suburbs' overloaded sewers.
Mumbai Suburban, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Official inaction won't be tolerated, MLA Nilesh Rane warns at Malvan water review
Reviewing Malvan taluka's 2026-27 water scarcity action plan, MLA Dr Nilesh Rane voiced sharp displeasure with the minor irrigation department and told officials not to burden people with paperwork.
Sindhudurg, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
BMC clears 30 structures at Borivali Connector to make way for the Mumbai Coastal Road (North)
On Friday the BMC's R North ward pulled down 30 structures on the western side of the Borivali Connector that stood in the way of the Mumbai Coastal Road (North) project.
Mumbai Suburban, 10 October 2026
Crime
Banned pan masala, scented tobacco worth ₹1.5 crore seized near Manor
The Food and Drug Administration's Palghar unit on Friday seized banned goods worth over ₹1.3 crore and a tempo worth ₹20 lakh from a vehicle heading from Gujarat towards Mumbai.
Palghar, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Thane district draws up ₹400 crore plan to upgrade schools and health centres
The Thane district administration has prepared a development plan of about ₹400 crore: roughly ₹300 crore for schools run by the Zilla Parishad and urban bodies, and ₹100 crore for primary health centres.
Thane, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Bokadvira villagers halt CIDCO land-filling, demand their claims be settled first
Villagers of Bokadvira in Uran taluka marched on Saturday and stopped CIDCO's soil-filling work, demanding that project-affected families' claims pending for 40 years be resolved first.
Raigad, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Three fires in eight hours in Vasai-Virar damage factory, shops and warehouses
Three separate fires broke out within eight hours in Nalasopara, Virar and Valiv, destroying goods and property, though no casualties were reported.
Palghar, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Jal Jeevan Mission schemes still unfinished after three years at Kajirda; villagers threaten march
Piped water schemes sanctioned under the Jal Jeevan Mission remain incomplete three years on, leaving residents of the Kajirda area in Rajapur taluka struggling for water.
Ratnagiri, 10 October 2026

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