The state government managed to send the Nazul Property Bill 2024 to a select committee after protests by legislators. The bill aimed to reclaim encroached nazul land, affecting thousands. Despite clarification that densely occupied land wouldn’t be taken, concerns persisted. The bill seeks to use reclaimed land for public purposes and infrastructure needs.

The IMD has also issued an orange alert for Mumbai today, forecasting heavy rain in the city and suburbs.

Police said the 57-year-old salesman, who was reportedly under depression, first allegedly strangled his physiotherapist wife and then died by suicide by jumping off a building