Shiv Jayanti
Ahead of Shiv Jayanti, a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, along with statues of his soldiers, was cleaned and decorated in Chembur to mark the special occasion tomorrow. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL
Unique art
To celebrate Shiv Jayanti, a 30x40 feet mosaic portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was made at Thane's Shivaji maidan using earthen lamps (diyas) by mosaic artist Chetan Raut along with his 10 associates. The portrait was completed within 48 hours and will be open for display from February 18 to 20. Photo by Anil Shinde/BCCL
Flamingos in Nerul
A huge flock of flamingos was spotted in a pond behind the DPS school in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, on Thursday. Several passersby stopped by to enjoy and capture the mesmerising sight as the pond turned pink with hundreds of flamingos. Photo by KK Choudhary/BCCL
Protest again fuel prices
Members of the Maharashtra Mahila Congress in Thane protested against the union government for the rising prices of fuel in the country. They agitated outside the Collector's office and demanded that the hike in prices be rolled back. Photo by Anil Shinde/BCCL
Violators spotted
Several people were spotted in Chembur violating COVID-19 rules and not using masks even after repeated warnings of lockdown by the state government as well as Mumbai's civic body. With the spike in Covid-19 cases in the M-West ward -- which covers Chembur and Tilak Nagar -- the BMC, in the last five days, has pasted notices outside 550 housing societies threatening to seal them in case of high prevalence of positive cases among residents. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL
Testing at Chembur
Amid rising cases in Chembur, the BMC organised a swab testing drive in the city for hawkers and shopkeepers. According to the latest BMC data, the M-West ward has the highest case growth rate at 0.26 per cent, which is higher than even Mumbai’s average of 0.16 per cent. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL
Crocodiles near NMMC
After a crocodile was spotted near the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) headquarters on Wednesday, three more were spotted at the same spot on Thursday as well. Photo by KK Choudhary/BCCL
Record created!
A 12-year-old daughter of a Naval sailor Madan Rai created history by swimming from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India, a distance of 36 kilometres, in eight hours and 40 minutes. The young girl, Jiya Rai, a known case of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), dedicated the swimming feat, completed on Wednesday, to raise awareness about Autism, a statement released by the Ministry of Defence said.
Work in progress
Huge cranes carried out repair work at the landslide site on Hughes Road near the Kemp's Corner stretch to minimise the risk of an untoward incident in the near future. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL
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