Terrifying #CCTV footage from Maharashtra’s #Solapur shows the moment a box exploded while being loaded into a vehicle. The blast, triggered by materials used in air gun cartridges, was powerful enough to shake the entire street.
A rare black panther (melanistic leopard) has been camera-trapped in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, offering fresh evidence of its presence in the Western Ghats.
Though rarely seen, sightings are rising across Tilari, Radhanagari & Ratnagiri regions with dense, high-rainfall forests ideal for camouflage.
STR Field Director Tushar Chavan calls the landscape a global biodiversity hotspot, while Honorary Wildlife Warden Rohan Bhate clarifies the black coat is a genetic mutation, not a separate species.
#blackpanther #melanisticleopard #sahyadritigerreserve #maharashtra #sahyadri
@mid_day@MahaForest
In yet another case of animal cruelty, a monkey was shot with an arrow near Yeoor, on the outskirts of Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Thane, raising fresh concerns over wildlife safety in the region.
The incident came to light after a wildlife enthusiast photographed the animal with an arrow lodged in its neck. NGO RAWW, along with Forest Department officials, has launched a search operation to locate and rescue the injured monkey.
This is the second incident in last four days.
@MahaForest@raww_tweets
🚨 बोरिवलीतील संजय गांधी राष्ट्रीय उद्यानातून दुःखद बातमी
बोरिवली येथील संजय गांधी राष्ट्रीय उद्यानातील बिबट्या बचाव व पुनर्वसन केंद्रातील ‘बिट्टू’ (वय ६ वर्षे) या बिबट्याचा शनिवारी (२१ मार्च) मृत्यू झाला.
उद्यान प्रशासनाने दिलेल्या माहितीनुसार, बिट्टूला किडनीशी संबंधित गं��ीर आजार झाला होता. वैद्यकीय उपचार सुरू असूनही त्याच्या प्रकृतीत सातत्याने अधोगती होत गेली. पशुवैद्यकीय अधिकाऱ्यांनी केलेल्या शवविच्छेदनात मूत्रपिंडात सिस्ट्स आढळून आल्या असून त्याला पॉलिसिस्टीक किडनीसारखा आजार झाल���याचे स्पष्ट झाले आहे. मूत्रपिंड निकामी होत गेल्यामुळे त्याचे इतर अवयवही निकामी होत गेले, अशी माहिती प्रशासनाने दिली.
📸 फोटो श्रेय : संजय गांधी राष्ट्रीय उद्यान प्रशासन
#SanjayGandhiNationalPark #Leopard #WildlifeNews #Mumbai #Borivali #WildlifeConservation
HORRENDOUS ONE FROM MUMBAI!
Ashiq Khan brutally murdered Hindu youth Ashwin Nadar after a dispute.
Locals tried to intervene and mediate but the attack was too brutal. Ashwin died at hospital.
Khan arrested.
Requesting TMC to fix this dangerous sunken manhole on Ghodbunder Road, before it takes someone's life!
Location: Below Kapurbawdi Flyover.
https://t.co/U05RmUyr8R
@TMCaTweetAway
Two people were injured in a human-wildlife conflict incident near Kurar village, located close to Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The encounter reportedly occurred in the forest-adjacent area, highlighting the growing tension between wildlife habitats and nearby residential zones.
The injured individuals were immediately rushed to Shatabdi Hospital for treatment. Authorities are monitoring the situation and urging residents in surrounding areas to remain cautious and alert.
Mumbai is getting a new mangrove park 🌿
The Gorai Mangrove Park is set to open soon. Spread across ~8 hectares, it features a 740-metre boardwalk built without cutting a single mangrove tree, letting visitors experience Mumbai’s fragile mangrove ecosystem up close.
Developed by the @MangroveForest, the park will offer guided mangrove trails, birdwatching and coastal biodiversity education.
#mangroves #goraimangrovepark #mumbai #coastalecosystem #boardwalk
This is the season when the forest floor turns red with fallen semul (silk cotton) flowers, and sambar deer quietly relish this unexpected forest feast.
A disturbing incident was reported on a Mumbai local train near Ghatkopar, where a man allegedly disguised in a burqa entered a women-only compartment and tried to molest female passengers. Alert commuters confronted him, after which he reportedly escaped by jumping onto another train. A complaint has been registered at Ghatkopar police station, and the GRP and RPF have launched an investigation.
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Lost in Mumbai.
Found in Uttar Pradesh.
1,650 Phones Brought Back Home.
Under a special operation, 1,650 mobile phones worth approximately ₹2 crore, which were lost or stolen in Mumbai, have been recovered from various parts of Uttar Pradesh.
A total of 33,514 mobile phones have been returned to their rightful owners under the special operation.
#MumbaiPolice4All
Ahead of the BMC Election 2026, MNCDF released a non-partisan 30-point citizen charter urging candidates to commit to transparent, accountable and citizen-first governance in Mumbai.
The charter demands pothole-free roads, stronger pollution controls, better grievance redressal, pedestrian safety, and improved civic services across healthcare, transport and public infrastructure.