Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Verma and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today (May 1, 2026) launched the Census-2027 campaign being conducted by the Government of India by conducting digital self-enumeration from Mumbai. The Governor and the Chief Minister also appealed to the citizens to participate in this national census themselves. The first phase of Census-2027, i.e. self-enumeration, is being implemented by the Government of India from May 1, 2026. In this context, Maharashtra State Governor Jishnu Dev Verma launched the Census-2027 campaign at an official office of the Census Bureau in Mumbai. The Governor’s wife Sudha Dev Verma was present on the occasion. Maharashtra State Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis conducted the self-enumeration at Varsha’s official residence in Mumbai and enrolled in Census-2027. The Chief Minister’s wife Amrita Fadnavis and daughter Smt. Devija Fadnavis were present on the occasion. Meanwhile, Bombay High Court Chief Justice Chandrashekhar, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker, Advocate Cultural Affairs and Information Technology Minister Rahul Narvekar and Mumbai Suburban District Caretaker Minister Advocate Ashish Shelar, Minister for Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Co-Caretaker Minister of Mumbai Suburban District Mangala Prabhat Lodha, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde, Deputy Mayor Sanjay Gadi and other dignitaries also participated in the census drive by counting themselves. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Western Suburbs) and Additional Principal Census Officer Dr. Vipin Sharma, Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) Dr. (Ms.) Ashwini Joshi, Maharashtra Principal Census Officer Dr. Nirupama J. Dange, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijeet Bangar, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Eastern) Joint Commissioner (Additional Municipal Commissioner). (Function) M. Devendra Singh, Secretary to the Governor Dr. Prashant Naranwar, Joint Director (Census) Santosh, Deputy Registrar General of Census A. N. Rajiv, Census Officer of Municipal Corporation Dr. Santosh Gaikwad and other concerned officers were present on the occasion. Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Principal Census Officer Ashwini Bhide were present on the occasion. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Western Suburbs) Dr. Vipin Sharma, Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) Dr. Ashwini Joshi, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Eastern Suburbs) Dr. Avinash Dhakne, Census 2027 is being conducted in urban areas.
In this regard, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Western Suburbs) and Additional Principal Census Officer Dr. Vipin Sharma said that Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases. In the first phase, citizens will have to do the self-enumeration digitally from May 1 to 15, 2026. For this, you will have to register on the website https://se.census.gov.in and do the self-enumeration. In addition, you will have to answer the 33 questions given in it. It is possible to do the self-enumeration in just ten minutes. Under this, the census takers will go door to door from May 16 to June 14, 2026 to verify and verify the information. The second phase of the census will begin in February 2027. In which the actual enumeration will be done door to door. In the Mumbai (Mumbai city and suburbs) area, about 25 thousand employees are working for the census on behalf of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbaikars should participate spontaneously in this census. In addition, Dr. Vipin Sharma has appealed on behalf of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation administration to provide accurate information and cooperate with the enumerators visiting homes for the census.

Kalyan: In a deeply alarming incident that has raised serious concerns over commuter safety on Mumbai’s suburban rail network, a 3-metre-long iron rod fell into a moving local train on the Kasara route during ongoing hill protection work, leading to the death of a passenger and injuries to another.

The incident occurred on April 22 between Khardi and Umbermali stations where protective netting work was underway along the hillside adjacent to the tracks. Authorities confirmed that railway officials have since been suspended while a criminal case has been registered against the contractor’s workers for alleged negligence.

The deceased has been identified as Eknath Thomre a resident of Mokhada in Palghar district, who was employed at a private company in Vashind. According to reports, Thomre was returning home with a friend and had boarded the Kasara-bound local train from Platform No. 1 at Vashind station at approximately 3:58 PM.

At around 4:35 PM, as the train was passing through the affected stretch, workers engaged in installing safety nets reportedly lost control of an iron rod measuring nearly three metres. The rod fell directly into the coach, striking Thomre on the head and eye, leaving him critically injured. Another passenger sustained injuries to the leg.

Following the incident, the train was briefly halted for inspection by the guard before resuming its journey. Upon arrival at Kasara station, Thomre was rushed to Shahapur sub-district hospital with the help of his friend and railway police. Due to the severity of his injuries, he was later shifted to private hospitals in Dombivli and Thane, and subsequently admitted to KEM Hospital in Mumbai.

Despite medical efforts, Thomre succumbed to his injuries on April 27.

Based on a complaint filed by the victim’s brother, the Asangaon Railway Police have registered a case against the contractor’s workers under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which pertains to causing death by negligence.

The tragic incident has sparked outrage among daily commuters, with many questioning the lack of adequate safety protocols during maintenance work on active railway lines. The railway administration’s response suspending concerned officials has done little to quell public concern, as demands grow louder for stricter oversight and accountability in infrastructure projects carried out near operational tracks.

Mumbai: A huge cache of cocaine has been seized in the country’s financial capital Navi Mumbai. The Narcotics Control Bureau team acted on a tip-off. 349 kg of cocaine was seized. The estimated market value of the cocaine seized by the NCB is Rs 1775 crore. Where did such a huge cache of drugs come from? Who brought it? Where was it going? This is the subject of investigation. The NCB team is also shocked by the seizure of such a huge cache of cocaine. The NCB has claimed to have exposed an international drug racket with the seizure of cocaine. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has congratulated the NCB for this operation.

Amit Shah has posted about this success of the NCB on X. He has expressed his determination to continue strict action against drug trafficking. He wrote on X that the NCB carried out a major operation in Navi Mumbai. 349 kg of high-grade cocaine was seized, the international market value of which is Rs 1745 crore. The operation is an example of the agency’s bottom-up approach. He said the government is committed to rooting out drug peddlers.

Arrested from Padmavati Royals Society

Earlier, the Mumbai Police had arrested a former bar dancer in a major operation against drug trafficking. The police seized 5,000 MDMA (ecstasy) tablets from the accused, worth about Rs 6 crore. The arrested woman has been identified as Ashwini Pal. The accused woman is based in Pune. She could be a key link in a major drug racket spread across Mumbai and Maharashtra. The police arrested Ashwini from Padmavati Royals Society in Tatwala. During the raid, the police seized five mobile phones and eight SIM cards. Initial investigations have revealed that Ashwini entered the drug business after her husband went to jail.

200 tablets were recovered from her
According to the information given by the police, Ashwini came to Mumbai in 2012 and started working in a dance bar. Over time, she started supplying drugs at parties. Gradually, her network spread to other cities in Maharashtra including Mumbai, especially college-going kids were on her radar. She used to charge Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 for a pill. In this case, the police had arrested two accused, Irfan Ansari and Sufyan, from Sakinaka area. 200 pills were recovered from them. Based on the information given by them, the police
International drug racket busted in Navi Mumbai, NCB seizes Rs 1,745 crore.