When Suman Mudakar was slowly passing through the narrow dirt of the neighborhood in Mumbai, India, the most populous city, she threw a rough estimate. "There are about 6,000 people in this area," CBC News social worker said before her voice pulled out. She tried to figure out how many children live in this part of Govandi, one of the poorest suburbs of Bombai.

Last Updated:February 11, 2026, 22:38 IST Preliminary investigations suggest that the killing was driven by personal and romantic disputes. Shifa was reportedly in a relationship with the male suspect, who was also involved with the female suspect. (AI-generated image) A 19-year-old woman was shot dead in broad daylight in Mumbai’s Shivaji Nagar area of Govandi on Tuesday afternoon, in what police say appears to be a case linked to a love triangle.

Across Mumbai, the civic wards where the community has majority vote share include Malwani, Jogeshwari West, certain pockets in Andheri West, Bandra East, Dharavi, Mahim, Byculla, Mazgaon, Bhendi Bazaar, Nagpada, Dongri, Kurla, Mankhurd, Govandi and Cheetah Camp. Press Post

Relentless coughing echoes through the Mumbai suburb of Govandi, where families live cramped under tarpaulin and salvaged wood. The narrow lanes are waterlogged and airless, and here in India’s financ...

While Musadkar added, he walked slowly through the narrow alleys of a neighborhood in Mumbai, the most populous city in India, launched a difficult assumption. "The population is around 6,000 people in this area," the social worker told CBC News, before his voice left. I was trying to think about how many children live in this section of Govandi, one of the poorest suburbs of Mumbai.

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Ayushi Shah, CNN Mumbai (CNN) — Relentless coughing echoes through the Mumbai suburb of Govandi, where families live cramped under tarpaulin and

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Mumbai, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six people -- five children and a woman -- were killed and one person was injured after two to three houses in a three-storey kutcha chawl collapsed in Janta Nagar, Mankhurd, Mumbai. The incident occurred at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. The injured person is undergoing treatment. According to the Mayor's Office, Mayor Ritu Tawde rushed to Govandi after receiving information about the incident. She visited Govandi Hospital, met the families of the deceased, and offered her condolences. According to preliminary information, two to three kutcha houses, including the ground floor, suddenly collapsed in Janta Nagar Chawl No.

Mumbai, Feb 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) BAFTA-nominated actor Adarsh Gourav has taken an immersive approach for his upcoming film Tu Yaa Main, in which he essays the role of Maruti, a local rapper from Nalasopara. Adarsh spent time across Govandi, Nalasopara, Kurla, Dharavi, and Andheri, observing and jamming with artists who have built the city’s independent rap movement from the ground up.

A five-year-old girl in Mumbai's Govandi area was brutally assaulted by a woman neighbour with a hot iron rod after a dispute over a pet cat. The accused has been arrested under relevant legal provisions, and the police are investigating the case.

A man riding a two-wheeler died due to a head injury after he was hit by a bus in Mumbai's Ghatkopar East.

As Suman Musadkar walked slowly through the narrow dirt alleyways of a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India's most populous city, she threw out a rough guess.  "The population is around 6,000 people in this area," the social worker told CBC News, before her voice trailed off. She was trying to think of how many children live in this section of Govandi, one of the poorest suburbs of Mumbai.

MUMBAI: A 32-year-old man has died in a mishap while preparing for Dahi Handi festivities in Mankhurd, Mumbai, officials said. The deceased, Jagmohan Shivkiran Chaudhari, was part of the Bal Govinda Pathak group. According to the BMC disaster management unit, he was tying a Dahi Handi rope from the first floor of a building when he lost his balance and fell inside the house. Relatives rushed him to Shatabdi Hospital, Govandi, where he was declared dead around 3 pm. This is the first fatality reported during this year’s Dahi Handi celebrations.Across the city, a total of 30 participants were injured, most with minor injuries, according to BMC and government hospital data collected by the disaster management unit.

Mumbai: Police on Sunday arrested two men for allegedly attempting in trafficking a six-day-old boy for Rs 5.5 lakh. The main accused, Sameer alias Nabeel Sheikh, and Sohail Khan, are being questioned and will be produced before a court on Monday. Police had received information about a child being sold in the slum pocket of Shivaji Nagar. On Aug 6, police laid a trap and arrested two women, Nasreen alias Nazima Shaikh and Fatima Mehmud Ali Shaikh, both from Govandi. The child was rescued. Source link

Vasai; A 19-year-old man and his two friends have been arrested for faking his kidnapping and demanding Rs 3 lakh from his family. The cops said they scanning a populated area in Govandi to track down this ‘kidnapped' teenager only to learn that this was a plan hatched by the trio. They wanted to start a printing business but since the possibility of getting this funded on their own was low, they chalked out this plan.On March 31, Saheblal Tiwari reached Achole police station, Nalasopara, at 11:30 pm showing a video in which his nephew Rohan Sipahilal Tiwari, being kidnapped, and being assaulted, bleeding from the forehead.

Mumbai: A petty dispute over a piece of land in Deonar led to the murder of a 58-year-old man on Thursday. Deonar police have booked Ramzan Shaikh, Musa Sayyed, and his father, Hashim Sayyed. The deceased was identified as Salim Shaikh, a resident of Indira Nagar in Govandi.According to police, the deceased owned a piece of land near the railway tracks in Govandi. Recently, Ramzan Shaikh, who has a criminal record, tried to stake his claim, which led to frequent fights between the two. On Wednesday, Shaikh attempted to construct on Salim's plot.

While Musadkar added, he walked slowly through the narrow alleys of a neighborhood in Mumbai, the most populous city in India, launched a difficult assumption. "The population is around 6,000 people in this area," the social worker told CBC News, before his voice left. I was trying to think about how many children live in this section of Govandi, one of the poorest suburbs of Mumbai.