Mantralaya Building

Two teachers seeking funds for divyang schools attempted suicide by jumping off the second floor of Mantralaya, the state secretariat building in south Mumbai, on Wednesday, police said.

A 27-year-old woman was prevented by police from setting herself on fire outside the Mantralaya building Thursday, an official said.

A 45-year-old woman allegedly tried to set herself on fire in front of the state secretariat in Mumbai today, the latest such incident at the building in last several months, a police official said.

A 45-year-old man died after falling from the fifth floor of the high-security Mantralaya building in Mumbai on Thursday. The police have found a note in his pocket, but haven't revealed the details. A life convict, Harshal Raote was out on parole since January 10 and was due to return to jail. The day he died was reportedly the last day of his fur...

A man today climbed the parapet of the sixth floor of the Mantralaya building in Mumbai and threatened to jump if he was not allowed to meet the agriculture minister of Maharashtra.

Exactly a year after the top four floors of the imposing Maharashtra secretariat building in Mumbai were gutted in a major fire, the state government said on Friday it would take another three months for the four floors to be ready for occupation.

A forensic laboratory report on the recent fire at Mantralaya has stated that no external "combustible" articles were found from samples collected from the devastated building, while negating the sabotage angle.

The PWD has submitted architect Raja Aederi's refurbishment plans for the secretariat building which includes costly fire-proof building materials and new equipment; cash for this will be taken from state exchequer

Despite government offices across the city pulling up their socks after the inferno that resulted in the death of 5 people at Mantralaya last week, it seems that Central Railway officials have still not woken up to the importance of fire safety.

The team of seven, who fought to save the national flag atop Mantralaya while the building burned on Thursday even as others rushed out, have suddenly become poster boys that political parties want to cash in on. The employees of Mantralaya - Rajendra Kanhade, Deepak Adsul, Ganesh Munj, Premji Rot, Suresh Baria, Vishal Rane and Prasad Kendre - who...

A disaster control room, armed with the latest equipment to facilitate disaster management in the state's secretariat building now lies in a heap of ashes - so do crucial documents and papers which record some of the most important affairs of the state. The fire that broke out at Mantralaya at 2.40 pm on Thursday spread like wildfire within minutes...

Over 12 hours after it broke out, the massive fire which engulfed Maharashtra Mantralaya (the state Secretariat building) was doused early on Friday. However, fire brigades said the cooling operation will continue for next two days.

A major fire has broken out on the fourth floor of the Maharashtra Secretariat building in Mumbai. At least eight fire engines and three ambulances have been rushed to the spot.

Two teachers seeking funds for divyang schools attempted suicide by jumping off the second floor of Mantralaya, the state secretariat building in south Mumbai, on Wednesday, police said.

A 27-year-old woman was prevented by police from setting herself on fire outside the Mantralaya building Thursday, an official said.

A 45-year-old woman allegedly tried to set herself on fire in front of the state secretariat in Mumbai today, the latest such incident at the building in last several months, a police official said.

A 45-year-old man died after falling from the fifth floor of the high-security Mantralaya building in Mumbai on Thursday. The police have found a note in his pocket, but haven't revealed the details. A life convict, Harshal Raote was out on parole since January 10 and was due to return to jail. The day he died was reportedly the last day of his fur...

A man today climbed the parapet of the sixth floor of the Mantralaya building in Mumbai and threatened to jump if he was not allowed to meet the agriculture minister of Maharashtra.

Exactly a year after the top four floors of the imposing Maharashtra secretariat building in Mumbai were gutted in a major fire, the state government said on Friday it would take another three months for the four floors to be ready for occupation.

A forensic laboratory report on the recent fire at Mantralaya has stated that no external "combustible" articles were found from samples collected from the devastated building, while negating the sabotage angle.

The PWD has submitted architect Raja Aederi's refurbishment plans for the secretariat building which includes costly fire-proof building materials and new equipment; cash for this will be taken from state exchequer

Despite government offices across the city pulling up their socks after the inferno that resulted in the death of 5 people at Mantralaya last week, it seems that Central Railway officials have still not woken up to the importance of fire safety.

The team of seven, who fought to save the national flag atop Mantralaya while the building burned on Thursday even as others rushed out, have suddenly become poster boys that political parties want to cash in on. The employees of Mantralaya - Rajendra Kanhade, Deepak Adsul, Ganesh Munj, Premji Rot, Suresh Baria, Vishal Rane and Prasad Kendre - who...

A disaster control room, armed with the latest equipment to facilitate disaster management in the state's secretariat building now lies in a heap of ashes - so do crucial documents and papers which record some of the most important affairs of the state. The fire that broke out at Mantralaya at 2.40 pm on Thursday spread like wildfire within minutes...

Over 12 hours after it broke out, the massive fire which engulfed Maharashtra Mantralaya (the state Secretariat building) was doused early on Friday. However, fire brigades said the cooling operation will continue for next two days.

A major fire has broken out on the fourth floor of the Maharashtra Secretariat building in Mumbai. At least eight fire engines and three ambulances have been rushed to the spot.