Mumbai news in photos: Top stories of February 27, 2021

The city which had come to a standstill a few months ago is now coming back to life with the state government's Mission Begin Again. Saturday saw the usual hustle and bustle at Mumbai's iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus with people rushing to catch the local train, pedestrians waiting to cross the street and vehicles plying in and out of the railway station premises. Even after repeated requests from the BMC as well as the state government, a number of people were seen moving around without face masks. Photo by SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL

BJP workers in Navi Mumbai protested against Maharashtra cabinet minister Sanjay Rathod and demanded his arrest on Saturday morning. They criticised the government and even staged a chakka jam at Turbhe. Rathod has been facing public ire ever since his name was linked up to the death of a 23-year-old woman in Pune. Photo by KK Choudhary/BCCL

After mangroves and dry grass caught fire, visibility was low at Sion-Panvel highway near the Kamothe toll plaza in Navi Mumbai. As a result, traffic movement was relatively slow in the stretch. Photo by KK Choudhary/BCCL

IAS officer Sitaram Kunte has been appointed as the chief secretary of Maharashtra, while his batchmate Praveen Pardeshi has been superseded. The orders will be issued on Saturday evening and the file has been signed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

On the birth anniversary of late poet Kusumagraj, Marathi Bhasha Divas was celebrated by MNS workers in Thane. A board was set up and Thanekars were asked to participate in the signature campaign and sign the board to pay their respects to the late poet. Photo by Anil Shinde/BCCL

CSMT Heritage gully, which is home to several British Era engines and cranes will now have two more locomotives and a rail bus on display. The 700 Horse power blue-yellow coloured diesel locomotive was manufactured by Arnold Jung and Gmbh Germany and was used on narrow gauge line between Neral-Matheran. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

The 1975-built diesel locomotive which used to run on Kurduwadi-Latur narrow guage section was also brought at the galley. The 700 HP locomotive with pale blue and white strips was manufactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) in 1975. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

Another addition is a 150 HP railbus which was used in the Jalamb–Khamgaon section in Bhusaval. The 76-capacity Air Craft was manufactured by BEML and introduced in service in 2003. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan on Saturday recorded his statement with the Mumbai Crime Branch in an ongoing case filed against actress Kangana Ranaut. As per reports, the statement being recorded is with regards to an e-mail exchange case between Hrithik and Kangana that took place a few years ago.