News in Photos: Mumbai's top stories on February 23, 2021

Water pipelines were diverted near Jogeshwari Vikroli Link Road (JVLR) signal on the Western Express Highway for erecting pillars of Mumbai Metro line 6, which is currently under construction. Owing to this, water supply is expected to be affected in some areas of K West (Andheri West), K East (Jogeshwari), and P South (Goregaon) civic wards. Photo by Uma Kadam/BCCL

Amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) on Monday night sealed five restaurant bars for violating COVID-19 rules. Two orchestra bars also faced the same action during the raid. The TMC said that the five bars violated the rules of following social distancing, wearing masks, and using sanitiser. Shilpa Orchestra Bar on LBS Road in Naupada ward, Sun City Orchestra Bar at Kapurbawdu in Majiwada-Manpada ward, TRP Lounge in Hiranandani Estate, Pop Tates, and Maezo are the five restaurant-bars against which action was taken. Photo by Anil Shinde/BCCL

BMC, along with Varada art group, recycled plastic bottles, caps, oil cans and old tyres for the beautification of North F ward (Matunga East) of Mumbai. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

E-rickshaws have made their way to Thane amid rising fuel prices in the country. Laxmi Dudhawadkar, who drives one such e-rickshaw in Thane, said that there is no tension of hike in petrol and diesel prices now and that she has been employed on a salary payroll of Rs 9,000 for working eight hours daily. Photo by Anil Shinde/BCCL

A heavy duty crane rammed into a wall of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) school on Tuesday after its brake failed and the driver lost control over the vehicle. The accident damaged the garden and roof at Gaimukh Octroi Naka near Ghodbunder Road. Photo by Anil Shinde/BCCL

Last week, a crocodile was spotted in Belapur near the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) headquarters, sending a wave of panic among locals. However, on Tuesday, the reptile was rescued by the Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA), an official statement read. It was an Indian Marsh crocodile measuring 6.43 feet and weighing approximately 35.4 kg. The WWA rescued it with the help of the Thane range forest department.

Using all original ancient engines and trains, a 'Heritage gully' is being constructed at one of the entrance points of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL

After Savitri, a second leopard, named Maharaj, has been radio-collared in Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The two leopards will be monitored by SGNP authorities and Wildlife Conservation Society for six months to understand their behaviour in an urban landscape.

The Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday produced gangster Ravi Pujari at a special MCOCA court in the city. They had recently acquired his custody from Karnataka. Photo by SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL