Nagpur: The state govt on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into tenders quoting “below estimated price” for repair works of old and dilapidated buildings in Mumbai after allegations of irregularities were made in the assembly.During a debate on a calling attention motion over nearly 16,000 cessed buildings in south Mumbai, Congress MLA Amin Patel sought immediate…
New Delhi: Holding that mercy must remain an integral part of the judicial conscience and courts should take a liberal approach when a contemnor accepts a mistake and apologises, Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a Bombay High Court order sentencing a lady to one week imprisonment for her contemptuous statement on judiciary following an HC…
Thane: A night out for a Ghatkopar-based couple turned into a harrowing experience after they lost their two-year-old girl in the early hours of Tuesday while on their way back home from Thane station, officials informed on Wednesday.According to Senior Inspector Archana Dusane at the Thane railway police, the couple came to Thane on Monday…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Housing and Area Development Board, a regional unit of the Maharashtra Housing And Area Development Authority, for the second time invited online tenders for 16 amenity plots.There was no response to the earlier bid for the amenity plots located in the Mhada layouts at Malad-Malvani, Unnat Nagar in Goregaon, Charkop in Kandivli,…
Mumbai: An 80-year-old man from Kandivli was duped of Rs 26 lakh in a digital arrest scam recently where the scammer accused him of sexual harassment. The North Region Cyber Police have registered an FIR and are probing further.On Nov 25, the senior citizen had gone to Nashik with his wife for an outing when…
Mumbai: The state govt has issued detailed guidelines on activities that state board schools must conduct on Saturdays under the expanded ‘Ananddayi Shanivar’ programme, aimed at promoting experiential and value-based learning.According to a circular issued by the school education department, Saturdays will be reserved for activities such as parent interaction meets, cultural programmes and school-level…
Mumbai: Police arrested a 42-year-old woman, who is a housing agent by profession, for allegedly cheating a 48-year-old man by falsely claiming ownership of his two inherited flats in an SRA project and collecting heavy deposits from new occupants without the owner’s knowledge. Complainant Santosh Kamble said the accused, Subhangi Gaikwad, had collected deposits of…
Thane: A 54-year-old woman died after she “accidentally” consumed a highly toxic poison kept at her home in Thane for grain protection, police said. Cops have registered a case of accidental death.“Preliminary inquiry indicates the substance was kept for fumigation of stored grains. The woman consumed it unknowingly. We are conducting a detailed probe to…
Navi Mumbai: Two youths were killed in two separate mishaps on Monday. In the first accident a Kirvali villager, Pramod Patil (35), riding a two wheeler, was fatally dashed by a car on the Mumbai-Pune highway in Taloja. In the second mishap, a speeding trailer driver dashed a biker, Amol Thakur (38), on the Bhendkhal-Khopta…
A 14-year-old boy has filed a police complaint alleging sodomy, assault, and threats by his grandparents, both in their 70s. Police have registered a case under Pocso, but suspect a property dispute may be the underlying motive. The boy is currently receiving medical treatment. MUMBAI: A 14-year-old boy has lodged a police complaint of sodomy…
