MUMBAI: A 42-year-old man has been arrested by Govt Railway Police from Surat, where he had fled after allegedly pushing his wife to death in front of a local train at Mulund station on Saturday. Police said the couple’s 13-year-old son had witnessed the murder.The accused, Raju Gupta, worked as an electrician. According to GRP,…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Monday dismissed a petition by two societies representing the Koli community in Danda Koliwada, a fishing village in Khar West, that had challenged a court-appointed committee’s finding that slum redevelopment would not adversely affect their activities.Justices Makarand Karnik and Shriram Modak said the Danda Koli Masemari Vyavasayik Sahakari Maryadit and…
Mumbai: The special court held that the sale of Kannad Sahakari Sugar Factory in an auction in 2012 to NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar‘s company, Baramati Agro, followed the due legal process.“The entire auction proceedings were initiated and completed in 2012 after the administrators appointed by RBI had taken charge of the management of the…
Navi Mumbai: A highway safety patrol team under the guidance of an assistant police inspector saved the life of a Pune youth, Sanjay Dandavate (23), who attempted to die by suicide on the Borghat stretch of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.He was making a live-stream video on Instagram while driving an SUV on the Pune-bound carriageway while…
Thane: The Shiv Sena wants the upcoming suburban railway station between Thane and Mulund to be named after Dharmaveer Anand Dighe, as decks for its completion have finally been cleared after railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav approved Rs 250 crore for execution of the works, said party MP Naresh Mhaske on Monday.Mhaske shared a statement after…
Mumbai: Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Monday warned NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad for making objectionable comments against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during the debate on the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026. Narwekar warned Awhad that he would be suspended if he made objectionable comments against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj or any other national figures in the…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt has set up a state-level task force headed by the additional chief secretary of urban development and senior health department officials to crack down on bogus doctors and unregistered nursing homes operating across the state, with a detailed action-taken report to be presented in the next legislature session.Replying to the concerns…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday said it will frame a standard operating procedure (SOP) on the honorarium paid to gold valuers by banks, following concerns raised in the Legislative Council over low fees and rising risks faced by jewellers engaged in gold loan assessments.Cooperation minister Pankaj Bhoyar was responding to a calling attention motion…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has ordered a law college in Karjat to pay Rs 50,000 costs within four weeks to Mumbai University for delay in informing it about the non-eligibility of a student’s transfer admission to the dual BLS LLB degree course, now called BA LLB.Justices Riyaz Chagla and Advait Sethna on March 10…
Mira-Bhayandar: An 89-year-old woman undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Government Hospital in Bhayandar (West) was allegedly bitten by a rat on Sunday night. A few hours after the alleged rat-bite, the patient, Suhasini Matekar, died.A medical officer and a nursing staff member were transferred from Pandit Bhimsen…
