Mumbai: The Bombay high court quashed and set aside an order of the deputy registrar, cooperative societies of K-West ward, which directed a housing society in Oshiwara, Andheri West, to grant permission to a member, film producer and director Vipul Shah, to merge four flats on two floors. Justice Amit Borkar on Monday said the…
Thane: Though the railway report mentioned that the June 9 fatal Mumbra train mishap occurred when a passenger’s bag brushed against the train, no bag was recovered during the panchanama, assistant commissioner of police Sudhakar Shirsat informed the sessions court on Monday.Shirsat also confirmed that the railway report was received only after the FIR was…
Raipur: “I killed your daddy and stuffed the body in a bag and left it at home.” This chilling confession was made over phone by a 40-year-old woman to her newly married daughter, 23, in Jashpur’s Korba in Chhattisgarh on Nov 9. The accused who works in Mumbai had returned to her village a few…
Mumbai: The state CET Cell has allowed a medical aspirant, who had alleged harassment and intimidation by authorities at SSPM Medical College in Sindhudurg, to participate in the upcoming stray vacancy round of MBBS admissions.The decision, officials said, was taken as a one-time exception to ensure that the candidate, belonging to an economically weaker section,…
Kalyan: The reservation draw for the upcoming Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) election was announced on Tuesday at Acharya Atre Rangmandir hall in Kalyan. The event was held under the chairmanship of municipal commissioner Abhinav Goel, with additional commissioner Yogesh Godse and municipal secretary Kishor Shelke present on the occasion.Shiv Sena’s Kalyan (West) city chief Ravi…
Navi Mumbai: A 90-year-old widow residing alone in Mothe Bhom village near Chirner in Uran taluka was found dead ‘under suspicious circumstances’ at her house on Sunday night, as she sustained severe head injuries.Hanif Mulani, senior inspector of Uran, informed that the deceased woman was identified as Hirabai Janardhan Joshi. She was found dead in…
Mumbai: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gold melting facility in south Mumbai, from where smuggled gold was sold in the local market. It arrested 11 persons, including the owners of the facility, and seized 12kg of gold and 9kg of silver collectively worth Rs 23 crore.DRI raided the sixth floor of Jamnadas…
Mumbai: Security guard Ram Bahor averted a potential accident at Mahavir CHSL on V S Khandekar Road in Vile Parle (East) recently by extinguishing a fire that broke out in a nearby garbage area and isolating both valves of Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) live gas junction box.An MGL official said the fire started following bursting…
2 young people jump in Mahim creek MUMBAI: Two individuals jumped into Mumbai’s Mahim Creek on Tuesday morning at 11.30 am, leading to an immediate rescue operation by police and fire brigade officials.One of the persons was identified as Kalandar Altaf Khan, a resident from the Bandra Lalmatti area.The incident was reported to the fire…
MUMBAI: BMC reservation lottery on Tuesday reshuffled political equations across parties, leaving several prominent corporators without their traditional seats. The draw for 227 wards, held at Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir in Bandra (West), saw a packed house of party workers, while those left outside watched the proceedings on a live screen.Municipal school students were invited…
