Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) may take over the case of theft of INSAS rifle and two magazines with 40 rounds from the possession of an Agniveer at Navy Nagar considering that the suspects’ alleged Naxal link has emerged as the main focus of the probe.The crime branch, which is currently investigating the case,…
The state has missed two deadlines set by the Bombay High Court to present guidelines that would balance the requirements of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012 in a manner that the privacy of minors in a consensual relationship seeking abortion is protected.The…
Mumbai: Elphinstone Bridge, which connects Parel and Prabhadevi East and West, will shut from 11.59pm Friday, Sept 12, to make way for the new Elphinstone flyover and the 4.5km Worli–Sewri connector. With demolition finally set to begin, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde has approved in situ rehabilitation for 83 residents of two affected buildings—Laxmi Niwas…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday condemned the Karnataka govt’s decision to change the name of Shivajinagar metro station in Bengaluru to St Mary’s station. “This is an insult to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by the Congress govt of Karnataka. The Congress has the tradition of insulting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj right since the days of Jawaharlal…
Mumbai: The office of competent authority and administrator under Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act, 1976 and NDPS Act has confirmed the attachment of movable and immovable properties worth Rs 10 crore belonging to deported drug kingpin Navin Chichkar, following an order by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Mumbai.Chichkar, who was deported from Malaysia in July…
Mumbai: Thursday’s auction of gold and silver offerings made to the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal during this year’s festival earned the mandal Rs 1.65 crore. A 10 tola gold bar sold for Rs 11.3 lakh while a gold necklace weighing approximately the same, sold for Rs 10 lakh, said mandal treasurer Mangesh Dalvi. A total…
Mumbai: Amidst the controversy over rats biting critically ill patients in the female ward of the BMC-run Cooper Hospital, several measures were announced on Thursday, including the establishment of a free chemotherapy ward at the Juhu facility.Cooper Hospital, now the fourth medical college operated by BMC, received funding to start the five-bed chemotherapy ward within…
Mumbai: Calling his continued presence “a one-sided affair like the David and Goliath war”, multiple murder accused Vijay Palande on Thursday moved sessions court seeking Ujjwal Nikam‘s resignation as special public prosecutor (SPP) in his case while also serving as a Rajya Sabha member.Nikam was nominated to the Upper House of Parliament earlier this year….
Mumbai: The state govt on Thursday signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) entailing an investment of about Rs 1.09 lakh crore in sectors like information technology, food processing, warehousing, data centres, and logistics hubs, paving the way for the creation of 48,000 direct jobs, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said.Investors and the industry sector play a crucial…
Mumbai: The cancellation of the proposed National College Metro station on the elevated Dahisar East-Mandale Metro Line 2B corridor has sparked a fresh controversy with former Congress corporator Asif Zakaria alleging that the move was aimed at facilitating the monetisation of a prime railway plot in Bandra West.In a letter to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis,…
