Mumbai: Junior colleges will have the liberty to surrender the vacant minority and in-house quota seats even after the end of the first round of first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions. Earlier, colleges were allowed to return the seats to the general pool only after the third round of admissions, and it was mandatory. Now, it…
Mumbai: Following a Bombay high court order in February directing the Mumbai sheriff to proceed with an auction of over two dozen MF Hussain paintings, the sale is scheduled this month in Mumbai. HC this year appointed Dadiba Pundole’s art gallery to conduct the auction sale, said the sheriff’s report.The paintings—25 in all—were among those…
Mumbai: An FIR has been lodged against a Malad-based woman and her live-in partner for cruelty and brutal assault of their three minor children aged eight, two and one. The FIR was registered on May 31 on the basis of a complaint made by the woman’s mother. The three children were rescued by the Malwani…
Mumbai: A 36-year-old businessman and his family were robbed at knifepoint on the Bandra-Jaipur Express while heading home to Mumbai. The businessman and his wife fought off the thieves and grabbed two bags from them. Their jewellery, cash and Saudi Riyal, of a collective value of Rs 7 lakh has been stolen. The complainant’s wife…
Mumbai: While BMC has re-invited RFPs (request for proposal) to empanelNGOs to carry out audits of footpaths to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities, it is likely to further relax conditions for the NGOs. Its earlier tender could not be completed due to stringent conditions like financial turnover, experience, and manpower requirement. Subsequently, BMC relaxed…
Pune: Tenants across the state will soon be spared the hassle of visiting police stations for verification when they rent accommodations once the registration department integrates its data with the police network covering all 1,203 police stations by June-end, registration department officials told TOI on Monday.The initiative, launched in 98 police stations across Mumbai city…
Thane: A 20-year-old youth lost his life in a violent clash that erupted over a cricket game near Dnyansadhana College in Sathewadi, Thane, around 5:00 PM on Monday. The deceased was identified as Shivam Karotiya, a resident of Sathewadi, said Shivaji Gaware, Senior Inspector of Wagle Estate Police Station. Gaware added that two persons were…
Mumbai: A 38-year-old transwoman has lodged a police complaint against her uncle for assaulting her with a knife and issuing rape threats. Goregaon Police have registered an FIR and are probing further. The complainant lives in Goregaon East with three other transwomen. Her 55-year-old unclde lives at Goregaon West. According to her complaint, the house…
Mumbai: Two men who allegedly allowed their cyber fraudster “mentors” to park ill-gotten funds into their bank accounts were arrested by Mumbai police’s central cyber cell on Monday. Pretending to be cops from the Delhi crime branch and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the frauders allegedly threatened a 65-year-old retired businessman saying he was under…
Mumbai: Five days ahead of Bakr Eid, CM Devendra Fadnavis held a meeting on Monday to review preparations. The need for modernisation of the BMC-run Deonar abattoir, including building permanent sheds, was discussed.“We reiterated our demand to modernise the abattoir. Given the services the abattoir renders and the huge amount govt earns from it, it…
