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MUMBAI: Mahim Samaritan and World Memon Organisation (WMO) Mumbai president Haji Mudassar Patel celebrated his birthday on July 9 by distributing college textbooks free among needy students.Accompanied by former minister Anees Ahmed, WMO India chapter president Haseen Aghadi, a senior functionary in WMO Ehsan Gadawala and a few other friends, Patel cut a cake at…

DAHANU: Leopard has once again made its presence felt in Dahanu when it killed a calf during an early morning attack on Tuesday July 8. This attack took place in the house premises of villager Kalpesh Patil in Narpar, Dahanu Taluka, Palghar District. The leopard entered the premises, targeted the calf, which died on the…

Mumbai: State govt is putting the screws on builders as well as slum dwellers to speed up SRA projects, reports Chaitanya Marpakwar.To recover pending rent from builders who don’t pay slum dwellers after demolishing their homes, govt has introduced an amendment to The Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 which allows rent…

Mira Bhayandar: Amid drama over police’s initial denial of permission and detention of MNS functionaries, hundreds of party workers and locals took part in a march taken out at Mira Road Tuesday to counter a protest by traders last week against the assault by MNS activists on a shop-owner for not speaking Marathi, reports Vishal…

Navi Mumbai: A 32-year-old doctor practising at the JJ Hospital, Mumbai, allegedly jumped into the sea from the Atal Setu bridge late on Monday night. The incident was reported to the Atal Setu control room at 9:43 pm by an unidentified caller, probably a passing motorist, who saw a man jumping from the sea bridge…

Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by a Jain mandir trust in Vile Parle against a city civil court order, paving the way for the demolition of the temple structure. However, the HC extended its status quo on further demolition of the structure to 4 weeks, reports Swati Deshpande.Denying relief against the…

Mumbai: The nodal cyber police have closed the cheating, forgery and impersonation case against the Juhu hotelier who impersonated NCP Rajya Sabha member Praful Patel and sent messages to Qatar ruling family to seek their assistance in securing business opportunities. Ravi Kant reportedly used Patel’s display picture (DP) on WhatsApp to make his demands. Patel…

Mumbai: Three companies emerged as frontrunners when bids were opened on Tuesday for BMC’s Rs 2,368-crore bioremediation tender to scientifically treat 185 lakh tonnes of waste at the Deonar dumping ground —one of the oldest and most toxic landfills in the country. Only one of them, Re Sustainability Ltd, has experience in handling Deonar’s solid…

Mumbai: Six years after a man was killed as he intervened in a fight between two neighbours, a sessions court on Tuesday sentenced two men to life imprisonment. Additional sessions judge A Subramaniam held Siddhesh Dagale and Suraj Salve guilty of murder and other relevant offences under the Indian Penal Code. Two other accused, Umer…

Mumbai: MNS’ insistence on a particular route, deviating from the normal route sanctioned for demonstrations, led to the police commissioner refusing nod for the morcha, said CM Devendra Fadnavis. He said permission is given to all to hold morchas. “This is a democratic country, and we give permissions to all. I inquired with the CP……