Mumbai: A 78-year-old man, PM Mathai (name changed), from Mulund (West) was kept under “digital arrest” for two months, during which fraudsters compelled him to sell his flat for Rs 1.16 crore, though its actual market value was over Rs 2.5 crore, said police.The scamsters warned Mathai not to inform anyone and threatened him with…
Mumbai: In 2 separate judgments, the Bombay high court on Friday quashed 2 FIRs filed by the CBI. One was against GTL Infrastructure Ltd (GTLIL) and others, including unknown public servants, in a cheating and criminal conspiracy case over Rs 11,000 crore loans from a consortium of 19 banks and financial institutions. The other was…
Mumbai: Ninety-eight flights were cancelled, five diverted at Mumbai airport as of 9:30pm on Saturday, amid escalating tension in parts of the Middle East and Gulf region. Among them was IndiGo‘s Mumbai–London flight 6E-1.At 9pm, the Mumbai airport informed airlines and pilots that parking space was not available for diverted aircraft and that no diversions…
Mumbai: A boundary wall, which had advertisement hoardings above it, at a construction site on SV Road at Dahisar (E), suddenly collapsed onto the footpath and roadside. While no injuries were reported, a civic official said that the compound wall was an old one and that the designated officer of the BMC R-North ward had…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court refused to entertain a petition by a member of a housing society in Mumbai suburbs who challenged an order granting it deemed conveyance. “The right to question the deemed conveyance rests with the society alone,” said Justice Amit Borkar on Feb 24.The petition by Awadhesh Jha, an advocate, said the…
Badlapur: Adopting a zero-tolerance stance amid rising cases of sexual offences against minors, Thane police have issued a stern warning to school managements across the city, making it clear that any negligence in ensuring student safety will invite strict legal action.A comprehensive student safety review meeting was convened by police for principals and teachers of…
Navi Mumbai: Protection of DPS Flamingo Lake, in Nerul, a key pink-bird destination in Navi Mumbai, remained caught in administrative red-tapism even as the annual arrival of the winter migratory flamingos was inordinately delayed this year. In a fresh representation to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, greens urged immediate issuance of the long-pending Govt Resolution (GR)…
Vasai: Five from a family, including two minors aged 16 and17, were slapped with an FIR for murder, unlawful assembly with arms, assault and other sections on Friday afternoon by the Nalasopara police. Of these five, the main accused, 24-year-old Mehandi Shaikh, has been arrested as he stabbed the victim, who died due to excessive…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will launch an awareness campaign from the coming academic year to help people identify genuine textbooks published by Balbharati, its official agency, a state minister told the state assembly on Friday.In a written reply during the question hour in the lower house, school education minister Dadaji Bhuse said more than 20,000…
Mumbai: Bombay HC dismissed petitions against eviction by residents of unauthorised structures on Western Railway (WR) land at Chincholi Phatak in Malad East.At the same time, Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay Mantri on Thursday said “it is pertinent to note that the fact remains” that the railway authorities do not dispute their occupancy, their identities…
