Mumbai: The Bombay high court recently released on bail a man who spent 10 years in prison for the sexual assault and rape of a minor in a Mumbai suburb following “inconsistencies” in the evidence.Allowing his bail plea, Justice R M Joshi on Feb 11 directed that “the substantive sentence imposed against the appellant” shall…
Kalyan: Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) stayed the HC-ordered demolition of an illegal seven-storey building in Dombivli reportedly following DCM Eknath Shinde’s intervention, offering relief to about 150 residents.The building, Samarth Complex, is one of 65 constructed using forged approvals and fake MahaRERA registrations whose razing has been ordered by HC. KDMC issued a demolition notice…
Mumbai: After two days of satisfactory air, Mumbai’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Friday, with the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 130 from 67 on Thursday and 70 on Wednesday — the steepest single-day spike recorded in the last three months. The reading pushed the city back into the moderate air category,…
MUMBAI: Carbon monoxide levels touching 3 mg per cubic metre — 50% higher than the permissible limit — ammonia spikes reaching 700 micrograms per cubic metre against a standard of 400, and hydrogen sulphide concentrations climbing to nearly 2 ppm, nearly 15 times the allowed limit, were recorded at two residential high-rises in Wadala during…
Thane: The Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of crime branch on Saturday busted a sex racket operating out of a local hotel in the Wagle Estate area. A 26-year-old woman, who reportedly works as an actor in Hindi web series, was arrested for allegedly acting as a pimp and luring women into the trade. During the raid,…
Navi Mumbai: In the two-day district level Friends of Birds summit held on Sunday and Monday, it was revealed that more than 350 species of birds are noticed in Ratnagiri district. The event was attended by top forest officials and the former principal chief conservator of forests Sunil Limaye. The event focused on avian research…
Mumbai: A special court on Monday cancelled the open-ended warrant issued against alleged gangster Kumar Krishnan Pillai in connection with a two-decade-old extortion case.Last week, Pillai’s lawyer apprised the special judge R B Rote about another court’s order directing his repatriation to Hong Kong. On Feb 13, the court had ruled that he cannot be…
Palghar: A hotelier opened fire on a man in Boisar on Sunday night. The accused shot the victim in his house, located in Vadhave village, Boisar, around 2.30 am with his pistol and left the scene. The severely bleeding victim, identified as Suresh Varghade (52), was rushed to a local hospital. He was stabilised over…
Mumbai: The city economic offences wing (EOW) has registered four separate cases against multiple companies for defrauding the state govt of Rs 122.9 crore by allegedly submitting fake bank guarantees in the solar agriculture energy channel 2.0 tender process.EOW said the firms entered into power purchase agreements by submitting bank guarantees prepared using fake rubber…
Mumbai: The Congress’s decision to contest alone in most parts of Maharashtra during the recently concluded local body elections offered the party a mixed lesson. While the results fell short of expectations, leaders believed the solo run helped revive its fading grassroots network — a point that came up during Rahul Gandhi’s brief visit to…
