Mumbai: The Bombay High Court vacation bench on Friday declared the arrest of Anchor Group director Hemang Shah, 50, by Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) as illegal, citing failure by police to produce him before a magistrate in 24 hours. The court ordered his immediate release from Arthur Road Jail. The vacation bench, comprising…
New Delhi: Out of 20 random samples collected from tap water of 20 houses in Janakpuri’s A1 block, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) found total coliform and E. coli in six samples, indicating faecal contamination. According to the standard, total coliform and E. coli should be nil in drinking water.CPCB analysed the water samples following…
Pune: The proposed uniformity in maintenance charges, transfer of share procedures, and quorum requirements for redevelopment meetings were among the key concerned raised by housing societies over the draft rules framed under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, officials said.The draft rules, which have been pending since the Act was amended in 2019, were published…
Mumbai: In a deeply disturbing case of domestic violence, a 38-year-old woman from Vashi Naka in Chembur suffered serious burn injuries after her husband allegedly set her on fire when she allegedly refused his demand for sex on Thursday. The woman, who received 70 percent burn injuries, is battling for life at Sion hospital in…
New Delhi: Two men, including a retired Lieutenant Colonel, were duped of Rs 60 lakh in two separate cases. Police arrested three suspects, and in one of the cases, the accused were found to be in contact with Chinese nationals. In the first case, a retired Lieutenant Colonel was duped of Rs 45 lakh under…
Pune: The transfer of 29 acres and 15 gunthas of reserved forest land from Richie Rich Cooperative Housing Society in Kondhwa Budruk will be completed within a month, Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi told TOI on Saturday.Following a Supreme Court directive on May 15, Dudi instructed officials on May 17 to inspect the land and…
Mumbai: Two weeks after a fake list of BJP’s district unit chiefs was circulated on social media, the party released the names for 22 positions on Saturday.BJP may soon announce the name of its state president; working state president Ravindra Chavan is said to be the frontrunner for it. BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule indicated on…
New Delhi: After an eight-year manhunt, the Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested a former national-level wrestler accused of supplying firearms to criminals. The accused, identified as Sonu, is a resident of Kirthal village in Baghpat. He was apprehended from his hometown.According to police, on April 6, 2016, they received intelligence that two suspects, Rahul alias…
Pune: Police are investigating a complaint filed by a 48-year-old retired naval official that accused a coaching centre director and three staffers of duping him and 31 others of Rs42.33 lakh. This was over the issue of not refunding their fees paid between June 21 and July 2, 2024, after the centre closed down its…
A vehicular underpass that is part of the coastal road project, near the Worli end of Bandra-Worli Sea Link, was opened to traffic on Friday. The underpass goes below Abdul Gaffar Khan Road and connects JK Kapoor Chowk, which handles traffic from Prabhadevi and Dadar, to the coastal road. After its cut-and-cover portion, traffic is…
