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After residents refuse, BMC to bear the cost of illuminating Marine Drive buildings
Published on Aug 11, 2022 12:42 AM IST
The civic body has earmarked a R50 lakh-budget to illuminate 28 private buildings in the heritage precinct.

In gory drug bust, milk of human kindness
The local anti-narcotic cell proved that it not just nabs people but also rescues them occasionally

Updated on Aug 11, 2022 12:41 AM IST
, Thane
Anamika GharatBandra fort walkers fear landslide
Mumbai: The craggy hillside adjoining the walkway built behind Castella De Aguada, popularly known as the Bandra Fort, has left walkers worried about the possibility of landslide during the monsoon

Published on Aug 11, 2022 12:40 AM IST
Two constables facing murder charges during riot dismissed from force
Mumbai: Two police constables of the Mumbai police, facing departmental inquiry for their alleged involvement in a murder, attempt to murder and rioting case in Hingoli in 2017 have been dismissed from their services

Published on Aug 11, 2022 12:40 AM IST
Big eviction drive in SoBo begins; 800 hawkers to go
Mumbai: In preparation of the demolition of the British-era Carnac Bunder bridge in South Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will undertake one of the biggest hawker eviction drives in the city starting today

Published on Aug 11, 2022 12:37 AM IST
Coastal Road, MTHL bypassed critical environmental scrutiny: CAG audit
Mumbai: Two major infrastructure projects in the city, namely the Coastal Road and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), bypassed critical scrutiny under the Centre’s Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) rules, a new report by India’s apex public expenditure auditing body, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), has found

Published on Aug 11, 2022 12:34 AM IST
HC asks state to compensate foreign national detained illegally
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday granted bail to a foreign national arrested in October 2020 for alleged possession of drugs and directed the home department to find a way to compensate the man who was kept behind bars based on an erroneous report by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) at Kalina

Published on Aug 11, 2022 12:34 AM IST
Cabinet approves cost escalation of over ₹10,000 cr for Metro 3 project
Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the cost of the project has increased to ₹33,000 crore from ₹23,000 crore.

Published on Aug 11, 2022 12:33 AM IST
Disquiet in BJP over induction of ‘tainted’ MLAs in Maharashtra cabinet
Sources close to the negotiations over cabinet formation have revealed that the inclusion of Sanjay Rathod and Abdul Sattar, both from the Shinde camp, became a big bone of contention between the CM and his deputy.

Updated on Aug 11, 2022 05:01 AM IST
Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Enraged over late delivery, man breaks beer bottles on wine shop owner’s head
Mumbai: A 62-year-old wine shop owner in Khar suffered injuries after a customer broke beer bottles on his head for allegedly delivering his order late

Updated on Aug 11, 2022 12:31 AM IST
BMC to build FOB at Hindmata Junction
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to build a foot-over bridge (FOB) at the Hindmata Junction in Central Mumbai to further ease people’s woes during waterlogging incidents

Published on Aug 11, 2022 12:29 AM IST
HC refuses to interfere with special court order granting bail to accused in Yes Bank case
The interim bail was granted after the police had closed its investigation in a scheduled offence based on which the PMLA was invoked.

Published on Aug 11, 2022 12:28 AM IST
City logs 852 new Covid cases, highest single-day spike since July 2
Of the 852 new cases, 96% (816) were asymptomatic and 36 were hospitalised. While there has been a 79% surge in Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, doctors said there is nothing to panic.

Updated on Aug 10, 2022 11:23 PM IST
Best Bakery case: Sessions court rejects plea for transfer of trial
The city sessions court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking transfer of the Best Bakery case of Gujarat to some other additional sessions judge

Published on Aug 10, 2022 11:13 PM IST
Charul Shah, Mumbai
Ambadas Danve – A grassroots leader from Aurangabad and the voice of opposition in council
Ambadas Danve, a little-known leader from Aurangabad, is Shiv Sena’s surprise pick for the position of leader of opposition (LoP) in the legislative council

Updated on Aug 10, 2022 09:37 PM IST
Dhaval Kulkarni, Mumbai
16-year-old boy from Navi Mumbai acts as sleuth; helps find friend’s stolen mobile phone
The boy from Navi Mumbai heard about how the stolen phones are often sold at websites that sell second-hand goods; he decided to start sleuthing on these sites and in two months not only found his friend’s mobile phone but also the thief with the help of the police

Published on Aug 10, 2022 09:16 PM IST
Raina Assainar, Navi Mumbai
Mumbai sees 79% spike in Covid cases in a day with 852 fresh infections, 1 death
- With 433 people being discharged from hospitals after Covid-19 treatment, Mumbai's tally of recoveries rose to 11,06,079 on Wednesday.

Published on Aug 10, 2022 09:13 PM IST
Bombs to explode in 5 railway stations; drunk man makes hoax call for fun
A similar incident took place on July 18, when a drunken chef called the police control room and informed them that bombs would go off at Mahalaxmi Race Course

Published on Aug 10, 2022 08:20 PM IST
Woman clicks link on PAN card update, frauds debit ₹1.24L
Police officer said that as she entered the OTPs, three transactions were made from her bank accounts withdrawing ₹1.24 lakh within five minutes of receiving the SMS.

Updated on Aug 10, 2022 08:26 PM IST
ICG airlifts 10 fishermen from stranded boat off Murud-Janjira coast
The fishing boat had started drifting due to rough weather. The fishermen contacted the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Mumbai for help around 6pm on Tuesday

Published on Aug 10, 2022 08:12 PM IST
NIA court allows ED to question Nagpur lawyer Surendra Gadling
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Wednesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to question Nagpur-based lawyer Surendra Gadling in a money-laundering case

Updated on Aug 10, 2022 09:48 PM IST
Charul Shah, Mumbai
No evidence against Kirit Somaiya, son in INS Vikrant fund misappropriation case: Police to HC
The Bombay high court on Wednesday confirmed the interim protection from arrest granted earlier to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil after police said that they did not have any evidence of misappropriation of funds by the duo in the INS Vikrant case

Published on Aug 10, 2022 06:22 PM IST
, Mumbai
K A Y Dodhiya‘Murder of democracy’: Shiv Sena slams Maharashtra govt expansion in ‘Saamana’
The Saamana editorial pointed out that disqualification petitions against some of the Eknath Shinde-camp legislators are in the Supreme Court, with the top court set to hear a bunch of them on Thursday

Published on Aug 10, 2022 01:29 PM IST
Man cleared of drug peddling charges over discrepancies in seals
Bandra resident Salim Shaikh alias Salim Langda, 43, was arrested by Bandra police on December 25, 2017, for alleged possession of MD weighing 110 grams

Published on Aug 10, 2022 12:30 AM IST
Chhota Shakeel’s kin Salim Fruit booked in cheating, forgery case
According to the police, the case was registered based on a complaint lodged by one Mohammed Rafique Ibrahim Tambe

Published on Aug 10, 2022 12:29 AM IST
Extortionists blackmail director of realty group with morphed videos
Mumbai: The police has registered a first information report based on a complaint lodged by a 26-year-old director of a realty and infrastructure firm alleging that he was being blackmailed by extortion racketeers using his morphed photographs and video with a woman he befriended on social media

Published on Aug 10, 2022 12:29 AM IST
Muslims skip Muharram procession in favour of serving people
The community puts up kiosks on roads to serve sherbets to passersby to commemorate the thirsty martyrs who died in the battle of Karbala.

Published on Aug 10, 2022 12:28 AM IST
Heavy rain throws life out of gear for fisherfolks in Uttan
Thane: Following heavy rains through the night and early morning on Tuesday, fisherfolk and their families in Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai, Palghar and Mumbai were caught in a bind

Published on Aug 10, 2022 12:26 AM IST
BJP, Shiv Sena get 9 berths each in Maharashtra cabinet
The 18 MLAs, nine each from the Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction and alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party, were administered the oath as state cabinet ministers by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the Raj Bhawan in Mumbai.

Updated on Aug 10, 2022 03:54 AM IST