From stolen tomatoes to Vijay Mallya extradition: Top five stories from Mumbai

Here are the top five stories from Mumbai you shouldn’t miss

While a Dadar resident was on Tuesday arrested for breaking and damaging an LCD screen on the Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express last month, tomatoes worth Rs70,000 were stolen from a vegetable market in Mumbai recently. Those heading to Konkan from Dombivli, Kalyan or Diva can soon rejoice, as festive-special Konkan-bound trains and a few express trains may soon halt at Diva railway station. A team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials submitted a charge sheet against liquor baron Vijjay Mallya to Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that will argue the extradition case for India. Also, if you’re interested in showcasing your piece of art, you can now contact your local ward officers, as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is allowing local artists to beautify traffic islands across the city.

Here are today’s top five picks:

1. Tejas Express: Grand launch, theft to arrest, 5 times the Mumbai-Goa train was in the news

A Dadar resident was on Tuesday arrested for breaking and damaging an LCD screen on the Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express last month. We look at the five times the semi high speed full AC train was in the news:

2. Vijay Mallya extradition: ED gives details of how he laundered ₹1,300 crore to Britain

A team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials submitted a charge sheet against liquor baron Vijjay Mallya to Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that will argue the extradition case for India.The charge sheet details the case against Mallya. It states Mallya laundered Rs1301.67 crore though various shell companies in India and abroad.

3. Konkan trip for Ganpati? You may be able to board express trains from Mumbai’s Diva railway station

Those heading to Konkan from Dombivli, Kalyan or Diva can soon rejoice. Festive-special Konkan-bound trains and a few express trains may soon halt at Diva railway station. The move, if it goes through, will benefit lakhs of commuters who are currently forced to travel to Thane or Panvel to board Konkan-bound trains. The railway authority will make a feasibility report on the plan in the next few days.

4. Guard the tomatoes you buy, stock worth ₹70,000 stolen in Mumbai

As their prices touch Rs100 a kg, tomatoes worth Rs70,000 were stolen from a vegetable market in Mumbai recently. The Dahisar police sent a team to trace the unidentified thieves. The complainant, Shantilal Shrivastav, is a resident of Shanti Nagar in Dahisar. “Every night he gets delivery of vegetables from Navi Mumbai’s APMC market. He unloads the truck and stores the vegetables in his shop at the Dahisar market,” said police.

5. Mumbai’s got talent: BMC will let you show your paintings, sculptures at traffic islands

If you want to showcase your piece of art, you can now contact your local ward officers. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is allowing local artists to beautify traffic islands across the city. Traffic islands include all areas, which are raised created for spreading and directing vehicular traffic. Anyone who is interested in showcasing their work from installations or sculptures can contact the local ward officers who can then provide the list of traffic islands available.