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Sachin Kurmi murder case: Family likely to move court to seek CBI probe
Kurmi’s family members claim that they had given the names of four other people, apart from the three arrested accused, to the police who they believe had given the supari (contract) for Sachin’s murder to the killers
Updated on Nov 26, 2024 07:40 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
Congress Muslim leader gives ‘Boycott UBT Sena’ call, shocks community
former Congress MLA Yusuf Abrahani has called a meeting on Tuesday of all Muslim groups and religious leaders to discuss his proposal to boycott the party
Updated on Oct 28, 2024 09:19 AM IST
Jyoti Punwani
Sena (UBT) declares 20 more candidates
Shiv Sena (UBT) announced 20 candidates for assembly polls, including for disputed constituencies. Uddhav Thackeray honored late leader Ghosalkar's family.
Updated on Oct 27, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai
Bhujbal meets top cop, urges him to probe political angle in Kurmi murder case
Mumbai: A week after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader from Byculla- Sachin Rammurath Kurmi - died after being stabbed 20 times, senior NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday met Mumbai police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar and requested him to take action in the murder case
Updated on Oct 12, 2024 08:26 AM IST
3 arrested in NCP leader Sachin Kurmi murder case
Sachin Rammurath Kurmi, leader of the Byculla division of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)’s Ajit Pawar faction. Kurmi was stabbed at least 20 times on Friday night in the Ghodapdeo area of Byculla
Updated on Oct 07, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Manish Kumar Pathak
Cops crackdown on gambling den in Byculla; 34 arrested, ₹14 lakh seized
Mumbai Crime Branch raided a high-profile gambling den in Byculla, arresting 34 and seizing ₹14.61 lakh in cash linked to the game Teen Patti.
Updated on Sep 16, 2024 08:08 AM IST
Manish Kumar Pathak
Ally and rival critique Shiv Sena MLA Yamini Jadhav's burqa dole in Byculla
A burqa distribution programme organised by Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Yamini Jadhav has drawn flak from both the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT)
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 09:14 AM IST
Why 1.5L residents in South Bombay continue to live in shaky MHADA buildings
While redevelopment of a building in the island city is a lucrative proposition for builders, these are an exception as they stand on narrow plots
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 09:09 AM IST
Delay in summoning fire brigade exacerbates fire in Byculla high-rise
Fire in Mumbai's Monte South building injures one. Delay in informing fire brigade led to escalation from level one to level two. Fire likely caused by short circuit.
Updated on Jun 03, 2024 07:18 AM IST
BMC reclaims its own land in Byculla from a 50-year-old bakery
The new development will ensure redevelopment for 117 tenants, the creation of a playground and a 35-storey tower as the sale component for the developer
Updated on May 30, 2024 08:36 AM IST
Take a tour of architect Bijoy Jain’s work
In his two decades of practising architecture, he has designed homes, studios and hotels around the world. As a show in Paris draws to a close, a quick tour.
Updated on Apr 19, 2024 03:47 PM IST
Natasha Rego
City experiences unseasonal rainfall
Unexpected rain showers hit Mumbai, raising humidity levels. No more rain expected for 48 hours. Temperatures above normal, with maximum reaching 35 degrees Celsius.
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 08:16 AM IST
Malabar Hill dad conned over school admission
A man from Walkeshwar was cheated of ₹30,000 by a fraudster posing as a school staffer for admission. Case registered by Malabar Hill police, investigation underway.
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 07:42 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi, Mumbai
Fire in MHADA transit camp, eleven suffocate
Ninety-two-year-old Kamini Bane, who is hard of hearing, was woken at around 3.30 am to panic in her house. Fire alarms were blaring, smoke was fast filling the corridors of the building, and soon the electricity went out. Living on the fourth floor, she, her 70-year-old daughter, and her grandchildren needed a way out
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 08:46 AM IST
Sabah Virani
Four CR stations to get a swanky ₹101-cr facelift
The Central Railway has started redevelopment works at four Mumbai stations - Parel, Byculla, Kanjurmarg, and Vikhroli - with a total cost of ₹101 crore. The project aims to widen station premises and improve facilities for commuters. The work is expected to be completed within a year.
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 06:46 AM IST
Footpaths built under beautification project broken in a month by BMC
Incidentally, this development came on the heels of the ₹1,700 crore beautification project by the BMC, under which various lighting and footpaths are being rebuilt across the city. Citizens highlight that some of the rebuilt footpaths are being broken once again
Updated on May 01, 2023 11:44 PM IST
Senior citizen killed in hit-and-run case
A 64-year-old man died after being hit by a speeding tempo while crossing a road in Vile Parle, Mumbai. The driver fled the scene but was later arrested.
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 12:42 AM IST
KEM finds accommodation for nursing students
On November 3, 2022, a part of the ceiling plaster fell on the kitchen helper working in the nursing quarter, injuring her. While a 2018 structural audit report had declared the nurses’ quarter as a C2-B structure—requiring repairs without vacating the premises
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:59 AM IST
Vertical shades of green at CR stations
The Central Railway in Mumbai is planning to set up vertical gardens at 15 railway stations on its main and harbour lines as part of its Amrit Bharat Station scheme. The gardens will be located in and around concourse areas and will be used to improve the aesthetics of the stations and increase the green quotient. The gardens will cost around INR14.72 crore ($2.2m) and will be developed within a year of the contract being awarded.
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 12:30 AM IST
Shashank Rao
The strange case of the djinn, the girl, and the missing jewels
The Byculla police managed to convince the businessman that there was a thief at play and not some djinn and that he needed to file an FIR so they could probe the matter.
Updated on Oct 12, 2022 04:22 AM IST
Vijay Kumar Yadav, Mumbai
Byculla officials neglected MP Navneet Rana's health issues, says husband
Independent MP Navneet Rana left Mumbai's Byculla jail at around 2pm Thursday, while her MLA husband Ravi Rana left Navi Mumbai's Taloja jail two hours later. The couple, who were held in the Hanuman Chalisa row, were granted bail on Wednesday.
Published on May 05, 2022 09:09 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi