25-year-old woman fought chain snatcher and helped cops to nab him

MUMBAI: A 25-year-old software engineer fought and caught a chain-snatcher, with the help of patrolling cops, who tried to flee allegedly after snatching her gold chain on Tuesday evening in Wadala locality. The incident occurred when Dattatray Mane...

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Two nabbed for stabbing a porter

MUMBAI: The Sion police on Wednesday arrested two men for allegedly killing and robbing a 40-year-old porter at Sion (east) early on Tuesday morning. The accused before fleeing also robbed victim AchchelalNishad's colleague Kedar Patel (35) of his mobile...

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Jaipur mayor supports cruelty-free cosmetic products

MUMBAI: In a letter to Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jaipur Mayor, Jyoti Khandelwal, calls on India's government to end the import and sale of cosmetics newly tested on animals in support of Humane Society International/India's...

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Over 1,000 trees to be chopped for developmental projects

MUMBAI: In yet another incident of green cover being sacrificed for developmental projects, about 1,000 trees will be cut by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for several infrastructure projects in the city. The proposals were approved by...

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Corporators ask BMC to react to the death threat issued to law committee chairman by octroi agents

MUMBAI: The issue of death threats to civic law committee chairman by octroi mafias had its strong reactions in the civic standing committee on Wednesday. While irate corporators made a scathing attack on civic administration, additional municipal commissioner...

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MNS corporator wants nameplates outside housing societies to be written in Marathi

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Narnirman Sena (MNS) has demanded name plates of housing societies in the city should be compulsorily written in Marathi. Already the BMC has made it compulsory to have names of shops and establishments in the city n Marathi....

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State reaps Maharashtra farmer harvest

Maharashtra, notorious for farmer suicides and irrigation losses over the last few years, has sprouted a surprise. It has added more farmers in the last decade than any other state, shows Census findings released last week.The state has gained over seven...

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PWD man worked statewide scam

MUMBAI: The controversy surrounding the arrests of Nashik PWD executive engineer Satish Chikhlikar and section engineer Jagdish Wagh took on a statewide hue on Monday after sources close to Chikhlikar's interrogation said he has admitted to acting as...

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Mumbai shops stay shut against local body tax

MUMBAI: Many shops across south Mumbai and the western suburbs downed shutters on Monday, as part of an indefinite protest against the local body tax. Retailers from the eastern suburbs of Ghatkopar and Chembur will join the strike on Wednesday. Supply...

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State bus drivers to take lessons on how to beat stress

MUMBAI: To tackle the psychological problems faced by 38,000 drivers employed with MSRTC, the undertaking has decided to seek help of Brahmakumaris to organise workshops on reducing stress levels and also counsel the drivers.Said MSRTC managing director...

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Four men held for killing a 26-year-old at Mahim

MUMBAI: The Mahim police late on Monday night arrested four men for allegedly killing 26-year-old Pravin Lokare near Savarkar garden at fishermen's colony in Mahim on Sunday morning. The accused were booked under IPC section 302 (murder).The accused...

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NSUI leader Suraj Thakur suspended for allegedly dancing naked at a party in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Suraj Singh Thakur, the Mumbai chief of National Students Union of India (NSUI), has been suspended for allegedly dancing naked at a party function in the Mumbai suburb of Kandivili last month. Reports on Tuesday stated that Thakur was drunk...

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Pune businessman murder case: Accused drove to Khandala, burned bodies

MUMBAI: A third suspect was arrested on Sunday for the murders of Pune businessman Vinod Broker (84 ) and his secretary Usha Nair (51).According to the crime branch,Nitin Bhatia (51),adriver, was picked up from Santa Cruz and handed over to the Pune...

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Another 'richie rich' on the run

PWD engineers may have been arrested for amassing disproportionate assets, but a former deputy collector of Sindhudurg, Nitesh Thakur, is absconding after a probe by the ACB and ED showed he owned properties worth Rs 118 crore. His last drawn salary...

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Malabar Hill couple lose Rs 60,000 as credit cards get swiped in US

MUMBAI: A couple from Malabar Hill are the latest victims of bank card fraud in the city. On April 15, Rolfie D'Souza (52; name changed) received a call from his bank asking him if he had authorized a payment of Rs 31,900 at a Walmart store in the US...

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Banks refuse to learn from fraud pattern

MUMBAI: Cyber experts say banks have not shown any interest in scrapping 'stoneage' credit cards that come with magnetic stripes and have poor safety features. "Magnetic stripes are easy to read and also to write on. They do not make a card holder's...

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HC to hear PIL on night shelters for the homeless

MUMBAI: Bombay high court will hear today public interest litigation seeking direction to the state government to set up night shelters for the homeless.A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M S Sanklecha will hear a petition filed...

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Mentally ill woman raped by 3 over a period of time

MUMBAI: The Nehru Nagar police on Sunday arrested three youths for allegedly raping a 24-year-old mentally ill woman over a period. The matter came to light when the victim's brother came to know during health check up of his ill sister that she is six-month...

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Submit call data records with tower location of two accused in 7/11 case: Court to mobile company

MUMBAI: A special court had given time till early next week for Tata mobile company to file a reply on its request that it produce complete Call Data Records of two accused in the Mumbai train blasts case of 2006.Special Maharashtra Control of Organised...

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Geo-tagging to map Pune's urban green cover

MUMBAI: Counting trees is no easy task but when Pune civic body did a tree census relying on outdated manual methods, the Bombay high court sought out an expert from IIT Powai and the director of Sanjay Gandhi National Park Sunil Limaye to use the latest...

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1993 serial bomb blasts convict dies

MUMBAI: An 85-year-old convict in 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, whose seven years' sentence was enhanced to life imprisonment by Supreme Court recently, passed away on Sunday after a prolonged illness, official sources said.A resident of Sandheri...

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HC to hear PIL to recover losses of Azad Maidan riots

MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Monday will hear a public interest litigation seeking direction to the State to recover losses due to damage of public and private property in the Azad Maidan last year. The PIL filed by journalists Sanket Satope and Uday...

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HC declines to stay release of Bombay Talkies

MUMBAI: Bombay high court has rejected an appeal by a screen writer to stay the release of the film Bombay Talkies on the ground that his suit before the city civil court was adjourned to June 28, 2013 sealing his fate. Nishant Ranjan alleged that director...

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HC to hear PIL as test case on jurisdiction

Mumbai: Bombay high court is slated to hear on Monday a public interest litigation as a test case to determine whether the grievances raised in it is related to the National Green Tribunal or should be heard by it. A division bench of Justice V M Kanade...

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NCP raps CM over Metro, Mhada flat rates

MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is facing a barrage of allegations against departments held by its ministers, on Thursday struck back at chief minister Prithviraj Chavan.Besides targeting the Chavan-controlled MMRDA over cost escalation...

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After attack on colleague, AMCs meet civic chief

MUMBAI: Enraged after the assault on assistant municipal commissioner (AMC) Santoshkumar Dhonde by BJP workers on Tuesday, 10 AMCs met municipal chief Sitaram Kunte on Thursday. They demanded that steps should be taken to give security to the officers.The...

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A healthy quarter for Mumbai property registrations: Prabhudas Lilladher

MUMBAI: The first quarter of calander year 2013 has been strong on the basis of a yearly comparison, recording 21% growth in sales registrations, says Prabhudas Lilladher.The low base of CY12, on account of a hiatus in approvals, is the key reason for...

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Birla group donates Rs 1 crore to the CM relief fund

MUMBAI: The Aditya Birla Group on Thursday donated Rs 1 crore towards drought relief.Group's advisor SK Sabu met chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to submit a cheque for the donated amount.The donation was made towards the CM relief fund (drought).The...

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Animal rights activists rescue sacrificial goat from Chembur

MUMBAI: One more sacrificial goat, this time from Chembur, has now been rescued by animal rights activists. Earlier this Sunday, two goats were rescued from Khar before they could be killed as part of an animal sacrifice ritual. Shruti Shetty of World...

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Strict law must enacted to ensure maximum punishment to acid attackers

MUMBAI: What kind of a coward is a man who flings acid on a young girl and runs away? There are disturbing questions as yet another horrifying case of acid attack came to light in Mumbai on Thursday. A 25-year-old woman who had just arrived at Bandra...

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Health covers may cost 20% more

The author has posted comments on this articleTNN | May 2, 2013, 06.49AM IST MUMBAI: The insurance regulator has cleared a hike in health insurance rates for policies issued by New India Assurance, the country's largest non-life insurer. The new...

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On the run for three years, thief finally caught by railway police

MUMBAI: A 35-year-old man, who had slipped out of the custody of the Government Railway Police (GRP) three years ago, was nabbed on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Nasir Khan.Khan had been booked by the Kurla GRP in 2010 on theft charges....

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Driver killed after vehicle overturns at Wada

MUMBAI: A 31-year-old driver was killed when his car turned turtle over a heap of sand at Nare village in Wada taluka of Thane rural on Tuesday evening.According to the Wada police, the mishap occurred around 5.45pm on a road near Tansa farm. "The deceased,...

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Husband, in-laws of woman booked for abetting her suicide

MUMBAI: The husband and in-laws of a 42-year-old woman, who committed suicide on Monday, have been booked by the Bhayander police on abetment charges. No arrests have been made yet. Police officials said the victim, Hema Doshi, was being physically and...

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Short-cut across railway tracks claims two lives

MUMBAI: Taking a short cut across the railway tracks cost a woman her life on Wednesday. A watchman was the second victim of trespassing. Both incidents occurred around 5.35 am near Santa Cruz station.In the first case, the victim was a 42-year-old woman...

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68 year old held for posing as a cop and attempted cheating

MUMBAI: Gamdevi police arrested a 68-year-old man who posed as a police officer and tried cheating a local developer of Rs 300.The police identified the accused as Madhukar Keshav Waagh, a resident of Kanjur Marg. He was nabbed by locals and handed over...

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Mumbai Metro trial run successful

MUMBAI: On the occasion of Maharashtra Day, Mumbaikars were treated to a successful trial run of the state's first Metro railway Wednesday.Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan flagged off the 3-km long trial run of the Mumbai Metro between Versova and Azad...

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Mumbai University goof-up makes it tough test for students

MUMBAI: Something is terribly rotten in Mumbai University, the country's second oldest. The ongoing exams have been a time of trauma and pain for thousands of students because of the constant goof ups by the university.Glaring errors in questions papers...

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Governor assures relief for drought affected areas

MUMBAI: Governor of Maharashtra K Sankaranarayanan on Wednesday assured that drought affected people of complete help from the ruling DF government. After the Maharashtra Day celebration, release issued by Governor's office stated that temporary ration...

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Housing property prices in the Mumbai metropolitan region have started rising again

MUMBAI: According to research firm, Liases Foras, property prices in the past three months ending March have risen by three percent over the previous quarter. This is a reversal to the trend in the quarter ended December 2012, when prices marginally...

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Maharashtra BJP leader's son shoots self, critical

JALGAON (MAHARASHTRA): Nikhil Khadse, the son of Maharashtra's opposition leader Eknath Khadse of the BJP, shot himself at his home in Muktainagar in Jalgaon on Wednesday afternoon, a party official said.He has sustained bullet injuries in the head and...

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Maharashtra BJP leader Eknath Khadse's son commits suicide

JALGAON: Nikhil Khadse, the son of leader of opposition in Maharashtra legislative assembly and BJP leader Eknath Khadse, committed suicide at his residence at Muktai Nagar in the district on Wednesday, police said."Nikhil shot himself in the head using...

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