Downsize diktat in Rajasthan villages trims big fat Marwari weddings in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Big fat Marwari weddings are slimming down as rules imposed by community elders in towns and villages of south Rajasthan domino down to families from there settled across the country.Rajasthani weddings are traditionally known for big-ticket...

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Police to keep vigil on power thefts during Ganesh festival

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police will now be keeping a close vigil on power thefts."We have got assurance from Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria that his senior officers, including DCP (operations) and zonal DCPs will assist us in forming a special task...

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 Maharashtra to take back 100 hectares allotted to Videocon

The author has posted comments on this articleClara Lewis, TNN | Aug 31, 2014, 07.04AM IST MUMBAI: The City Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) has been allowed to take back 100 hectares allocated to Videocon at Navi Mumbai in 2008 to set...

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Court grants man divorce over wife's demand for excessive sex

MUMBAI: A man, who sought separation from his wife alleging that she was aggressive and autocratic with an insatiable appetite for sex, was granted divorce by a family court here."Due to respondent's (wife's) non-appearance before the court, the petitioner's...

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Man duped Rajasthan hospital, used money to buy film rights

MUMBAI: Investigations into the fixed deposit cash-credit scam have found that the accused had duped a Rajasthan-based charitable hospital of Rs 10 crore. The money earned by the accused through illegal means, say investigators, was used in partnership...

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No clue on escaped terror operative's whereabouts

MUMBAI: The police is still clueless about the whereabouts of a 35-year-old terror suspect in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case, a week after he jumped off a moving train near Raigarh in Chattisgarh and fled while he was being brought from Kolkata to...

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Two seats for every Maratha, Muslim engineering applicant

MUMBAI: The newly-introduced reservations for Maratha and Muslim candidates in education have made it trivially easy for them to get into engineering and pharmacy colleges. For every "lateral applicant" this year for these programmes, government statistics...

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Mumbaikars to get extra buses on busy routes, new services

MUMBAI: Commuters can soon expect more buses on busy routes and some new services as the transport undertaking plans to increase its fleet utilization."The computerized scheduling system has led to effective management of the workforce and saved 4% manpower...

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‘Sacked’ medical council chief still in office

MUMBAI: A week after medical education minister Jeetendra Awhad ordered to sack him within 24 hours, Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) president Kishore Taori continues in his post."I am still the MMC's president. I haven't received any communication...

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List measures taken to prevent Ebola, HC tells govts

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday asked the state government and the Centre to detail precautions they are taking to prevent the possible spread of the Ebola virus. A division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Girish Kulkarni heard a PIL...

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Maharashtra Congress poll manifesto draft to be finalized by September 5

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra unit of the Congress, which is in the process of scrutinising candidates for the forthcoming state assembly elections, will finalise its draft manifesto by September 5, the party officially announced here on Thursday.A meeting...

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Maharashtra department drops move to float irrigation tenders before polls

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra water resources department has developed cold feet about hurriedly floating irrigation tenders worth Rs 1,000 crore in the run-up to the assembly elections following a TOI expose last week.Water resources minister Hasan Mushrif...

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Corporators want free sea link ride, ticketless entry into national park

MUMBAI: After getting free AC bus passes, corporators want a toll-free travel on Bandra-Worli Sea Link and also free visits to Sanjay Gandhi National Park.At present, one-way toll for the sea link is Rs 55 and for two-way, it is Rs 83, while the national...

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Poor response forces BEST to scrap two Freeway buses

MUMBAI: Two fast-track bus routes were introduced via the Eastern Freeway to encourage citizens to use public transport while travelling from SoBo to the suburbs. But the BEST has now been forced to yank off the two services from EFW because of "poor...

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2-year-old girl dragged away by leopard

MUMBAI: A two-year-old girl from a tribal village in Wada fell prey to a leopard on Wednesday and she is yet to be found. None of the forest guards or officials, who have been on strike since Tuesday, turned up to help villagers look for the child, despite...

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Dying declaration cannot be made in kin, friend’s presence

MUMBAI: No relative or friend should be present while the dying declaration of a victim is recorded, the Bombay high court has said.A division bench of Justice Vijaya Kapse Tahilramani and Justice A R Joshi acquitted a mother-son duo from Pune of bride...

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Over 500 kg of gold seized at Mumbai airport in five months

MUMBAI: Gold worth Rs 3 crore was seized in three separate smuggling cases by Customs officials at Mumbai airport on Tuesday. With the latest seizures, the gold seized this month has crossed 100 kg. From April to July, the Customs had seized 405 kg of...

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Two teachers held for abetment of suicide of three Virar school students

MUMBAI: Two teachers of the Vagad Gurukul International School have been arrested for abetment of the suicide of three students, whose bodies were found in a river on Wednesday after they allegedly fled from the school hostel on Monday.The Virar police...

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MFs fall back on closed-ended funds

MUMBAI: Prompted by Indian investors' inability to stay invested in equity funds for several years and also their record of entering these funds when the market is peaking and redeeming when the market is at a low, fund houses have been mobilizing money...

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Beethoven bonanza, Mozart night in 10-day NCPA season

Four evenings of Beethoven is a thrill that, in Mumbai, one usually has on headphones and speakers. For the fever of listening live, one needs investing in a week in Vienna, Berlin or London. But those without a fortune to spare need no longer...

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Maharashtra govt suspends rape-accused DIG Sunil Paraskar

MUMBAI: Deputy inspector general of police Sunil Paraskar, accused of raping a model, was suspended on Tuesday to facilitate an "impartial" departmental probe into the allegation that he misused his office.The state home department had recommended Paraskar's...

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Shah Rukh Khan gets extra cover after Pujari threat

MUMBAI: Police have beefed up security at the residence and office of actor Shah Rukh Khan after fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari mentioned the actor's name in an SMS threat issued to film producer Karim Morani and followed it up with a threat call to the...

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Bodies of 3 classmates believed to have absconded found in river near Mumbai

MUMBAI: The bodies of three students who allegedly ran away from their residential school in Virar on Monday were found in a nearby river.The students — Meet Chhadwa, Prahul Patel and Khushal Dagha — all aged 14, of Vagad Gurukul International School...

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Sonakshi Sinha launches Swatch Fall-Winter 2014 collection in Mumbai

The story of Swatch is the story of a revolution. It introduced a new language, a way to speak from the heart without words. A Swatch watch is an expression of joy, a provocative statement. Today, the revolution continues: Swatch talks and everyone understands.Sun-dripped...

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After mishap, RTO urges parents to send kids only in authorized vehicles

MUMBAI: Regional transport offices on Monday urged parents against sending their children to schools by private vans and mini buses, which are not authorized by institutes and transport department.The directive comes after an accident in which a schoolgirl...

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Shah Rukh Khan's security beefed up after reports of threat from gangster

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police on Tuesday confirmed reports that security for actor Shah Rukh Khan had been beefed up following threats from the underworld.Four rounds were fired outside Bollywood producer Karim Morani's Juhu residence recently. According...

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Shah Rukh Khan's security beefed up after underworld threat

MUMBAI: Police security at the residence of actor Shah Rukh Khan has been beefed up after three unidentified men fired three rounds outside the residence of film producer Karim Morani on Saturday.A police source said that there was a threat to the actor...

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Suspension of DIG Sunil Paraskar, accused of raping Mumbai model, likely

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has not yet given his consent to go ahead with the suspension of a rape-accused DIG Sunil Paraskar.Maharashtra home department has proposed suspension of deputy inspector general of police Sunil Paraskar...

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HC issues contempt notice to top Maharashtra babu

MUMBAI: Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued a notice for contempt of court against principal secretary, State Home Department. Court was miffed that the government has not taken a decision as yet on recommendations made in three interim reports of Dharmadhikari...

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HC allows Ganesh immersion parking on Shivaji Park

MUMBAI: Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed parking of vehicles on Shivaji Park during the three days of Ganesh immersion.A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M S Sonak heard applications by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation...

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Fisherwoman kills 65-year-old husband in Bhayander

MUMBAI: A 60-year-old fisher woman from Bhayander has been arrested for allegedly killing her 65-year-old husband last week.Rocky Nunes a retired man was found dead in his Palikhadi home, Utan, Bhayander (west) on August 21. The body was discovered by...

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BJP MP Kirit Somaiya booked for assaulting Mumbai cop

MUMBAI: Navghar police in Mulund (east) have registered a case against the BJP MP Kirit Somaiya reportedly indulging in a heated discussion with a police inspector and later assaulting him in the police station.The incident occurred on August 21 when...

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CISF jawan goes missing from his watchtower at JNPT

NAVI MUMBAI: A 27-year-old Central Industrial Security Force jawan posted at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva, mysteriously went missing from the watchtower where he was posted on guard duty on Monday.Sheva police officials have informed...

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First seaplane service from Mumbai takes off for Lonavala

MUMBAI: The Mumbai-Lonavla seaplane service, which launched on Monday from Juhu aerodrome, was delayed by almost an hour and 30 minutes due to visibility issues and an enthusiastic media contingent, which crowded around the plane clicking photos. " The...

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CII food and beverage exhibition receives good response

MUMBAI: New product innovation and technologies were seen at 5th edition of CII Food and Beverage exhibition. The exhibition this year is host to companies catering products for ware housing, cold storage, packaging, affluent treatment, automation ,...

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Fisherwoman kills 65-year-old husband in Bhayander

MUMBAI: A 60-year-old fisher woman from Bhayander has been arrested for allegedly killing her 65-year-old husband last week.Rocky Nunes a retired man was found dead in his Palikhadi home, Utan, Bhayander (west) on August 21. The body was discovered by...

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Schools get education dept help to identify learning disability students

MUMBAI: The state education department has joined the Society for Rehabilitation of Crippled Children's (SRCC) Centre for Child Development to spread awareness about learning disability (LD) among city schools.Addressing the first in the series of workshops...

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Thane markets flooded with Ganpati decorations

MUMBAI: Many families in the city are getting ready to welcome their favourite elephant-headed God into their homes during this Ganeshotsav. The markets in Thane are flooded with mandap decorations.Here is what we is really popular this year:Creative...

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Anita Dongre showcases 'India Modern' at Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2014 in Mumbai

Indian heritage was interpreted in a modern context by designer Anita Dongre, who showcased her latest collection at the Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2014 in Mumbai.Presented by Taj Mahal A Flavour of Darjeeling, the collection, called `India Modern',...

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8 children rescued from leather factory in Mumbai

MUMBAI: The Agripada police on Saturday rescued eight minors from a leather factory in Madanpura in Byculla and arrested the three owners of the factory.The Agripada police recently received tip off that a leather goods manufacturing factory in Rangwala...

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Security guards booked under Arms Act in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Eight natives of Jammu & Kashmir including a security supervisor of a security firm who without registering their arms license in Maharashtra, were using their weapons for commercial purpose were arrested by the city crime branch.Crime branch...

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No action against lawyers for misconduct in almost a decade, RTI query reveals

MUMBAI: Lawyers argue loud and strong when it comes to misconduct by people in other professions in cases they represent, but when it comes to their own ilk, disciplinary action is non-existent, the State Bar Council revealed in a reply to a Right to...

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Ranes get conditional bail in extortion case

MUMBAI/MAPUSA: A special trial court judge in Goa on Friday granted anticipatory bail to leader of opposition Pratapsingh Rane and his legislator son Vishwajit in an alleged bribery case over green clearance to a mining company.Special CBI court judge...

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Engineeringg colleges prepare students for placement season with mock tests, language training

MUMBAI: Placement for the class of 2015 across engineering colleges of the country began long before companies came to campuses. While the season looks upbeat, there is a lot that has gone into ushering in optimism at institutes. This year, colleges...

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Hitting students unacceptable: CISCE

MUMBAI: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) has issued an advisory asking all its schools to eliminate corporal punishment. The advisory, drafted by the human resource development (HRD) ministry, which identified the need...

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UPA II cleared Adani project in Maharashtra forest

MUMBAI: Even as Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had raised his voice against undue favours extended to the Adani group, it has transpired that the UPA government had quietly cleared a proposal for allotment of 25 hectares of protected forest land...

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HC releases Rs 15.41 lakh spent on securing Shakti Mills

MUMBAI: Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay high court that Public Works Department had recently spent Rs 15.41 lakh to build a boundary wall, barbed wire fencing, security cabin and the main gate of the defunct Shakti Mills where a photojournalist...

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