Mumbai Tardeo RTO office gutted in fire

MUMBAI: A 1000sqft scrap godown has been gutted in fire at Mumbai Tardeo RTO office. The incident happened around 2.15pm. No injury reported.Nana Chowk and Byculla fire brigade immediately rushed to the spot and doused fire in half an hour, said sub...

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Juhu locals put up fight to save open plot from squatters

MUMBAI: For a city starved off open spaces, activists from Juhu fear the loss of another open plot in the prime area of the western suburbs. An open plot besides Nakshatra garden they claim has been encroached upon and several show case notices send...

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‘Less than fifth of sown area in state under irrigation’

MUMBAI: Shockingly Maharashtra's only less than a fifth of the sown area is under irrigation, reveals a paper of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) that was released by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday.Experts said...

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Rail block between Santacruz and Goregaon on Sunday

MUMBAI: There will be a jumbo rail block on slow lines between Santacruz and Goregaon stations on Sunday.Said a WR official :"To carry out maintenance work of tracks, signalling and overhead equipment, a jumbo block will be carried out between Santacruz...

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MMRDA chief lauds efforts of employees at 40th anniversary

MUMBAI: "The employees in MMRDA have played a key role in maintaining a cordial bond despite the huge responsibilities. Without their active support, Mumbai would not have seen completion of key projects such as Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro corridor,...

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Charred body found in Govandi

MUMBAI: Exactly a week after a body was found floating in nullah in eastern suburbs, a another charred body of a male was found in a pit near Nirankari nagar in Shivaji Nagar in Govandi on early Saturday morning. Shockingly the body was still burning...

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464 private cabbies barred from plying in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Four hundred and sixty-four private taxi drivers' applications were rejected during police verification this month, with 33 getting "adverse remarks". The rejected drivers had provided false addresses and one was found to be dead. The police...

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SC says state can consider regularisation plea in accordance with law in Campa case

MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on Friday gave Campa Cola residents a real reason to smile in the new year. It clarified that its two earlier orders passed in 2013 would not come in the way of any representation made by residents for regularization of 100-odd...

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After opposition, pay & park policy stayed in SoBo

MUMBAI: The state government has stayed the implementation of the new pay and park policy which was to be implemented on a pilot basis in 'A' ward. The chief minister's office on Thursday requested a 'stay and hearing' on the policy. Government officials...

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No mobile phones, midway exit permitted at MNS meet on January 30

MUMBAI: In the wake of several senior leaders leaving the party in recent weeks, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has barred the party workers and leaders from carrying cell phones at Friday's meeting. According to a senior party functionary,...

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BJP gets maximum seats in Palghar district local body polls

MUMBAI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) single handedly won the maximum number of seats in the Palghar district local body polls held on Wednesday. The results declared on Friday had the BJP taking away 21 of the 57 zilla parishad seats in the eight...

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Mumbai residents demand removal of illegal Jari machines

MUMBAI: Local residents of Navsari bazar area of the city have made a written representation to municipal commissioner and asked him to get high speed Jari Machines running in residential areas. They have also said that despite their repeated written...

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Editor in Mumbai arrested for reprinted Charlie Hebdo cartoon

MUMBAI: The editor of an Urdu newspaper was arrested and later released on bail on Wednesday for reportedly reprinting a controversial caricature originally carried by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.Shirin Dalvi, editor of the daily, was arrested...

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Many transfers unwarranted and against rules, says Maharashtra administrative tribunal

MUMBAI: Maharashtra administrative tribunal chairman, Justice A H Joshi has asked Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya that he should issue suitable general directions, after seeking due orders from the Chief Minister, as regards the manner in which office...

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Verify if 5-year-old boy was taken to police station: Bombay HC

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the state government to submit a report stating whether a five-year-old boy was taken for questioning to the Antop Hill police station from his school following allegations of "sexual assault" on his...

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Bombay HC commutes man’s death sentence to life

MUMBAI: A 28-year old Solapur resident who stabbed to death his son and sister-in-law - both minors, and attempted to murder his wife escaped the gallows on Wednesday. The Bombay high court held Sunil Ombase guilty of the double murder, but commuted...

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Newly elected MLA re-starts abandoned police chowky at Agripada

MUMBAI: Newly elected MLA advocate Waris Pathan re-started an abandoned police chowky at Agripada where maximum cases of drug addicts, chain snatching and eve-teasing were reported in the last couple of years.The chowky came up near Baby Maidan area...

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Minor's abductors in Mumbai got Rs 7.4 lakh and not Rs 10 lakh: Cops

MUMBAI: A day after the city police arrested five persons including four teenagers for kidnapping the minor son of a prominent developer and collecting ransom of Rs 10 lakh, the Agripada police on Thursday said that Rs 7.4 lakh was paid as ransom and...

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Central Railway offers 50% tatkal tickets on dynamic pricing

MUMBAI: The railways ministry has decided that 50% of the existing tatkal quota tickets shall be sold under dynamic fare scheme, said CR chief spokesperson Narendra Patil."After booking of the first 50% of tatkal tickets under tatkal quota, the subsequent...

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NGO handbook to help design city’s devpt plan

MUMBAI: In an attempt to throw light on sector-wise details of Mumbai's Development Plan (DP) 2014-34, NGO Praja along with Urban Design Research Institute (UDRI) have jointly launched a booklet which they claim would be of great benefit to citizens...

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BEST decides to scrap, curtail few AC bus routes

MUMBAI: The BEST is incurring huge losses running its fleet of air-conditioned buses. It has now decided to curtail at least three to four routes and cancel a few in coming weeks.From February 1, the BEST plans to cancel the AC bus route -- number AS-503--...

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Nearly 80,000 homeless elders go hungry

MUMBAI: Maharashtra seems to be no country for old people. Not if they are destitute, over 65 and hungry. Not a speck of the 225 metric tonnes of grain the aged in the state are due to get every month under a food scheme for the poor can be found in...

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Need a licence? Sign a 'helmet' bond first: Mumbai RTO

MUMBAI: If you are going to the RTO for a two-wheeler licence on Thursday, then it will be mandatory for you to sign an indemnity bond.You will need to make a declaration to the transport department and traffic police that you will compulsarily purchase...

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More trouble for sales tax official

The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday seized huge asset of cash of 93,500, bank accounts, fixed deposit receipts, bank locker receipts, life insurance policies, shares, and other investment documents from sales tax officer Kamlesh Chaukar's residence.Kamlesh...

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Senior citizen threatened for card details

MUMBAI: A senior citizen from Andheri was conned into parting with his debit card details by a man pretending to be an employee of his card-issuing bank. Satyen Mehta (name changed), 70, realised he was duped when he received five SMSes about his card...

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Bandra school students rally for road safety awareness

MUMBAI: Several schools in the city are doing their bit to mark the traffic department's road safety fortnight.On Monday, around 800 students from 13 schools in Bandra held a programme to spread awareness about road safety. "After a brief rally down...

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Fraudster jams ATM keys, steals cash from account

MUMBAI: A software engineer, who recently withdrew Rs 8,000 from a Kandivli East ATM, received an SMS regarding withdrawal of another Rs 20,000 from the ATM soon after he reached home. CCTV footage from the ATM captured a man fiddling with the machine...

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Success rate in CA final exams increases steadily

MUMBAI: The pass rate in the chartered accountancy final exams has steadily risen in the last two editions. In the November 2014 exams, 8.23% candidates passed nationally, up from 7.29% in the March 2014 exams. In November 2013, the pass rate was just...

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Bombay HC stays termination of MSRTC chief

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday stayed a government order terminating Jeevanrao Gore from the post as chairperson of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), without assigning any valid reason.The state advocate general Sunil Manohar...

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Schoolkids to spread R-Day cheer

MUMBAI: Students from more than 40 schools in the city will greet people this Republic Day at public places in the suburbs.Children associated with the Bandra Interschool Republic Day group will go to stations, markets, malls and petrol pumps to wish...

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400% jump in card fraud cases in Mumbai last year

MUMBAI: In the year just gone by, Mumbai witnessed a case of credit/debit card fraud every alternate day (till November). The fast growing number is the result of changing methods adopted by fraudsters, a recent Mumbai police report said.There were 159...

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Two ticket checkers suspended for assaulting youth

MUMBAI: The two ticket checkers who reportedly assaulted a youth in a suburban train have been suspended from duty.The Central Railway authorities took cognizance of the video after it went viral on Saturday.The video clip was taken by a co-passenger...

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CM gives babus Davos deadline to push reforms

MUMBAI: Just days after constituting two independent committees, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has now set a deadline for bureaucrats associated with the departments of revenue, power, urban development, industries, law and judiciary, sales tax, environment...

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Fire at Malad underconstruction 42-storey tower, ladder can't reach beyond 23rd floor

MUMBAI: A fire broke out on the top six floors of a 42-storey underconstruction highrise near Kurar Village in Malad (E) around 10.30pm on Friday. Though no one was injured as the building is under construction and empty , the incident highlights how...

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40,000 people participate in Mumbai marathon

MUMBAI: Great cheer prevailed across the roads of south Mumbai as over 40,000 people took to the roads to run the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon (SCMM). Crowds gathered in large numbers beginning from the first race which began at 5.40am on Sunday...

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Kush Sinha’s wedding reception today is where Bollywood is headed to

One of Shatrughan Sinha's twins — Kush (of Luv-Kush fame) got married to London-based Taruna Agarwal yesterday at a five-star hotel in Mumbai. The nuptials were a private affair. PM Narendra Modi was expected to arrive, at the time of going to press.The...

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IT quizzes six who loaned money to former Maha minister facing graft charges

MUMBAI: Income Tax Department has told Bombay High Court that has quizzed six persons from Nandurbar who allegedly loaned money to former cabinet minister Vijaykumar Gavit who is facing graft charges.A progress report was submitted to a division bench...

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Indian deck cadet injured on Panama car carrier ship off Mumbai coast

MUMBAI: An Indian deck cadet onboard Panama flag merchant vessel suffered serious injuries after hit on his temple and eyes while lowering life boat on Friday. The incident occurred 18 nautical miles (33 km) north-west off Mumbai shore around 4.55pm...

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Fire breaks out in high-rise building under construction in Malad (East)

MUMBAI: A major fire broke out at a 42-storeyed building which is under construction at Malad (East), in Mumbai on Friday night. No casualty has been reported so far."The fire started at around 10.30pm on 37th floor which later spread to 42nd floor....

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Record Rs 1.9cr payout for lift mishap victim

MUMBAI: The national consumer panel has ordered a record compensation of Rs 1.89 crore to the father of a Khar-based 25-year-old man who died in an elevator mishap in his Andheri office in 2005.On May 10, 2005, Rohan Pai, who worked with an airline,...

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Cashier spikes mates' tea, drives off with Rs 2cr

MUMBAI: In a crime straight out of a film thriller, an employee of a security agency spiked the tea of his three colleagues on a cash van and scooted with Rs 2 crore after his accomplices waylaid the vehicle in Vile Parle on Friday.Sadre Alam, employed...

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Man, hooked to Mephedrone, leads cops to peddler

MUMBAI: A 33-year-old Lalbaug resident, who along with his friend had got hooked to Mephedrone (MD) powder, led the Bhoiwada police to the drug peddler and got him arrested on Friday.Fifty grams of MD powder was recovered from the peddler, Sarfaraz Memon,...

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Another ISIS terror message found scribbled in washroom of Mumbai airport

MUMBAI: Another terror message has been found scribbled on the wall in the washroom of Mumbai Airport.The message says that the "ISIS has planned a terror attack in Mumbai on January 26", TV channels reported on Friday.The message was found scribbled...

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Tanki ‘death’ cuts Kalyan-Iraq line

KALYAN-DOMBIVLI: Reports of the death of Kalyan youth Shaheen Tanki while serving the ISIS in Iraq have added to the anxiety of the familes of the two other young men from the city fighting for the Islamic militia.Tanki was the only one who used to make...

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Another monorail rake begins service

MUMBAI: Monorail commuters can expect a smoother ride even if a rake has to be withdrawn due to an emergency as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has pressed into services another car from January 12.Many services on the Chembur-Wadala...

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Police launch drive to rid campuses of drugs

MUMBAI: The police have launched a campaign to end the problem of drugs being available and consumed freely near several city colleges. The anti-narcotics cell is involving students in creating awareness, and in some cases seeking information from them...

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3 boats with 35 tonnes of sand seized

MUMBAI: Acting on intelligence sent by the Customs, officers of the Yellow gate police station on Wednesday seized three small boats smuggling sand from Belapur to the city.The boats, Sultan, Mona and Merry, held over 35 tonnes of sand. The police arrested...

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'ISIS terror alert': Another terror message found scribbled in washroom of Mumbai airport

MUMBAI: Another terror message has been found scribbled on the wall in the washroom of Mumbai Airport.The message says that the "ISIS has planned a terror attack in Mumbai on January 26", TV channels reported on Friday.The message was found scribbled...

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Greater flexibility in state-appointed panel’s choice-based credit system

MUMBAI: A state-appointed committee had recommended the choice-based credit system (CBCS) for all public universities in the state a few months before the University Grants Commission (UGC) came up with its latest guideline. The proposed model for universities...

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Cop and his tout trapped in graft case.

A police constable and a private person who demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a civil contractor were arrested by the anti corruption bureau (ACB) on Wednesday. Constable Hemant Satam and his friend Ashok Sauder were booked under the prevention...

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GRP recovers more valuables, cash in ’14 than ’13 via helplines

MUMBAI: The Government Railway Police (GRP) managed to locate more cash, gold and cellphones, left behind accidentally by commuters, in the first 10 months of 2014 as compared to 2013 through its emergency helpline.There is a surge in calls related to...

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Villages near Kalyan stay out of zilla parishad poll

KALYAN-DOMBIVLI: Politicians and voters from 27 villages in the Kalyan rural area have boycotted the January 28 zilla parishad election. The last day for filing nomination was Tuesday, and only one nomination was received from the villages by end of...

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Mumbai makes a dash for trainers in the run-up to marathon

MUMBAI: Long-distance coaches are working overtime to train sports enthusiasts who are going to participate in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon (SCMM) to be held on January 18.As most of these trainers have participated in the event, they have...

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