Three Mumbra commuters fell off a running CST-bound local train at Thane

THANE: Three commuters had a narrow escape after they fell off a crowded CST-bound local train during the morning peak hours at Thane on Friday. While two escaped with suffered minor injuries, the third commuter suffered fracture to his limbs.The incident...

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‘How did Salem’s early days slip past Mumbai cops?’

MUMBAI: The special TADA (P) judge who convicted extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1995 murder of builder Pradeep Jain, has lamented the inability of the city's "committed police force" to curb underworld dons and terrorist gangs. Special Judge G...

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HC to hear PIL to remove "illegal" party offices in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Bombay High Court today is slated to hear a public interest litigation challenging encroachments near Nehru Garden at Nariman Point by offices of political parties.A division bench of Justice Vasanti Naik and Justice CV Bhadang will hear petitions...

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BJP's Geeta Jain is mayor of Mira-Bhayander

MUMBAI: The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has for the first time got its mayor and deputy mayor in the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC).Geeta Jain of the BJP was elected as the mayor with 48 votes on Friday. She defeated NCP's candidate and outgoing...

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SBI debit card to double up as metro smart card in Mumbai

MUMBAI: State Bank of India account holders can now use their debit cards to get through the Mumbai Metro turnstiles with bank launching a combo card comprising of the Mumbai Metro smart card and the bank's debit card.The card acts as a payment-cum-access...

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Teacher arrested for molesting 19-year-old mentally challenged girl

MUMBAI: The Azad Maidan police station arrested a physical therapy teacher for allegedly molesting a 19-year-old mentally retarded girl at a south Mumbai school.Police identified the arrester teacher as Sharad Sarmakhi. "The alleged incident took place...

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Forum for Improving Life In Mumbai asks CM to review Slum Rehabilitation Scheme

MUMBAI: Forum for Improving Life In Mumbai/Suburb submitted a list of demands to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis early this week including reviewing the controversial Slum Rehabilitation Scheme or SRA.''We would like to bring to your notice that the...

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Ahead of mayor election in Mira-Bhayander on Friday, NCP corporator joins BJP

MUMBAI: Ahead of the mayor and deputy mayor election of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC), a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) corporator has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The mayor and deputy mayor election will be held on Friday....

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2 hours of TV a day increases BP risk in children

MUMBAI: Children who spend more than two hours a day in front of a screen could have a 30% higher risk of suffering from high blood pressure later in life, according to a new European study.The risk could increase to 50% if the child performs no physical...

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Bariatric surgery has positive & negative effects on pregnancy

MUMBAI: In recent years, bariatric or weight-loss surgeries have emerged as an alternative treatment for patients with hypertension, diabetes and infertility. But little has been found about its effect on pregnancies: does it ensure safe pregnancy and...

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NGO Jan Manch files a complaint against irregularities in Vidarbha Irrigation Development projects

MUMBAI: NGO Jan Manch on Thursday filed a complaint before the Superintendent of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau, Nagpur, pertaining to corruption and irregularities in irrigation projects of Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation.The group said...

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Conservancy staff stumbles upon skeleton of youth in gutter at Bhayander

MUMBAI: A skeleton, believed to be that of a youth, wrapped in a cloth was found by the conservancy staff while cleaning a gutter in Bhayander on Thursday morning. The skeleton has been send for forensic analysis.The conservancy staff of the Mira Bhayander...

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Four-year-old boy electrocuted after touching electric pole in Nalasopara

MUMBAI: A four-year-old boy died of electrocution after he touched an electric pole while playing outside his house in Nalasopara on Wednesday. At around 9.30 am, Sahil Khan along with other children were playing in Om Sai Nagar chawl, Santosh Bhuvan,...

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India's private healthcare sector 'treats patients as revenue generators'

MUMBAI: A new article in the British Medical Journal highlights how India's private healthcare sector "treats patients as revenue generators". The article is a compilation by gynaecologist Dr Arun Gadre after interviewing 78 doctors across India on...

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Court expresses dissatisfaction at lack of inverters at exam centres

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday expressing its dissatisfaction with the lack of inverters at 231 SSC board examination centres directed the state to inspect all centres and supply the emergency power equipment at all centres immediately.The...

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Abu Salem sentenced to life imprisonment in builder Pradeep Jain murder case

MUMBAI: A special Tada court on Wednesday sentenced gangster Abu Salem to life imprisonment for the murder of builder Pradip Jain in 1995.His former driver Mehendi Hasan was also sentenced to life imprisonment.The sentencing comes more that a week after...

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NAREDCO Conclave to focus on Housing for All by 2022

MUMBAI: Realtors apex body NAREDCO (National Real Estate Development Council) and its knowledge partner KPMG will host a day-long conclave on March 4 in Mumbai focusing on issues of mass and affordable housing in Maharashtra.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis...

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Virar jewellery showroom looted of over Rs 2.5 crore valuables

MUMBAI: Unidentified men rented a shop only to loot an adjoining jewellery showroom in Virar of valuables worth over Rs 2.50 crores on Wednesday. According to the Virar police, the men, whose identity has not been revealed, had recently taken the...

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Night duty staff in ladies coach to undergo sobriety check

MUMBAI: The Government Railway Police (GRP) commissioner has issued instructions that all personnel escorting ladies compartments at night be checked before they leave for duty. This check will be done to ensure that they are not drunk. This comes in...

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HC: Can single mum’s kid be denied passport?

MUMBAI: Bombay High Court on Monday questioned whether a single mother could be denied a passport for her child at a time when live-in relationships are legally accepted.The query came from a bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice A R Joshi when told...

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Salem’s fate to be decided tomorrow

MUMBAI: A special TADA court will pronounce on Wednesday the quantum of sentence for extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1995 murder of builder Pradeep Jain. This comes a week after the prosecution and defence advanced arguments regarding the extradition...

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Green signal for MU-Rlys tech courses

MUMBAI: The University of Mumbai is collaborating with the Indian Railways to set up a 'Rail Innovation and Technology Centre' to offer specialized courses to students.With a budget of Rs 143 crore set aside for the project, the centre aims to develop...

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Two constables held for taking bribe inside Virar police station

MUMBAI: Two constables were caught red-handed accepting a bribe from a lottery agent inside the Virar police station on Monday. They were out to make money from the agent against whom a non-cognisable offence was registered. On February 18, the agent...

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BEST team raids hutments, 21 cases of power thefts

MUMBAI: The BEST vigilance team recently conducted a massive raid at some of the hutments along the Victoria bridge near Reay Road railway station and booked 29 persons in a electricity pilferage case. Officials said that during the raid, it was found...

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HC to hear PIL on ban on women at Haji Ali

MUMBAI: Bombay high court will hear on Monday a public interest litigation challenging the ban on the entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah which houses the mazaar (tomb) of the saint and has millions of visitors every year.A...

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International artist Parama to hold an exhibition in the city

He is a foreign artist but grew up in a Hindu community not far from Florence, Italy and that reflects in this work too. Parama (Paolo Libralesso) fuses European classicism with Oriental philosophies.The location of the place where he grew up in Italy...

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HC fixes final hearing date on Haji Ali's women ban

MUMBAI: Bombay High Court on Monday fixed March 16 as date for the final hearing of a public interest litigation challenging the ban on the entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah which houses the mazaar (tomb) of the saint and...

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Pujari module busted

MUMBAI: After a small lull fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari is again trying to raise its ugly head. The city crime branch have on Monday have picked up yet another module of three members of Pujari from outskirts of the city with three weapons. If sources...

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Officials of Maharashtra's tiger reserves get lessons in site security

MUMBAI: Officers of the Special Tiger Protection Task Force (STPF) who keep vigil at tiger reserves in Maharashtra are receiving lessons in site security training from international experts in law enforcement. The force is employed at the Pench and...

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Four thousand runners join weekend race at BKC

MUMBAI: Over 4,000 runners from the financial services industry participated in a weekend race at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) Sunday. The sprint marked the finale of the IL&FS Fun Run which is now in its third year. Fifteen youngsters joined a...

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Tata Power Company event for women to get justice against atrocities

MUMBAI: Tata Power Company has extended support to women to help them achieve justice against atrocities through case registration centres (CRCs). It recently organised a 'Mahila Melava' to promote women empowerment and self-sustenance and organised...

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Harbour line passengers inconvenienced today

MUMBAI: The train services on the Harbour line between Kurla and Vashi will be suspended from 11 am to 4 pm today. This could inconvenience several commuters. The rail block is undertaken to carry out repair and maintenance of tracks and overhead equipment....

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Few trains cancelled on Western Railway due to jumbo block today

MUMBAI: Some of the suburban trains on the Western Railway have been cancelled today, thereby affecting the frequency of train services this afternoon.This is due to a jumbo rail block between Borivali and Goregaon stations, which will go on till 2.35...

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Megablock on Central Railway main line slows rail traffic

MUMBAI: The ongoing megablock on the Central Railway main line has slowed down the running of trains. The block is being carried out between Mulund and Matunga till 4.15 pm. The block is mainly on the Up fast line. The Up fast services leaving Thane...

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2,091 missing children traced in Mumbai

MUMBAI: The city police have traced 2, 091 children out of 2,527 children who went missing in 2014 in the special drive to trace the missing children. Interestingly out of this 2,091 traced children 1,249 are girls alone and rest are boys in the age...

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Meow drugs comes under NDPS ambit

MUMBAI: Several parents and security agencies across the country heave a sigh of relief after the Central government recently included drug mephedrone or meow as psychotropic substance under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,...

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Aspiring model drugged, raped; boyfriend held

MUMBAI: A 24-year-old aspiring model has accused her boyfriend of drugging and raping her at her Oshiwara residence a fortnight ago. Her boyfriend has been arrested.The woman's complaint states that the accused had injected her with a sedative when he...

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Proposal to shift MAT at "infant" stage: Maha to HC

MUMBAI: State government told the Bombay High Court on Friday that the proposal to shift the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai, to make way for Metro III is at an "infant" stage. MAT is located in the barracks near Mantralaya.The court heard...

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Work piles up at Mumbai’s 3 RTOs after ban on entry of agents

MUMBAI: Even as citizens have welcomed the ban on agents at RTOs, there are widespread complaints of files not being cleared on time at the city's three RTOs.As of now, 55,000 new vehicle registration certificates, licences, car transfer papers and other...

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State electricity distribution firm told to better services

MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed the state power utility firm, which has proposed a tariff hike for residential users, to be more efficient and transparent in its service. "The power utility should not compromise on customer service,"...

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All eyes now on new Tata Power tariffs

MUMBAI: With Reliance Energy announcing a tariff hike and BEST too keen on increasing tariff by 15-16% for residential users, all eyes are now on Tata Power Company (TPC). Sources said TPC may emerge as the cheapest power distributor.TPC may file in...

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Huge asset found from excise officers

MUMBAI: The Anti Corruption Bureau, which on Wednesday arrested Thane excise superintendent Manohar Anchule and excise inspector Ramesh Dhanshetty while accepting a bribe of Rs 18 lakh from a subordinate, have found huge assets in their house searches.ACB...

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Tragedy averted as reversing truck hits local train, flips over

KALYAN: A major tragedy was averted near Shahad railway station on Wednesday afternoon after a local train hit a truck that had moved close to the railway tracks.Truck driver Shantaram Ovhal was backing up when he felt a sudden jolt which rattled his...

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‘Treaty does not allow death penalty for Salem’

MUMBAI: The defence in the 1995 murder of builder Pradeep Jain murder, told a special Tada court on Wednesday that brutality, diabolical and grotesque nature of a crime, are not circumstances based on which, death penalty can be given. Defence advocate...

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HC asks bank to reply to bad assets’ PIL

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday gave Central Bank of India, a public sector bank, two weeks to file a reply in response to a PIL seeking action against public sector banks to ensure recovery of loans that have now become non-performing assets.A...

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Russian ship shut electronic system to avoid surveillance

MUMBAI: The Russian flag cargo vessel, MV Sevastopol was brought back to Mumbai anchorage on Tuesday night. The ship was placed under arrest by the Madras HC on February 13, and on Tuesday, it was trying to flee to circumvent judicial proceedings.The...

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Theatre celebrates pioneer playwright’s birth centenary

MUMBAI: Tuesday evening at NCPA, the students of Mumbai University's Academy of Theatre Arts performed 'Aazar Ka Khwab', an Urdu adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'. Surleen Kaur as Eliza Doolittle melded fire and ice while perfecting her...

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Actor Sanjay Dutt to spend four extra days in prison, Maharashtra home minister says

MUMBAI: Four more days of imprisonment would be added to actor Sanjay Dutt's prison term, as he spent extra days out jail when his furlough period ended and a decision on extension of his furlough was pending, Maharashtra minister of state for home Ram...

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Vanzara granted bail in encounter case

AHMEDABAD:DG Vanzara, accused in Sohrabuddin Sheikh's and Ishrat Jahan's encounter case is all set to come out of Ahmedabad Central Jail at 12 pm today. After being granted bail by the court in Ishrat Jahan case, Vanzara will step out of the jail after...

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Jogeshwari college to be ‘forcibly possessed’?

MUMBAI: Opposing the state government's plan to develop Jogeshwari-based Ismail Yusuf College as an education hub, some Muslim groups have threatened "forcible possession" of the campus any day between last week of February and first week of March. Calling...

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Now 4G cells proposed on street light poles in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Close on the heels of citizens protesting against 4G towers in city gardens, there is now a proposal to install 4G cells on the streetlight poles in island city.The BEST, which may soon approve the proposal for a pilot project in D ward, has...

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Ache din are back: Vanzara after release

AHMEDABAD: Moments after walking out of jail after almost eight years, former Gujarat deputy inspector general of police DG Vanzara, one of the accused in Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Ishrat Jahan's encounter case, has said that the Gujarat Police were targeted...

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DG Vanzara walks out of jail on bail

AHMEDABAD: Former Gujarat deputy inspector general of police DG Vanzara, accused in Sohrabuddin Sheikh's and Ishrat Jahan's encounter case, today walked out of the Sabarmati Central Jail after being granted bail.Vanzara was granted bail in Ishrat Jahan...

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Mumbai apartments in 'world's tallest residential building' on sale in UK

LONDON: Luxury apartments in a Mumbai skyscraper touted as the world's tallest residential building set to be completed next year have gone on sale in the British capital with a starting price tag of 1.4 million pounds.The Giorgio Armani-designed apartments...

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AAP could be healthy competition in Mumbai: Aditya Thackeray

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena's youth wing president Aditya Thackeray sees the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is considering to contest 2017 Mumbai civic polls, as a healthy competition.Shiv Sena, in coalition with BJP, has been in power in Asia's richest civic body...

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Aaditya Thackeray discusses Mumbai nightlife plan with CM Devendra Fadnavis

MUMBAI: Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray said here he has discussed plans for revival of the vibrant Mumbai nightlife with Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis."I had a meeting with @CMOMaharashtra on my proposal for #MumbaiNightLife. I will...

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Aditya Thackeray discusses Mumbai nightlife plan with CM Devendra Fadnavis

MUMBAI: Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray said here he has discussed plans for revival of the vibrant Mumbai nightlife with Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis."I had a meeting with @CMOMaharashtra on my proposal for #MumbaiNightLife. I will...

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Gangster threatening case transferred to city crime branch

MUMBAI: Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria has transferred the threatening case involving former NCP MP Sanjay Patil by gangster Nilesh Paradkar from Bhandup police station to city crime branch.The crime branch are on Wednesday likely to oppose...

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Coast guards rescue passengers stuck on ferry near Mumbai's Elephanta island

MUMBAI: Rescue operation was launched to save 54 people stuck onboard a ferry boat 'Navrang' which had run aground near Elephanta island around 3-4 nautical miles off Mumbai coast on Tuesday.Coast guard launched a hovercraft H-194 and a helicopter from...

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