Mumbai: A Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has started in the city and suburban districts as per the directives of the Election Commission of India, the civic body said on Friday.A release issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) appealed to political parties as well as elected representatives to cooperate to ensure effective…
Mumbai: Justice R M Joshi of the HC on Friday denied bail to Akhilendra Sureshsingh an accused in the Oct 2024 murder of ex state minister Baba Siddique. His counsel Satyavrath Joshi said no case was made, but Mahesh Mule for state and widow’s counsel Pradeep Gharat and Trivankumar Karnani said he was accused of…
Mumbai: A petty fight over cricket match led to stabbing of a 27-year old man in Surya Nagar, Vikhroli on Wednesday night. The Vikhroli police have registered an attempt to murder case against the accused and are looking for him. According to the police, the incident took place on Tuesday at around 9:30pm at Garage…
Mumbai: Law student Zen Sadavarte, who sent an application to the police for a complaint against a woman after she took on BJP workers for causing a traffic jam, is the daughter of lawyer and former Big Boss Contestant Gunaratna Sadavarte, a man known for getting involved in issues which are in the political spotlight…
Mumbai: The Agripada police on Thursday arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly sexually harassing a 19-year-old woman, sending her obscene videos and asking her to marry him. The accused, is a Sewree resident. He was produced before a court which sent him in police custody till April 28. The accused used to work in the…
Mumbai: Zen Sadavarte, the 18-year-old daughter of lawyer and former Bigg Boss contestant Gunratna Sadavarte, on Thursday submitted an application to Worli police seeking an FIR against the woman who protested over a traffic jam and shouted at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan during a BJP rally in Mumbai related to the women’s reservation bill.Zen’s application…
Mumbai: Suburban and long-distance services on Central Railway will be disrupted this weekend due to a 15-hour special block for yard remodelling work linked to the Kalyan-Kasara third line project. The block will be operated between Umbermali and Atgaon stations from 12 noon on April 25 to 3 am on April 26.Suburban services between Asangaon…
Mumbai: A wedding function in Bhandup West ended in a tragedy for one of the attendees who died after accidentally falling into a 30-foot septic tank pit in an under-construction SRA building in the vicinity, while chasing some men who allegedly made gestures at a woman at 11.30pm on Thursday. Ten others were injured in…
Mumbai: In response to a surge in redevelopment-driven construction across the city, BMC has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to regulate construction and demolition (C&D) waste management. The circular mandates that all developers, contractors, infrastructure agencies and govt bodies segregate waste at source into two categories: excavation material and construction debris. Non-compliance with the…
Mumbai: Two Kalyan residents have been arrested for allegedly duping an agro businessman of nearly Rs 90 lakh by posing as police officials and threatening him with a fake accident case. The accused, identified as Uday Jha (31) and Dhiru Gupta (30), were held by the Maharashtra cyber cell after the money trail led to…
