Fire breaks out in BEST’s electric bus at Malvani depot

No person was injured in the incident.

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Thane man murdered over monetary tiff, 3 friends held

Three men were arrested on Thursday for allegedly murdering their 25-year-old friend, a Yuva Sena functionary, on Tuesday after a disputeover money.

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Suicide case: Pratyusha Banerjee’s partner made her life a living hell, says court

Rejecting the discharge plea of actor Rahul Raj Singh (37), accused of abetting the 2016 suicide of his 24-year-old partner, actor Pratyusha Banerjee, a sessions court has said the statements of witnesses prima facie show he had made her life a living hell ever since he entered it and his intent was to have her completely under his thumb.

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Water lines to get spl coat of anti-corrosion paint: BMC

In a move aimed at increasing the durability of Mumbai's water lines, the BMC's water engineering department has initiated a project to apply an advanced anti-corrosion coating to the city's primary water channels spanning approximately 28km.

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Maha prepares ground for 1.5k more colleges

The Maharashtra government has identified 1,499 locations across the state to start new colleges in the next five years. The plan is based on proposals submitted by universities

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Man booked on charges of rape, triple talaq on plaint of his wife who changed her religion in Maharashtra

A man from Maharashtra's Thane district has been booked on charges of rape and criminal intimidation after a 27-year-old woman alleged that he married her by hiding his true identity, forced her to convert to Islam, and then gave her triple talaq, police said on Wednesday.

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Cidco officer held for accepting bribe in Navi Mumbai

The Navi Mumbai anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested a Cidco officer after he was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from an estate agent at Cidco Bhawan premises on Tuesday afternoon.​

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Chargesheet filed against minor for Girgaum accident, father next

A 185-page chargesheet was filed on Monday against a minor accused of ramming a car into a motorcycle at Girgaum Chowpatty early on June 14, killing the rider and the pillion rider.

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30-year-old gets life term for raping, impregnating sister, then 14, in 2015

A man, now 30, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a special Pocso court for raping and impregnating his then 14-year-old-sister in 2015 after an ossification test confirmed that she was a minor.

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'No proper sanction': SC stalls work on Versova beach wall

Stating that "just because tetrapods have been put at other places...does not mean it should also be done at Versova beach", the SC ordered status quo on a beach wall construction there. The bench came down heavily on state PWD, saying it cannot destroy a beach like this.

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RTO cracks whip on 17k traffic violator on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

The transport department on Monday announced that 17,425 persons were booked for serious traffic violations on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway during a drive conducted by RTO squads between January and July this year.

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Day after fire kills 3, Mumbai hotel's water & power cut, may lose licence

A day after three persons died in a blaze, the fire brigade served notice on Hotel Galaxy in Santacruz on Monday to immediately comply with fire safety measures. "Water and electricity have been disconnected and will not be restored till they comply," said chief fire officer Ravindra Ambulgekar

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Mumbai: Zimbabwe girl held over bullet in bag, cries foul

A 20-year-old student from Zimbabwe was arrested at the city airport after a live bullet was allegedly found in her bag during security check at the city's international airport on Sunday.

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Man dies, son missing after drowning in Vasai beach

A man died while his son is feared drowned in the Vasai beach on Sunday evening. According to Vasai police, Shailendra More (42) and his son Devendra (14), a class 9 student, had gone to the beach near the Vasai fort to dispose of flowers used during a pooja in their Om Nagar, Vasai (west) home on Sunday.

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Sonia, 6 Oppn CMs to attend INDIA bloc meet in Mumbai

Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge, six chief ministers from opposition-ruled states and prominent leaders of 26 opposition parties in all will participate in the third two-day meeting of the INDIA bloc scheduled to be held in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1.

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Maharashtra has 60% rain deficit for August, 14% for season

The long dry spell in the state this month has resulted in a 60% rain deficit from August 1 to 25 compared to the five-year average. The rain deficit for the monsoon season from June 1 to August 25 is almost14%, officials said.

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Raksha Bandhan and Onam festivity lends colour to Mumbai's cityscape

Large baskets of flowers were brought to CSMT railway station Monday night to prepare a large pookkalam in time for Onam morning Tuesday. The All Mumbai Malayalee Association does so each year to celebrate Onam, the annual homecoming of the mythological king Mahabali, said president Jojo Thomas.

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Navi Mumbai steel merchant cheated of Rs 52.82 lakh; cops register case against Odisha man

A man from Cuttack in Odisha who allegedly cheated a steel businessman from Navi Mumbai of Rs 52.82 lakh was booked in Thane, an official said on Monday.

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Maharashtra: Contractor fined Rs 44.94 lakh for violations during road contruction in Bhayander

A fine of Rs 44.94 lakh has been imposed on a contractor for violations during construction of a road by the administration in Bhayander town of Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Monday.

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Uddhav slams PM Modi over rakhis-by-Muslims view

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday hit out at PM Narendra Modi urging BJP workers to celebrate Raksha Bandhan with Muslim sisters, asking if they would get rakhis tied by Bilkis Bano, who was gangraped during the 2002 Gujarat riots, or the Manipuri women who were stripped and paraded by a mob.

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Man accused of pushing girlfriend off 15th floor tank seeks discharge in case

In jail for 10 months on charges of attempted murder for allegedly pushing his girlfriend off the water tank of a Dahisar high-rise, 26-year-old student Amey Darekar moved the sessions court seeking discharge and claimed that the whole story was a figment of the victim’s father’s imagination.

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10 years on, court allows Mumbai woman’s petition to declare husband dead

A decade after a 59-year-old Santacruz home maker's husband went missing from the ship he was employed on while the crew was sailing from Liberia to Poland, a city court allowed her plea to be declared "civil dead."

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As gastrointestinal cancers spiral, docs blame lifestyle

The number of patients registering for cancers of the digestive tract-classified as gastrointestinal (GI) cancers-at the city's premier cancer hub, Tata Memorial Hospital, increased by 200% between 2010 and 2022.

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Minister junked predecessor's order sans jurisdiction: Bombay HC

Bombay high court has expressed displeasure at the manner in which in July 2019 the then minister of state (MoS) for revenue, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Rathod, “without jurisdiction” reviewed and recalled a September 2014 order of his predecessor, Suresh Dhas, to refund three sand miners their lease deposit

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BMC to conduct rabies vax drive for strays in Feb

To carry out a mass rabies vaccination drive in the city, the BMC has estimated that the total number of stray dogs has gone up to 1.64 lakh. Their population in the city was around 95,000 in the census conducted in 2014.

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Mumbai-Jaipur train shooting: ‘Narco test denied as accused has right to remain silent’

Observing that only for smooth investigations, permission cannot be granted to carry out narco analysis, brain mapping and polygraph test on dismissed RPF constable Chetan Sin-gh, who has been accused of gunning down four people in a moving train on July 31, a magistrate’s court said it is the fundamental right of an accused to maintain silence.

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Bomb on plane! Call from bedridden kid, a crime serial buff

It was yet another bomb hoax call received on Mumbai police's helpline on Thursday. This time though, the caller turned out to be a 10-year-old boy who is physically challenged and bedridden and is a crime show buff, said the police.

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Wife smashes husband to death with grinding stone after quarrel

A 55-year-old woman smashed her husband to death with a grinding stone in their Mira Road home on Thursday. The accused is believed to be suffering from mental health issues.

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School van driver held for sexually abusing 14-yr-old

A 40-year-old man who ferries schoolchildren in his private van was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old schoolgirl two days earlier.

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With infra projects promising easier commute, Mumbai colleges eye Alibaug for 2nd campuses

With upcoming infrastructure projects promising better connectivity, Alibaug is poised to become an attractive option for city colleges to expand, especially those in south Mumbai.

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BMC gives 86-yr-old, bedridden wife water and power back after HC rap

In a relief to four occupants of a Bandra (West) building, including an octogenarian and his bedridden wife, the Bombay high court recently directed the BMC to forthwith reconnect water and power supply to the building.

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21-year-old youth poses as ticket checker, held in Thane

A 21-year-old call center employee was arrested by the Thane railway police in Maharashtra after he was spotted posing as a ticket checker onboard the first class coach of a suburban train, incidentally by a railway staffer, officials informed.

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Union environment ministry accords CRZ clearances for TTD temple to come up at Navi Mumbai

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Navi Mumbai Police books owners of nine IP addresses for hacking into food company's server

Owners of nine IP addresses were booked by the Navi Mumbai Police for allegedly hacking into the server of an online food company and causing loss of more than Rs 4.3 lakh, police said on Friday.

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Mumbai: Businessman pays Rs 2 lakh to bump off brother, held with 3 others

The Colaba police have arrested four people including a businessman for allegedly attempting to kill his younger brother over a family dispute by giving Rs 2 lakh supari to the attackers.

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Mumbai City drawn with Neymar’s Al Hilal in AFC Champions League

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Maharashtra: Cops add 28 rented boats to 70-strong coast patrol fleet

From next month, the state police will have 28 rented boats for coastal patrolling in addition to the 70 already in use for the purpose. These boats will have a joint patrolling team comprising personnel from the police, customs and coast guard.

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Three arrested with cough syrup bottles worth Rs 2.5 lakh in Thane

The Anti Narcotic Cell (ANC) of the crime branch in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Thursday arrested three people and seized over 1,500 bottles of cough syrup worth over Rs 2.5 lakh stored illegally.

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As nerve disorder cases in Mumbai surge, doctors suspect a link to viral infections

The city is experiencing an unusual surge in Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) cases, a rare autoimmune neurological disorder in which the body's immune system begins to attack the peripheral nervous system. Doctors estimate the incidence is at least 30-50% higher than the usual numbers seen during the monsoon season when GBS cases typically increase slightly.

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'Can't make coastal road design changes as 78% work done'

Even as the BMC said it cannot make changes to the design of the proposed coastal road (south), a 6.7km stretch from Priyadarshini Park to the Worli-end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, the Bombay high court on Wednesday questioned if a court can decide such issues.

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79-year-old Mumbai's first Zika patient, recovered fully

The first case of Zika virus infection in the city was confirmed by the BMC on Wednesday. The patient is a 79-year-old man from Chembur who has made a complete recovery.

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Two die and four severely injured as ceiling slab collapses in Nerul building

At least two persons were killed while four others were left severely injured after a ceiling slab of the third-floor apartment of Tulsi Bhawan in Sarsole village, sector-6, Nerul, collapsed late on Wednesday night.

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Shopkeepers fume as Ulhasnagar civic body acts against banned plastic materials

The differences between traders and Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) officials were seen on Wednesday during action against banned plastic materials in city.

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Take strict action against commercial exploitation of groundwater in Mumbai, demand activists

Amid depleting groundwater levels due to rising concretization and its illegal extraction in Mumbai, activists have expressed their anguish and displeasure as to why the district collectors were not taking disciplinary action against water tankers when BMC's insecticide department was issuing health licenses to them in the absence of mandatory NoC from the Central Groundwater Authority.

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Four directors of private firm booked for 'duping' businessman of Rs 2.1 crore in Maharashtra

Four directors of a private firm who allegedly cheated a businessman of more than Rs 2 crore over a land deal were booked by the Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra, an official said on Wednesday.

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DCM docu leak case: CBI files closure report

A magistrate's court on Monday accepted the CBI's closure report in a case of leak of secret documents in which the police had recorded the statement of BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis while he was opposition leader during the Maha Vikas Aghadi regime in Maharashtra. The court granted the investigating agency's plea to classify the closure report as 'A summary.'

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No task more urgent for state, civic body than to allocate appropriate burial ground: Bombay high court

The Bombay high court criticized the State and civic authorities for their lackadaisical approach, stating that there is no more urgent task for a Municipal body and the State Government than finding suitable burial space.

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Mumbai to soon get 2,400 more single-deck electric AC buses

The BEST fleet is expanding, with the undertaking announcing on Monday that it is procuring 2,400 more single-decker electric AC buses to cater to the growing commuter demand in the city.

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2 Vile Parle residents killed as trailer overturns on Mumbai-Pune Eway

Two Vile Parle residents were killed while six others were injured after a container trailer turned turtle on the Pune-bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in the Borghat section on Monday morning, reports Umesh K Parida.

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Power usage for EVs in Maharashtra soars from 4.56 to 14.44 million units in less than a year

The power usage for electric vehicles (EVs) in the state increased from 4.56 million units in September 2022 last year to 14.44 million units in July this year, MSEDCL's managing director Lokesh Chandra said on Monday.

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