Kalyan: Suburban services on Central Railway were disrupted for nearly three hours on Monday morning after a coach of an empty local train derailed on the down line at Platform No. 1A of Dombivli railway station during peak hours. Railway officials said the empty rake was heading towards Kalyan when one of its compartments slipped…
Mumbai: Mumbai Autorickshawmen’s Union, the biggest union of auto drivers, on Monday announced a statewide agitation from May 4 against the Maharashtra govt’s decision to make Marathi proficiency mandatory for auto and taxi drivers, warning that the protest could disrupt services and lead to a shortage of autos on roads.Union leaders said around 15 lakh…
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness for the Women’s Reservation Bill (File Photo) MUMBAI: CM Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced the launch of a campaign to create awareness about the Women’s Reservation Bill across the country and in Maharashtra.He said the BJP and its allies in the state will collect…
Mumbai: Police have arrested a security guard, Pradip Gupta (30), as the 10th accused in the Goregaon concert drug case that led to the deaths of two MBA students on April 11.Gupta, employed by a third-party event organiser, allegedly allowed the main accused, Ayush Sahitya, and others to enter the venue without tickets for a…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has directed police that whenever they call a person to participate in a preliminary inquiry, whether prior to filing of FIR or otherwise, they must furnish a copy of the complaint, along with the notice.“We have noticed continuous lapses in a series of matters, when notices are issued… without supplying copies…
Mumbai concert deaths (File Photo) MUMBAI: An international underground house and techno music event scheduled for Sunday was called off just hours before, with the BKC police denying it nod citing law and order concerns over crowd management. The denial comes amid controversy over the deaths of two MBA students after they consumed ecstasy pills…
Mumbai: A major fire broke out in the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai, popularly known as Crawford Market, in the early hours of Sunday, destroying three shops. The blaze started in a store near the well-known Badshah Cold Drinks and Snacks store.The blaze, suspected to have originated from a short circuit, was brought under control after…
Mumbai: In partial relief to businessperson Sheetal Tejwani, Bombay High Court held that failure of Pune police to inform her of the grounds of her arrest rendered her arrest illegal. The HC quashed her arrests in two separate criminal cases by Pimpri and Bavdhan police stations as illegal and ordered her immediate release, but upheld…
Mumbai: In partial relief to businessperson Sheetal Tejwani, Bombay High Court held that failure of Pune police to inform her of the grounds of her arrest rendered her arrest illegal. The HC quashed her arrests in two separate criminal cases by Pimpri and Bavdhan police stations as illegal and ordered her immediate release, but upheld…
Mumbai: Even a month after BMC ordered peripheral hospitals to take responsibility for patient transfers and ambulances, the reality remains unchanged as medical staff continue to find loopholes. Late Saturday, a semi-conscious 70-year-old man, Prabhakar Bhimrao — a case of suspected bleeding in the brain — was tossed from MW Desai Hospital without any medical…
