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Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday granted a six-month extension to candidates elected to reserved seats in local self-government bodies for the submission of caste validity certificates.“Insufficient manpower in the caste verification committees, as well as the appointment of teachers from government and semi-govt schools for census work, are creating difficulties in completing the necessary…

Navi Mumbai: A security guard, Ayush Nikalje (27), who worked in Pune, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing to death his 24-year-old wife and his 55-year-old mother-in-law at his home in Nerul on June 14. He told police that he suspected his wife’s fidelity and his mother-in-law taunted him often. After the murders, he stayed…

The talk was on the need for recognition, regulation, and enforcement of prenuptial agreements in India’s emerging legal landscape Mumbai: Speakers from across the spectrum on Tuesday spoke up for a regulated framework on prenuptial agreements and warned against myopic views on women’s protection.Retired Supreme Court Justice Jasti Chelameswar was unambiguous on the core legal…

Ahmed AliMumbai: The Mumbai crime branch has issued a lookout notice against suspended BMC assistant municipal commissioner Mahesh Patil, an accused in the Rs 16.24 crore cheating case lodged by actor Javed Jaffrey’s family.Crime branch officials issued the lookout notice earlier this month amid concerns that Patil might leave the country.The crime branch’s property cell…

Thane: The sessions court in Thane has rejected the bail application of a 27-year-old man accused of raping a model and refused to entertain a “compromise” affidavit submitted by the survivor to save her imminent marriage, noting the offence is not compoundable, and the investigation is underway.The copy of the order, passed by additional sessions…

Mumbai: NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday requested Maharashtra Governor to direct the state government to make public the final report of the Chandiwal Commission which probed the allegations levelled against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.In a letter to governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Deshmukh, a former state home minister, said…

BEST plans to expand its fleet to 7,000 buses by 2027 Mumbai: The city’s public transport system is set for a significant boost as BEST plans to procure 1,500 new air-conditioned midi buses, backed by fresh funding from the Centre.According to officials, these midi buses will primarily operate as feeder services to Metro stations as…

The union has multiple demands Mumbai: BEST Sanyukt Kamgar Kruti Samiti , at a media conference on Tuesday, has issued an ultimatum to the BEST management with the threat of a strike of staffers, including those operating buses, from June 19. The union leaders said civic administration must deliver a comprehensive settlement of long-pending demands…

A senior official said some top posts, like that of additional chief secretary for housing and urban development (UD-1) were yet to be filled Mumbai: The state govt on Tuesday transferred several senior IAS officers in key departments, including BMC, MMRDA and Cidco. Around a dozen babus were transferred on Tuesday after the state cabinet…

Both had petitioned the HC separately after the sessions court in Mumbai denied them bail on May 7 Mumbai: Citing security concerns, a special court rejected a plea by Asadullah Akhtar, a death row prisoner currently lodged in Tihar Jail, to be physically produced for his ongoing trial in the 2012 JM Road (Pune) bomb…