Mumbai: A sessions court has set aside the conviction of Shiv Sena union leader Sunil Chitnis, observing that the prosecution failed to provide independent witnesses to verify an alleged incident of verbal abuse at a govt hospital. The sessions court overturned the magistrate’s 2022 ruling, which previously sentenced Chitnis to six months’ simple imprisonment for…
Bombay high court Tuesday quashed an FIR filed based on Lilavati Hospital Trust’s complaint against HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan, 61, last year for alleged offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust after the bank began recovery proceedings.HC, in similar relief, quashed FIRs against three others too, who like Jagdishan had filed quashing petitions…
Palghar: The Kasa police in Palghar district arrested a 45-year-old man on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old under the pretext of treating her for her problem of continuous bleeding during menstruation. The accused, Shivram Parshu Savar, has been booked under the BNS sections of rape and the Pocso Act.According to police, the minor…
Mumbai: There are blood banks in Maharashtra that have been profiteering by selling excess plasma to fractionators for Rs 7,000 per litre, said State Blood Transfusion Council’s (SBTC) director Dr Suhas Mohnalkar on Tuesday. As per the norms, blood banks are allowed to charge Rs 1,600 per litre.At a review meeting with over 200 blood…
Mumbai: Executing a cabinet decision taken last month, the state govt has created 18 new cadres and modified service recruitment rules of 553 cadres as part of a sweeping overhaul aimed at streamlining and standardising the staffing process.A govt resolution (GR) issued on Tuesday said the move seeks to make recruitment more transparent, efficient and…
Mumbai: More than a year after booking its own DySP Brij Mohan Meena in a corruption case, the CBI registered another case against him and his wife recently for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets.The CBI said that between 2021 and 2024, Meena enriched himself illicitly and acquired assets in his name and in the name of…
Mumbai: Accused in the murder of her daughter, Sheena Bora, Indrani Mukerjea has moved the special CBI court seeking to travel abroad. Rejecting her plea in April, the Supreme Court said that it had already asked her to move the trial court where proceedings against her are pending. Earlier in Feb 2025, the Supreme Court…
Mumbai: Ninety specialised streetlight poles have been erected on a 2.5km stretch of Gorai beach in Borivli. The work had posed challenges as the irregular terrain made standard pole installation impractical, while continuous exposure to saline air increased corrosion risks. The work was carried out by Adani Electricity in coordination with BMC. TNN Source link
Mumbai: In yet another instance pointing to alleged safety and supervisory lapses at infrastructure project sites, a 19-year-old labourer was killed during construction of the Sewri–Worli connector being executed by MMRDA through contractor J Kumar Infraprojects near KEM Hospital in Parel early on Tuesday.The deceased, Ravi Giri, a native of Nepal, lived in Sewri with…
Mumbai: Crews of three foreign-registered vessels told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that they survived on “just 300ml drinking water per day for each of the 50 crews, no power supply since March 18, one-time food (dal-rice) prepared using woods and eating it before sunset, taking bath every four days with sea water and…
