MUMBAI: A major engineering feat was achieved on the under-construction Lokhandwala-Vikhroli Metro Line 6 over days leading up to Sunday. In one of its most challenging stretches between Ram Mandir and Jogeshwari stations, engineers and workers first constructed a critical pier along Western Railway tracks within an active train zone over days, followed by the…
Mumbai: A special court under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act on Saturday rejected the medical bail plea of businessman Amarjeet Shukla, who is accused of a real estate fraud involving Rs 55.71 crore. The court ruled that Shukla’s medical condition, while requiring attention, does not meet the legal threshold of a…
Mumbai: A saree shop employee was arrested by the Malad police under the Pocso Act after he harassed a 12-year-old girl by showing her a pornographic video. The girl complained to her parents who approached the police.The incident occurred on Saturday in Malad (W). The girl’s mother had ordered a saree from the showroom. The…
MUMBAI:At least three people died, including a senior citizen, a young man, and a young woman, after a speeding motorcycle hit a pedestrian at Marine Drive in South Mumbai on Monday morning. The accident occurred around 5.45 am at the Parsi Gymkhana junction signal on N S Road, when the pedestrian was crossing the road,…
Mumbai: Andheri police have arrested a couple over suspicion in the murder case of an elderly woman related to them. The body of the 80-year-old woman was found in a drain during cleaning work in Andheri (E) on April 24. BMC workers involved in the cleaning process alerted the police.The body was moved to Cooper…
With Elphinstone Road flyover (above) demolished, its high-volume traffic has had to be diverted, clogging adjoining roads. MUMBAI: Ongoing work on five bridges in south and central Mumbai has disrupted traffic in the island city.Closure of the Sion and Elphinstone Road flyovers, and partial closure of Parel TT flyover have diverted traffic onto already congested…
Mumbai: A nurse working at a private hospital in the city was allegedly cheated of Rs 1 lakh after she tried to purchase a dress online for Rs 299, police said. The nurse in her complaint said she came across an advertisement on Facebook offering dresses at just Rs 299, which she tried to buy….
Thane: A 64-year-old Rabodi resident allegedly attacked and stabbed his wife, daughter and granddaughter in a fit of rage following a dispute over watching television, minutes after his granddaughter’s birthday celebration in their home early Saturday.According to a complaint filed by his 39-year-old married daughter, the incident occurred around 12.30 am on April 25 at…
Navi Mumbai: A murder suspect, Anis Mohammad Khan Maldar (38), who was detained from a dormitory in Thane city on Saturday after a week-long joint probe by Raigad police Local Crime Branch (LCB) and Goregaon police for allegedly sexually assaulting and murdering a 21-year-old woman at Omkar Residency lodge on the Goa highway in Lonere,…
Mumbai: After a citizens group questioned the large spend on pothole repairs by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) despite concretisation of the roads, the civic body revealed its spending on pothole repairs on roads other than Western and Eastern Express Highways has reduced by about 55% compared to last year.BMC stated it has floated tenders…
